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Set of index cards describing some of the features of Bior/Oileán Biorach. There are two islands Bior Beag and Bior Mór [Birbeg and Birmore]. Including in the descriptions are Carraig Shiobhán Uí Bheara, Na Biolla/Na Briolla, Béal na gCleasach, Carraig a Marth, Leac Bhaile, Leac an Ruathair, Mall an Chaladh, Carraig na Maidhne, An Baláiste, Carraig na gCapaill, Bior Beag (uninhabited save for cattle), An tIfearnáin, and Tobar na nIfearnáin. P de Búrca, Roisín Ní Maithniach, and S Ó'Ceoinín are credited with providing information.

Contact sheet and corresponding negative sheet containing 15 images.

Close portrait of some birds perched on the bird table eating crusts of bread.

A picture of Marcus Quinn and two other children sitting on the couch with Miriam Allen enjoying storytime.

Letter from Richard Nairn, director of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy discusses tern colonies in Connemara, a survey of breeding birds of machair habitats in Western Ireland with a list of sites for Robinson to review. Photocopied article by Michael Viney 'On the Machair', (1984). Correspondence on machair in placenames - muirbheach, and whether that indicates further sites. Photocopied article 'Breeding waders of sand dune machair in north-west Ireland', R G W Nairn and J R Sheppard, Irish Birds 1985 (1984-1985);

Photocopy of Tim Robinson's article in IWC News (November 1984) 'Birds in Irish Placenames';

Corrib Conservation Centre, Third Annual Report (1984);

Photocopied article from Irish Birds, Vol 2 No 4, 'Survey of Heronries in Connemara, 1974-1977' by J K Partridge;

Offprint of 'The 1984 All Ireland Tern Survey' by A Whilde (Irish Birds 3:1-32 (1985);

Publication from Corrib Conservation Centre 'Corrib Country Ecotour' by Tony While, illustrations by Pádraic Reaney (1985);

Letter to Tim from Paul [Haworth] enclosing a copy of his report to the World Wildlife Fund: 'A Survey of Upland Breeding Birds in West Galway, Eire: Report to the World Wildlife Fund Project 147/84' (1985);

Typed list, undated '100 Birds that can be seen within easy reach of Moycullen and Oughterard'.

Selected photocopies from 'The Natural History of Ireland' Vol 1 Birds by William Thompson (1849);

Newspaper cuttings from Irish Press, Irish Times, (c. 1986-9), all on birds and ornithology;

Two blank 'Species Record Card' from the Corrib Conservation Centre.

Postcard to Tim from [Tony Whilde] noting a sighting of Spoonhill at Carna (1990);

Bireli Lagrene. Concert held at Castle Inn, Galway. Includes printed concert programme with black and white image of Lagrene and information on the Goethe Institute who presented the concert.

