Material in this file includes circulars sent by Friends of Medieval Dublin in relation to George Colley's reply to the Dublin City Manager 02/11/1979; correspondence between FX Martin (FXM) and Robinsons 04-26/11/1979 including in relation to him being sued for damages; photocopies of typed replies to questions raised at meeting of the Dublin City Council (DCC), 05/11/1979 by Councillor G Birmingham, Councillor S Morre, T.D., and Alderman Sean Loftus; photocopy and translation of letter from Dr Bruns head of German Chancellor Helmut Schmidt's office, and cover letter from Anngret Simms, in relation to the possibility of the chancellor raising the question of Wood Quay while attending an European Council meeting in Dublin, 15/11/1979; set of official minutes for monthly meeting of the DCC, 19/11/1979; photocopy of letter from Assistant City Manager to Department of Education secretary, in relation to the slow progress being made by National Museum of Ireland on excavation and the cost per month of delays, 27/11/1979, along with observations on the letter by Patrick Wallace, Assistant Keeper, 11/12/1979; copy of report on progress at Wood Quay 20 August-28 November 1979 , Patrick Wallace, Assistant Keeper, 28/11/1979; photocopy of article in "An Taisce" Nov-Dec 1979 relating to the new director of the National Museum of Ireland, Breandán Ó Ríordáin, by Consuelo O'Connor.

Material also includes a pair of badges made for Mary and Nick Robinson during the occupation of the Wood Quay site, with a cover letter from FXM, 13/11/1979, and a letter from FXM gifting, on behalf of the Friends of Mediaeval Dublin, a painting of Wood Quay by Maurice Mac Gonigal to the Robinsons, which was originally presented to Martin by Mrs Aida Mac Gonigal to be used in their efforts on behalf of Wood Quay, on behalf of her husband, the artist, who was ill at the time 27/11/1979.

Save Wood Quay Campaign 1980

[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.]

Material in this file consists of copies of legal court documents in High Court case of "The Attorney General at the relation of FX Martin, plaintiff and the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin and the Commissioners of Public works in Ireland, Defendants" including signed affidavits and exhibits from Philip Sheil, E.M. O'Beirne and Nicholas Robinson, 17/01/1980.

Material in this file was labelled "For Donal Barrington SC... brief for counsel". It includes correspondence (and photocopies of same) between Nicholas Robinson (NR) and Louis J. Dockery, Chief State Solicitor 30/01/-09/03/1979; copies of FX Martin's statement to press 07/03/1979; photocopy of newspaper cutting of letter to Irish Times relating to Wood Quay 25/04/1979; copy of typed list of "instances of bulldozing and removal of archaeological deposits without archaeological supervision" 1979; Barrington's opinion on motion tabled pursuant to section 4 of the City and County Amendment act 1955, 07/07/1979; correspondence from NR to T.C. Smyth, SC 26/07/1979; correspondence from William Dundon, Law Agent, Dublin Corporation including copy of issue paper 11/01/1980; copy of reply and defence to counter-claim of first-named defendant (The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson & Associates and John Paul and Company Limited) 03/1978; transcript of judgement of Justice Hamilton June/July 1978; photocopy of typed document "Chronology of Wood Quay, Prepared by Richard Howarth", 197[7?]; photocopy of typed judgement of Supreme Court in Tormey v Commissioners For Public Works 21/12/1972; 5 B&W photographs of supporting wall at Wood Quay site, labelled "WM I"- "WM 5"and given page numbers 139-143; handwritten notes of Mary Robinson and others including on how to argue case; typed and stapled document labelled "Authority For The Excavations And Correspondence with Commissioners and Law Agent", 08/06/1978; photocopy of letter from Principal Officer to The Secretary, Department of Education, Dublin 1 [Dept of Education were possibly funding National Museum of Ireland], 08/09/1978; letter from Deputy City Manager to The Right Honourable Lord Mayor, Councillor Michael Collins 20/09/1977 re contract with contractors which included clause allowing any reasonable facility to inspect, record, and recover material..."; photocopy of extract of contract ([with building contractors?], 21/10/1977 including notation.

