Three typed drafts of Tim Robinson's introduction to 'Connemara after the Famine, Journal of a Survey of the Martin Estate 1853'. There are handwritten edits in each draft, incorporated into the subsequent draft.

Six drafts of:

'Towards a Map of South Connemara

1. The Tangled Tightrope
2. Walking out to the Islands'

All drafts have the same date of 16 Jan 1981, but the evolution of the writing can be traced from the first, handwritten draft, through each of the subsequent typed versions.

Typed draft of "Person/Place/Book, Synge's The Aran Islands" with handwritten notes and annotations.

Early typescript draft of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs. Spellings errors and grammar corrected in ink. A handwritten note on the cover indicates it was intended to be sent to a proofreader. "Please return to us later on. TR".

Early typescript draft of Part 1, Discussion, of 'Mementos of Mortality', with spelling and grammar errors corrected in ink.

Two pages of handwritten notes, with a peano line drawn on the back.

Typed draft of 'The Sound of the Past', which became part of the Preface of 'Listening to the Wind'. The draft is dated May 1998.

Typed outline of chapters for 'Connemara', with some handwritten notes. Dated 28 Jul 2004.

Typed draft of 'The Cold of Charity'. Dated 25 Nov 2004.

Typed draft entitled 'Ballinaboy', undated.

Two typed drafts of the table of contents, and of the following chapters:

Five typed drafts with handwritten edits of the Preface (the last draft is dated July 2005); four typed drafts of 'Scailp' (5 Mar 2003-30 Apr 2003); 'To the Dead Man's Grave' (13 Mar 2003); 'To the Halfway House' (13 Mar 2003); four typed drafts with handwritten edits of 'Superincumbent Intellect' (Mar 2003-1 Apr 2003); 'Errisbeg', which became 'Climbing Errisbeg' in the published version (18 Apr 2003); 'Murvey, with a note on Costa del Sod' (undated); 'Ogygia Lost' (Oct 2003); 'Summer Holiday Island', which became 'Holiday Island' in the published version (10 Jul 2004); 'The Neighbourhood' which was not in the published version (2 May 2004).

Four drafts of 'Famine' which became 'The Cold of Charity' in the published version (the latter two drafts are dated Oct 2004); 'Addendum: The Life and Death of a Robinson', part of 'The Robinson Era' in the published version (Jul 2004); four drafts of 'Inis Ní', which became 'Inis Ní in Winter' in the published version (12 Dec 2003-22 Feb 2004); two drafts of 'Cashel' which became 'Tales to Lengthen the Road' in the published version (the 2nd draft is dated 4 Mar 2004); '[Roundstone History]' which became 'Smugglers and Asylum Seekers' in the published version (undated); 'Crossing the Bog', which was later integrated into the chapter 'Scailp' (undated); 'Slime' which does not appear to have been included in the published version, but tells of the discovery of a slime mould by a visit to Connemara of the Mires Research Group in 1997; draft Bibliography (undated).

Photocopy of a typed draft of the Preface 'Timescape with Signpost' with handwritten annotations. Fragment typed drafts of the following chapters of what became Part I South: 'The Architecture of Destruction', 'An 'Agrarian Outrage', and 'Fear of Falling, Fear of Failing'. Fragment typed drafts of the following chapters of what became Part III North: 'Poets on the Shore', 'On the Shores of the Past', 'Writing on the Beach', 'Man of Aran', 'Looking into Other Lives', 'The Step', and 'Sailing on a Stone'.

Handwritten notes planning the Ballynahinch chapters, and including research notes on the Martin Family.

Drafts of 'Ballynahinch: The Hotel', which became 'The Demesne' in the final published version (16 Jan 2004); 'Ballynahinch: the Island' (undated); 'Ballynahinch: The House/The Martins' which was integrated into 'The Island' in the published version (31 Dec 2004); 'Ballynahinch: The Reckoning' (Feb 2005); 'The Merry Monarchs' about the Berridge Family, which became 'The Sportsmen' in the published version (undated); and a note from Simon in Ballynahinch Castle enclosing a photocopied map of the Ballynahinch catchment area (undated).

Handwritten notes and early typed drafts of the following chapters, includes some feedback from contemporaries, where indicated.

'Sworn to the Tower', with a note from Robinson to Liam Mac an Iomaire requesting that he proof read a piece of Irish, with response on the back. (Undated)

'Maidenhair', a letter to Robinson signed Michael [ ] from the Department of Botany at UCG with feedback on the chapter. (16 May 1993)

'Sermons in Stones'; 'Discrepencies'; 'Dwelling' and 'Iaráirne' (amalgamated in to one chapter before publication); 'Tales from the Hill.

'The Invisible Tower' (1991), with a handwritten letter to Robinson from Con [Manning] of the OPW. Manning has read one of the drafts and includes some notes about Cill Éinne, Franciscan brothers brewing ale, a note about round towers, a note on a legend in Clonmacnoise, and Mael Sechnaill, notes are incorporated in the chapter.

'Origin and Vanishing Point' with notes on St Enda; 'Dark Angel'; 'Mementos of Mortality'; 'Sometime Places' with notes on An Turlach Mor and the Committee Road; 'Development' with notes on Cill Ronain; 'Statistic and Sentimental Tourists'; 'An Ear to the Coffin' with notes on the Protestant Church of St Thomas; 'Climbing the Hill'; 'Backwaters'; 'Mainistir'; 'Among the Thorns'; 'The Fitzpatricks'; 'Gold and Water'; 'Lights in the Darkness' under the working titles of Ancient Lights, and Lights on a Hilltop; Notes on Dun Eocha; 'Evelyn's Shop'; Draft pieces on Eochaill Church (that led to the chapter "Locus Terribilis");'A Fool and his Gold'; 'In Search of Wasted Time'; 'The Four Beauties'; 'In the bed of Diarmuid and Gráinne'; 'Modalities of Roughness'. The file for 'Modalities of Roughness' includes a note from Paul Mohr on the source of the term 'Asbian'.

'The Blood of the Heart', includes photocopied annotated OS maps, and an index card on Buaile an Challa.

Handwritten notes on the famine in Aran, and a typed draft of 'Dark Harvest', the chapter that became 'Black Harvest' in the published book. Draft of 'Spuds'.