File relating to the study of a leather shield found in Littleton Bog, Co. Tipperary. Includes black and white photographic prints of the leather shield; TS correspondence between Etienne Rynne and staff at the The Museum of Leathercraft, London, seeking advice on the shield; other letters between Rynne and George A. Little and John W. Waterer and others regarding such finds and objects. Also manuscript notes and drawings by Rynne made about the leather shield.

File relating to excavations on sites in Co. Waterford.

File relating to excavations and investigation of Kiln and Urn burial near Kilwatermoy, Co. Waterford. Includes letters between Etienne Rynne, Joseph Raftery and Michael Ryan (both of the National Museum of Ireland); Prof. G.F. Mitchell of the Royal Society of Antiquaries, Ireland; John Waddell; a report on the object by Etienne Rynne (4 Aug 1967); drawings of the urn; black and white photographic prints, unlabelled, but perhaps of the excavation site; Offprint of article "The Early prehistory of Waterford" by Peter C. Woodman, from the 'Old Waterford Society', "Decies", May 1983.

Manuscript notes and drawings by Etienne Rynne of stone carvings (crosses) at graveyard at Lullymore East, Co. Kildare.

File relating to the excavation and examination of objects in Co. Offaly. File includes correspondence with Niall Fallon, discussing the Murray Collection and objects found in Edenderry, Co. Offaly. Manuscript notes and drawings of objects found at Edenderry and also black and white photographic prints of assorted objects.

Files relating to excavations in Co. Louth.

Report by Etienne Rynne entitled "Crop-Mark Evidence for Ringfort at Rathiddy Souterrain"; letters between Rynne and Noel Ross of Co. Louth Archaeological and Historical Society; Dundalk Urban District Council; and also a black and white aerial photograph of the exposed outline of a ringfort at Rathiddy.

Copies of site excavation and finds registers for Donaghmore, Co. Louth, regarding a souterrain and associated objects. Includes manuscripts, notes, and drawings of objects by Etienne Rynne, boards with illustrations of finds as well as an outsize map of the site.
File 2 includes TS report on the site excavation by Etienne Rynne; Correspondence with Breandaín Ó Ríordáin, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, National Museum, Dublin; archaeologist Paul Gosling and also M. Scannell, Head of Herbarium, Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dublin; further maps and site plans and maps of the Donaghmore site.
File 2 also includes a manuscript essay by Etienne Rynne entitled "Etienne Rynne and Archaeology in Co. Louth", describing his work and research in the county of Louth.

Files relating to excavations in Co. Meath.

Files relating to the excavation of a crannóg site at Lagore, Co. Meath.
File 1 includes manuscript notes, research material and writings by Etienne Rynne and which also notes the drawing on of work on the site by Dr. Conor Newman; other notes entitled "RSAI Seminar: The Implications of Lagore"; and "Lagore: Iron weapons and related objects". File also includes manuscript drawings and illustrations of objects found at Lagore.
File 2: Assorted research material kept by Rynne relating to Lagore Crannóg, including student essays and other publishes essays and articles.
File 3: Includes photocopy of object registers with detailed descriptions and information of each item found at Lagore.
File 4: Relates to proceedings of a seminar held by the Royal Society of Antiquaries at which Etienne Rynne delivered a lecture on Lagore. Includes correspondence between Rynne and the RSAI discussing the plans for the seminar and lecture and subsequent invitation to Rynne to publish his lecture. Includes copy text of lecture by Rynne entitled "Lagore Crannóg: An Irish Royal Residence of the 7th to 10th Centuries" noted to be a revised student essay by Rynne, published by the Royal Irish Academy in 1950.