• Mt Mellery: Abbot regrets inability to take up Archbishop’s confidential offer of a foundation at Glencree due to insufficient lands. Later, Woodstock in Wicklow not deemed suitable by Archbishop. CF file “O.M.I - Glencree”. Roscrea: Archbishop regrets Dom Eugene Boylan’s extra-cloistral activities. He proposes a foundation at Moone, Co. Kildare. Dom E Boylan is elected Abbot! Bishop Dunne’s shrewd observations. Foundations is made at Moone. CF file “Carthusian Monks”

Letter from Fr. Christopher Kilkelly, Westport regarding an appeal for funds for his church. He has been told he needs permission. Copy replies from Fr. Patrick Boylan, Dun Laoghaire & Fr. Quinlan, Archbishop’s House. Irish Independent

Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid forwarding the diploma by which the title ‘Protonotarius Apostolicus ad instar partecipantium’ is conferred on Rev. Mgr. Patrick Boylan. A tax of £20 is due on the documentation.

Typed letter to Dr. O’Connell from J. Boylan. The National Graves Association submitted a revised form of inscription and this was accepted.

Copy of typed letter from Leon O Cuinnleain, Secretary, to Mgr. Boylan with requests to have Mass in the Chapel of Dublin Castle and altar stones. 1 item W.D. Hunter -Curragh Camp Dispute

. Boylan, P., 7 Eblana Ave., Dun Laoghaire. She does not agree that Fr. Christie, who belongs to a society in England, be given permission to preach a Charity Sermon in any Church.

Letter from Fr. P. Boylan to +McQuaid regarding Confirmation.

Letter from Fr. P. Boylan to +McQuaid regarding an outline of the district arrangements in St. Kevin’s Parish and a postulant in the Blackrock Carmel.

• 30 June - Correspondence between Dublin, Parkminster (Sussex) and Rome regarding a proposal to make a foundation in Dublin. Archbishop suggests the Farnan property at Moone to Prior of Parkminster as it is his desire ‘to have a Cathusian, not Cistercian, house in my diocese’. +Patrick Dunne (auxiliary) visits Parkminster (where he knows Dom Stephen, brother of Dom Eugene OCSO Boylan) and draws up short put penetrating report. Archbishop’s evident lack of sympathy for the Cistercian life in contrast with his enthusiasm for Carthusians. Carthusians regret inability to accept offer, essentially due to lack of personnel, though there is an interesting suggestion of an historic Carthusian prejudice against Irish foundations. Several brochures on Carthusian life. CF also file ‘Cistercian Monks’. Carmelites Calced (O. Carm)

Letter from Mgr. P. Boylan to +McQuaid regarding the appointment of Fr. McGeehan.