Pastoral letter of +Parker.

(at the request of pr. curtis) a copy of a rescript received from Rome. (He copies this out in his own hand for Dr. L.) This regards the retrenchment of certain holydays of obligation, such as the Mondays after Easter and Fentecost, the Feast of St. John the Baptist etc. Also concessions regarding the abstinence during Rogation days, and the Fast on wednesdays in Advent.

Dr. D. Murray te Sends copies, in Latin, of two Rescripts, one removing the obligation for attending Mass on Easter Monday and Whit Monday, the other removing the abstinence from Regation Days, and the fast from Wednesdays in Advent. (Letter in English; Rescripts in Latin) (3 pp.) UF DR. LAFTAN'S PAPERS

Note from +McQuaid to +Sensi enclosing a copy of the Regulations for the liturgy of the Holy Sacrifice as from the first Sunday of Advent.

Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for copies of the regulations concerning the liturgy of the mass which will be observed in the Diocese from the first Sunday of Advent.

Note from +Wall to +McQuaid stating he will do the Advent Confirmations in Clonliffe.

details of means of family history research before the advent of computers and online resources, correspondence with overseas researchers, Nagle family histories, copies of "Nagle Family Newsletter", inventories of resources available to researchers in the National Library of Ireland.