Letter from Fr. O’Callaghan, on behalf of +Murphy, to +McQuaid. The letter concerns the affiliation of the apostolic work in Limerick which is rendered problematic because the National Council may not be functioning.

Handwritten letter from P.J. O’Callaghan, Limerick, to Fr. Dunne acknowledging receipt of a letter.

Handwritten letter from P.J. O’Callaghan to Fr. Dunne relating to forwarding a cheque. Meath

Invitation card from +O’Callaghan to +McQuaid on the occasion of his consecration. 1 item

Copy of typed letter to The Governor, No. 1 Internment Camp, The Curragh, Co. Kildare, informing him that the undersigned interned Irish Republicans intend to go on hunger strike from the 24th instance for their unconditional release. They sent communications to Mr. de Valera, Mr. Gerard Boland, His Eminence Cardinal MacRory, His Excellence Most Rev. Pascal Robinson, Nuncio Apostolic, requesting that these be forwarded. Signed by Sean MacCumhaill, Sean Maxwell, Peadar Houston, J.G. O’Doherty, Seamus Gerard Bohan, John Curran, Christopher O’Callaghan, Terence McLoughlin. This is an eleven-page document.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. Its function this year is to report to + McQuaid in detail on officials of the various trade unions. Each member was given 22 trade unions with names of officials. The V. Rev. Chairman had a report, compiled by the Knights of Columbanus in 1948, on Communist members and their activities. Fr. Crean was delegated to approach Colonel Callaghan, the Head of Army Intelligence, to update the list of Communist Party members. Information was sought on journalists Brian O’Neill, Tony Malone, Annie Kelly, Maurice Hickey, Don Rooney and Michael McInerney.

Letter from +O’Callaghan to +McQuaid thanking him for the message of congratulations. 1 item

Letter from +O’Callaghan to +McQuaid inviting him to his consecration in St. Macartan’s. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Letter from +O’Callaghan to +McQuaid stating he has been invited to speak at the Gaiety Theatre by the secretary of the Secondary & Vocational Schools. He seeks +McQuaid’s advice. Annotated by +McQuaid. 1 item

Letter from +O’Callaghan to +McQuaid thanking him for the invitation to the Solemn Votive Mass in the Pro Cathedral which he hopes to attend. 1 item