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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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..

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.

Folder labelled "Case for Counsel to direct proofs", includes cover letter from Nicholas Robinson to Donal Barrington SC, 12/04/1978 and enclosed documentation for counsel, marked A - D, and consisting of copies of legal documentation and correspondence from earlier in FX Martin's court case; typed copy of Reply to Notice for Further Particulars 21/04/1978; Notice to Produce, 28/04/1978.

Copy of Justice d'Arcy's order that plaintiff [FX Martin] or his nominees be at liberty to inspect the site at Wood Quay, 17/05/1978; Several books of Pleadings [May/June?] 1978.

Folder labelled "Folder 'B' Documents" including copies of documents from Supreme Court appeal January 1978, and earlier injunctions and a large envelope labelled "original exhibits" including coloured plan of site. It also includes correspondence 26/01/1978-13/06/1978 between Nicholas Robinson (NR) and various parties including J McCarthy, Chairman, the Commissioners of Public Works; Pascal Scanlan, Principal Officer, National Parks and Monuments Branch, OPW and William Dundon, Law Agent, Dublin Corporation and a Statutory Declaration of Edmond Buckmaster on 27 June 2023, that he attended the Wood Quay Site with NR on 23 June, took photographs and handed all negatives and prints to NR, and that no other copies exist.