Material in this file consists of correspondence and circulars including circular from Associates of the Friends of Mediaeval Dublin in relation to a trip to London and York, n.d.; correspondence from FX Martin (FXM) to Mary Robinson (MR) including copy of letter composed to Taoiseach Charles Haughey in response to his reply to Mathew Byrne (see P143/1/2/9/5/3), 03/02-02/03/1980; letter to the Editor, Irish Times Newspaper, from MR as Senator with update on continuing saga of Wood Quay as it related to the adequacy of the parliamentary system and relations between elected representatives and civil servants and with Motion for City Council enclosed 04/02/1980; letter from Stephan Tschudi-Madsen, Oslo, to FXM in relation to a parliamentary group, the Committee of Environment's planned visit to Ireland and his hope that Wood Quay would be part of their programme, 18/02/1980; photocopy of letter from Richie Ryan to FXM in relation to petitioning parliament 18/02/1980; letter from Jakob Aano, chairman of the Sub-committee on the architectural and artistic Heritage if Europe to Hans J. de Koster, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg, stating concern for the future of Wood Quay in Dublin, 22/02/1980; circular to each member of Dublin City Council relating to a motion being added to the agenda directing City Manager to enter into new joint consent with the Commissioners of Public Works 22/02/1980; correspondence from Marianne Mossinge-Norheim, lecturer at University of Linköping, Sweden to FXM with copies of letters to Taoiseach Charles Haughey from her and from Gustaf Trotzig, Chairman Swedish Archaeological Society 29/02-03/03/1980; photocopy of newspaper cutting relating to man exhibiting case full of Norse artefacts which allegedly had been found in a rubbish dump brought there by Dublin Corporation from the Wood Quay site, 21/01/1980; correspondence from Dr Anngret Simms to MR in relation to German President coming on visit to Dublin 14/03/1980; affidavit to High Court from James Lynch, assistant Chief State Solicitor, 31/03/1980; article in An Taisce Journal Nov 1979-Jan 1980 by Consuelo O'Connor "The National Museum in the 80's" with notation in pencil "confirmed on phone (to FXM) 02/03/1980"; draft motion for City Council 03/03/1980 signed by MR, Dan Browne, Pat Carroll and Mary Freehill; press statement from Minister for Finance, Mr Michael O'Kennedy, TD, announcing extension of two months from expiry date of 31/03/1980 granted to National Museum of Ireland to enable excavation at Wood Quay to be completed, 21/03/1980.

Material in this file consists of correspondence from FX Martin to Mary Robinson (MR) 07-22/01/1980 relating to important discoveries during excavations, photocopy of letter from Dr Anngret Simms to Charles Haughey, Taoiseach Designé, including newspaper cutting from Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and translation 08/12/1979-25/01/1980; correspondence between Nicholas Robinson & Company and William Dundon, Law agent, Dublin Corporation 11-30/01/1980; handwritten notes of MR and others including on how to argue case; letter from Bride [Rosney] to MR in relation to questions for Counsellors to ask during a site visit to Wood Quay, n.d.; correspondence between MR as Senator and Dr Breandán O'Riordan (BOR), Director, National Museum of Ireland (NMI), 22-23/01/1980; photocopy of letter from Private Secretary to the Taoiseach and Mr Mathew Byrne in relation to Government making more funds available for further excavation 25/01/1979; letter from Dr Anngret [and David?] Simms congratulating MR on a Supreme Court victory in relation to a separate unmentioned case and in relation to the new director of NMI BOR's attitude to the Wood Quay site 26-29/01/1980.

Material in this file was labelled "For Donal Barrington SC... brief for counsel". It includes correspondence (and photocopies of same) between Nicholas Robinson (NR) and Louis J. Dockery, Chief State Solicitor 30/01/-09/03/1979; copies of FX Martin's statement to press 07/03/1979; photocopy of newspaper cutting of letter to Irish Times relating to Wood Quay 25/04/1979; copy of typed list of "instances of bulldozing and removal of archaeological deposits without archaeological supervision" 1979; Barrington's opinion on motion tabled pursuant to section 4 of the City and County Amendment act 1955, 07/07/1979; correspondence from NR to T.C. Smyth, SC 26/07/1979; correspondence from William Dundon, Law Agent, Dublin Corporation including copy of issue paper 11/01/1980; copy of reply and defence to counter-claim of first-named defendant (The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, Stephenson & Associates and John Paul and Company Limited) 03/1978; transcript of judgement of Justice Hamilton June/July 1978; photocopy of typed document "Chronology of Wood Quay, Prepared by Richard Howarth", 197[7?]; photocopy of typed judgement of Supreme Court in Tormey v Commissioners For Public Works 21/12/1972; 5 B&W photographs of supporting wall at Wood Quay site, labelled "WM I"- "WM 5"and given page numbers 139-143; handwritten notes of Mary Robinson and others including on how to argue case; typed and stapled document labelled "Authority For The Excavations And Correspondence with Commissioners and Law Agent", 08/06/1978; photocopy of letter from Principal Officer to The Secretary, Department of Education, Dublin 1 [Dept of Education were possibly funding National Museum of Ireland], 08/09/1978; letter from Deputy City Manager to The Right Honourable Lord Mayor, Councillor Michael Collins 20/09/1977 re contract with contractors which included clause allowing any reasonable facility to inspect, record, and recover material..."; photocopy of extract of contract ([with building contractors?], 21/10/1977 including notation.

