Sub-series 7 - Roundstone Material

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UGA P120/3/7/7

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Roundstone Material

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  • 1983-1996

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Collection of postcards, Christmas cards, letters, and ephemera relating to Roundstone.

Two letters to Tim from John Fraser (2 Oct 1982 and undated). Personal letters updating Tim on his academic appointments.

Three letters to Tim from Dominick (11 Sep 1983 - 4 Nov 1983). Personal letters that discuss a move to Lincoln.

File of love letters from Máiréad to Tim (2 Jan 1984 - 30 Mar 1984).

Letter to Tim from Ken [ ] (19 Jan 1984). Personal.

Personal letters to Tim from his father Frank (c. Feb 1984).

Undated letter to Tim and Máiréad in Irish from [Conula ]. Very personal letters (undated) between Máiréad, and a couple Denise and Peter [Joseph]. They write to her separately. Both are suffering mental health issues (very personal, restrict).

Undated letter to Tim and Máiréad from Justin [ ]. A personal (but important) letter to Tim from his cartographer for the South Connemara map (there must be related correspondence earlier). He finds living in Connemara very difficult, and advises of his decision to complete the cartography work from Dublin at a reduced rate.

Small file of postcards and notes, mostly undated.

Folder 2
Collection of postcards, Christmas cards, letters, and ephemera relating to Roundstone. (1996). Architectural drawings of Nimmo Cottage.

Printed photograph (black and white) of a train on a viaduct bridge (note on back that says Frank's Ribble Head Viaduct).

3 cards from Amanda Stein (undated). 3 postcards from Simon and Erica, and 2 letters (1996-1998).

Copy letter from Tim to Steve and Pam (27 Jan 1997), describing the knitwear factory they are currently staying in, and work on the placename archive.

A letter and two postcards to Tim from Diarmuid Breathnach in Irish, congratulating Tim on his honorary doctorate, and enclosing a photocopied newspaper obituary of Connie Ruan, the set dancer. (Jul 1997 - Jan 1998).

Copy letter from Tim to Dr Philip (Robinson), enclosing a poem.

Letter to Tim and Máiréad from Sibéal and Séamy. (18 Aug 1997).

Collection of postcards from different correspondents.

Folder 3:
Brochures and invites to local art exhibitions and launches.

Correspondence (1980's) not well organised. Desmond Fennell, Prof John Fraser, and others. Personal, not well organised. Photographs.

Project outlines relating to the West Hampstead Action Committee.

Press cutting from An Irishwoman's Diary about Joss Lynam, climbing a mountain in Limerick.

Folder 4:
Newspaper clippings and invitations, late 1990s. Correspondence from Steve Connolly, including scanned photographs of them together (1999). Correspondence from Peter Joseph. Christmas cards and postcards, not organised folder.

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      Dates of creation revision deletion

      14/01/2017
      29/07/2025

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