Typed copies and drafts of keynote speeches and contributions by Senator Mary Robinson (MR), 1973-1987, at various conferences and events which related to women, equality, and the law. They include "Equality for Women", contribution on discussion paper of ITGWU [Irish Trade and General Workers' Union] at annual delegate conference, 29/05/1980; summary of contribution by MR "the Contribution of Women Graduates to society", at meeting of Dublin University Women Graduates, Trinity College Dublin, 04/11/1980; summary of contribution by MR "Young Women and Employment", European Youth Forum, 03/12/1980; statement on annual report of Employment Equality Agency, 05/01/1982; summary of contribution by MR "Women in Europe - the Socialist Approach", Mansion House, Dublin, 23/03/1984 and public meeting in support of Michael D Higgins, Atlanta Hotel, Galway, 09/06/1984; 10th Countess Markievicz Memorial Lecture, "Women, Work and Equality", 198[5?]; summary of speech "Labour Women in Dublin", given by MR at Labour press conference, 09/06/1985; summary of contribution by MR, "Women and Parliament", Merriman Summer School, 24/08/1985; summary and drafts of keynote speech by MR, "Women and the Law in Ireland" at seminar organised by UCD Women's Studies forum, 02/05/1986, another version of same speech given at Women's Worlds Conference, 01/07/1987 and correspondence between MR and Ailbhe Smyth, WERRC [Women's Education Research Resource Centre], University College Dublin in relation to a copy of speech being published in a Reader of Irish Women's Studies, 30/12/1992-11/01/1993; typed document "Women and 1992" and outline of lecture by MR "Equal Pay and Equal treatment - Analysis of Recent case Law of ECJ [European Court of Justice] and National Courts, 19[8?].

Three copies of the address of Christopher T. Morris, President of the Language Freedom Movement, to a public meeting in the Intercontinental Hotel, Limerick, on the 5 April, 1968. The meeting takes place ahead of the Limerick by-election, and Mr. Morris encourages voters to consider the language policies of the different parties. He discusses a recent meeting held in Dublin by the Gaelic Establishment in which a visiting professor praised the current language policy in Ireland. He argues that this is to overlook many of the facts regarding the state of education in Ireland, listing teacher-pupil ratio, and public spending on education when compared with European counterparts.

Press Release containing the Address of Christopher T. Morris, President of the Language Freedom Movement, to a meeting of the Forum Discussion Group at Buswell's Hotel on 12 November, 1968. Discusses Article 8 of the Constitution which defines Gaelic as the national language, and argues against this on the basis of UNESCO's definition of a national language, and the results of the 1961 Census. Some reference is made to the language policies of the political parties.

File of off-prints and photocopies of the following articles:

'History of the Aran Islands (Inismor, Inismeadhon and Inisiar) County Galway, Eire from the 13th to the 20th centuries, drawn from contemporary sources' by Wing Commander T V O'Brien, Royal Air Force Medical Service, (July 1945) Contains transcriptions of several pedigrees relating to Aran;

'History of the Congested Districts Board' by William L Micks (published 1925);

'Aran of the Fishermen' taken from The New Island Review (published 1898);

'Aran of the Saints' by James G Barry (published 1885-6);

Extract from 'The Galway Line in Context' by Timothy Collins (1995);

'Glimpses of my life in Aran: Some experiences of a district nurse in these remote islands off the West Coast of Ireland' by B N Hedderman (1917);

Selected extracts from 'Letters containing information relative to the Antiquities of the County of Galway collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1889', John O'Donovan.