Material in this file consists of correspondence from FX Martin to Mary Robinson (MR) 07-22/01/1980 relating to important discoveries during excavations, photocopy of letter from Dr Anngret Simms to Charles Haughey, Taoiseach Designé, including newspaper cutting from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and translation 08/12/1979-25/01/1980; correspondence between Nicholas Robinson & Company and William Dundon, Law agent, Dublin Corporation 11-30/01/1980; handwritten notes of MR and others including on how to argue case; letter from Bride [Rosney] to MR in relation to questions for Counsellors to ask during a site visit to Wood Quay, n.d.; correspondence between MR as Senator and Dr Breandán O'Riordan (BOR), Director, National Museum of Ireland (NMI), 22-23/01/1980; photocopy of letter from Private Secretary to the Taoiseach and Mr Mathew Byrne in relation to Government making more funds available for further excavation 25/01/1979; letter from Dr Anngret [and David?] Simms congratulating MR on a Supreme Court victory in relation to a separate unmentioned case and in relation to the new director of NMI BOR's attitude to the Wood Quay site 26-29/01/1980.

Material in this file consists of correspondence and circulars including circular from Associates of the Friends of Mediaeval Dublin in relation to a trip to London and York, n.d.; correspondence from FX Martin (FXM) to Mary Robinson (MR) including copy of letter composed to Taoiseach Charles Haughey in response to his reply to Mathew Byrne (see P143/1/2/9/5/3), 03/02-02/03/1980; letter to the Editor, Irish Times Newspaper, from MR as Senator with update on continuing saga of Wood Quay as it related to the adequacy of the parliamentary system and relations between elected representatives and civil servants and with Motion for City Council enclosed 04/02/1980; letter from Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, Oslo, to FXM in relation to a parliamentary group, the Committee of Environment's planned visit to Ireland and his hope that Wood Quay would be part of their programme, 18/02/1980; photocopy of letter from Richie Ryan to FXM in relation to petitioning parliament 18/02/1980; letter from Jakob Aano, chairman of the Sub-committee on the architectural and artistic Heritage if Europe to Hans J. de Koster, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, stating concern for the future of Wood Quay in Dublin, 22/02/1980; circular to each member of Dublin City Council relating to a motion being added to the agenda directing City Manager to enter into new joint consent with the Commissioners of Public Works 22/02/1980; correspondence from Marianne Mossinge-Norheim, lecturer at University of Linköping, Sweden to FXM with copies of letters to Taoiseach Charles Haughey from her and from Gustaf Trotzig, Chairman Swedish Archaeological Society 29/02-03/03/1980; photocopy of newspaper cutting relating to man exhibiting case full of Norse artefacts which allegedly had been found in a rubbish dump brought there by Dublin Corporation from the Wood Quay site, 21/01/1980; correspondence from Dr Anngret Simms to MR in relation to German President coming on visit to Dublin 14/03/1980; affidavit to High Court from James Lynch, assistant Chief State Solicitor, 31/03/1980; article in An Taisce Journal Nov 1979-Jan 1980 by Consuelo O'Connor "The National Museum in the 80's" with notation in pencil "confirmed on phone (to FXM) 02/03/1980"; draft motion for City Council 03/03/1980 signed by MR, Dan Browne, Pat Carroll and Mary Freehill; press statement from Minister for Finance, Mr Michael O'Kennedy, TD, announcing extension of two months from expiry date of 31/03/1980 granted to National Museum of Ireland to enable excavation at Wood Quay to be completed, 21/03/1980.

