Copy letter from +McQuaid to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding the report on Bray.

Letter from Fr. John Fitzpatrick, Bray, to +McQuaid commenting that the site is suitable but it would be expensive to reconstruct and enlarge the house.

-1 June 1960 Dudley, Emer, Bray, Co. Wicklow. Correspondence relating to the education of her son Hugh.

Letter from P. Maguire to Fr. McKernan telling him of the ‘unsavoury reputation’ of the district around the Eagle Nest premises at Bray Head.

Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate at Bray and Glasthule. 60th anniversary of their entry into diocese. Ancillary Organisations Conference of Major Religious Superiors (Male)

Correspondence relating to the developments in Little Bray. 2 items

Handwritten notes on Communist activities. Camp at Giles Quay, Dundalk for boys and girls aged 16 – 30. They come from Ireland, England and Scotland. Main work at present is selling The Irish Workers’ Voice. Everything immoral is encouraged. At least four couples living together. Regarding education one is taught to despise everything to do with religion. At present there are training cells for youths in Cashel Road, Clonliffe Road and Bray run by a Jew called Jackson. There are several Jews in the movement. Their paper is called The Jewish Democrat. Six members in Kilkenny, 9 – 12 in Cork, one in North Kerry and about 300 in Dublin. 20 – 30 girls in whole outfit.

Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate. A novitiate approved for Bray. Property acquired in Celbridge in response to Archbishop’s desire for another Industrial School. Fr. Hannon, S.J., acts as Apostolic Visitator; bound copy of Constitutions; copy of amendments to be made also. New schools for Great Strand Street.

-8 September 1966 Folan, Stephen, 4, Sidnomton Road, Bray. He has been dismissed from his job as a bus driver by C.I.E. for not declaring that he served time in goal in England. He wants his job back. Has been offered a job in Belfast if he becomes a Protestant. Frs. MacMahon and Byrne involved.

Letter from Fr. John Pigott to +McQuaid regarding individuals who have joined the Jehovah Witnesses. 1 item 28/26d. Description of the ‘Vevay’ section of Bray Parish.