Typed letter to Dr. Lucey, Bishop of Cork, from + McQuaid seeking information on Tony Coughlan, a graduate of UCC. He was an organiser for the Connolly Association and is now lecturing in Trinity College.

Handwritten report saying Prescott’s letter and newspaper article from The Tablet enclosed. Saga Films Ltd may offer free films on travel. Book review in The Plough quotes priest praising Connolly Club. Police did not expect Saturday night’s row. Castle group dispersed. Government thinks Communism too remote. A man from Russell Avenue became a Protestant and got a good job at Telecommunications.

Newspaper cutting entitled ‘Rule of terror’ by Cyril Connolly which looks at a joint biography of the Petrovs. Standard

Copy of ‘Hibernia’ dealing with censorship. Includes a response by Fr. Peter R. Connolly, Maynooth on Lennon’s ‘Turbulent priests’ article.

Connolly Youth Association

Copy letter from the secretary, Archbishop’s House to Fr. Peter Connolly thanking him for the manuscript ‘Can Ireland do without censorship?’

Letter from Dermot O’Flynn to +McQuaid regarding the Archbishop’s recent statement on divorce and contraception. He mentions the RTE programme ‘Encounter’ which was chaired by the Head of the Catholic Communications Centre. Among the panel were Judge C. Conroy, Lee Dunne, Fr. Peter Connolly and Gabriel Fallon. He discusses what was said and by whom.

Fighting facts information notes. 10.2 The Connolly Association, 1958 – 1961

Typed letter to Fr. MacMahon from Timothy Connolly, St. Columban’s, Navan. He is proceeding as suggested by Fr. MacMahon but fears the gentleman (Douglas Hyde) may be on holidays.

Copy of typed letter to Fr. Timothy Connolly thanking him for getting in touch with Douglas Hyde.