Fogarty, Mrs. Geraldine, 12 Eglinton Park, Donnybrook. Seeking accommodation for Mrs. Dowling.

O’Sullivan, Eileen, 5 Ailesbury Gardens, Sidney Parade. She is seeking the assistance of + McQuaid to have her aged mother admitted to Incurable Hospital, Donnybrook.

Moran, Gerald, 15 Cabra Drive, Cabra. Asks if he may use the Archbishop’s name in obtaining a place in the Hospital for Incurables, Donnybrook.

Fogarty, Mrs. Geraldine, 12 Eglinton Park, Donnybrook. The Archbishop wishes her to state what the problems are that she envisages.

Typed memorandum to J.A. McM/RD from Niall Doherty, Donnybrook, seeking clarification by the Archbishop of Fr. Sweetman’s implied approval of Gardiner Street Sinn Fein by his appearance on their platform.

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23 March 1941 - 14 February 1971 47 items
Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate; difficulties over an army contract, trade union and Labour Party involved; Project to establish Training Center for mentally handicapped.

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2 September 1941 - 21 January 1972 45 items
Correspondence with Good Shepherd Sisters (Limerick) leading to establishment of a hostel in Donnybrook (cf File `Convents in Ireland outside Archdiocese' for correspondence with Good Shepherd in New Ross and Cork)

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9 July 1942 - 15 July 1951 46 items
Routine matters of community life Question of amalgamation proposed by Newry resisted by Harold's Cross and archbishop Archbishop favourable to foundation of commercial college and admission of day-pupils to the national school in view of decline in numbers of orphans. Testamentary matters Change in colour of habit approved Unsigned undated memorandum of history of Irish Poor Clare's.

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2 July 1960 - 15 May 1971 44 items
Routine matters of community life Testamentary matters Archbishop cautious about Franciscan (OFM) interest in Harold's Cross convent Two cases of dispensation from vows, removed from this file 20 January 2023

Poor Clare's Newry
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14 September 1941 - 10 March 1969 59 items
Correspondence chronicles Newry's repeated attempts to establish a foundation in Dublin, each of which was rebuffed by archbishop and Council, with some involvement from Dr Dunne, Haddington Rd. Question of amalgamation with Harold's Cross firmly rejected by archbishop, see files of Poor Clare's, Harold's Cross. Under a new abbess, a foundation is permitted in Donnybrook (cf File `Convents in Ireland outside Archdiocese' for letter from Newry Poor Clare)

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22 November 1954 - 17 March 1969 56 items

Correspondence relating to request to establish a foundation in the diocese Permission to quest of postulants sought/refused/granted University hostel for own sisters opened in Donnybrook Note re a nuisance phone call Granted a hostel in Maynooth (cf File `Convent in Asia - Thailand (Siam) letter from Irish Salesian sister)

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18 August 1942 - 4 March 1969
Archbishop required letters in support of a sister travelling to England during wartime. Invitation to open a day secondary school in Donnycarney area, with a primary school to follow. House acquired in Donnybrook Sisters at Rockwell College, (see File St. Joseph of Chambrey No. 1)