File of photocopies of the following articles and books:

'Máire de Buitléir: Bean athbheochana' (1993) 2pp;

'The Splendid Years: Recollections of Máire Nic Shiubhlaigh as told to Edward Kenny' (1955) 2pp;

'Agnes O'Farrelly and Aran: Some Memories' (1952) 6pp;

Three Kuno Meyer obituaries from various sources. A post-it note from Tim Collins to Robinson is attached to the cover leaf, referring to other enclosures. They are not included in the archive. 9pp;

'An Ruathar úd agus a ndeachaigh leis: Micheál Ó Maoláin', in Irish (1955) 7pp;

'Life of George Petrie' 13pp,

'Clonmacnoise, Clare, and Arran - Part I' (1853) 14pp;

'Dublin Meeting of the British Association: Ethnological Excursion to The Aran Isles' (c1857) 19pp;

Two handwritten letters to Robinson from Jim Ballantyne (23 May-29 Jun 1988), enclosing a photocopy of an article 'Islanders who Read' by John Messenger, 7pp;

Handwritten letter to Robinson from Patrick Felle (9 Mar 1989) enclosing a photocopied article 'The ABO and RH blood groups of the Aran Islanders' 9pp;

'Settlement and Population in the Aran Islands' by R A Gailey, 7pp;

'The Ethnography of the Aran Islands, County Galway' by A C Haddon and C R Browne (1892) 65pp;

'Athenry the was, Galway that is, Aran that will be: Recent Works on Aran' by Paul F Botheroyd (1980) 5pp;

'The Mirage of the Fisherman of Aran: England's Safety Valve in Case of War' book chapter copied from an unknown book 3pp;

'Embodying the Nation - The West of Ireland Landscape and Irish Identity c1892-1918' by Catherin Nash (1992). Accompanied by a cover letter from Nash to Robinson and a copy of his reply (Sep-Oct 1992) 20pp;

Handwritten cover note to Robinson from [?David W?] enclosing photocopies from H Zimmer's 'Keltische Beitrage'. (12 Feb 1993). Three pages of notes translate some of Zimmer's text on the subject of St Enda. The remainder of the file contains hundeds of photocopied pages from the volume. In German language.

Copies taken from the the papers of Julius Konietzko, an ethnographic explorer who visited the Aran Islands between 1911-1914. The notes are handwritten and include drawings of archaeological artefacts. In German language.

Files relating to the Adapt Programme and the operation of a project by Macnas called 'The Wheels Still in Spin". File includes the case study and evaluation by Macnas for this project, 1996 - 1997, and also a copy of printed document being the Adapt Operational Programme, from the Department of Enterprise and Employment (Apr 1995), with information on the structure, aims and objectives of the programme.

Copy of the Criminal Justice (Temporary Provisions) (Amendment) Act Northern Ireland. 1970 and copy of Chapter 22 of An Act to provide for the imposition of minimum sentences of imprisonment on persons convicted of certain offences committed during the period of the present emergency and for related purposes.

Various Acts and bills 1930-81 relating to Family Law including Illegitimate Children Act 1930, Legitimacy Act 1931, Criminal Law Amendment Act 1935, Children Act 1941, Married Women's Status Act 1957, Guardianship of Infants Act 1964, Succession Act 1965, Marriages Bill 1972, Illegitimate Children (Maintenance and Succession) Bill 1974, Family Law (Maintenance of Spouses and Children) Bill 1975, Family Home Protection Act 1976, Maternity Protection of Employees Act 1981, Family Law Act 1981, Family Law (Protection of Spouses and Children) Act 1981, Domicile and Recognition of Foreign Divorces Act 1986, Status of Children Act 1987, Adoption act 1988, Judicial Separation and Family Law Reform Act 1989.

Action for Enterprise Tutor Book by Theresa Campagno, a Community Development Officer with Cork City Vocational Education Committee; Booklet on Co-Operatives can work created by the Community Enterprise Officers working on the community enterprise programmed under the Youth Employment Agency.

'Action' - Written by Sam Shepherd and directed by Maelíosa Stafford. Lunchtime play produced at Druid Lane Theatre, Galway. Includes printed paper flyer featuring details of Spring Season 1983 which includes 'Action', a description of the play and image of Sam Shepherd. Also ticket prices, booking information and dates and times of productions. One item. TS single sheet detailing number of performances and percentage of attendance. One item. See also 'Posters' and also 'Photographs'.