Handwritten notes planning the Ballynahinch chapters, and including research notes on the Martin Family.

Drafts of 'Ballynahinch: The Hotel', which became 'The Demesne' in the final published version (16 Jan 2004); 'Ballynahinch: the Island' (undated); 'Ballynahinch: The House/The Martins' which was integrated into 'The Island' in the published version (31 Dec 2004); 'Ballynahinch: The Reckoning' (Feb 2005); 'The Merry Monarchs' about the Berridge Family, which became 'The Sportsmen' in the published version (undated); and a note from Simon in Ballynahinch Castle enclosing a photocopied map of the Ballynahinch catchment area (undated).

Handwritten notes and early typed drafts of the following chapters, includes some feedback from contemporaries, where indicated.

'Sworn to the Tower', with a note from Robinson to Liam Mac an Iomaire requesting that he proof read a piece of Irish, with response on the back. (Undated)

'Maidenhair', a letter to Robinson signed Michael [ ] from the Department of Botany at UCG with feedback on the chapter. (16 May 1993)

'Sermons in Stones'; 'Discrepencies'; 'Dwelling' and 'Iaráirne' (amalgamated in to one chapter before publication); 'Tales from the Hill.

'The Invisible Tower' (1991), with a handwritten letter to Robinson from Con [Manning] of the OPW. Manning has read one of the drafts and includes some notes about Cill Éinne, Franciscan brothers brewing ale, a note about round towers, a note on a legend in Clonmacnoise, and Mael Sechnaill, notes are incorporated in the chapter.

'Origin and Vanishing Point' with notes on St Enda; 'Dark Angel'; 'Mementos of Mortality'; 'Sometime Places' with notes on An Turlach Mor and the Committee Road; 'Development' with notes on Cill Ronain; 'Statistic and Sentimental Tourists'; 'An Ear to the Coffin' with notes on the Protestant Church of St Thomas; 'Climbing the Hill'; 'Backwaters'; 'Mainistir'; 'Among the Thorns'; 'The Fitzpatricks'; 'Gold and Water'; 'Lights in the Darkness' under the working titles of Ancient Lights, and Lights on a Hilltop; Notes on Dun Eocha; 'Evelyn's Shop'; Draft pieces on Eochaill Church (that led to the chapter "Locus Terribilis");'A Fool and his Gold'; 'In Search of Wasted Time'; 'The Four Beauties'; 'In the bed of Diarmuid and Gráinne'; 'Modalities of Roughness'. The file for 'Modalities of Roughness' includes a note from Paul Mohr on the source of the term 'Asbian'.

'The Blood of the Heart', includes photocopied annotated OS maps, and an index card on Buaile an Challa.

Handwritten notes on the famine in Aran, and a typed draft of 'Dark Harvest', the chapter that became 'Black Harvest' in the published book. Draft of 'Spuds'.

Handwritten notes and early typed drafts of the following chapters.

Early drafts of Part 2, Residence, and the following chapters from Part 3, West.

'The Boundary' (becomes 'On the Boundary' in a later draft)' 'Village of Women' (later 'The Village of Contented Women'; 'Storm Driven Male'; 'The Shining Ways'; 'Moongrazing'; three drafts of 'The Clock' (the first draft carries the working title 'The Spiral').

A fax to Tim Robinson from Roddy McCaffrey (14 Sep 1994) enclosing comments on a description of Kilmurvey House.

Notes and a drafted piece of writing on storms and storm worship, and drafted pieces of writing that were integrated into the chapter 'Going to Cill Mhuirbhigh'. These cover Kilmurvey House, na muirbhigh mora, and cnocán na mban. Three typed drafts of 'Going to Cill Mhuirbhigh', the second draft with handwritten edits.

Notes and typed draft piece on Teampall MacDuach, later integrated into the chapter 'Ancient Histories', and two typed drafts of that chapter, one labelled "unfinished version".