Material in this file consists of copies of legal court documents in High Court case of "The Attorney General at the relation of FX Martin, plaintiff and the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin and the Commissioners of Public works in Ireland, Defendants" including signed affidavits and exhibits from Philip Sheil, E.M. O'Beirne and Nicholas Robinson, 17/01/1980.

Save Wood Quay Campaign 1980

[Archivist's Note: photocopies of some reports and correspondence are duplicated across this subsubsubseries as they were being used for research purposes, as part of briefs for counsel and/or as exhibits in court.]

Photocopies of correspondence 22/11/1969-09/03/1979, several books of pleadings covers and indices with some notation, a Parliament Barristers notebook marked "NK Robinson Wood Quay 2" with handwritten notes and other loose documents [duplicates of documents from the book of pleadings/book of appeal?]. Material also includes press release from Friends of Medieval Dublin 30/01/1978.

Photocopies with notation and duplicates of legal documents most likely for use in appeal including notice of motion and court order 28/11/1977; typed list of experts and statement signed by most of them recommending every possible effort be made for fullest scientific archaeological excavation of what remains on site, 08/05/1978; motion for interlocutory injunction 14/12/1977; Supreme Court order 25/01/1978; Extracts from minutes of the National Monuments Advisory Council and its standing committee 28/11/1977-06/02/1978; High Court order 11/07/1978; "Consent under the National Monuments Act", legal document issued by Commissioners of Public Works and Dublin Corporation 02/08/1978; affidavit of FX Martin 100/1/1979; affidavit of Philip Sheil (solicitor of William Dundon), of Charles Harry Clifton, representative of Donal Keogan Associates Consulting engineers, of George Hegarty, Principal Officer of Development Department, 12/01/1979 and of Joseph Raftery, Director of National Museum of Ireland, 19/01/1979; typed document (photocopy) listing instances "of bulldozing and removal of archaeological deposits without archaeological supervision since consent of 29th August 1978"; court order High Court 01/02/1979; typed photocopies of judgement delivered 07/03/1979 by Chief Justice O'Higgins, Supreme Court, one of which was annotated; Supreme Court order 07/03/1979; photocopy of typed statement by FX Martin re taking next step and applying to European Commission of Human Rights, 11/03/1979.

Copy of Book of Appeal "1979 No 133P The Supreme Court The Attorney General at the relation of Francis X Martin plaintiff, and The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin and the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland, Defendants" Book 1, Book 2A, Book 2B; Book of Appeal (not copy) Book 3.

Brief for Counsel (DB, SC, T.C. Smyth, SC & MR B.L.) and background material on case including drafts and photocopies of court documents such as affidavits, plenary summons, notices of motion, exhibits referred to in affidavits, and other contents of book of pleadings along with notes from Mary Robinson. Material includes typed opinion of Counsel Donal Barrington 23,30/01/1979; index of book of pleadings; affidavit of Professor Reginald W Kirwan, 09/01/1979 with notation; photocopy of typed names and addresses of standing committee of National Monuments Advisory Council; photocopies of typed defence of defendants and replies to defence which were delivered by Nicholas Robinson, 14-20/2/1979; notice of appeal, 21/02/1979; photocopy of typed letter from Principal Officer to Dr AT Lucas, Director of NMI 16/05/1973; photocopies of correspondence between NR & Co and Louis Dockery, Chief State Solicitor 09/01-22/02/1979, Dr George Eogan, Chairman National Monuments Advisory Council 23-25/01/1979, Philip Sheil and William Dundon, Law Department, Dublin Corporation 23/01-28/02/1979, Dr Peter McCabe, McCabe Delaney & Associates 01/02/1979; poster (black type on yellow background) for organ music and bell ringing event, Christ Church Cathedral, 16/02/1979, issued by Friends of Medieval Dublin including view of Cathedral taken from across Wood Quay, which would disappear once civic offices built.

Folder labelled "Brief for Counsel (6) Documents Discovered from 1st Defendants [NB + duplication]" including correspondence 1974-1976 between Dublin Corporation and the National Museum of Ireland (NMI) under director AT Lucas, photocopies of reports for the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and members of Dublin City Council 1951-1975, photocopy of letter from David Greene, President of the Royal Irish Academy to M Macken, City Manager asking for full investigation into Civic Offices site 09/1974 and photocopy of typed minutes of meeting between NMI and Architects re Archaeological implications of Civic Offices project, 13/05/1974; report "Exploratory Study of the Tourism Potential of Wood Quay", Colin McIver Associates Ltd, Dec 1977; folder labelled "AG (FX Martin) v Dublin Cor[?] 1979 Precedents for 1979 injunction.