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              Photographs and slides
              UGA P/P120/3/1/8/6 · File · 1980-[199-]
              Part of Personal

              Two colour photographs (8x10 inches), one of The Residence, Fearann an Choirce, Árainn, and the other of Tim Robinson at the Cliffs at Poll na Brioscarnach, Árainn. (1981).

              Twelve black and white photographs (10x12 inches), profesionally taken showing traditional life on the Aran Islands. Several of the photographs feature a group of men rowing a curach out to sea. Also photographed are a man on a horse balancing a load on the horse's back. The photographer and date when these photographs were taken is unclear. They were in an envelope addressed to Fr Moran, Kilronan.

              Tim Robinson's personal photographs (4x6 inches) taken around Aran in the early 1980's. Each photograph is captioned on the back, and includes photographs of standing stones, forts, castles, and other features that are described in his writing. (116 photographs).

              93 colour slides, all captioned, taken by Robinson between 1991 and 1998.

              Archaeological sites
              UGA P/P120/3/2/1/4/1 · File · [1976]
              Part of Personal

              A printed list of Burren Archaeological Sites giving detail on the type of site, its grid reference, its Ordnance Survey map sheet number, townland, and the name of the source of information about the site.

              A computer generated map, untitled but showing a section of the Burren, with colour-coded cairns and cists, megalithic tombs and fulachta fiadh.

              A magnified section of the Clare OSS IV 12 and V9, scale 1/2500 feed, with Poulnagollum Cave highlighted.

              Correspondence
              UGA P/P120/3/2/1/4/2 · File · 26/05/1977-30/05/1977
              Part of Personal

              Correspondence between Tim Robinson and Seán Ó Nualláin of the Archaeological branch of the Ordnance Survey. Begins with a handwritten draft of a letter Robinson sent to The Director of the OS about incorrect co-ordinates for Ballycasheen, Leana and Commons North recorded in 'The Survey of Megalithic Tombs Vol 1'. A reply from Ó Nualláin, and subsequent correspondence between the two parties about sites being destroyed by bulldozing of scrub. (27 May 1976-12 Jun 1977) 9pp;

              File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Fr Ryan, Parish Priest at Sixmilebridge. Robinson is enquiring about about a number of earthworks around Lisdoonvarna that he believes to be barrows rather than forts, a subject Fr Ryan recently gave a paper on. Fr Ryan responds arranging to meet Robinson on the Aran Islands. In a subsequent letter, Fr Ryan describes the location of a cave that served as a hiding place for priests and their vestments, and encloses a map of the Burren on which he has marked locations of fulachta fiadh. (17 Aug - 30 Sep 1976) 5pp;

              File of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Peter Harbison, Archaeological Advisor with Bord Fáilte. Copy letter from Robinson to Harbison on the subject of forts he believes are barrows, enclosing a list of sites. Subsequent correspondence discusses these sites, and refers to information Robinson learned from Fr Ryan. (17 Aug 1976 - 20 Feb 1977) 7pp;

              Copy letter from Robinson to Etienne Rynne on the subject of the map, hoping to arrange a meeting (23 Sep 1976) 1p;

              Copy letter from Robinson to Professor R de Valera at UCD enquiring about Crocán na Spáinne (10 Jan 1977) 1p;

              Copy letter from Robinson to Paddy Nolan to confirm the Irish language name of a valley in Aillwee and the name of a holy well, and reply from Nolan identifying both features (21 Jan - 3 Feb 1977) 3pp;

              Copy letter from Robinson to John Waddell enquiring about Crocán na Spáinneach, and reply from Waddell to say an Armada connection seems unlikely, with further information. (29 Mar - 30 May 1977) 2pp;

              Handwritten letter to Robinson from Brigid Cahill with information about the fort at Caherahoagh (21 Jul ?) 1p.

