Material relating to the 1975 and 1980 maps of the Aran Islands created by Tim Robinson. Includes early map drafts, field note books, detailed correspondence on placenames. See P120/3/1/8/8 for Robinson's own description of his mapping methodology.

File of 19th and 20th century Ordnance Survey maps of Aran. Although the items in this file are undated, it is probable these are the early building blocks of Robinson's 1975 map of the Aran Islands. The OS maps have been cut into fragments and heavily annotated, with the Irish language version of each placename written in, local features drawn, corrections and updates added, and some additional features hand-drawn using coloured ink.

There are 7 cut outs in total. Two from OS Map Sheet 110, one from Sheet 111, and four from Sheet 119. These are taken from the 1966 edition of the 6 inch OS map.

Also filed with these maps are photocopies from other reference maps, with annotations. These seem likely to have come later, when Robinson went on to update his mapping. One is a hand-drawn sketch on tracing paper entitled 'Aran areas of small fields 1cm²'.

6pp of Robinson's notes with calculations on the fields in Árainn, giving average perimeters, grids and calculations.

Four copies of sections of the 1839 OS map showing Baile na Sean.

Newspaper clipping dated 7 November 1992 of a 16th century map of Ireland by Paolo Forlani soon to be auctioned.

Sheets 113 and 122 from the Geological Survey of Ireland, showing the Aran Islands and Inisheer at the scale of one inch to a mile. (Published Oct 1862 and Mar 1869).

Sheet 113 of the OS 1 inch map of Aran Islands showing Inishmaan and Inishmore. Robinson's calculations drawn in pencil.

File of six-inch Ordnance Survey maps of Clare from the 1915 and 1916 editions. There are 13 in total, sheet numbers: 1, 2, 3 & 3a, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 14 & 8a, 15, 16 and 17.

The maps have been annotated by Tim Robinson with borders outlined in coloured ink, and notes in pencil. An indexing system used on the maps by Robinson corresponds with his field notebook (see P120/3/2/1/2).

Clare county council map of the townland of Tullycommon, with Poulnagollum Cave and a ring fort highlighted in pink marker. The map is entitled 'Proposed Amenity Scheme at Tullycommon (Cahercommaun)', and is a section taken from an OS map.

Material relating to the publication of Tim Robinson's 'Connemara: Part 1: Introduction and gazetteer. Part 2: a one-inch map'. The map and gazetteer were published in 1990. Most of the material in this sub-subseries covers the mapping component of the work.

Six folders containing 56 maps, all annotated six inch OS maps. The maps are mainly the 1965 and 1966 editions with a small number from the 1974 and 1978 editions. Some of the maps in this file are photocopies that are sellotaped together. All maps contain edits that mark in additional features and placenames. The file begins with a fragment of the Ordnance Survey sheet index for Co Galway, with Robinson's handwritten notes listing the sheets he will require for his mapping project.

The following description lists the sheet numbers, number of copies, and date of publication of each OS map. Paragraph breaks indicate a new folder:

Sheet numbers: one copy of Sheet 9 B C D (undated); two copies of Sheet 9 A (1965), two copies of Sheet 10 and 10A (1965 and 1979), two copies of Sheet 11 (1965), two copies of Sheet 12 & 13 (1965).

Two copies of Sheet 21 (1966), one copy of Sheet 21a (undated), two copies of Sheet 22 (1965), two copies of Sheet 23 (1983), two copies of Sheet 24 (1965), two copies of Sheet 25 (1965), one copy of Sheet 26.

One copy of sheet 34 and a photocopy of the section of this map that covers Turbot (1965), two copies of Sheet 35 (1977), two copies of Sheet 36 (1965), two copies of Sheet 37 (1965), two copies of Sheet 38 (1965), two copies of Sheet 39 (1966).

Photocopied section of an unidentified map with annotations, the notepaper is from Aillebrack Marine Services Ltd. Sheet 48 and also a photocopy of a section (1965), two copies of sheet 49 (1966 and 1982), two copies of Sheet 50 (1965), one copy of Sheet 51 (1966), one copy of sheet 52 (1974), two copies of Sheet 53 (1966).

Section of Sheet 62 (date not available), two copies of Sheet 63 (1965), Sheet 64 (1966), Sheet 65 (1966), Sheet 66 (1966).

Sheet 76 (1966), Sheet 77 (1965), Sheet 78 (1965), Sheet 79 (1965), Sheet 89 (1965), Sheet 90 (1978), Sheet 91 (1966).

Large sellotaped map entitled 'Diocese of Tuam, Parish Boundaries in Connemara'. This is an Ordnance Survey with parishes outlined and identified by hand.

Two copies of the Index map for Co Galway showing the OS 6 inch sheet numbers. Both contain Robinson's notes that indicate the areas he has completed fieldwork on as of 1986, and the areas left to be surveyed.

A list of maps available from the Geological Survey of Ireland, and prices, and a catalogue for Phoenix maps.

File of fragments and tracings of OS maps of Inishbofin / Inis Bó Finne. Each item contains several of Robinson's annotations. They cover sheets 9 and 9c of the Co Galway six inch Ordnance Survey.

File of fragments and tracings of OS maps of Garmna / Gorumna. Each item contains several of Robinson's annotations. Robinson's indexing systems gives the sheets the following numbers: 89, 90A, 90D, 90G, 90G, 91 bottom.

Large map on tracing paper covering Leitir Móir to the North-East, An Trá Bán to the South-East, Leitir Mealláin to the South West, and Inis Bhearcáin to the North-West. The map is undated, but is signed Tim Robinson, Cill Ronáin, Árainn.

File of fragments and tracings of OS maps of Béal an Daingin / Bealadangan. Each item contains several of Robinson's annotations. Large map on tracing paper with Cladhnach at the North, Barr an Doire to the East, An Caorán Beag to the South, and An Cheathrú Rua Theas and Thuaidh to the West. Robinson's indexing systems gives the sheets the following numbers 78F, 78I, 90B, 90C, 90E, 90H.