Material in this folder is labelled "Consents under S[ection] 14 of N[ational] M[onuments] Act 1930 and relates to the multiple consents granted for archaeological excavation at Wood Quay 02/08/1978, for period 31/07/1978-28/08/1978, 10/10/1978 for period up to 09/12/1978, 16/07/1979 for period up to 31/03/1979, and 27/03/1980 for extension until 31/05/1980. It includes photocopies of the consents issued, correspondence between Nicholas Robinson & Company solicitors and William Dundon, Law Agent for Dublin Corporation 08/06/1978-09/07/1979; exhibit signed by George Hegarty 15/01/1979; photocopy of notice of appeal, 11/01/1978; correspondence between Nicholas Robinson (NR) and Donal Barrington 07/07/1979; correspondence from NR to J McCarthy, Chairman, Commissioners of Public Works 27/04/1978; typed copy of Labour party's proposal for Wood Quay n.d.; list of points by FX Martin (FXM), 197[?]; photocopies of correspondence between Joseph Raftery, director, National Museum of Ireland (NMI), Andrew McHugh, City Manager's Secretariat, Dublin Corporation [National Monuments Advisory Committee], Ken Fox, secretary, standing committee, National Monuments Advisory Council, and The Secretary, Commissioners of Public Works, [aka National Parks and Monuments branch, Office of Public Works?] 05/12/1977-15/03/1978; press statement and biography from and about FXM 26/06/1978; photocopy of letter received by Dr Anngret Simms from Professor Heinz Quirin, Freie Universität Berlin, and translation 18/06/1978; photocopies of newspaper cutting in Danish newspaper 22/05/1978; photocopies of correspondence between Assistant City Manager [George Hegarty], Breandáin Ó Riordáin, (new) director NMI and Department of Education 27/11/1979-23/01/1979; photocopies of reports on the excavation work and observations on Assistant City Manager's correspondence by Patrick Wallace, Assistant Keeper, 28/11/1979, 10/01/1980, 28/01/1980 and letter from Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities re transfer of Wallace to the Irish Antiquities Division, and the general oversight of work at Wood Quay transferring to Ryan, 25/01/1980; photocopy of circular from Alice J Moore, Chair of Dublin Corporation Branch, Local Government and Public Services Union relating to a demonstration by members outside City Hall regarding the provision of Civic Offices, 06/07/1979; photocopy of letters from Tánaiste and Minister for Finance George Colley, T.D. to Ms Muriel Allison and Mr Michael O'Brien, Wood Quay Action group, 31/07/1979 and to City Manager, Dublin Corporation 28/09/1979; photocopies of correspondence from J McCarthy [S. Mac Carthaigh], Chairman, Office of Public Works, to Frank Feely, City Manager, and J Haughey, Assistant City Manager, Corporation of Dublin, 10-18/10/1979; circulars from Dublin Corporation (Assistant City Manager [J Haughey?] and Principal Officer P Russell) 05/11/1979, 03/03/1980; letter from Assistant City Manager to Mary Robinson (MR) as Councillor, 06/11/1979 and minutes of adjourned monthly meeting of Dublin City Council 19/11/1979.

Material in this file also includes a typed letter to Editor, Irish Times Newspaper, 01/04/1980 from MR as Senator; April 1980 newsletter the Association of the Friends of Mediaeval Dublin; copy of motion from MR as Councillor for City Council, 14/04/1980, in relation to having the Southern portion of the Wood Quay site excavated; photocopy of page from British Heritage Journal April/May 1980.

Material in this file consists of minutes, reports and correspondence including official report of the City Manager and Town Clerk: "abstract of the more important Managerial Orders made during the month of May 1980"; letter from Dr Anngret Simms to Mary and Nicholas Robinson with photocopy of article on Wood Quay from German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, 18-22/05/1980; correspondence to Dublin City Council (DCC) Councillors from P Russell, Assistant Principal Officer, Dublin Corporation 21/05/1980 re visit to Wood Quay site 21/05/1980; handwritten motion of planning committee 23/05/1980; minutes of adjourned special meeting of the DCC, 26/05/1980 and 27/05/1980; photocopy of letter sent to Taoiseach C.J. Haughey, TD from D.J. Mulvaney, Professor of Prehistory, Australian National University which was sent by Mulvaney to FX Martin (FXM), 28/05/1980; press statement from Minister for Finance Mr Michael O'Kennedy, T.D., 30/05/1980, announcing further extension of two weeks to enable NMI complete final excavation; photocopy of letter from Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, to FXM re visit of FXM, Robinsons and Bride Rosney to Norway in June 1980, 03/06/1980; single page report from Assistant City Manager to Lord Mayor, Aldermen and members of DCC in relation to the need for more fire brigade stations, 05/06/1980; photocopy of circular from Cobh Urban District Council to all local authorities re motion to support Cardinal O'Fiach "for his efforts towards a settlement of the H-Block impasse", 03/06/1980; typed breviate for the month of June 1980, report of the National Monuments Advisory Committee; typed photocopy of document on excavations at Wood Quay with attached two maps showing change in delineated areas where excavations took place under consent dated 16/07/1979 and dated 27/03/1980 which was extended to 31/05/1980; correspondence from Assistant City Manager to Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of DCC, 04/06/1980; agenda and circular for DCC meetings 06,08/06/1980; photocopy of letter from Breandán Ó Ríordain, director National Museum of Ireland (NMI) to S Haughey Assistant City Manager, Development Department, Dublin Corporation 09/06/1980; typed question and reply to Councillor Ned Brennan, 09/06/1980; breviates for the month of June 1980: report of the Special Committee for the Inner City, reports of the Coisde Cuspoiri Coiteann, reports of An Coiste Culturdha [Culture Committee], report of the Special Committee on the Mansion House Residence, Council Protocol and Lord Mayor's Allowances, report of An Coisde Airgeadais [Finance Committee], report of An Coisde Pleanala agus Forbairte [Planning and Development Committee], report of An Coisde Teaghlachais; photocopy of cartoon in Preservation News sent to Robinsons from Consulate General of Ireland, New York, 10/06/1980; circular from Kilkenny County Council to local authorities including DCC re resolution they adopted on recognising 1981 as International Year of the Disabled, 12/06/1980; circular from Westport Urban District Council to local authorities including DCC re resolution they adopted calling on government to ensure equality of viewing opportunities for all television licensees 16/06/1980; report of the City Manager and Town Clerk re Temporary Overdraft Accommodation for the period 01 July - 31 Dec 1980, and other reports 23/06/1980; circular to members of DCC from F.J. Feely, City Manager and Town Clerk 24/06/1980; photocopy of circular sent by FX Martin (FXM), Friends of Mediaeval Dublin with Irish Times newspaper cutting relating to Minister of State for Finance Tom McEllistrim, TD publicly implying in Dáil that the DCC is responsible for either saving or agreeing the destruction of Wood Quay, 27/06/1980; letter from FXM to Nick Robinson including news of motion that "Dublin Bay" Loftus was planning on putting to DCC, 29/06/1980; summons to quarterly meeting of DCC, 30/06/1980 and 06/10/1980; questions lodged and replies, DCC 30/06/1980; photocopies of correspondence between Taoiseach C J Haughey and Lord Duncan-Sandys, General Rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 03-27/07/1980 in relation to Wood Quay and assurances given re importance of site; photocopies of motion for DCC meeting re dismantling of the medieval city wall at Wood Quay, n.d.; letter and newspaper article from Christopher O'Farrelly relating to eclipse of Christ Church by Civic Offices on Wood Quay site 28/08/1980; typed letter from Nicholas Maxwell, Chairman, Dublin archaeological Research Team, 29/10/1980 relating to the setting up of an archaeological unit for Dublin.