              UGA P/P120/3/2/2/1 · File · [19/05/1981]-[18/02/1986]
              Part of Personal

              Letter from Dennis J Hannan to Robinson enclosing a photocopied map marking his property, Newtown. (14 Jun 1984) 2pp;

              Handwritten letter from D F O'Loghlin to Robinson with information about Corkscrew Hill and Spectacle Bridge, both of which were surveyed and built by his grand uncle Michael O'Loghlin. Carbon copy reply from Robinson. (10 - 18 February 1986) 2pp;

              UGA P/P120/3/2/2/5 · File · 03/03/1998-12/03/1998
              Part of Personal

              Correspondence between Enda Mooney of Burren National Park, and Robinson. Begins with a copy letter from Robinson enclosing his 1977 map with National Park Boundaries marked in red ink, asking Mooney to highlight in yellow any areas he has excluded, and seeking clarification on lands owned by An Taisce. A reply from Mooney encloses the map with the requested areas highlighted, and a photocopy of a map of the national park. The letter includes information on An Taisce, a trackway and two additional cairns and wedge tombs. A subsequent note from Mooney encloses a copy map of Keelhilla nature reserve. (3-9 Mar 1998) 8pp and 1 item;

              Letter from Joe Duffy, District Manager of Coillte to Robinson enclosing maps outlining all Coillte owned forestry in North East Clare. (13 Mar 1998) 8pp.

              Photographs and slides
              UGA P/P120/3/2/3/3/3 · File · 1983-2006
              Part of Personal

              Colour photographs and slides taken by Tim Robinson in the Burren. Mostly of archaeological sites, captioned on the backs of the photographs. Includes the photograph of Tim Robinson on boat to Deer Island in 1984. (c1978-1998), 32 photographs and 10 slides;

              Three discs of images with two accompanying notes from Michael Crane to Tim Robinson. The notes indicate the CD includes panoramic photographs of Holy Wells and Early Christian Churches in the Burren, using Robinson's map in the background.These discs are for Mac use, and are not currently accessible. (c2006).

              Correspondence
              UGA P/P120/3/2/3/5/1 · File · 07/01/1976-02/12/1988
              Part of Personal

              Correspondence between Br Seán Mac Namara and Robinson on the subject of plants of the Burren, a reply from Robinson discusses the yellow poppy. (7 Jan 1976-7 Feb 1977) 4pp;

              Letter from Maura [Scannell] to Robinson enclosing a photocopy of a list of plants from Ballyvaughan Botanic Gardens, put together by P B O'Kelly (15 Jun 1978) 2pp;

              Handwritten postcard from David A Webb to Robinson concerning the specimen of a garden hybrid plant (postmark 19 May 1981) 1p;

              Postcard and letter from Charles Nelson to Robinson seeking information on Patrick Bernard O'Kelly (1852-1937), a Botanist who ran a garden nursery at Ballyvaughan (2 Dec 1988-c1990) see P120/3/2/3/5/3 for an article by Nelson on the subject 3pp;

              Caher Valley Nature Reserve
              UGA P/P120/3/2/3/5/3 · File · 04/1998
              Part of Personal

              Sketch map of the Caher Valley Nature Reserve, and a faxed list of species in flower at the reserve.

              UGA P/P120/3/2/4/4 · File · 18/11/1991-21/08/1992
              Part of Personal

              Letter from Eoghan Ó hAnluain to Tim Robinson inviting him to speak at the 1992 Merriman Summer School on his experience of the Irish language. Copy reply from Robinson accepting the invitation. Several handwritten and typed iterations of the talk entitled 'Listening to the Landscape'. The talk focuses on placenames on the Aran Islands, and gives Robinson's personal perspective on the Irish language.

              UGA P/P120/3/2/4/11 · File · 1976-2008
              Part of Personal

              Two letters from Gerald O'Connell to Robinson enclosing details of the Clare Archaeological and Historical Society Conference 1976 (3 Apr 1976-12 May 1985) 4pp;

              Letter from John Considine to Robinson, inviting him to speak at The Burren Wildlife Symposium (24 Sep 1991) 1p;

              Handwritten letter from Anthony Farrell to Robinson asking him to look over a manuscript on Burren church sites (27 Nov 1991) 1p;

              Letter from William O'Keefe to Robinson requesting information on mills in North Clare on behalf of the Burren Wildlife Foundation (8 Nov 1993) 1p;

              Three letters from Sonia Schorman to Robinson regarding the possibility of including his script from the Researching the Burren conference in The Other Clare (18 Mar-11 Apr 1999) 3pp;

              File of programmes for various symposia and conferences including The Burren Harvest Symposium, Merriman summer school, Burren weekend, Burren Spring Conference, and the Burren Law School. (1985-2008) 16pp.