Five typed drafts of 'The Ferocious O'Flahertys', with handwritten edits throughout, dated Autumn 1994 and February 1995.

Five typed drafts of 'The Big House', one with corrections written in by Liam Mac an Iomaire.

A handwritten and typed draft of 'Dún Aonghusa Revisited', with a note from Claire [ ] from the Discovery Programme advising she will send further information on Dún Aonghusa.

Typed notes on bullan mhaoilabhair / mhaolodhair, which were later integrated into the chapter 'Clochán', and a typed early draft of that chapter, with the working title 'Clochán na Carraige'.

Handwritten and typed notes, later integrated into the chapter 'Seven Churches and a Factory', and two annotated typed drafts of same.

Draft notes on Clochán an Airgid and Bullan na Caillí, later integrated into the chapter 'Looking Out of Aran'.

Handwritten notes and two typed drafts of the postscript 'The Lesser Aran'.

Handwritten essay 'Islands and Images', which became the first chapter of 'Setting Foot on the Shores of Connemara & Other Writings'.

Handwritten and illustrated notes on Christian myth; handwritten draft of 'The River' (pagination is slightly out of sequence with two drafts in different coloured inks, have left as per original order); 'Telling the Tale'; Handwritten works in progress titled 'University', 'Bullán'.

Newspaper clippings, print-outs and handwritten notes of reference material, all subjects that are written about in 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.

The subjects covered include: the tectonic model for South Mayo, standing stones in Ireland, the Thomson family (who owned the Cushkillary estate during the Famine years), Salrock (cross-references Field Notebook E), Marconi, Bina McLoughlin, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the time he spent in Ireland in 1910 when he came to visit William Eccles, the evidence of Mrs Caroline Blake given to the Special Commission of 1888, Ballynakill Monastery, Robert Isaac Wilbeforce, history of Kylemore Castle and Abbey, three verses from Liam Mac Con Iomaire titled 'An Captaen Ó Máille', a postcard from Sheila Mulloy about Captain O'Malley, notes from the diaries of John Bright, notes from the 3rd interim report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse 2003, the Blakes of Renvyle, quakers, High Island (history of ownership), Omey (notes on flora and fauna), and Mannin Bay.

Also in this folder and handwritten notes on 'Irishness', including scribbled quotations from books, and page reference numbers. The notes are attributed on their original folder to the year 1998. Finally, drafts and final version of a book review of Andrew McNeillie's book 'An Aran Keening', and a newspaper cutting of the review which was published in The Irish Times on 10 March 2001. Robinson's title for the review was 'As in a Sea Parenthesis', however the published version ran with the title 'Faithful for life unto Aran'.

Original folder entitled 'Old Maths and Impossible Object'. It includes notes and calculations by Tim from the 1960's/70's, and includes an art piece entitled 'Four-Colour Theorem', an interactive piece containing around 150 elements, which can be arranged by the spectator. The piece was created under the name Timothy Drever, and in its overview, Robinson refers to landscape. Also included are 2 drawings of an impossible object. Correspondence between Tim and his father Frank, with magic square puzzles that Tim devised for Frank, letters back and forth. These enclose newspaper clippings on cryptography. Maths teaching notes from 1966 - elementary proof of Morley's Theorem. Some notes on Tetrahedrally inclined waves, and a newspaper clipping from 1994 reporting on the Weaire-Phelan Structure. (1966-1994)

Working drafts, from handwritten, to annotated typed versions of a short piece entitled 'Geometer', written by Tim in 1996. The piece reflects on his final summer working as an artist in London, and an experience he had with caterpillars.

Two pieces regarding artists work in Roundstone (Lol Hardiman, Cyril O'Flaherty, and Chris Agee). These documents may not be connected, unclear where their provenance is. 2004/05.

Editor's copy of 'Stones of Aran Labyrinth', with corrections and handwritten edits. Various chapters are dated October 1994 and February 1995.

All chapters, except for 'A Poet and his Village' are included.