Includes; a picture of The Abbey of the Irish Nuns at Ypres; letters in French to Sr. Carmel Kennefick, in Presentation Convent, Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland; and documents in French relating to the History of the Order of St. Ursula.

"Conditions of the Pension for young ladies educated in the Royal Abbey of Benedictine Dames … in Flanders"; letter from Sister Christine Loughran of Matlock, England, to Sister Pius O'Farrell stating that many papers of the archives had been burnt due to a cholera outbreak; "A history of the Presentation Sisters in Western Australia".

Letter from Cardinal Bernard Griffin, Benedictine Abbey, Kylemore, Clifden, Co. Galway to +McQuaid thanking him for the invitation to Archbishop’s House and to lunch at Notre Dame. His brother, Fr. Basil will also be able to attend. He has hoped to keep his visit private but was photographed by someone ‘snooping round’. Cardinal Griffin was Archbishop of Westminster and Fr. Basil was his twin brother.

Letter from Abbot Finbarr Cashman, Mount Melleray Abbey, Cappoquin, Co. Waterford to +McQuaid stating he will be at the Liturgical Reception for the new Nuncio. Letter torn in half.

Correspondence relating to the official blessing and opening of Sheldon Abbey, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, on 11th February .

Married to Marie Timmons, Mount Merrion parish. All seems well.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Fr. O’Connell spoke to the Lord Mayor regarding her presiding at the Anti-Nuclear Armaments meeting. She was grateful as she had not known the position. A full report was received on Farrington and Morrison. Mrs. Mary O’Connell is the editor of The Plough. More information sought on her. Sam Mooney is a Communist and a member of the Irish Workers’ League. Mrs McAuley she is causing some trouble in the Irish Housewives Association. Fr. Clarke is to check if she is on the Adoption Board. Fr. Maguire reports a Scientology centre in Monkstown at which there seems to be three Maynooth Professors attending.

Letter from Professor Dr. Doyle, Retired General Royal Engineers & Royal Flying Corps, Mount Merrion, to + McQuaid asking him to put a stop to the play Design for a Headstone at the Abbey. It is an attack on the clergy and foreign Missions.

Correspondence relating to routine community life and apostolate. They have permission to remove their theology scholastics to Shelton Abbey, Arklow. Director of French Sisters of Charity (Daughters of Charity) firmly declines to leave Sisters in difficult conditions at Glencree. (see Oblates of Mary files). A beginning of secondary school at Sybil Hill, Raheny. Proposal from laity to have Vincentian secondary school at Arklow. Sisters will undertake new school at Ballyfermot. (see French Sisters of Charity file, also known as Daughters of Charity).

extract from Kilkenny annals describing return of Sister Augustin Hayes from La Trappe [Abbey France ?]; "A copy of letter written by Mother Clare Callaghan S[outh] P[resentation] C[onvent] on 3 Feb 1814 to Mother Joseph MacLoughlin of the Presentation Convent Kilkenny. The letter treats of the death of Dean Robert MacCarthy, last superior of the Irish College at Toulouse ...".