Material relating to the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four Cases including correspondence, case documents (legal) and research material. It includes photocopies of transcript from Dáil Éireann, 30/10/1985, 05/11/1985, 06/02/1986, 12/03/1986, 04/06/1986, 24/06/1986, 09/07/1986; letters from The Birmingham Six Committee to Mary Robinson (MR) in relation to public meeting on 18th June, asking her to chair (07/07/1986), and thanking her and apologising for change of speakers (21/06/1986); press release from West Midlands Prevention of Terrorism Act Research and Welfare Association, about the setting up of an office in Birmingham to monitor the effects of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) on population and noting that between 1977 and 1984, 1/2 million people, mainly Irish, had been stopped, searched and checked under the act, [198?]; typed document "The Birmingham Six" and cover letter to MR from David Barry, Anglo-Irish Section, Department of Foreign Affairs 09-10/06/1986; letter from Joseph Colgan, solicitor, The Birmingham Six Committee to MR asking her to be chairperson for public meeting at Mansion House, 16/10/1986, (03/10/1986); letter from ER Smalley to MR in relation to British Home Secretary ordering an enquiry into the Guildford Four case, 10/10/1986; "Justice for the Birmingham Six" flyer for Birmingham Six public meeting, Mansion House, 16/10/1986 with notation and listing MR as chair; typed document "The Birmingham Six", Paul Gunning, Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, October 1986, with notation; typed document "Mrs Annie Maguire, Giuseppe Conlon et al", Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, October 1986, with notation; typed document "Guildford and Woolwich Bombings", Paul Gunning, Anglo-Irish Division, Department of Foreign Affairs, October 1986, with notation; correspondence between Ros Franey, Grant McKee and Mandy Hill, Yorkshire Television and MR in relation to interview she did in Leeds for programme "Beyond Reasonable Doubt" [which aired on Channel 4 on 16/11/1986] which includes copy of Mr Justice Donaldson's judgement in the original Guildford Trial, copy of the appeal court judgement delivered by Lord Roskill?, and airline and hotel receipts 21/10/1986-07/11/1986; letter from Nuala Kelly, ICPO inviting Senator MR to meeting of all those working on the cases of Maguire Seven, the Birmingham Six and the Guildford Four, 19/11/1986; letter from Maire Griffin, Secretary, Birmingham Six Committee to membership enclosing copy of letter received by Paddy Joe Hill, one of the Birmingham Six, 26/08/1987; circular (28/11/1987) to membership from Birmingham Six Committee re public meeting "the British System of Justice" taking place in Dublin on 01/12/1987; circular from Irish Prisoners Support Group, London to membership updating on unsuccessful verdict in Birmingham Six Appeal and asking for more lobbying, 30/01/1988; letter from Nuala Kelly, ICPO to MR in relation to case of Patick McLaughlin, arrested and charged under the PTA in 1985, with copy of letter from his mother, Mrs Rose McLaughlin (03/02/1988); letter from Nuala Kelly, ICPO, to MR welcoming recent motions tabled by the Labour party in the Dáil but requesting single motion from all parties, 09/05/1988; letter from Maire Griffin, The Birmingham Six Committee in relation to fund-raising events, 19/05/1988; press release re launch of book "Time Bomb" on the Guildford bombing case, in Dublin on 30th September 1986 which resulted from years of research initially begun for a Yorkshire Television Documentary, 26/09/1988; flyers relating to Guildford Four Appeal and Free The Guildford Four/Maguire Seven Relatives Campaign (Errol Smalley), [1988?]; letter from The Birmingham Six Committee (02/02/1989) requesting MR chair Public Meeting to be held on 17th February, and two circulars to membership asking if they wanted to subscribe to have their signature added to advertisements to be placed in national papers, 07/03/1989 and 18/06/1990; letter to MR from Patricia McKenna, for Justice for the Armagh Four - Campaign for a Retrial, in relation to case of the Armagh Four, also known as the UDR Four, 10/05/1990.

The Guildford Four and Maguire Seven were the collective names of two groups whose convictions in English courts in 1975 and 1976 for the Guildford pub bombings of 5 October 1974 were eventually quashed after long campaigns for justice. The Guildford Four were wrongly convicted of bombings carried out by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA); the Maguire Seven were wrongly convicted of handling explosives found during the investigation into the bombings. Both groups' convictions were eventually declared "unsafe and unsatisfactory" and reversed in 1989 and 1991 respectively after they had served up to 15–16 years in prison.

The Birmingham Six were six Irishmen who were each sentenced to life imprisonment in 1975 following their false convictions for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings. Their convictions were declared unsafe and unsatisfactory and quashed by the Court of Appeal on 14 March 1991. The six men were later awarded financial compensation ranging from £840,000 to £1.2 million.

Material is arranged across three files: P143/1/2/36/1 relates to the Annie Maguire case, P143/1/2/36/2 relates to the Birmingham 6 and the Guildford Four cases and P143/1/2/36/3 consists of related cuttings.

[Archivist's note 1: It is unclear how much involvement Mary Robinson had in these cases apart from giving legal opinion on Annie Maguire case, giving interviews on behalf of the Birmingham 6 and chairing public events. It is clear she followed the cases closely.

Note 2: Regina in Law means Queen and represents UK Crown or State in case].

New copy of birth certificate issued in pursuance of the Births and Death Registration Acts 1863 to 1972 in the name of Denis John Birmingham Kirwan, born 4 January 1925 at 5 Mount Street Crescent, Dublin.

Birthday card sent to Canon Hayes on 13 September 1956 in advance of his 69th birthday on 11 November.

Black and white photograph of man cycling down a country lane in Ireland, inscribed on the back "Happy Birthday Joe, from Terry, Shannon, Ali and Rob - remember the Atomic Theory".

Typescript of play, 'Birthright' by T.C. Murray. Manuscript cover note states 'Uncut Version'.