Manuscript
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Two letters from Henry L Williams, Librarian at Moravian College, Pennsylvania to Robinson on the subject of the former Moravian Chapel at Crossard. He encloses photocopies of the printed accounts of the church of which he is aware. (4 Jan - 12 Oct 1976) 12pp;
Handwritten letter from Déaglán Ó Céilleachair to Robinson thanking him for passing on information on the Moravian Church (5 Feb [ ] ) 2pp;
Robinson's handwritten notes on Churches, arranged into 3 columns that give the name of the church, referenced against T J Westropp, and the era of the church. 13pp;
Photocopied articles:
'Identification of "The Ascetic's Church" Leana, Co Clare' from Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland' (published 1897) 3pp;
'Prehistoric and Early Christian Ireland, a guide, Clare' by Estyn Evans (published 1966) 5pp.
Easy Lessons in Modern Irish, by B O'Keeney.
Newspaper clippings, print-outs and handwritten notes of reference material, all subjects that are written about in 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.
The subjects covered include: the tectonic model for South Mayo, standing stones in Ireland, the Thomson family (who owned the Cushkillary estate during the Famine years), Salrock (cross-references Field Notebook E), Marconi, Bina McLoughlin, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the time he spent in Ireland in 1910 when he came to visit William Eccles, the evidence of Mrs Caroline Blake given to the Special Commission of 1888, Ballynakill Monastery, Robert Isaac Wilbeforce, history of Kylemore Castle and Abbey, three verses from Liam Mac Con Iomaire titled 'An Captaen Ó Máille', a postcard from Sheila Mulloy about Captain O'Malley, notes from the diaries of John Bright, notes from the 3rd interim report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse 2003, the Blakes of Renvyle, quakers, High Island (history of ownership), Omey (notes on flora and fauna), and Mannin Bay.
File relating to conference held on 1-3 March 1985, with manuscript notes by Etienne Rynne. Also includes manuscript index cards of notes regarding iron sage settlement in Ireland by Rynne.
Handwritten and illustrated notes on Christian myth; handwritten draft of 'The River' (pagination is slightly out of sequence with two drafts in different coloured inks, have left as per original order); 'Telling the Tale'; Handwritten works in progress titled 'University', 'Bullán'.
Handwritten essay 'Islands and Images', which became the first chapter of 'Setting Foot on the Shores of Connemara & Other Writings'.
A fax to Tim Robinson from Roddy McCaffrey (14 Sep 1994) enclosing comments on a description of Kilmurvey House.
Notes and a drafted piece of writing on storms and storm worship, and drafted pieces of writing that were integrated into the chapter 'Going to Cill Mhuirbhigh'. These cover Kilmurvey House, na muirbhigh mora, and cnocán na mban. Three typed drafts of 'Going to Cill Mhuirbhigh', the second draft with handwritten edits.
Notes and typed draft piece on Teampall MacDuach, later integrated into the chapter 'Ancient Histories', and two typed drafts of that chapter, one labelled "unfinished version".
Five typed drafts of 'The Ferocious O'Flahertys', with handwritten edits throughout, dated Autumn 1994 and February 1995.
Five typed drafts of 'The Big House', one with corrections written in by Liam Mac an Iomaire.
A handwritten and typed draft of 'Dún Aonghusa Revisited', with a note from Claire [ ] from the Discovery Programme advising she will send further information on Dún Aonghusa.
Typed notes on bullan mhaoilabhair / mhaolodhair, which were later integrated into the chapter 'Clochán', and a typed early draft of that chapter, with the working title 'Clochán na Carraige'.
Handwritten and typed notes, later integrated into the chapter 'Seven Churches and a Factory', and two annotated typed drafts of same.
Draft notes on Clochán an Airgid and Bullan na Caillí, later integrated into the chapter 'Looking Out of Aran'.
Handwritten notes and two typed drafts of the postscript 'The Lesser Aran'.
Handwritten notes and early typed drafts of the following chapters.
Early drafts of Part 2, Residence, and the following chapters from Part 3, West.
'The Boundary' (becomes 'On the Boundary' in a later draft)' 'Village of Women' (later 'The Village of Contented Women'; 'Storm Driven Male'; 'The Shining Ways'; 'Moongrazing'; three drafts of 'The Clock' (the first draft carries the working title 'The Spiral').