Folder 1/2 Three information pieces entitled 'Mining Awareness - Rationale for an independent environmental impact assessment' - summarises exploration programmes underway in Connacht and outlines the process. Refers to west Connacht's peaty soils and heavy rainfall as putting the local population at risk, explains environmental and legal problems, and prospecting.

Photocopy of 'Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Ireland Mineral Resources' (1922). Provides memoir and map of localities of minerals of economic importance and metalliferous mines in Ireland, notes throughout.

Faint photocopy of part of a map of the geological survey of Ireland showing the distribution of peat bogs and coal fields, and with comments on the Glengowla Lead Mine.

Photocopy from Fossil and Mining Localities in Ireland; copy of the Journal of the Irish Society of Surveying Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, November 1990.

Press cutting of Michael Viney's 'The Shadow of Midas on Mweelrea' (Oct 1990); handwritten notes on these sources.

Circular issued by Save Roundstone Bog entitled 'Mining in Roundstone Bog?' inviting people to object to the Minister for the Marine. Correspondence between Department of the Marine, Ray Bourke, Éamon Ó Cuív, Leo Hallissey; Noel Kavanagh, Bórd Fáilte; Professor Emer Colleran of An Taisce.

Press cuttings from Connacht Tribune, Irish Times, Foinse (1999-2001).

Folder 2/2. Letter from David Hogan of the Gold Environmental Impact Assessment soliciting written submissions to help scope an environmental impact assessment for West Connacht, encloses objectives (1989). Two public meetings held on the matter at Letterfrack and Westport. Letter from (David Hogan) enclosing the latest information from the Geological Survey of Ireland on the prospecting underway in the West with map of the areas being surveyed.

Bound report, 'Gold Mineralization Associated with Ultramafic Shear Zones in County Mayo, Ireland', reporting on progress in a 307 sq kilometre area being surveyed in Mayo (undated).

A list of names and addresses of people to write to regarding mining in Connacht.

Press cuttings between 28 November 1987 and 22 March 1991 from Connacht Tribune, Irish Independent and Irish Times. Includes opinion piece in the Irish Times 6 May 1989 by Dr Joseph Cassidy, Archbishop of Tuam "Croagh Patrick: its wealth is not in gold".

Minute book of Muintir na Tíre cooperative film society. Includes copy of notice of liquidation.

Minutes of the Muintir na Tíre Cooperative Society Limited meetings.

Minute book of Muintir na Tíre Limited noting the contents of meetings. Books includes notice of meetings and newspaper cuttings of reports of the meetings.

Minute book of Muintir na Tíre Limited noting the contents of meetings. Includes agendas, setting up of committees with minutes and reports from them; notice of Rural Weekend 1935.

Minute book of the National Executive committee of Muintir na Tíre.

Minutes from the jubilee committee meetings and details on the development of the conference programme.

Copy of minutes from the Colleges Committee (Comhdháil na Scoláistí Gaedhilse), of which Síghle Bairéad attended on behalf of Choláiste Túr Mhic Éadaigh. Items discussed include the summer activities of the Colleges, notices, and other business.

Notes take during National Executive Meetings for the purpose of writing the minutes.

Minutes from meetings of Board of Directors of Muintir na Tíre Limited.