May. 3/ 36/8. 20 May 1957 Typed letter to Fr. C. Mangan, Archbishop’s House, from Fr. C. Barrett, Director, C.S.W.B., saying he met Mr. F. O’Broin who was unable to give any clear picture as to how they hoped to achieve their aims. James Meenan and Peadar O’Donnell are to act as ‘economic advisors’. The Movement has no funds. Fr. Barrett cannot see how any useful purpose can be served by sending a representative. 3/ 36/9. 20 May 1957 Telephone message from Fr. MacMahon saying O’Broin received the impression from Fr. Barrett that the Archbishop will not be represented at the meeting and is upset. 3/ 36/10. Draft letter, in +McQuaid’s handwriting, thanking Mr. O’Broin for his invitation, but the Archbishop does not consider it advisable at this stage to send a representative. 3/ 36/11. 21 May 1957 Copy of typed letter to Mr. O’Broin from Fr. J.A. MacMahon. While His Grace favours any proper measures to stem undue emigration, he does not consider it advisable at this stage to send a representative. 3/ 36/12. 21 May 1957 Typed letter to +McQuaid from Fr. J.A. MacMahon outlining the communications with Mr. Felim O’Broin, Chairman of the Anti-Emigration Movement of Ireland. Mr. O’Broin telephoned to say he was upset as a result of his interview with Fr. Barrett and asked for an interview with the Archbishop. Told Fr. Barrett’s report had not yet come in. A full report of the conversation attached. 3/ 36/13. 22 May 1957 Typed note regarding a telephone conversation between Mr. O’Broin and Fr. MacMahon. Asked how, if asked at the Meeting, he should explain that the Archbishop had sent no representative. 3/ 36/14. 22 May 1957 Note by Fr. MacMahon saying that Mr. O’Broin called to Archbishop’s House asking advisability of inviting Fr. Barrett to the Meeting in a private capacity. Fr. MacMahon thought not. 3/ 36/15. 9 July 1957 Mr. O’Broin called to Archbishop’s House to give an interim verbal report. Wished to speak to +McQuaid, who was away on retreat. The impression Fr. MacMahon received was that Mr. O’Broin was under an intolerable nervous and physical strain. 3/ 33/16. 16 July 1957 Handwritten telephone message from Fr. James A. MacMahon. Mr. O’Broin telephoned to say that his movement would examine the question of education. They had some trouble with the Unemployed Association. 3/ 36/17. 12 November 1957 Typed note to +McQuaid informing him of posters in the city announcing a public meeting of the National Anti-Emigration Movement of Ireland. 1 item 3/ 36/18 (1). 22 May 1958 Handwritten letter to +McQuaid saying that Mr. O’Broin called to Archbishop’s House to speak of a meeting of public bodies that he has arranged to consider Emigration and Unemployment. It seems to him that Mr. O’Broin is acting prematurely in calling public meetings. Neither he nor his Committee are well educated in Catholic Social Teaching, so they would be better off refraining from calling public meetings. 3/ 36/18 (2). Typed letter from F. O’Broin, President, National Anti-Emigration Movement of Ireland, inviting people to attend a meeting in Jury’s Hotel on 29 May 1958. 1 item 3/ 36/19. 28 May 1958 Copy of typed letter to Mr. O’Broin, National Anti- Emigration Movement of Ireland, from the Secretary. Further to his request that a priest attend the meeting on the 29 May he is asked to say that it is not considered advisable. 3/ 36/20. 16 September 1958 Typed memo. Mr. O’Broin of the Irish National Anti-Emigration Movement phoned to inform +McQuaid of a meeting held in the Matt Talbot Hall for the purpose of encouraging emigration to South Africa. It emerged that Communism is infiltrating into Government circles there, there is difficulty in getting Catholic schooling and that only highly skilled workers were sure of employment. Clann na Saoirse

6-8 January 1943 Letter from Fr. J. O’Donnell to +McQuaid regarding school meals.

