Administration with the Will annexed to James Hardiman, deceased, 9 February 1910, and papers relating to his burial plot in Glasnevin Cemetery.
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Material relating to the commissioning and publication of J M Synge's 'The Aran Islands' by Penguin Classics. Tim Robinson wrote an introduction and notes on the piece.
Correspondence and enclosures between Professor James P Murray, Professor of Radiology at UCG and Tim Robinson on the subject of Lady Dudley's Nursing Scheme.
Professor Murray writes seeking sources as part of his research in compiling a history of medicine in Galway. Enclosures include the 1971 Annual Report of the scheme, press cuttings. Letters include information on Dr Stoney - doctor on Inis Mór in 1880s, nurses in the Recess and Roundstone districts in 1904, and anecdotes.
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Copy of a handwritten letter to Anthony Farrell of Lilliput Press from Robinson, in which he mentions he encloses the disc of 'Connemara After the Famine', and notes the work remaining on the edits. Also enclosed is a page that has traced the page size of the book.
Printed copy of a letter to Professor J C C Mays from Robinson, in which he asks for his help in identifying a verse with 'a Coleridge echo' quoted by Colville Scott in his diary.
PP120/3/32 (4) articulars of the sale of the estate of Thomas Francis Eastwood of lands in Adrigoole, 1862, from the Kilmurvey House Papers, and a photocopy of an etching associated with this estate. Photocopied article 'An Early Medieval broken-dogwhelk midden at Culfin, Connemara' by Emily Murray, Michael Gibbons and Finbar McCormick, with cover note from Michael Gibbons, 2011. Two cuttings/printed article about the passing of Yann Fouéré, 2011. Copy of Congested Districts Board Report on the Letterfrack Basket Industry, 30 September 1897, and a blank postcard with a photograph of the Letterfrack Factory. A press cutting from Irish Times from 9 January 2012 'Yann Fouéré/Seán Mauger, An Appreciation' by Maurice O'Scanaill. Material from Tullycross ICA project on the history of Ballynakill Parish, the subjects are local 20th century history (Marconi station, Renvyle House, the Cleggan disaster, a guild of Muintir na Tíre, the industrial school, the foundation of the local ICA. Notes on landowners including the Lydons of Derryinver, the Curleys of Tully Cross, the Nees of Cloonlaura. Interesting people connected with the parish - Alexander Nimmo, church history, local GAA history, local history of interest, 'An Interrupted Wedding', prehistoric and medieval remains. Leaflets and press cuttings relating to Kylemore gardens.
P120/3/32 (5) Press cuttings from Connacht Tribune and Irish Times between June 1988 and June 2007. Reporting on properties for sale in Connemara, an obituary of Graham Tulloch, a babies' cemetery in Letterfrack, and the work of Mary Salmon in having it recognised, an obituary of Derek Cooper. A sketched out family trees for Cleggan. Copy of an Index map of the Ballinakill Estate in Co Galway, possibly Robert Graham's estate. Series of press cuttings between 1984 and 2006, various reports on Letterfrack from the Irish Times and Connacht Tribune, reporting on apparitions and the industrial school. Outline of a paper prepared for a presentation at Letterfrack (30 October 1986) by Tony Varley entitled 'Rural Development and Combating Poverty', looking at self-help as a means of mitigating disadvantage, likely obstacles and opportunities, and outlining some questions for workshops. Notice for the sale of the estate of Samuel Freyer, and a biography of Sir Peter Johnston Freyer. File containing posters for events occuring for Connemara Sea Week 2008.
File of letters of appreciation to Tim Robinson on his map of the Burren, many from people who contributed to its creation.
Three letters from Elena Tornow complimenting the map, and commenting on the interaction between the preservation of archaeological features and local agriculture practices.
Handwritten letter from Helena Feighen to Robinson enquiring about the criteria Robinson used to differentiate between burial sites and clearance cairns on his 1977 Burren map, and a carbon copy of Robinson's reply.
Unsigned letter to Robinson from an Archaeology graduate seeking permission to redraw versions of Robinson's map for a study of ringfort distribution on the Burren. Copy reply from Robinson granting permission.
Copy letter from Robinson to the Commissioners of Irish Lights, seeking information on lighthouses at Lion Point, Killeen Point, Kiggaul Bay, Croaghnakeela Islands, Inishnee in Roundstone Bay, Slyne Head, Inishbofin, Inishlyon, and Cleggan Point. Response enclosing photocopies from the Admiralty List of Lights and a short history of Slyne Head (13 July 1987). A newspaper cutting from the Connacht Tribune, 31 April 1990 on the closing of the Slyne Head Lighthouse, with accompanying picture.
Correspondence from the Public Records Office in Kew enclosing information on the records available relating to shipwrecks, the operational records of the Royal Navy (1660-1914), and the records of HM Coastguard. Later correspondence between Tim Robinson and Frank [likely to be Francis Keaney] enclosing transcribed research from the PRO on the Royal Oak and shipwrecks taken from captain's logs (1989-1990).
A note from Bill Crowe of Zoology Department at UCG enclosing a handout for the Whit Weekend Sea Shore Ecology Course. Inserted list of animals and plants 'Liosta d'ainmhithe agus de phlandaí' in Irish, English and Latin. Accompanied by drawings of the shells and marine plants.
Brochure for Lá Fhéil Chiaráin, 9 Meán Fómhair 1980.