Letter from +Morris to +McQuaid stating that due to two recent deaths he will have to recall one of the Cashel from Dublin. He mentions Fr. J. Rochford. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Typed copy of a letter to be sent to the Archbishop of Cashel, and the Bishops of Galway, Ferns and Cork regarding a meeting.

Includes; letters addressed from Presentation Convents in Midleton County Cork, Dungarvan County Waterford, Ballyphehane Cork City, Fermoy County Cork, Youghal County Cork, Enniscorthy County Wexford, Warrenmount Dublin 8, Cashel Cunty Tipperary, and Hospital County Limerick, concerning the proposed setting up of a central Presentation Novitiate.

Seminar by Archbishop Morris of Cashel on social communications decree of council. 1 item

Ryan, Patrick L., Upper John Street, Cashel, Co. Tipperary. As a member of the Christian Brothers he was not allowed to join the Superannuation Scheme for teachers in 1929. This position changed in 1950. He left the Order in 1952, thereby being required to pay arrears to the Pension Board for the period 1929 -1949. This is leaving him with an unlivable salary. He feels the Order should help him as his salary went to the Order during those years. They refuse having no obligation in justice or charity to help.

Congratulates him en his election to the Ses of Cashel; refers te the eppesition to Dr. t. during the last two years; there has been some dispute in the parish of Ballinahinch over some houses which are nearer to Boher Church in the parish of Ballina, and other houses nearer to Birdhill, in the parish of Newport, but are cut off for six months of the year owing to the river.

Details of the mesting of the Bishops of the Munster Province held in Fermoy 6 May and following days; among the regulations is an injunction to the Parisb Priest to keep Baptismal and Marriage Registers, under pain of suspensior;: clergy forbidden to attend Station dinners, to be present at public horse races, publie balls etc. Dr. Michael Slattery has added a note to the effect that these Provincial Regulations were never fully promulgated in the Cashel diocese. (3 pp.) EALENDAR OF DR. LAFFAN'S PAPERS

Fr. Mokncree was originally belonging to the Cashel diocese, but was granted an exeat during the inter-regnum in 1622; as a Vicar-Capitular cannot grant a definitive exeat, Fr. MoEncree was never fully released from Cashelk/ altheugh Dr. t. is his request to return is quite legal, reluctant to let him go; testifies to Fr. Mctnereets good character and zeal. Dr. Laffan has added a note giving text of original 'exest' grsnted by him (L.) en 13 July 1922.

Dr. C. Boylan te L. Explains the Roman Brief on episcopal elections in Ireland; the English bisheps have requested that the Saturday abstinence be abolished completely, and that only Christmas, the Epiphany and All Saints remain as Holydays of Obligation; the Presentation Sisters have received permission from Rome to take L.ay Sisters into their convents; asks to be remembered to Fr. MoEngroe, who lately returned to the Cashel diocese.

Dr. G. Bovlan to L. Asks that a Limerick student in the College be allowed to accept a burse from Cashel: the Bulls for the consecration of Dr. Nicholas Foran as bp of Galway, have now been dispatched; it seems certain that Dr. Foran will now accept his appointment; 4 Dr. Coppinger has had a case in Rome against a priest ef his diocese, which is now nearly settled; gives details of the political situation in Rome; Sir Brook Jaylor, the English diplomat is in Rome at present.