Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from T. O Raifeartaigh furnishing an account on the progress of Crumlin Girls’ Secondary Top.

Correspondence relating to the need for providing a school for mentally retarded children in the Crumlin area. This could be attached to Our Lady’s Hospital for Sick Children as the Order of St. Vincent de Paul are experts on the problems of mentally handicapped children. Such a School (Day Centre) has already been set up: St. Michael’s House, Northbrook Road, Dublin. The Association of Parents and Friends of Mentally Handicapped Children wish to have this Day Centre be recognized as a National School and seek State assistance to have a similar Day Centre established on the North side. Ruthland Street National School Project, 1968-69

Typed letter to +McQuaid from P.J. Hernon. Due to the resumption of building in Crumlin the Corporation has had to surrender sites that had been used as allotments. He asks if the site for the proposed Children’s Hospital might be used for allotments until required.

Correspondence relating to Crumlin Sports’ Ground.

Correspondence relating to the proposed girls ‘school site in Finglas East, and the church site at Whitehall Estate, Crumlin.

North Crumlin & Drimnagh Tenants’ Association

Typed letter to Mr. O’Reilly, Catholic Truth Society, Abbey Street, from W. Kinsella, North Crumlin & Drimnagh Tenants’ Association, writing to deny that his organisation is attached to the communist party. The Committee does not accept responsibility for the political opinions of individual members. The writer is not a member of any political party.

Press statement from the Connolly Association. The following items are mentioned: the Northern Ireland police state gave security to neither Catholics or Protestants men in Crumlin Road jail mainly trade unionists. African freedom

Walkinstown (mentions Greenhills & Crumlin)

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20 February 1941 - 21 December 1949 76 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate, "The Grange" Clonsilla is acquired after evacuation by Little Sisters of the Poor, a sister seeks help in a matter of conscience, permission is granted to have a hostel for domestic service students, sisters at Glencree regarding Polish children, of file "Little Sisters of the Poor" no. 2 for letters

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9 March 1950 - 17 December 1956 71 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate, several cases of adoption are proposed and examined, see "Hospitals" file for matters regarding St. Ann's Hospital, and the Holy Angels Glenmaroon, and Our Lady's Hospital, Crumlin, and TB Hospital, Ringsend.

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16 January 1957 - 14 November 1961 87 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate. Archbishop agrees that Sacred Heart Home may seek to become a registered adoption charity, Princess Grace of Monaco who has been a benefactor is expected to visit Sacred Heart Home.

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3 January 1962 - 17 December 1964 56 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostate, Sisters' new primary school is blessed by Archbishop, a course is approved for sisters on relating to adolescent girls, Archbishop regrets change of habit and abandonment of the characteristic "cornette", Archbishop suggests undertaking a secondary day school at Kilmacud.

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7 January 1965 - 20 October 1971 80 items
Correspondence regarding the routine details of community life and apostolate, sisters suggest opening a home for the Elderly at Phibsboro, sisters withdraw from Stillorgan.

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16 November 1945 - 12 August 1967 84 items
Correspondence relating Sacred Home Drumcondra concerning financial records, property evaluations, extensions to property and maintenance of property. Accompanied by audited accounts for years: 1941-1953; 1954; 1959. Includes information on old slaughterhouse at rere Lower Drumcondra Road.