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

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: information sought on Joseph Deasy. With reference to a letter by Fr. Nash, S.J., the City Manager made an order to close all cinemas on Thursday, Friday and Saturday of Holy Week. Prior to this owners themselves agreed to close, except those in Malahide, Skerries and Balbriggan. The National Co-op Council held a meeting to discuss the Folk High School at Skerries. Groups represented included the ICA, the Gaelic League and the GAA. Fr. Nash thought there was nothing to worry about as both Dr. McKevitt and Dr. Duffy were both on the Council. Attention was drawn to the Editorial in The Irish Catholic which urged its readers to cross out all the names on the ballot papers as a protest against Party government.

O’Shea, Daniel, Catholic Boy’s Secondary School. Balbriggan. Draft reply, in + McQuaid’s writing, concerning the establishment of a Day Secondary School by the De La Salle Brothers in Skerries.

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.