Files of correspondence, and exchanged ideas and feedback on work between Tim Robinson and friends dating from his time as a student in Cambridge, throughout his life.

Folder 1: Fax from David Webb to Anthony Farrell of Lilliput Press with a review of John Moriarty's 'Turtle was gone a long time' (1991. Quite faint);

Poems - 'Kathodos'; 'Graveyard Rose: Rose Window'; 'Voluspa', 'Graveyard Rose: Rose Window', 'In Buddha's Footsteps', 'Libido', 'Eros Funeraire', 'Conn Céad Chathach', 'Kathodos'; Photocopy of handwritten piece by John Moriarty about 'Voluspa';

Lists of references, questions and answers, and photocopied book reviews.

Folder 2: Brochure from the Honorary Degree Conferring Ceremony at NUIG in 2006 where John Moriarty was awarded a degree.

Christmas card to Tim and Máiréad from John (2000).

Typed pieces by John Moriarty, 'Educating Christianity'; 'A Bhagavad Gita'; letter from Moriarty to Tim (2004) enclosing a modified version of 'Siderius Nuncius'; Handwritten piece relating to 'Dreamtime'; 'Labour Pains'; 'A Second Symposium'; 'Challenge', 'Exodus'; 'Mona, our Moses'; 'Europe's Year One Reed'; 'The Last Eureka'; 'Vox Hibernorum'; untitled piece; 'The name of my harpoon is Ahimsa'.

Handwritten letter from John Moriarty to Tim and Máighréad [sic] (27 May 1998) in the aftermath of the Northern Ireland Good Friday Agreement referendum. Encloses an 'Aisling' that he wrote.

Folder 3: Brochure for 'Slí na Fírinne, A Christian Monastic Hedge School';

Handwritten notes for 'Remembering John Moriarty'; Typed piece given by Maria Hughes at the 'Remembering John Moriarty evening';

Obituaries for Moriarty from the Irish Times and the Guardian (2007);

Typed talk given by John Moriarty in 2004 'Deinanthropus A New First Stasimon';

Writings by John Moriarty: 'Our Song of Ascent into Ireland'; 'Changed Utterly'; 'Dolmen Love'; 'Second Thoughts'; 'Urbi et Orbi'; ''Antigone is gone, Long live Antigone'; 'Voyage to where we are'.

Typed manuscripts shared with Tim Robinson: 'Wolf-Time'; 'Ephphatha. The Liturgy of Opening our Eyes'; Typed manuscript of 'Slí na Fírinne', undated; 'Siderius Nuncius'; 'Screech' - a talk given by John Moriarty on Clare Island and Inisheer.

Also in this folder and handwritten notes on 'Irishness', including scribbled quotations from books, and page reference numbers. The notes are attributed on their original folder to the year 1998. Finally, drafts and final version of a book review of Andrew McNeillie's book 'An Aran Keening', and a newspaper cutting of the review which was published in The Irish Times on 10 March 2001. Robinson's title for the review was 'As in a Sea Parenthesis', however the published version ran with the title 'Faithful for life unto Aran'.

Cabinet Interview from 2004 talking about Tim and Mairead's decision to leave London and go to Aran. (2004). Letter to Tim enclosing the Field Day Review, and response, Two copies of Brian Dillon's interview with Tim Robinson for Field Day (2006).

Handwritten card, reflective piece, and newspaper clipping about O'Donnell and Tuomey architects, and a project UCD Architecture students did using Tim and Mairead's home in Roundstone as inspiration. 2010. A handwritten note for the students with some information on the geology of Roundstone and Environs.

Handwritten letter (in French) from Xavier Vanandruel of MaYaK, based in Belgium, requesting an interview with Tim Robinson about his map making career. Enclosed are the questions, and Tim's typed responses. May 2010.

Three letters from an ornithologist, Jo Moran, to Tim about the placenames of Island Eddy, and a carbon copy of one of Robinson's replies. Also enclosed are two tracings, one of Island Eddy, and one of the larger Blasket Island, with placenames added in (1981). A later letter from Paul Gosling, GMIT, enclosing a piece he has written on the island. (2009).

Folder of research articles, notes, and letters from fellow researchers, c. late 1980s. There is a table of contents at the start of the file. It contains: Tim's handwritten notes from several written sources, namely: T J Westropp's 'The Ancient Forts of Ireland'; 'Lebor Gabála Érenn. The Book of the Taking of Ireland'; T F O'Rahilly 'Early Irish History and Mythology'; J G E Power 'The Celts'; Robert Kee 'The Bold Fenian Men'; F A Middlemiss 'A Guide to Invertebrate Fossils'. Photocopy of biographical entry for Edward Lhuyd 1660-1709, Celtic scholar and naturalist, bibliographical source not available. Photocopy of following articles:
'Environmental Archaeology and Karstic Terrains: The Example of the Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland' by D P Drew, handwritten note from David (the author) on front of photocopy;
'The Gaeltacht Community in Ireland', no author;
Photocopied leaflet 'Local Studies Sources in the National Library of Ireland';
'The Flora of the Turloughs: A Preliminary Note' by R Lloyd Praeger;
'Irish raths and cashels: some notes on chronology, origins and survivals' by Bruce Proudfoot;
A section on Turloughs copied from 'Limestone Morphology in Ireland' by P W Williams;
'The Hisperica Famina: 1. The A-Text' by Michael W Herren;
'The Modern Traveller to the Early Irish Church' by Kathleen Hughes and Ann Hamlin;
'Symbols of Death and the tomb of John Forster in Tydavnet, Co Monaghan' by Finbar McCormick;
'A portrait of Maree' by the Maree Community Development Association;
Copy of verse 'In Praise of the ??? Mullingar';
'Ancient Irish Law: The Law of Status or Franchise' Eoin MacNeill, with handwritten cover note from Paul G, Department of Archaeology at UCG;
'Town and Baile in Irish Place-Names' by T Jones Hughes;
Letter from Pat Sheeran of the Department of Modern English at UCG enclosing 'Genius Fabulae: The Irish Sense of Place', and a copy of Tim Robinson's letter in response, pursuing ideas on the role of myth;
'The Long Walk of a Queen - The representation of Ireland as a women in the Irish literary tradition', Brian O'Fourke PhD, with handwritten note from Brian, dated 5 August 1987;
'Medieval Religious Houses Ireland' by A Gwynn and A R N Hadcock;
A bibliography on placenames, Eibhlín Ní Scannláin is written on the top of the page;
Two chapters from 'Early Irish Literature' by Myles Dillon;
'Subverting the Western Gaze: Mapping Alternative Worlds' Barbara Bender.

Photocopied handwritten title page (from P120/3/1/2/8), with 'Itinerary' crossed out, and 'Pilgrimage' written in its place. Typescript draft of 'Pilgrimage II North'. This draft has been photocopied from P120/3/1/2/8, to show loosely attached cut up fragments in their new intended locations.

Pre-publication copy of 'Stones of Aran: Pilgrimage' with some handwritten notes on page alignment and preliminary information.

Letter from Robert Winder, Literary Editor of The Independent to Robinson ahead of the publication of the paperback of 'Pilgrimage'. The letter invites him to write a piece for their 'Second Thoughts' series, in which a writer reflects on the process of his work.

A draft and final version of the piece Robinson submitted for the series.

Corrected typescript text of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs and maps.