Copy of letter from +McQuaid to Allen Nolan, Messrs Browne & Nolan, informing him that Prof. McMackin has been appointed Editor of the I.E.F.

• 11 July 1942 Letters from Hugh Allen, Grace Park Road, Dublin to + McQuaid informing him of various events, including: reviving the Catholic Mind with the new name Irish Mind; relations with his employer at C.T.S.I.; states he will act out of harmony with the Archbishop; Hugh O’Neill, Coras na Poblachta (an Irish Popular Front) scorning the Bishops’ action regarding the Labour Party and the Workers’ Republic; he would have no objection to O’Neill being appointed as Secretary of The St. Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society if he would withdraw from politics; the Trade Union Bill and Professor O’Rahilly, friend of Dr. Browne; a row in the Labour Party where it looks as though the Communist element will be elbowed out; Russia entering the war and censorship; quarrel between the Bishop of Galway and Professor O’Rahilly; article in The Standard by Gearoid Mac Eoin. One copy reply from +McQuaid included.

Dunne, John J., Sandymount, Dublin, informing the Archbishop that Messrs David Allen and Sons have received permission to remove the posters.

Typed letter to Peter J. Huxley-Blyth from George V. Allen, Managing Director, Soul Magazine. Allen’s organisation, The Blue Army, is the largest international organisation promoting devotion to Our Lady of Fatima. Allen would now like to have an article on Huxley- Blyth’s “Operation Fatima” for Soul magazine. It might be a means of gaining support for his organisation and is vitally important to Blue Army members.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Hugh P. Allen. He has done the wrong thing and apologises. The reason he wrote was to provide the Archbishop with information.

File relating to parish property including 79, 83 & 98 The Rise, Mount Merrion, 3 Allen Park, Woodley Park, 1 Upper Kilmacud Road, 82 Lower Kilmacud Road and plot adjoining the church.

Includes; First Holy Communion class of 1951 reunion with image of named class from 1951 and 2011 with Sister Rosario Allen, celebratory Mass programme.

Letter from +Spellman to +McQuaid introducing Mr. Allen of the American Red Cross.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from H.P. Allen. Informs Archbishop that Wheatly was defeated by 65 votes to 40. About 30 of Wheatly’s votes came from Catholics.

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.