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Copy of "Take Notice of Trial", 09/03/1978; copies of Notice For Particulars, 10/03/1978; Particulars For "William Dundon, solicitor For The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson and Associates and John Paul and Company Limited" [March] 1978; draft typed document "Reply and Defence to Counter-Claim of First-Named Defendant" [March?] 1978; draft typed document "Defence and Counterclaim of Third Named Defendants" 16/03/1978.

Four attested copies of [Order to Proceed?], Supreme Court, before Chief Justice Mr Justice Hency, Mr Justice Griffin, Mr Justice Kenny, Mr Justice Parke, 25/01/1978; 4 copies of report [re appeal by defendants] "issued for the benefit of interested parties by the Supreme Court of the Judgement delivered by the Chief Justice..." 25/01/1978; typed drafts of Statement of Claim, [January?] 1978; typed draft of "Defence of second named Defendants delivered... January 1978"; typed draft of "Defence to Counter-Claim of First named Defendant delivered...1978"; typed draft of "Reply and Defence to Counter Claim of Third-named Defendant delivered...1978"; typed copy of reply delivered [?] 1978; typed document "General endorsement of Claim", n.d..

3 copies of bound documents labelled "Documents relating to the Supreme Court Appeal Against Injunction" with some notation.

Ringbound Book of Appeal in two parts: "…The Supreme Court between Francis X. Martin Plaintiff and The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson and Associates and John Paul and Company Limited Defendants…."; copy of same which may have been used at a later court appearance.

Material relating to the York Archaeological Trust sent to FX Martin, including flyers, newsletters, circulars and a typed document giving the background to the trust, 21/11/1977-11/1978; statement from National Museum of Ireland "...on the Dublin Excavations", 28/04/1978; draft public appeal written by Dr Anngret Simms, seeking subscriptions for the "Wood Quay Viking Fund" to help costs of case going to High Court and Supreme Court following injunction in November 1977, [1978?]; circular from Friends of Mediaeval Dublin, 05/09/1978.

Typed copy of judgement of Mr Justice Costello, 6 January 1978; 3 copies of Plenary Summons (Plaintiff: "Attorney General at the relation of Francis X. Martin", Defendants "The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson and Associates and John Paul and Company Limited"), 23 January 1978; draft plenary summons 23/01/1978 subsequently not used.

Folder labelled "An Taisce [The National Trust for Ireland] re Wood Quay". Material includes correspondence between FX Martin (FXM) and [Phyllis Clinch?], Hon Secretary Board of visitors of National Museum, 26/8/1977; memo from FXM re conference with Professor MJ O'Kelly of University College Cork, and Mr Anthony Cotter, associate partner of Sam Stephenson, architect, at site 31/08/1977; correspondence from An Taisce to Dublin Corporation 09/09/1977; copy of typed statement from William J Doran re guiding tours on the archaeological site 14/09/1977; Friends of Mediaeval Dublin group typed notes on the Archaeological remains which have been discovered (n.d.); letter from An Taisce to John Wilson, TD, Minister for Education, 23/09/1977; report of City Manager and Town Clerk to Lord Mayor and members of the Dublin City Council, n.d. [early 1978?]; An Taisce statement on Wood Quay 03/07/1978, and 06/10/1978 in relation to Labour party's proposal; letter from GF Mitchell, President of the Royal Irish Academy, to George Colley, TD, Tánaiste and Minister for Finance, 29/08/1978; cuttings and photocopies of cuttings 12/09/1977.

2 copies of a report by Dr Frank Roche, director of, Colin McIver Associates Limited "Exploratory Study of the Tourism Potential of Wood Quay", submitted to Irish Hotels Federation 12/1977 and used as exhibit in court 05/01/1978; 3 copies of a report by Dr Frank Roche and JA Murray of Colin McIver Associates Limited "Tourism and Archaeology: A Study of Wood Quay", commissioned by Dermot Walsh for The Irish Tourist Industry, 03/1978.

Material relating to the Labour Party's proposal for the Wood Quay site following the High Court decision, including press release 02/10/1978; document "The Labour Party's Proposal for Wood Quay", an artist’s impression of the proposal and some correspondence to Senator Mary Robinson as member of Labour 24/09/1978-06/10/1978.

Photocopies of reports, correspondence, biographies and legal documents (most likely brief for counsel), some with notations (28/02/1974-1978); drafts and handwritten notes on case, possibly Mary Robinson (MR)'s; copies of correspondence from Nicholas Robinson & Co solicitors to Chief State Solicitor, to J McCarthy, chairman, the commissioners of Public Works, Pascal Scanlan Principal Officer OPW, William Dundon Law Agent, and to Donal Barrington and MR as Special Counsel 13/01/1978-15/03/1978 (most of this material is duplicated elsewhere but notations may vary); includes copy of Consent under section 14 of National Monument Act, 1930, issued jointly by "Commissioners and the corporation" allowing National Museum to "remove part or wholly, to interfere with excavate and disturb the ground within..." section of site between 10/10/1978-09/12/1978, 10/10/1978

Archivist's Note: Much of this material was gathered, and/or photocopied in 1978 for use in the case. However, some of the material photocopied dates from earlier (1974-1978).