Letter from Fr. Michael Comer to +McQuaid regarding his appointment to Balbriggan.

Notes of conferences with officials of the Dublin City and County Town Planning Authority regarding Arran Quay, Balally, Balbriggan, Ballyfermot (West), Ballymun, Ballyroan, Central City, Cornelscourt, Darndale, Finglas West/Cabra, Holylands, Kilmore West, Kilmashogue, Knocklyon, Malahide, Newtownpark Avenue, Rush, Saggart, Shankill, Skerries, Swords, Tallaght, and Templeogue.

• 5 May 1942 Correspondence between +Mageean and +McQuaid regarding the Salvatorians which are based in Balbriggan. +McQuaid clearly states in his response that they are here as refugees and are based in Sunshine House but are not allowed to have a religious house in the Diocese. 3 items

Correspondence relating to the continuing presence of the group in Balbriggan until their departure. Archbishop declines to allow them a foundation - they had mentioned Glencree as a possibility (see Oblates of Mary files). After a long interval, contact is made with the Archbishop. (see file Fr. John O’Doherty in Dublin Priests section for letter dated 9 regarding a German Salvatorian named Schneider. 57 items

File relating to schools in Balbriggan town. 10 items

File relating to the visit of delegates from Wavin, Balbriggan to Hardenberg.

File relating to the proposed establishment of a holiday camp for children in Balbriggan by St. Vincent de Paul Society (later Sunshine House).

Letter from P. O’Flynn to +McQuaid informing him that a study circle for the study of Sociology has been successfully carried out in Balbriggan for years under the auspices of the C.Y.M.S. To diffuse more widely a knowledge of Catholic Social teaching a scheme of lectures could be drawn up on the lines of the Catechetical Instructions.

Letters between Dr. O’Connell, Fr. James Ardle MacMahon and Fr. Timothy O’Brien, Balbriggan. Fr. O’Brien has been asked to write an article for the Farmer’s Journal on faith and morals. Annotated by +McQuaid. 3 items The Furrow

Correspondence regarding their presence in Balbriggan and they appear to be in charge of a group of refugee aspirants from England. Originally permitted to come by Archbishop Byrne. (these papers refer to the period in between Archbishop Byrne dying and Archbishop McQuaid taking over and also the early years of the latter’s administration). Salesians of Don Bosco (S.D.B.)