• 14 September 1950 Correspondence from Fr. P.F. Clarke to +McQuaid seeking permission for an extra Mass on Sundays until September. Asks that this be extended.

Typed statement on the treatment of Joseph Clarke,

Letter from Fr. Patrick F. Clarke to Fr. Mangan submitting the Communion numbers, Easter Duty defaulters and other matters on church property.

Letter from Michael J. Clarke to +McQuaid Informing him he finds nothing to prevent the Publication of Rev. Stephen J. Brown’s book.

• 19 August 1953 Correspondence from Fr. Patrick F. Clarke with Fr. Martin and +McQuaid regarding the possible sale of a field from Mrs. Doherty.

Letter from W. Dowling, Manager, Harry Clarke Stained Glass to Msgr. O’Halloran informing him that the window for the baptistery, depicting the Baptism of Our Lord was ready for installation. This was scheduled for 26 June.

Letter from Fr. P. O’Keeffe to +McQuaid informing him that Fr. Clarke had two projects in hand before leaving the parish. He was negotiating a site for a new school and installing new heating in the Parish Church.

Handwritten report concludes that Eamon Lyons will get nowhere. The Democrat links his group with The Plough. Una Byrne doing good work on Housewives. Resolution by Mrs. Lily O’Rourke congratulating the recent British action marches in London defeated. Inquiry into Communism in Empire News said Irish workers rapidly falling for Communism. Unemployed candidate Clarke was an ex- IRA internee. Not a Communist.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: T. Graham, K. Nolan and C. Clarke of The Plough to be investigated. A full report on the Czech/motor trade for next meeting. A discussion on the International soccer match between Czecho-Slovakia and the Irish Republic was held. Felt Irish public should be educated in implications of such fixtures with Communist-dominated states. Suggested this could be done by an article in the newspapers facts should first be ascertained, maybe from Douglas Hyde. Letter in The Irish Times concerning the proposal of having US bases in Ireland. Fr. Tuohy to find out if de Courcey Ireland was leaving for Australia. Could Australian Authorities be warned?

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Fr. Michael O’Halloran, St. Joseph’s, Glasthule, reporting on the ‘V’ Committee during the previous six months. Informs + McQuaid that the Committee members are very busy with parochial problems and need another member. He suggested Fr. Fehily who is in constant contact with trade union executives. They refer many of their problems to him. Fr. Crean is in touch with the Bakers’ Union, the I.T.G.W.U., the Local Government Officials’ Union he has a file on the Peoples’ College. Discussed the issue of Michael O’Riordan in trade union circles. Fr. Killian O.F.M., editor of Luminus, and Fr. Crean have the problem in hand. The case of Miss Blake, Loreto Convent, North Great George’s Street was discussed. Fr. Crean advised the Rev. Mother on the line of action to take. Fr. Clarke has been watching the activities of the Housewives’ Association and thinks the movement is under control. The problem of Communist literature being sent to students in U.C.D. by the International Students’ Union is also under control, and the method employed has been approved by the President. Complaints have been made to Fr. Crean regarding new trends in dancing. These trends are immoral, and where such abuses exist the attention of the police should be attracted.