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).

File of 19th and 20th century Ordnance Survey maps of Aran. Although the items in this file are undated, it is probable these are the early building blocks of Robinson's 1975 map of the Aran Islands. The OS maps have been cut into fragments and heavily annotated, with the Irish language version of each placename written in, local features drawn, corrections and updates added, and some additional features hand-drawn using coloured ink.

There are 7 cut outs in total. Two from OS Map Sheet 110, one from Sheet 111, and four from Sheet 119. These are taken from the 1966 edition of the 6 inch OS map.

Also filed with these maps are photocopies from other reference maps, with annotations. These seem likely to have come later, when Robinson went on to update his mapping. One is a hand-drawn sketch on tracing paper entitled 'Aran areas of small fields 1cm²'.

6pp of Robinson's notes with calculations on the fields in Árainn, giving average perimeters, grids and calculations.

Four copies of sections of the 1839 OS map showing Baile na Sean.

Newspaper clipping dated 7 November 1992 of a 16th century map of Ireland by Paolo Forlani soon to be auctioned.

Sheets 113 and 122 from the Geological Survey of Ireland, showing the Aran Islands and Inisheer at the scale of one inch to a mile. (Published Oct 1862 and Mar 1869).

Sheet 113 of the OS 1 inch map of Aran Islands showing Inishmaan and Inishmore. Robinson's calculations drawn in pencil.

Typed draft of 'The Sound of the Past', which became part of the Preface of 'Listening to the Wind'. The draft is dated May 1998.

Typed outline of chapters for 'Connemara', with some handwritten notes. Dated 28 Jul 2004.

Typed draft of 'The Cold of Charity'. Dated 25 Nov 2004.

Typed draft entitled 'Ballinaboy', undated.

Two typed drafts of the table of contents, and of the following chapters:

Five typed drafts with handwritten edits of the Preface (the last draft is dated July 2005); four typed drafts of 'Scailp' (5 Mar 2003-30 Apr 2003); 'To the Dead Man's Grave' (13 Mar 2003); 'To the Halfway House' (13 Mar 2003); four typed drafts with handwritten edits of 'Superincumbent Intellect' (Mar 2003-1 Apr 2003); 'Errisbeg', which became 'Climbing Errisbeg' in the published version (18 Apr 2003); 'Murvey, with a note on Costa del Sod' (undated); 'Ogygia Lost' (Oct 2003); 'Summer Holiday Island', which became 'Holiday Island' in the published version (10 Jul 2004); 'The Neighbourhood' which was not in the published version (2 May 2004).

Four drafts of 'Famine' which became 'The Cold of Charity' in the published version (the latter two drafts are dated Oct 2004); 'Addendum: The Life and Death of a Robinson', part of 'The Robinson Era' in the published version (Jul 2004); four drafts of 'Inis Ní', which became 'Inis Ní in Winter' in the published version (12 Dec 2003-22 Feb 2004); two drafts of 'Cashel' which became 'Tales to Lengthen the Road' in the published version (the 2nd draft is dated 4 Mar 2004); '[Roundstone History]' which became 'Smugglers and Asylum Seekers' in the published version (undated); 'Crossing the Bog', which was later integrated into the chapter 'Scailp' (undated); 'Slime' which does not appear to have been included in the published version, but tells of the discovery of a slime mould by a visit to Connemara of the Mires Research Group in 1997; draft Bibliography (undated).

Photocopy of a typed draft of the Preface 'Timescape with Signpost' with handwritten annotations. Fragment typed drafts of the following chapters of what became Part I South: 'The Architecture of Destruction', 'An 'Agrarian Outrage', and 'Fear of Falling, Fear of Failing'. Fragment typed drafts of the following chapters of what became Part III North: 'Poets on the Shore', 'On the Shores of the Past', 'Writing on the Beach', 'Man of Aran', 'Looking into Other Lives', 'The Step', and 'Sailing on a Stone'.

Early typescript draft of Part 1, Discussion, of 'Mementos of Mortality', with spelling and grammar errors corrected in ink.

Two pages of handwritten notes, with a peano line drawn on the back.

Early typescript draft of 'Mementos of Mortality', excluding photographs. Spellings errors and grammar corrected in ink. A handwritten note on the cover indicates it was intended to be sent to a proofreader. "Please return to us later on. TR".

Typed draft of "Person/Place/Book, Synge's The Aran Islands" with handwritten notes and annotations.

Letter from Dennis J Hannan to Robinson enclosing a photocopied map marking his property, Newtown. (14 Jun 1984) 2pp;

Handwritten letter from D F O'Loghlin to Robinson with information about Corkscrew Hill and Spectacle Bridge, both of which were surveyed and built by his grand uncle Michael O'Loghlin. Carbon copy reply from Robinson. (10 - 18 February 1986) 2pp;

Set of index cards detailing some of the local features of the townland of Eanach Mheáin [Annaghvaan Island]. Christopher St. George was the main lessor at the time of Griffith's Valuation, and had seaweed. Notes from MacGiollarnáth. Brief descriptions of Comus Salmon Holdings, An Laighean, An Scailp Mór, Sconsa an Daingin, Lathaigh Ghiolca, Tobar Cuan Dubh, Carraig Bhuí, Céibh Eanach Mheáin, An Tamhnach, Inis Loiscthe, An Crompán Mór, An Claí Bréan, Cor na dTrachta, Tamhnach Luachra, Cora an Daingin, Crompán Airíocht, Seonsa an Daingin, and Tithe Saoire na n-Oileán. P. Ó'Máille of Inis Loiscthe and Seán Ó'Clochartaigh are credited as being local sources of information.