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.

Printing layouts, fonts and size are all detailed in mockups of the Connemara map for the Connacht Tribune. Photographic material, paper, and floppy disc are all included in this file.

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.

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.

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 An Caiseal to Gabhla. Each item contains several of Robinson's annotations. Not all of the map sections are indexed using Robinson's numbering systems, but the ones that are have been grouped together at the start: no's 51 (3 copies), 51 A/6, 51C, 51G (2 copies), 51H, 51I, 51J.

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.

File of fragments and tracings of OS maps of Carna and Cill Chiaráin. Each item contains several of Robinson's annotations. Robinson's indexing systems gives the sheets the following numbers: 64H, 64I, 76(2 copies), 76B (2 copies), 76 B/C, 76C, 76C/E, 76D (3 copies), 77 (2 copies), 77C, 77D, 77F, 77G, 89A. Further sections that are unmarked, covering the areas of Áird Mór.

A note from Gerard Jennings enclosing edits on a copied map of the area, dated 19 July 1989.

File of fragments and tracings of OS maps of Clifden, Ballinaboy and Cleggan. Each item contains several of Robinson's annotations. Filed in with these fragments is a photocopied grid map of Connemara National Park with a handwritten note to Tim Robinson from Noel K[ ] on the forestry in the area.

File of fragments and tracings of OS maps of Doire Rois, Lough Aconeera. Each item contains several of Robinson's annotations. Robinson's indexing systems gives the sheets the following numbers: 52, 63, 65A, 65B, 65E, and 77H.