Letter to the Archbishop from Fr. Thomas O'Donnell.

Letter to the Archbishop from Fr. O'Donnell.

Handwritten report saying that the aim of the a private meeting in Jury’s, Peadar O’Donnell presiding, was to get sports’ bodies to send delegates to festival in Moscow. Unusual to hear O’Donnell praise Patrick Kavanagh. Nasty rumours about the moral circumstances in which Kavanagh went to America. Asks if he has read Fr. Harley’s wild statement – a great encouragement to Communists.

Note for +McQuaid regarding the reply Fr. O’Donnell on the question of cases before the Diocesan Tribunal and changes in officials.

Handwritten letter to Fr. Martin saying that a lady, Dr. [ill.], is to give a lecture to the Catholic Association for International Relations organised by Vincent Grogan. Chaired by Victor Meeney, a Communist. The lady is either an innocent or the Association picked a bad lecturer. Meeney is a friend of Peadar O‘Donnell.

Letter from Canon O’Donnell to Fr. Mangan regarding the purchase of a bungalow on Oakdown Road.

Letter to Fr. Mangan from Fr. O'Donnell.

Correspondence between + McQuaid and Mgr. Dean O’Donnell, Vicar-Capitular, Cashel, regarding the temporary appointment of priests to Dublin.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from James Ardle MacMahon. Fr. Liam Carey phoned to say he received an invitation to a meeting to protest against the bombing of North Vietnam. The speakers were John Horgan, Sean MacReamoinn, Fr. Michael O’Neill, Jack Dowling, Donal Nevin and Peadar O’Donnell. He advised Fr. Carey to ignore the invitation. Fr. O’Neill, like U Thant, Bishop Fulton Sheen and Bobby Kennedy, felt it should be stopped. Did not know that Nevin and O’Donnell were speakers. Fr. MacMahon emphasised two points. The issue of bombing North Vietnam was a propaganda issue the moral issue was by no way simple.

Donnell, Rathfarnham, Dublin. Thanks the Archbishop for the information and Mr. O’Flynn will help Mr. Nolan.