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).

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.

Reference material, most forwarded on from Professor Paul Mohr, Geology Department at UCG and containing some cover notes from him:

List of regional events taking place in Connacht for Irish Geology Week, September 1988;

A list of abstracts from a Connemara discussion meeting at the Department of Geology in the University of Glasgow, November 1988;

'A deep seismic reflection transect across the Irish Caledonides', S L Klemperer, P D Ryan and D B Snyder (1991);

'Drumlins and the Veichsel Glaciation of Connemara', Antony R Orme (1967);

'Major southward thrusting of the Dalradian rocks of Connemara, western Ireland', Bernard Leake, P W Geoff Tanner, and D Singh (1983);

'Report on a discussion meeting on the geology of Connemara, Western Ireland', P Mohr and M Feely;

'The metagabbros, orthogneisses and paragneisses of the Connemara complex, western Ireland' BE Leake (1989);

'Tectomnically reset RB-Sr system duringLate Ordovician terrane assembly in lapetus, western Ireland', P S Kennan, F C Murphy (1987);

'Strike-slip terranes and a model for the evolution of the British and Irish Caledonides', Donald H W Hutton (1987);

'Stratigraphy, structure and metamorphism of Dalradian rocks of the Maumturk Moutains, Connemara, Ireland', by Michael Edward Badley (1976);

'A summary geological history of Connemara' from Mrs O'Tool, Seals Rock Hotel;

'Tertiary Delerite intrusions of west-central Ireland' by Paul Mohr (1982);

'An outline of the geomorphology of Murrisk and North-West Galway', J F Dewey and W S McKerrow;

'Geosyncline-Margin Sedimentary Rocks in Silurian of West Connacht, Ireland', David J W Piper;

'The Wenlock sediments of north-west Galway, Ireland' (1970);

'Llanvrin stratigraphy of the Galway-Mayo border area, western Ireland', J B Archer;

'Does the Variscan front in Ireland follow a destral shear zone?', M D Max and J P Lefort (1984);

Map entitled 'Geology of Errismore',

The Geological Survey of Ireland, 'Mineral Exploration and Development in Ireland', 1981.

'Irish Hill Days' by Alan F. Airey;

'Frost and Fire, Natural Engines, Tool-Marks and chips';

'The Intellectual Observer Review of Natural History, Microscopic Research and Recreative Science';

'Hand-book to Galway, Connemara, and the Irish Highlands, profusely illustrated by Jas Mahony';

'A Tour in Connemara with Remarks in its great physical capabilities' by George Preston White;

'The Dublin Penny Journal', with a piece on Clifden Castle, March 192[?];

'Gleanings in the West of Ireland' by the Hon and Rev S Godolphone Osborne.

Letter from Richard Nairn, director of the Irish Wildbird Conservancy discusses tern colonies in Connemara, a survey of breeding birds of machair habitats in Western Ireland with a list of sites for Robinson to review. Photocopied article by Michael Viney 'On the Machair', (1984). Correspondence on machair in placenames - muirbheach, and whether that indicates further sites. Photocopied article 'Breeding waders of sand dune machair in north-west Ireland', R G W Nairn and J R Sheppard, Irish Birds 1985 (1984-1985);

Photocopy of Tim Robinson's article in IWC News (November 1984) 'Birds in Irish Placenames';

Corrib Conservation Centre, Third Annual Report (1984);

Photocopied article from Irish Birds, Vol 2 No 4, 'Survey of Heronries in Connemara, 1974-1977' by J K Partridge;

Offprint of 'The 1984 All Ireland Tern Survey' by A Whilde (Irish Birds 3:1-32 (1985);

Publication from Corrib Conservation Centre 'Corrib Country Ecotour' by Tony While, illustrations by Pádraic Reaney (1985);

Letter to Tim from Paul [Haworth] enclosing a copy of his report to the World Wildlife Fund: 'A Survey of Upland Breeding Birds in West Galway, Eire: Report to the World Wildlife Fund Project 147/84' (1985);

Typed list, undated '100 Birds that can be seen within easy reach of Moycullen and Oughterard'.

Selected photocopies from 'The Natural History of Ireland' Vol 1 Birds by William Thompson (1849);

Newspaper cuttings from Irish Press, Irish Times, (c. 1986-9), all on birds and ornithology;

Two blank 'Species Record Card' from the Corrib Conservation Centre.

Postcard to Tim from [Tony Whilde] noting a sighting of Spoonhill at Carna (1990);

Copy of a talk given by Stephanie Brookes of Errislannan Manor of the history of the pony in Connemara in 1997;

Press cuttings from Connacht Tribune and Irish Times on the Connemara Pony.

Copies of 3 letters written to D E Tinne by Professor Noel P Wilkins seeking research material on Doohulla Fishery as an example of a successful fishery from a poor catchment;

Copy of article 'Creation of a salmon fishery at Doohulla';

Copy of a sketch map of the area, taken from the 1841 OS map;

Photocopy from the Report of Commissioners of Fisheries for 1854;

Photocopies from the 1839 OS map;

Handwritten notes by Tim Robinson on the History of Dooulla Fishery, dated 1986 along with a bibliography of documents relating to it;

'Ponds, Passes and Parks, Aquaculture in Victorian Ireland", N P Wilkins with notes;

Letter from Jim Bowman of the Environmental Research Unit enclosing a list of Lakes in Connemara map with their salmon id status;

Chart of rod catches on River Erriff Fishery 1974-1984;

Press cuttings.

Copy letter from Tim Robinson to the Naval Historical Library seeking information on a shipwreck in 1779 off Inishbofin, asking if the ship was named the Royal Oak. Response enclosing a bibliography and particulars about all ships named Royal Oak.

Correspondence with enclosures, from Dick Scott:

"The Galway Line" from 'Sailing Ships of Ireland', E B Anderson;

'The Galway Line in Context: A Contribution to Galway Maritime History' by Timothy Collins, with handwritten note on a postit;

Photographs of Galway Hookers, and a drawing showing a profile of a hull construction, and enclosing slides;

Photograph of a monument in Leitir Mealláin to boat builders with a handwritten and typed copy lists of the names on the monument;

Copy of a drawing of a Galway Hooker credited to 'Jim the Hippy' in Inis Ní, July 1989;

Brochures, press cuttings, and a 1984 calendar with photographs of Galway Hookers.

Folder of press cuttings from 1981-2006 reporting mostly on folklore and stories from the West of Ireland. Mostly from Amárach and Connacht Tribune.

Photocopy of 'The Secret Languages of Ireland with special reference to the origin and nature of the Shelta Language' by R A Stewart Macalister. Accompanied by a handwritten note from Paul Corrigan (2001).

Material relating to an Irish Language Course undertaken by Tim in October 1978 in An Ceathrú Rua. Handwritten lists of verbs are included, a letter to Robinson from Micheál Ó Gruagáin of Bord na Gaeilge outlining the structure of the course. Copy letter from Robinson to Brendan [Ó hEithir] offering feedback on the course.