[Archivist's note - many circulars in this file relate to MR's role as councillor but not all relate specifically to the Wood quay case]

Save Wood Quay Campaign 1981

[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.]

Material in this file relates to the hearing of motion 10/02/1981 and includes copies "for information" of correspondence and reports from 1980 including correspondence from Breandán Ó Ríordáin (BÓR), Director, National Museum of Ireland, to Secretary of Dept of Education, 03-10/01/1980, from G Hegarty, Assistant City Manager, Dublin Corporation, Development Department to BÓR, 23/01/1980, and reports from Patrick F Wallace, Assistant Keeper, 10,28/01/1980 and Michael Ryan, Keeper of Irish Antiquities, 25/01/1980; photocopy of affidavit of James Lynch, Assistant Chief State Solicitor 05/02/1981; photocopy of affidavit of Nicholas Robinson (NR), 17/01/1980 with photocopies of correspondence as exhibits attached; folder labelled "A.G. at relation of FX Martin v Dublin Corporation + others 1979 proceedings" including photocopy of affidavit of NR, 17/01/1980, photocopy of affidavit of Philip Shiel (solicitor in Office of Law Agent, William Dundon, first named defendant), 17/01/1980 with photocopies of correspondence as exhibits attached, photocopy of document "Consent Under Section 14 of National Monuments Act 1930", photocopy of extract of building contractors' contract regarding the safeguarding of works, photocopies of correspondence between Lord Duncan-Sandys , General rapporteur of the Parliamentary Assembly on the Architectural Heritage, Council of Europe and Taoiseach Charles Haughey, and FX Martin (FXM) 03-21/07/1980, correspondence between FXM and NR including correspondence FXM had with Taoiseach Charles Haughey 28/05/1980-06/07/1980, letter from Dr Anngret Simms to Mary and Nick Robinson including correspondence Simms had with Taoiseach Charles Haughey 30/07-10/08/1980, correspondence between NR and Louis J. Dockery, Chief State Solicitor, 17/01-02/04/1980, letter from William Dundon, Law Agent for Dublin Corporation and NR including copy of Issue Paper, 11/01/1980 and three attendance slips noting topics of various meetings conducted on behalf of his client FXM, 28/01-09/02/1981; further loose attendance slips 05-12/02/1981; handwritten notes on case, 02/1981; copy of press release from FXM in relation to and following judgement from Miss Justice Carroll same day declaring FXM solely liable for damages, 11/02/1981; cuttings relating to the judgement of Miss Justice Carroll 11-12/02/1981.