Material in this file relates to the High Court case including correspondence, notes on how to proceed, interview questions and legal opinions, 1985-1987. Material includes photocopies on note relating to valuation of hoard n.d.; draft notes on "Implications of Webb & Another v Ireland and A.G.", n.d.; photocopies of correspondence between Monica Healion, Executive Officer, Department of Education and the Chief State Solicitor's office, 16/10/1985; handwritten notes; photocopies of correspondence between Louis J Dockery, Chief State Solicitor and Messrs O'Brien and Binchy, solicitors 26/11/1985-20/10/1986; photocopies of correspondence between Dockery and TK Liston, S.C. 14/11/1985-13/10/1986; letter from Dockery and Mary Robinson (MR), Senior Counsel, informing her Attorney General (AG) has nominated her to case 10/12/1985 and subsequent correspondence 30/12/1985-17/06/1987; photocopy of draft amended defence delivered to High Court by Chief State solicitor [1986]; photocopy of letter from Breandán Ó Ríordáin, Director, National Museum of Ireland to Brian Byrne, Principal solicitor, State Solicitors Office 12/2/1986, 23/06/1986; Legal Diary sittings of various Irish courts 26/06/1986; ring-bound Brief Book No. 1 for High Court case between "Michael T.S. Webb and Michael O'Connell Webb (an infant issuing by his father and next friend Michael T.S. Webb) Plaintiffs and Ireland and the Attorney General Defendants"; typed document in plastic folder "Evidence of Mr Richard Camber taken on 27 June 1986" certified as true copy of shorthand notes by Sheila Kavanagh; handwritten letter from Brian Byrne to MR including copy of unapproved judgement of Justice Blayney, 30/6/1986 and subsequent correspondence, 01/08/1986; copy of typed opinion by MR on whether there are grounds for appeal to Supreme Court, 25/09/1986; memo from Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, NMI, to BÓR relating to the valuation and costings of the Derrynaflan transaction in terms of the treatment on it by British Museum, 29/09/1986; photocopy of typed letter from BÓR to Mathew Russell, Office of the Attorney General, 08/10/1986; Barrister's Fee Note, for MR's costs, 16/12/1986 and receipt, 10/06/1987; photocopy of typed memorandum of statement of evidence given by T.S. Webb, 26/06/1986 in High Court; cuttings 26/06-29/07/1986.

Material relating to appeal to the Supreme Court, 1987.

The Supreme Court Book of Appeal; Book of Appeal (Part II) x 2.

Ring-bound document: "The Supreme Court…Michael T.S. Webb and Michael O'Connell Webb…plaintiffs and Ireland and the Attorney General Defendants…Papers in relation to Privilege Claimed x 2.

Ring-bound documents: submission of the appellants (defendants); Submission of the Respondents (plaintiffs); ring-bound letters between sets of solicitors.

Ring-bound documents: The High Court - Brief Book 2 (Attorney General's and Counsels Advices Correspondences etc); The High Court - Brief Book 4 (correspondence passing between plaintiff Michael T.S. Webb and the Director of the National Museum).

Ring-bound documents relating to payments in respect of Treasure Trove Acquisitions (Irish Antiquities) since 1960 x 2.

Ring-bound documents: Celtic Ornaments Found in Ireland (various minutes of evidence, 1899 (photocopies).

Photocopied research material including extracts from "Irish Land Law by Wylie"; "Treasure Trove under Anglo-American Law", Anglo-American review, 1982; extracts from "Laws of England, Vol 2 and 7; photocopy of notice from Royal Irish Academy to finders of antiquities, 1981.

Handwritten case notes (1987) and photocopies of correspondence and reports from Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities to Breandán Ó Ríordáin, Director, National Museum of Ireland, (1980s).