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.

Correspondence between Robinson and Brian V Mooney of the Burren Display Centre and Brian Vincent Fragrances. Robinson asks for details about the music centre, Burren Perfumery and Burren Centre for his map, and wishes to clarify the names Cahersavaun and Turrenneefa. Subsequent correspondence discusses the birth place of Michael Cusack, and distribution rights for the map. (9 Jan - 25 Aug 1976/7) 8pp;

Correspondence between Robinson and Conor McDermott of the Geological Survey, who is working on a drilling project in Kilfenora at the time of writing. McDermott gives some information on caves, and a copy reply from Robinson gives detail on his decision to use different textures on his map to represent limestone, shale and drift. (8 Mar - 13 Jul 1977) 5pp;

Copy letter from Robinson to Fr J Kelly, PP at Lisdoonvarna, seeking dates of foundation or dedication for 3 churches for his Burren map: Lisdoonvarna, Knockfinn and Toovarra. Handwritten reply from Fr Kelly with requested information. (30 Mar - 20 Jul 1977) 2pp;

Two handwritten letters to Robinson from Doreen [ ] with information of a Fountain that was gifted by the Right Honorable Henry, Baron of Annaly to the Public, dedicated in 1872. (Undated) 7pp.

Letter to Robinson from Séamus Coleman on the subject of a lime kiln. (Undated) 1p.

Handwritten piece by Tim Robinson 'Mapping the Burren', reflecting on his decision to map the area, and describing his initial interest as creating a map that was 'not just a conventional array of spatial information but an expression of its individuality'.

Letter to Robinson from Seán Browne, Regional Manager of Shannonside, The Mid-Western Regional Tourism Organisation Ltd congratulating him on the first copy of the Burren map, and making arrangements for a press launch. Copy reply from Robinson asking for approximately a dozen people from the Burren and the Ordnance Survey to be included in arrangements for the launch.

File of letters of appreciation to Tim Robinson on his map of the Burren, many from people who contributed to its creation.

Three letters from Elena Tornow complimenting the map, and commenting on the interaction between the preservation of archaeological features and local agriculture practices.

Handwritten letter from Helena Feighen to Robinson enquiring about the criteria Robinson used to differentiate between burial sites and clearance cairns on his 1977 Burren map, and a carbon copy of Robinson's reply.

Unsigned letter to Robinson from an Archaeology graduate seeking permission to redraw versions of Robinson's map for a study of ringfort distribution on the Burren. Copy reply from Robinson granting permission.

Material contributing to the production of a revised edition of the Burren map, published in 1999. The archive includes correspondence from local experts and scholars of the region, with edits carried out by many on the 1977 map.

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;

Two handwritten letters from Charles Self to Robinson, in the process of writing a book on behalf of the University of Bristol's Speleological Society. The first letter requests permission to use the boundaries of Robinson's Burren maps, upon which he has added cave and water tracing information. The second letter discusses how problematic the spelling of the names of caves can be, and agrees to help Robinson in marking caves in the revised map. (6-30 March 1980), 3pp;

Two handwritten letters from David Drew to Robinson, enclosing a photocopy of a map with Moher Néin marked on it (9 Jun - 14 Oct 1981) 4pp;

Letter from Peter Glanvill to Robinson enclosing photocopied articles about submarine caves that have been explored at Doolin. (21 Sep 1993) 6pp;

Two letters from Tony Boycott to Robinson enclosing a copy of his 1977 map with caves marked in. An index accompanies the map. A subsequent letter encloses a photocopied article 'Mysteries of the green holes' (15-21 Oct 1998) 8pp and 1 map;

Correspondence between Michael Moore, Archaeologist within the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, later changing to Dúchas, and Tim Robinson. The first letter encloses a photocopy of the identification lists in the Recorded Monuments Register for the Burren (RMR), and explains the background of the RMR as arising from the 1994 National Monuments Act. Copy reply from Robinson encloses a list of the megalithic tombs and other monuments that he wishes to add to his revised Burren map, with a list of queries for Moore. Subsequent correspondence discusses these, and a souterrain at Ballygarran North in detail. (cMar-Dec 1998) c100pp;

Letter from Paul Gosling to Robinson putting him in contact with a Fanore based archaeologist who has details of fulachta fiadh and a wedge tomb for Robinson. Copy reply from Robinson. (4-6 Nov 1998) 2pp;

Two handwritten letters from Gordon D'Arcy to Robinson with information on a bronze age cairn near Poll an Bhallain (16 Jan-5 Aug 1998) 2pp;

Correspondence between Brendan and Cathy [O'Donoghue] and Tim Robinson. A fax from the O'Donoghues gives information on Stallions Field and Poll a' dhéint. A copy reply from Robinson commenting on these. Photocopies of maps with some additional features added in. Two photographs of Cappaghkennedy Wedge sent to Robinson from Brendan. (c6 Nov - 8 Dec 1998) 8pp and 2 photographs;

Fax from Michael Greene to Tim Robinson, marking Lios na nArd on his map, and enquiring about the Archaeological Historical Conference (8 Jan 1999) 1p;

Robinson's handwritten notes, a list of extra sites for his revised map, taken from the RMR (1998) 3pp.

Correspondence between Cian Ó Sé of the Cork Speleological Society and Robinson. Begins with a letter from Ó Sé commenting on some placenames, specifically Poll an Eidhneáin and Cairn Suí Finn, with some commentary on the local Munster Irish dialect of Clare. Copy reply from Robinson on Rath Bheag, Dabhach Bhrainin, Poll an Eidhneain, and Aille an Daill. Two letters from Ó Sé, one in Irish and one in English answering Robinson's queries, and enclosing a photocopy of a section of Robinson's 1977 map with annotation. Refers to Charles Self (see P120/3/2/2/2) (26 Aug - 8 Sep 1980) 14pp;