Two photocopies of a letter from the Roundstone Relief Committee office, dated 1847, encloses list of subscribers to the Roundstone Relief Committee for the Parish of Moyrus. Provenance is unclear (based on the stamp, it is likely these are reprographic copies from NLI).

Typed fair copy of the manuscript for 'A Little Gaelic Kingdom'. In the title sheet, Robinson has called it 'Connemara 2', indicating its place as the 2nd part of the Connemara trilogy, despite being the last book in the series to be published.

File of photocopies of the following articles:

'Brief description of the Coast in the vicinity of Kilkee, Co. of Clare' by George V De Noyer (published 1846);

'Evidence for the Burren's forest cover' by Keith Crabtree (from Archaeological Aspects of Woodland Ecology, published 1982);

'Farming and Woodland Dynamics in Ireland during the Neolithic' by Michael O'Connell and Karen Molloy (published 2001);

'The Devensian/Weichselian late-glacial in northwest Europe (Ireland, Britain, north Belgium, The Netherlands, northwest German)' by Walker, Bohncke, Coope, O'Connell, Usinger and Verbruggen (published 1994);

'Late glacial vegetation and environment in Ireland: First results from four western sites' by Andrieu, Huang, O'Connell and Paus (published 1993);

'Evaluation of land surfaces cleared from forests in the Roman Iron Age and the time of migrating Germanic tribes based on regional pollen diagrams' by Michael O'Connell (published 1994);

'The nature of the vegetational changes at about 5,000 B.P. with particular reference to the elm decline: fresh evidence from Connemara, western Ireland' by Karen Molloy and Michael O'Connell (published 1987);

Fragment of a pollen chart from Connemara National Park (1984-5);

'Pre-Glacial evolution of limestone terrains in Ireland' by G F Mitchell (published 1985);

'Palaeoecological investigations towards the reconstruction of woodland and land-use history at Lough Sheeauns, Connemara, western Ireland' by Karen Molloy and Michael O'Connell (published 1990);

'Early land use and vegetation history at Derryinver Hill, Renvyle Peninsula, Co Galway, Ireland' by Karen Molloy and Michael O'Connell (published 1993);

'Palaeoecological investigations towards the reconstruction of the post-glacial environment at Lough Doo, County Mayo, Ireland' by Michael O'Connell and Frazer J C Mitchell (published 1987);

'The earliest agriculture in Ireland - new evidence from Connemara' by Michael O'Connell (undated);

Illustrations from an article by Michael O'Connell and Karen Molloy showing pollen curves from the late Atlantic to early Medieval periods.

Abstract of a study by Helena Feaghan to investigate the exploitation of natural resources in the Burren during the prehistoric and early historic period.

Abstract of an article by W A Watts on palynology in the Burren.

'History of vegetation and land use from 3200 B.P. to the present in the north-west Burren, a karstic region of western Ireland' by Ljubica Jelicic and Michael O'Connell (published 1992).

'Ancient Sea Margins in the Counties Clare and Galway' by G Henry Kinahan (published 1866);

'Limestone Pavements with special reference to Western Ireland' by Paul W Williams (published 1966);

'The enclosed depression of Carran, county Clare' by M M Sweeting (published 1953), with reprographics slip from UCG Library;

'Topography of Thomond' by James Frost (published 1893);

'The landforms of north-west county Clare, Ireland' by M M Sweeting (published 1955).

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Review in 2030.

A typed transcription of Thomas Colville Scott's diary, with Robinson's edits and corrections to spellings and syntax handwritten in.

Two letters from Henry L Williams, Librarian at Moravian College, Pennsylvania to Robinson on the subject of the former Moravian Chapel at Crossard. He encloses photocopies of the printed accounts of the church of which he is aware. (4 Jan - 12 Oct 1976) 12pp;

Handwritten letter from Déaglán Ó Céilleachair to Robinson thanking him for passing on information on the Moravian Church (5 Feb [ ] ) 2pp;

Robinson's handwritten notes on Churches, arranged into 3 columns that give the name of the church, referenced against T J Westropp, and the era of the church. 13pp;

Photocopied articles:

'Identification of "The Ascetic's Church" Leana, Co Clare' from Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland' (published 1897) 3pp;

'Prehistoric and Early Christian Ireland, a guide, Clare' by Estyn Evans (published 1966) 5pp.

In some instances these folders include material that relates to other topics. They have been left in their original order. The "related material" field will represent many of these links to other parts of the archive.

Newspaper clippings, print-outs and handwritten notes of reference material, all subjects that are written about in 'The Last Pool of Darkness'.

The subjects covered include: the tectonic model for South Mayo, standing stones in Ireland, the Thomson family (who owned the Cushkillary estate during the Famine years), Salrock (cross-references Field Notebook E), Marconi, Bina McLoughlin, the philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein and the time he spent in Ireland in 1910 when he came to visit William Eccles, the evidence of Mrs Caroline Blake given to the Special Commission of 1888, Ballynakill Monastery, Robert Isaac Wilbeforce, history of Kylemore Castle and Abbey, three verses from Liam Mac Con Iomaire titled 'An Captaen Ó Máille', a postcard from Sheila Mulloy about Captain O'Malley, notes from the diaries of John Bright, notes from the 3rd interim report of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse 2003, the Blakes of Renvyle, quakers, High Island (history of ownership), Omey (notes on flora and fauna), and Mannin Bay.

Handwritten essay 'Islands and Images', which became the first chapter of 'Setting Foot on the Shores of Connemara & Other Writings'.

Handwritten notes planning the Ballynahinch chapters, and including research notes on the Martin Family.

Drafts of 'Ballynahinch: The Hotel', which became 'The Demesne' in the final published version (16 Jan 2004); 'Ballynahinch: the Island' (undated); 'Ballynahinch: The House/The Martins' which was integrated into 'The Island' in the published version (31 Dec 2004); 'Ballynahinch: The Reckoning' (Feb 2005); 'The Merry Monarchs' about the Berridge Family, which became 'The Sportsmen' in the published version (undated); and a note from Simon in Ballynahinch Castle enclosing a photocopied map of the Ballynahinch catchment area (undated).