Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen. At a lunch with J. McEnroe he was informed that Dr. Kevin Malley was thunderstruck by Your Grace’s letter. In their communications there was no hint of +McQuaid’s opinions. The letter startled the Bishop of Clonfert and Rory Henderson who are in favour of the proposed League.

Copy of typed letter to Hugh P. Allen from +McQuaid, taking each of the points he made and replying to them.

• Correspondence between Allen Nolan, Browne & Nolan, +McQuaid, and Fr. John McMackin, Maynooth, regarding the publication of the I.E.R. The Record has been incurring losses over the years, and in the year 23 June 1971 lost £1,408. Browne & Nolan could not afford to sustain such losses and reluctantly decided, on financial grounds, to cease publishing the Record. The final issue was the December 1968 one. 25 items The Marian Year 1968

7-9 June 1961 Letter from Denis McAlindon, St. Columban’s Foreign Mission Society, Navan, providing three names for the position of Rector of the Filipino College, Rome. These candidates were selected after discussion with Fr. Connolly and include Fr. John Marley, Fr. Edward Allen and Fr. Michael Sinnott. The names were submitted to the Nunciature for consideration as it was felt only a priest working in the Philippines could do the best job.