. Byrne, Sean B., The Presbytery, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin. Letter refers to Mrs Bergin’s charitable works and a family whose remittances from the father, who was working in England, were not so infrequent.

. Byrne, Willie, 44 Homefarm Park, Drumcondra. He is seeking a position with two different firms and asks the Archbishop for a letter of recommendation. C

3 -24 April 1941 Concannon, Helena, Seanad Eireann, Leinster House, Dublin. The Sisters at Marymount, Los Angeles, USA, want to recruit postulants in Ireland and they feel they can best do this by having their own foundation in Dublin. + Byrne refused them permission and they now want to approach + McQuaid. They have asked Mrs. Concannon to act as their intermediary.

Redmond, J.W., 10 St. Kevin’s Terrace, Heytesbury Street, protesting against an assault by the caretaker of Archbishop Byrne Memorial Hall, Harrington Street, where his son was to compete in Teis Caoimgin.

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28 May 1943 - 10 January 48 64 items
Correspondence from 1925 to 1940 relates to the introduction of the Sisters of St Peter Claver by members of the Sodality of St Peter Claver for the African Missions. Their presence, post factum, was not sanctioned by Archbishop Byrne. Archbishop McQuaid orders them to leave the diocese Correspondence is paused before they are eventually allowed to have a foundation at North Great George's Street
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28 February 1948 - 9 June 1956 70 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Move from North Great George's Street to Bushy Park, Terenure Notification of death of Superior General in Rome in whose tenure the congregation entered Dublin

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23 April 1957 - 25 May 1971 64 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate

Handwritten letter to Liam from (Fr.) Jim Kavanagh, the Presbytery, Kilmacanogue. Says he wrote an acknowledgement, rather innocuous, to letter from J. Kelly. He thanked Kelly for his letter, and in a P.S. wrote “Congrats on your radio play. I did not hear it, but I am told it was good.” Kavanagh received a letter from Mrs Una Byrne saying that Kelly got a post on the Radio by using this letter. She apparently expected him to believe such nonsense.

Typed letter to + McQuaid accompanied with a report received from Mrs. Una Byrne. It was agreed that the Committee should meet on a definite day each month, that the quality of minutes should be improved and that individual members would take more initiative in securing information.

Handwritten minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Discussed statements by Mr. Lynam and Mr. Leonard regarding Dublin boys going to Communist youth camps in Northern Ireland. Mrs. Una Byrne seems to be the source of information. She told Col. Tony Lalor and Fr. Killian, OFM. Committee feel that the report of the camp is fictitious. Michael O’Riordan is forbidden from holding any office in the Union for five years. A letter from Fr. Michael O’Neill in The Irish Times on the Irish Workers’ Party was discussed letter from Mrs. Gray said to be “immature and childish”. Commission Defensio Dei: Michael Noonan is offering to give lectures on Communism in schools. + McQuaid said nobody had permission to give any such lectures.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned in the report: a talk was given on Sean O’Casey (a loyal supporter of IWL) by Patrick Carmody. Paul M. Sekiya, Secretary of the Fellowship of Reconciliation in Japan, is to speak at the home of Mr. Alfred Bewley under the auspices of the Dublin Society of Friends’ Peace Council and the Irish Pacifist Movement. A small Left -Wing Labour group has been started by Matthew Merrigan and John Byrne. Its policy is anti-coalition.

Handwritten report saying that Sam Nolan and Deasy are going to seminar in Czechoslovakia. Selected by IWL at the request of the British Communist Party. Their subject is: ‘The Relationship between the Church and Trade Unions’. O’Riordan was in Moscow for May Day. Wonders what Eamon Byrne is doing here. Is he trying to start a branch of Connolly Association?