File 4 - Notes, reference material, and early drafts of Part 3: Anfractuous Rocks

107pp

Handwritten notes on An Cheathrú Rua / Carraroe. Undated. 14pp;

Handwritten note to Robinson from Liam Mac an Iomaire in Irish, complimenting him on the work, and offering suggestions on the spellings of some Irish placenames, Undated, 4pp;

Typed piece in Irish about 'Máirín Nic Lochlainn', with a note attached from Michael [Gibbons], undated, 3pp;

Typed draft of the chapter that became 'The Whale', the draft is entitled 'Ros a' Mhíl'. (24 Feb 2010), 5pp;

Handwritten notes on the Bridge at Muiceanach-Idir-Dhá-Sháile, undated, 2pp;

Two typed drafts of 'Views of An Ceathrú Rua'. (2 Mar-1 Jul 2010), 30pp;

Typed draft of 'The Waste Shore' (2 Jul 2010, dates indicate this is the third draft), 3pp;

Typed draft of chapter that became 'The Inordinate Isles'. This version is titled 'The Islands'. (14 Dec 2009, dates indicate this is a 2nd draft), 3pp;

Photocopied article 'Bliainiris 2001', with a handwritten note to Tim from Liam Mac an Iomaire, and some notes from him throughout, undated, 15pp;

Handwritten notes on Félim's house. Typed drafts of chapters entitled 'Notes from the Stony Ford' and 'Sacred Triangles'. (26 Dec 2009-8 Feb 2010), 17pp;

Typed draft of the chapter 'Subduction' (27 Apr 2010). Attached to this is a file of correspondence between Tim Robinson and Dr Michael D Max of the Geological Survey that took place some years earlier (10 Jun 1983-5 Sep 1984). The file begins with a copy of a letter from Robinson seeking Max's advice on the type of stone on areas of the Aran Islands, and the correct terminology to use in describing the formations. Holy wells and triangular rock pools are also described for clarification. The area described in the correspondence is the Garomna, which is the subject of the chapter 'Subduction'. 11pp.

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