Typed letter to Fr. MacMahon from ‘Grandma’. Sent him provisional programme for the Congress. No success in getting lay people to give talks on the items on the programme. At 1913 Club meeting R. Ryan TD, Brendan Corish TD, Peadar O’Donnell and David Thornley on platform. Topic: ‘Ireland from 1913bto 1961’. Three groups represented at the meeting: the IRA the Pro British element from Trinity and the Beat-nicks. Speakers heckled from all three. O’Donnell referred to some of the Labour members being controlled from Maynooth and blamed the failure of Labour to “the Holy-water hens” throughout the country stopping progress.

Typed report on Sinn Fein (IRA) and Fianna Uladh (Saor Uladh). When the Treaty was signed (1922) Sinn Fein (SF) split. Between 1922 –1926 it was directed by de Valera, and when he founded Fianna Fail another split occurred. Frank Ryan took over its leadership. SF gives its allegiance only to the Second Dail, elected in 1920. The IRA was under the control of the First and Second Dail. The title ‘Resistance Movement’ is now used by the ‘Official’ IRA. They have denied seizing explosives in recent raids. The raid carried out at Mooretown was carried out by a splinter group, while that at Nenagh was carried out by members of the Official IRA acting contrary to orders from GHQ. In December 1956 the premises of the United Irishmen was raided. It was carried out by McCrystal, who, with his friends, were expelled from ‘Official’ IRA. They tried to blame ‘S’ Branch. This group blew up huts along the Border. At the Christian Rex Congress at Easter, 1956, Dr. McKevitt stated that men from the Connolly Association were sent to do some popular action in order to steal the thunder of the IRA. This is incorrect as the IRA, Official or Unofficial, have no contact with the Connolly Association. Splinter groups of the IRA carried out the activities referred to. Students at UCD, the College of Art and members of the National Students’ Council were involved in the attack on Nelson’s Pillar and the seizure of Lane pictures from the Tate Gallery. Saor Uladh and Fianna Uladh are now one group so too the Official IRA and Sinn Fein. The latter argue that if the Hungarians can revolt why not Catholics in Northern Ireland? The Dail has no right to interfere with the Resistance Movement in Northern Ireland. Saor Eire was founded by Peadar O’Donnell. He left the Workers’ Republic Movement which was condemned by the Hierarchy in 1930. Frank Ryan and George Gilmore were also members. They remained in collaboration with the IRA until 1936 when they were expelled over their policy on the Spanish Civil War. The IRA organised attacks in England in 1937. Their Chief-of-Staff was Sean Russell Mrs Buckley was the President of Sinn Fein. When the IRA carried out a raid on the Magazine Fort in 1939 de Valera interned 500 of their members. Sean Russell died on his way from Germany in 1940 and Stephen Hayes was appointed Chief-of-Staff. The Northern Section of the IRA seized control of the Army Council and arrested Hayes. He escaped from the house of Roger McHugh and was accused of betraying the IRA to the Government. The IRA wanted Hitler to invade Ireland but he refused. Goerz, a Nazi spy, was arrested by the Army Council of the IRA. He later committed suicide in Dublin Castle. Seven IRA men were executed by the Government during the war, and one died on hunger strike. In 1942 Neil Gould and another had themselves interned in the Curragh in order to stir up trouble among the internees. In the post-war period the Six County section of the IRA waged a war against the Northern Government. They carried out the attacks on Armagh (1953) and Omagh (1955). Their targets were British Army installations. Orders were given not to attack members of the RUC or ‘B’ Specials. This policy varied in more recent times. The attack on Lisnaskea by Fianna Uladh was condemned by the IRA James Soraghan and a group of his friends were expelled from the IRA. At the moment there are two main groups – the IRA and the splinter group under Kelly and McCriostal. This latter group insists on police barracks being attacked. The deaths of O’Hanlon and South have evoked sympathy and their deaths have not affected intake of new members. At present there are 300 active members in Dublin, 200 in the country and about 500 supporters.

‘Palm Sunday’ 1946 Letter from Stephen J. Brown, S.J., to Dr. O’Donnell a asking if it would be possible to have a meeting with the Archbishop regarding the business of the Central Catholic Library.

a. 1 February 1953 Letter from Fr. O’Donnell to +McQuaid concerning Sunday work in the bogs.