Handwritten note to + McQuaid from Liam Breen, St. Peter’s, Bray. He is most willing to help assess the feasibility of the project.

.1957 Copy of typed letter to Fr. Breen from the Secretary asking him to take part in the study-group on the Credit Union Movement.

Typed note to +McQuaid enclosing confidential notes on a private conversation between Fr. Breen and Mr. Grennen, Dept. of Education. Mr. Grennen said that continuation schools should be denominational.

Typed note. Possibility De Valera will retire from public life and Lemass will probably succeed. His success in holding the party together will depend on the action the splinter groups within the National Executive take. Hard to know which way Charles Houghey [sic] [Haughey], Dr. Ryan, Noel Lemass, Dan Breen will go as each is there to foster their own interest. Donal Nevin and Jeffares have replaced Larkin and de Courcy Ireland in the Labour Party. The IHA received a legacy of £300 from Rebecca West. The chance of it going out of existence is gone. In CIE Riordan got 134 votes in election representative to the Management. Its not that the men want him but they feel he is able to push their case for them.

Fr. Con Breen reported that he heard that a series of trade classes had been started in Dublin where young workers were indoctrinated with Socialism.

Memorandum re Fr. Breen, Youth Chaplain asking permission to approach Garda Authorities to seek volunteers for his leaders group in the Brugh where he works.

Letter of reply to Fr. Breen stating that +Mc Quaid approves of his move to approach the Garda Authorities.

Memorandum for +Mc Quaid of interview with Canon Fitzpatrick with regard to Fr. Breen replacing Dr. Vaughan as chairman of the Comhairle.

Letter from Fr. Liam Breen to +McQuaid mentioning the girls’ secondary school.

-15 October 1970 Breen, Mary, 276A Lower Kimmage Road. She wrote to the Holy Father asking if it were true that he was to abolish confessions.