Correspondence between +O’Herlihy of Ferns, +McQuaid and +Carroll regarding the Theological Association and the Commission on Seminaries.

Letter from +Russell to +McQuaid. He offers his good wishes on the consecration of Dr. Joseph Carroll and regrets that he won’t be able to attend as he is due to bless a fish factory.

Note from Mgr. Felici to +McQuaid regarding a memorandum received from Brendan O’Carroll, who is seeking an amicable settlement in relation to his father’s house. It is near Loreto Abbey and he is complaining about the action of the Sisters.

Letter from +Joseph A. Carroll to +McQuaid regarding a suitable priest for the Nunciature. He suggests Fr. Enda Lloyd, a curate in Sutton or Fr. John Jones, chaplain to the Mercy Convent, Arklow. One obvious difficulty is their present location within the Archdiocese.

Handwritten letter from Joseph A. Carroll to +McQuaid thanking him for his appointment to the Chaplaincy at the Aras.

Handwritten draft letter to G. Boland, Minister for Justice, from M.P. O’Connell, Secretary, regarding the departure of Fr. M. Clarke as Chaplain to Mountjoy Prison, and the proposal that Fr. Joseph Carroll and Fr. Jerome Curtin should be Chaplains to that Institution.

Note for +McQuaid regarding a request from Deputy Commissioner Carroll asking the Archbishop to help with their investigation into the Ballybrack murder. He suggests that appeals for information be made in all Churches. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Typed letter from Canon O’Carroll to Ardle (Fr. MacMahon) saying that the films should provide useful information to the students, and if + McQuaid agrees he will arrange to have them shown.

Douglas Hyde A510. 1 July 1955 Typed letter from Timothy Carroll, St. Columban’s, Navan, to + McQuaid regarding a new Irish newspaper in London. Thinks it is essential to have it ‘on our side’. B510. 16 August 1955 Copy of typed letter from Timothy Carroll to Douglas Hyde, Wimbledon, regarding a new Irish weekly called The Irish Leader to cater for Irish emigrants. The enterprise is headed by Dr. Canning.

Letter from Joseph A. Carroll to +McQuaid submitting a manuscript. He will not issue a licence without first referring the booklet to the Archbishop. Annotation by +McQuaid refusing official authorisation.