Conor Cruise O’Brien

Typed Report on the George Bernard Shaw Group of the Labour Party. The aim of the group is to interest itself in issues of highly agitational nature such as rents and evictions. Personnel seem highly suspect. These include John Nolan, Mrs. Margaret Nolan, Mrs Debora and The O’Brien of Thomond.

Letter from Fr. Tim O’Brien, 160 Cabra Road, to Fr. Mangan regarding something being done about this indecent magazine. Marriage

Handwritten letter for the attention of +McQuaid from Miss H. O’Brien, Accounts Branch, Dept. of Posts and Telegraphs. Some girls from her office are boarders at the Hostel at 70, Harcourt Street. This hostel closes down for a month each year. This causes financial hardship for the girls. It would be appreciated if some method could be devised by which the permanent boarders could be enabled to retain their quarters.

13-19 April 1963 Correspondence between +Sensi to +McQuaid regarding the possibility of representatives of Irish lighthouse- keepers attending a meeting in honour of St. Venerio. He is the patron saint of Italian lighthouse-keepers and a celebration is being held on the Island of Tino where his remains are kept. He hopes the Archbishop will be able to assist in this matter. +McQuaid contacts Commander A. O’Brien, Lota, Coliemore Road, Dalkey in relation to this and he sees no problem. He is asked to take responsibility for this. The representative will be guests of the Italians and will remain there for 3-4 days.

Handwritten letter to Fr. Martin from Michael O’Halloran regarding the problem of housing accommodation with three bedrooms. Had interviews with Mr. M. O’Brien, Town Planning Dept., Mr. J. Smith, Housing Dept., Dublin Corporation and Mr. O’Callaghan and Mr. Hanley, Dun Laoghaire.

7-8 April 1952 Messages from the Secretary to +McQuaid informing him that Michael O’Brien from the Town Planning Section asking if a decision had been made to build a church on the Captain’s Lane site.

Typed report (possibly from Chief Superintendent Philip MacMahon, item 669?). The following items are mentioned in the report: nothing to indicate that known Communists attend ‘The Runaway House’, Ballsbridge Denis Cahalane is now Co-Auditor of the Student Christian Movement a few members of staff at TCD are believed to have paid off the debt of ‘Nusight’ no trace of a person named Cogan in South Anne Street enquiries failed to establish that nude parties take place in any house in Kilternan Myra, a Finnish national working as a beauty specialist in Brown Thomas, has been identified as Marie Anneli Havukarnen. Nothing to indicate that she is connected to a German spy ring Rudi Deusche is a German Communist agitator. Stayed with Conor Cruise-O’Brien while recuperating from a gunshot wounds.

Short typed biography on the family of Dr. Conor Cruise O’Brien. Has two children, two of whom are at school in Newtown, Waterford, and two in Rathgar. Neither school is Catholic. Children are not being taught formal religion as they are allowed to make up their own minds when they come to age. Wife is living in Howth.

Handwritten note. Christian Universal Liberation Movement. Count O’Brien working with Romens, Count di Tarriggia, alias Drummond. Scotland Yard are sending a report on Romeno to Superintendent [Weymes].