Material in this folder consists of correspondence and minutes relating to the case and includes correspondence between An Taisce [The National Trust of Ireland] and JB Molloy, City Manager, City Hall, Dublin 03/08/1977; minutes of meetings between representatives of Dublin Corporation, "Friends of Mediaeval Dublin" including FX Martin (FXM) and the Consultant Architects, Stephenson, Gibney and Associates 11/08/1977; letter from Michael J O'Kelly, Department of Archaeology, University College Cork to Dr Joseph Raftery, Director of The National Museum, 01/09/1977; letter from Principal Officer [Dublin Corporation, Development Section?] to the Secretary, Department of Education, relating to extent and nature of archaeological excavations, 08/09/1977; letter from Dr Michael Herrity, lecturer in Celtic Archaeology, UCD to Councillor Michael Collins, Lord Mayor of Dublin 13/09/1977 and response to it from Deputy City Manager to the Lord Mayor 20/09/1977; press release from Herrity "The Wood Quay Problem: an archaeologist's View" 09/1977; copy of letter from FXM as chairman of "Friends of Medieval Dublin" to Public Works Commissioners HQ, Dublin requesting that first Viking fortification at Wood Quay be designated a National Monument, 27/09/1977; letter from Dr Joseph Raftery to JB Molloy, 06/10/1977 and P.J. Molloy, City Manager 12/12/1977; minutes of special meeting of Dublin City Council, 10/10/1977; letter from Minister for the Environment [Sylvester Barrett] to Senator Trevor West, re representations about site and Corporation's proposed development, 13/10/1977; minutes of meetings between representatives of Dublin Corporation, the National Museum, John Paul and Company Limited [builders?] and the Consultant Architects, Stephenson, Gibney and Associates, 26/10/1977; letter from Michael J McCarthy, President of the Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) to Jack Lynch, Taoiseach, along with an address to the IHF's AGM by Dermot Walsh, Donegal Branch of the IHF 16-18/11/1977; letter from the consultant architects to Dublin Corporation 28/11/1977; correspondence from the consultant architects and The National Museum 01-16/12/1977 and letter from City Manager to SS McCarthaigh, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works, 19/12/1977.

Copies of report by Dr Frank Roche, Director of Colin McIver Associates Limited, "Exploratory Study of the Tourism Potential of Wood Quay", submitted to Irish Hotels Federation 12/1977; "Dublin's Wood Quay", a Civic Heritage Publication, Nuala Burke, Ph.D., signed by Nick Robinson, 20/11/1977; pull out map "Dublin c840-c1540, The Years of Mediaeval growth", prepared by the Friends of Mediaeval Dublin and printed by the Ordnance Survey 1977.

Folder labelled “Privileged documents - correspondence with solicitors relating to the action and misc. documents such as copy pleadings already known to defendants". Material includes copies of some of the material in P143/1/2/9/2/1-2; correspondence between the consultant architects Stephenson Associates, and Father FX Martin (FXM), 20/07/1978; photocopy of list of documents sent to counsel; copies of affidavits of FXM, Consuelo O'Connor, George Eogan, George Hegarty, Kevin B Nowlan, George Francis Mitchell, Peter Harbison, Joseph Raftery, Michael Joseph O'Kelly, Cornelius N Sheehan, Kevin Byrne, Ruaidhri de Valera 28/11-12/12/1977; correspondence between Principal Officer, Dublin Corporation and Director of National Museum of Ireland 30/06/1976-07/09/1977; correspondence between Director of the National Museum and the City Manager 07/09/1977-12/12/1977; correspondence between Principal Officer, Dublin Corporation and the Secretary, Office of Public Works (OPW), National Parks and Monuments Branch 08/09/1977; copy of circular from Deputy City Manager to members of Dublin City Council 30/08/1977; copy of statement of claim 13/12/1977 (delivered by Nicholas Robinson); letter from consultant architects Stephenson Associates to George Hegarty, Dublin Corporation, Development Section, 12/12/1977

Save Wood Quay Campaign 1978

[Archivist's Note: photocopies of some reports and correspondence are duplicated across this subsubsubseries as they were being used for research purposes, as part of briefs for counsel and/or as exhibits in court.]

