Correspondence between Mary Robinson (MR) and The General Council of the Bar of Ireland including meeting agendas, accounts and Honorary Secretary's report, circulars relating to subscriptions to the Law Library and to amendments to the Code of Conduct, appeals for contributions to the Benevolent Society of the Bar of Ireland, Law Library News newsletters, tables of Counsels' fees in relation to High Court matters, material relating to Group Income Protection Schemes, Professional Indemnity Insurance and Bar Retirement Pension Schemes, and material relating to the provision and development of library services. It also includes correspondence between MR and GD Doyle, secretary of the Professional Practices Committee in relation to her appearance on Today Tonight, RTÉ to discuss the Divorce referendum, and possible breaches of the Bar Council's ruling on appearances by barristers, 16/03-17/05/1982; direct correspondence from Norman Jones (Insurance and Financial Services) in relation to the Income Protection Scheme, and its cancellation upon MR taking role of President of Ireland (30/09/1986-24/04/1991) and from Miller (Ireland) Insurance Brokers Ltd. in relation to Professional Indemnity Insurance and the reduced rates available once MR took up office as President (12/03/1990-24/08/1992), and subsequently Coyle Hamilton Corporate Broking, for same (19/03/1993-03/05/1995) and in relation to the Fair Trade Commission report on Restrictive Practices in the Legal Profession (02-05/07/1990).
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Annual report 1989 and annual accounts 1988/1989 and the report of the Committee of the Benevolent Society of the Bar of Ireland, for year ending 31/10/2000 (which lists individual contributions by members).
Reports relating to The General Council of the Bar of Ireland including photocopy of handwritten and typed document on draft code of conduct for the Irish Bar, 198[3?]; The Secretary's Report 1987.
File includes notebook by Annie Ryan with notes and comments about a work in development, "Hotel O or ?". The Notebook includes notes on The Getaway, themes, concepts, ideas, etc. Also some typed notes by Ryan about the play in development.
Also includes typescript documents, headed "Metamorphosis" and which relate to notes, planning overview, and identity/themes of 'Metamorphosis' as a theme within the work of Corn Exchange.
File of correspondence and notes of Druid Theatre to others including Tom Cullivan, composer, discussing commissioning of music and score for Druid production of "The Glass Menagerie" written by Tennessee Williams. Includes correspondence between Jerome Hynes, Druid, and staff at Samuel French, Theatre Agent, detailing terms and conditions for rights and royalties relating to Druid's production of "The Glass Menagerie". Box-Office returns from the production also included. Letters also present between Jerome Hynes, Druid, and Steve Plant, discussing terms and work completed by Plant as part of the production.
File includes research material on the horse in pagan Ireland. Includes article entitled "The Celtic Iconography of the Horse, and Some Antecedents", sent to Rynne from Andy [ ], Dept of Geography, University of Glasgow (1975); Black and white photographs sourced from the British Museum of a wooden bucket with metal detail featuring image of a horse. Also includes other images on transparencies of horse figures in pagan Ireland.
Three letters, two from George Russell (AE) to Michael Rynne, discussing Rynne's contributions to The Irish Statesman, and states "I do not think any other writer in Ireland will anticipate what you say because I do not think any other writer has your knowledge." (8 Dec 1925). Also a MS letter from assistant editor of The Irish Statesman to Rynne, passing on comments from George Russell. Stamped envelopes included addressed to Rynne in Berlin and also at Strand House, Limerick.
Photocopied pages from a collection of manuscripts held by John Waddell of the Island and Coast Society of Ireland, established in 1833 to provide education to Protestant Children in remote parts of the coast and adjacent islands of Ireland. The photocopies mainly cover the years 1883 to 1928, and include press cuttings of their public appeals for funds, letters relating to Buildings being rented by the organisation in Kilronan, and photocopies of subscriptions received.
Photocopy of the Journal of George [Warren], a teacher based on the Aran Islands working on behalf of the Missionary Society for Islands and Coast of Ireland. The journal begins with a log for the winter 1854-1855, recording the portion of scripture read in school that day, and the number of pupils present each day. The rest of the journal is filled with diary entries that describe the author's visits in the community on religious matters, naming all the locals he spoke to in the course of his work. It is accompanied by a cover note to Robinson from John Waddell, dated 4 Jul 1986.
Details of Landmarks ordered by Guild for 1954; orders for February 1956 edition; orders as a result of circular to guilds in Dublin in March 1957
Manuscript material documenting the creation and publication of the second book in Tim Robinson's Connemara Trilogy, 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.