Copy of Pagan Missions, containing the article by Fr. Michael O’Neill titled “The Connolly Association and Communism”.
Copy of ‘Hibernia’ dealing with censorship. Includes a response by Fr. Peter R. Connolly, Maynooth on Lennon’s ‘Turbulent priests’ article.
Typed note on The Irish Democrat. Mrs Toni Curran is its new business manager Roy Johnston has become Treasurer of the Connolly Association and Peter Mulligan its secretary Jim Andrews new chairman of this branch. 10.3 Wolfe Tone Society 1967
File relating to a lecture given on censorship by Fr. Peter Connolly. Includes a newspaper cutting from ‘The Irish Times’ entitled ‘Attacks on censorship outdated’, a lecture given by Fr. Peter Connolly in Rathmines. Also letters from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon, Fr. Connolly and annotations by +McQuaid. 8 items (See no. 16)
Typed report of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Conor Farrington was refused visa to study in USA. Justin Keating also refused. Anthony Morrison was married to Maria Timmons in 1957 and is unemployed at present. Mrs. O’Connell’s report is awaited. Mrs McAuley’s husband makes vestments. She was appointed to the Adoption Board at the instance of Maureen Keane. Is a source of trouble to Fr. Barrett and the Government. She is a Socialist of the Welfare State type tends to be anti-clerical and anti-nun. Frank Edwards and his wife are soured and bitter. Their son and daughter practice their religion. Eamonn Lyons was an activist in the Connolly Association in England. Spoke at a Public Meeting in Abbey Street. His mother is a practicing Catholic and Lyons did not undertake propaganda work in the area in which his family resides. Regarding the motor trade and the Iron Curtain Countries, George and Pirek, two Czechs, are trying to push trade in the motor business. Imminent merge of the CIU and the TUC. Fr. Kent spoke of certain aspects of the proposed union of these congresses of Trade Unions.
Copy of a dictated typed letter to Fr. Timothy Connolly from Douglas Hyde. He was recently told that Connolly Association members asked priests in Irish areas in England for permission to sell the Irish Democrat outsides churches. Hyde would like to meet Fr. McGrath to discuss his work. May be able to help him through his column. Would like to meet the two priests coming to Britain in the autumn.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Craven stating Fr. Connolly will go over in November.
Typed letter to Fr. T. Fehily from Fr. Michael O’Neill, St. Columban’s, Navan. Fr. O’Neill’s informant is not prepared to give an opinion on the Irish Workers’ Union at present. Pat O’Donovan has been expelled. There is a split in the Connolly Association, led by O’Donovan and the Trotskyites. Believes that the IWU came into being as a result. The key man in IWU is Michael Callinan. Does not know if there is a link between the Socialist Labour League and the IWL. It seems that the Trotskyites hoped to use the Irish Workers’ Union as a front for recruiting just as the British CP used the Connolly Association, but failed.
Typed note to + McQuaid stating the attached issue of The Irish Democrat shows that the Connolly Association is becoming more organised.
Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Thomas J. Coyne, Dept. of Justice. Miss Connolly will lose no time in contacting + McCarthy.