Correspondence including between Father Francis X Martin (FXM) and Nicholas (NR) and Mary Robinson (MR) 02/01/1978- 19/12/1978; between NR and The Law Agent [William Dundon], Dublin Corporation 09/01/1978-29/08/1978; between NR and MR in their official capacities 09/01/1978-09/06/1978; between NR and Donal Barrington, Senior Counsel 12/01/1978-; between NR and Chief State solicitor 16/01/1978-23/1/1978; copy of letter from Ole Klindt-Jensen, Director of Prehistoric Museum and Institute of Archaeology, University of Aarhus to Dublin Corporation 26/01/1978; from City Manager to SS McCarthaigh, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works, 30/01/1978-19/04/1978; between Dr Joseph Raftery, Director National Museum of Ireland, to George Hegarty, Dublin Corporation 02/02/1978; between Principal Officer, [Dublin Corporation?] and Dr Joseph Raftery, 10/02/1978-17/05/1978; between P Russell, Dublin Corporation and Stephenson Associates (consultant architects) 22/02/1978-15/05/1978; from NR to J McCarthy, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works, 01/03/1978-04/05/1978; letter from FXM and George Colley, Minister for Finance, 03/03/1978; letter for Pascal Scanlan, Principal Officer, Office of Public Works, National Parks and Monuments branch 21/03/1978; J McCarthy, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works, and J Molloy, City Manager, Corporation of Dublin 19/04/1978; letter from City Manager to Dr Joseph Raftery, 19/04/1978; letter from Dr Joseph Raftery to JM Molloy, City Manager, Corporation of Dublin, 21/04/1978; correspondence between Alf Smyth, University of Kent and Frank [FXM?] 21/04/1978-22/05/1978; correspondence between FXM and Peter Addyman, Director York Archaeological Trust, 13/04/1978-22/05/1978; letter from Professor Dr Walter Janssen to Dr Anngret Simms, 23/05/1978; letter to Dublin City Council from Scandinavian participants in the archaeological summer-colloquy of International Council of Museums, Svenborg, Denmark with signatures and institutions attached, 10/06/1978; letter from Anngret [Simms] to NR 22/06/1978; letter from Bob O'Driscoll, Celtic Arts, Canada to FXM in support 26/06/1978; letter from NR to TX Smyth, SC, 27/06/1978; correspondence between NR and Kevin Fox, Hon Sec, National Monuments Advisory Council 30/06/1978-10/07/1978; postcard from Consuelo O'Connor to NR 02/07/1978; correspondence between NR and AJ Hederman, SC Office of the Attorney General 13/07/1978; letter from MR to Irish Press, Irish Independent and Irish Times Editors re secrecy surrounding and high security at site 09/09/1978; invite to farewell party for Anngret and David Simms, from Friends of Mediaeval Dublin 25/09/1978; typed copies of Senator MR's statement (address?) 23/09/1978 "Wood quay has taught us a very valuable lesson, that democracy demands more of citizens than a passive role between elections"; letter from Ruairi [Quinn?] architects office Burke-Kennedy Doyle and Partners re press statement 01/10/1978; copy of letter to MR as Senator from [O'Doherty Owens?] asking her to do utmost to have civic offices built outside of city centre, 05/10/1978; letter to MR as Senator from Alice J Moore, chairperson of Local Government and Public services Union, regarding motion being debated in Seanad Éireann, 06/12/1978;

The file also includes minutes (photocopies) of National Monuments Advisory Council Standing Committee meeting 04/05/1978 and some handwritten notes re costs.

Folder labelled "Documents Discovered from Defendants" and consisting of photocopies of reports and correspondence between Dublin Corporation and others including Stephenson Associates, the National Museum of Ireland, S.S. McCarthaigh, chairman Commissioners of Public Works, and Department of Education. Original correspondence is dated 28/02/1974-12/06/1978.

4 copies of bound documents labelled "reports and correspondence by experts and correspondence generally, [06?]/1978; copy of bound documents labelled "Authority for the Excavations and Correspondence with Commissioners and Law Agent", [06?]/1978; Book of Pleadings, [06?]/1978.

Folder labelled "Documents discovered 28th June 1978" consisting of photocopies of reports and correspondence mainly to and from Dublin City and County Manager, and to and from Principal Officer, Dublin Corporation, 25/11/1968-1976

Folder labelled "Brief for Counsel miscellaneous". Includes draft biographies with notation of some of the experts consulted, copies of statements and letters from experts and interested parties; photocopies (faded) of circulars and correspondence to members of Dublin City Council; photocopy of Seanad Éireann proceedings 10/04/1974; press releases Royal Irish Academy 12/1977; correspondence from The National Tourism Council of Ireland and Jack Lynch TD, Taoiseach; correspondence from The Irish Hotels Federation to FX Martin and to Jack Lynch, 11/1977; photocopy of list of Archaeological finds at site up to July 1976.

Photocopies of affidavits, correspondence etc. with notation, most likely part of brief to counsel [Mar-June?] 1978 (original documents from 1977).