Photocopies from the following sources:
'County Clare Irish local names explained' (author and date of publication unknown);
'Townland names of County Clare' by James Frost (published 1901-4).
Two complete sets of Parts 1-29 of the Mapping South Connemara series published in the Connacht Tribune. One set is made up of press cuttings, the other set are photocopies of the press cuttings.
File of press cuttings and photocopies of reviews of 'Mapping South Connemara' from the Irish Times, the Irish Post, the Irish Naturalists' Journal, Galway Advertiser, Connacht Tribune, Anois, and Irish Geography.
A file of correspondence subsequent to the review that was published in Irish Geography, in which Robinson addresses some of the review's claims that his spelling of Irish language placenames is flawed. The correspondence ends with a published rejoinder from Robinson.
Drafts, and a set of press cuttings of Parts 30-58 of the Mapping South Connemara series published in the Connacht Tribune. All except Part 35 are included.
File of photocopied reviews of 'Connemara: Part 1: Introduction and gazetteer. Part 2: a one-inch map'. From Féasta, Irish Geography, Anois, The Connacht Sentinel, Connacht Tribune, Irish Naturalists Journal, Irish Times, The Cartographic Journal, and the Cork Examiner.
Invitation and programme for the Irish Book Awards 2007, (15 Mar 2007), and two press cuttings from the Irish Times after the event.
Invitation to The Royal Society of Literature Ondaatje Prize.
'Listening to the Wind' was nominated for both prizes.
Photocopies, print-outs and press cuttings of reviews of 'Connemara: The Last Pool of Darkness'. Taken from Resurgence, The Times Literary Supplement, Sunday Independent, Irish Times, The Spectator, The Scotsman, The Dublin Journal, RTÉ Guide, Irish Examiner Weekend, Irish Independent, Sunday Tribune. Also includes a piece from the Irish Times by Michael Viney on wind turbines, in which he mentions 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.
Documents from and relating to Mary Rynne. Mary was a writer and playwright, whose stories were published in various Irish women's periodicals in the 1920s, including "Irish Woman's Weekly". Mary Rynne wrote a number of stage plays. "Pilgrims" was first produced at the Abbey Theatre, Dublin in 1938.
The Mary Rynne Papers were catalogued by Paige Vehlawald, M.A. Drama student and Theatre Archives Intern, 2016.
See also series 3 - Kate O'Brien - for a number of letters from O'Brien (and others) to Mary Rynne.
ABBEY !!!
Manuscript letter from Frank O'Connor (not dated), addressed from Lynduff, Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow. States that he would be pleased if the Abbey took up her play, but that he has not kept up his connection with the theatre, and instead suggests speaking to Lennox Robinson.