Correspondence between James Ardle MacMahon, Most Rev. G. O. Simms, Archbishop of Dublin, + McQuaid, + William Conway, and the Town Clerk, Arklow, regarding the death of Cardinal D’Alton.

Correspondence relating to the development of school projects at Skerries, Ballyfermot, Rathfarnham and Finglas. Mention of a detention home. Archbishop regret that the Brothers did not undertake schools in Arklow. Embarrassment at Ballyfermot over transfer of Brother who trained band. One brochure ‘Institute des Freres des Ecoles Chretienne - circulaires etc.’ dated 6 January 1957; one brochure ‘L’education Chretienne - sa function et sa portee’ by J.C. McQuaid - a translation from English.

Letter from +Joseph A. Carroll to +McQuaid regarding a suitable priest for the Nunciature. He suggests Fr. Enda Lloyd, a curate in Sutton or Fr. John Jones, chaplain to the Mercy Convent, Arklow. One obvious difficulty is their present location within the Archdiocese.

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

Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for £300 being the offering due to the Apostolic Datary on appointments of Parish Priests to Finglas, Bray and Arklow.

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).

Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid enclosing two Papal Bulls. One is for Rev. John Piggott, Parish Priest, Bray and Rev. Denis Vaughan, Parish Priest of Arklow.

Letter from +Dunne to +McQuaid regarding Arklow and the Brothers.

Wicklow County Manager regarding the maternity clinic Lady Wicklow started in Arklow. The County Manager is alleged to be attempting to close the clinic he argues that he is bound by the Mother and Child Service (1952).

This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.