Includes; Conveyance, Encumbered Estates Court, James Prendergast (27 June 1855); Administration with Will, Frances Prendergast (22 January 1864); letter from John McCarthy to Reverend Mother Stanislaus Drinan concerning the sale of a property bequeathed [?] by the Donovan family (16 November 1859); Administration with Will, Francis Prendergast (23 May 1865); Declaration of Thomas Prendergast as Trustee of properties connected with South Presentation (undated c1890s); Transfer of mortgage by Endorsement, Ellen Cremen to Alicia Whyte (1890); solicitors letter from O'Keeffe and Lynch concerning payment of large amount of rent arrears (25 January 1890);

• File relating to Fr. Christopher O’Donovan who

Letter from +Dunne to +McQuaid regarding a request by the O’Donovan-Rossa Memorial Committee to hold a commemorative Mass in the chapel, Dublin Castle in June and unveil a plaque in St. Stephen’s Green. The latter will be performed by the President. He gives details of the death and burial in 1915. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from D.J. O’Donovan. He is sure that a great national effort will be made to fight tuberculosis, and has no doubt that the Red Cross is capable of contributing substantially.

Letter from D.J. O’Donovan, Secretary, Dept. of Social Welfare, acknowledging the receipt of a letter regarding the appointment of J. AC.

Typed letter to Fr. Liam Martin from E. Feichin O’Doherty informing him of the information he has elicited to date on the Institute. John O’Donovan, Economics Dept, UCD, annoyed with Paddy Lynch, Aer Lingus, over the latter’s appointment to the IPA Council as public administration is more his concern, not Lynch’s.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Colman J. O’Donovan, Dept. of External Affairs. He has received the letters sent for Fr. O’Sullivan and Fr. Correia and shall deliver them when he gets to Lisbon.

Extract from The Newsletter, titled “The truth about the Stalinist-controlled Connolly Association”, by Pat O’Donovan. The Connolly Association has been attacking the Socialist Labour League so Irish workers want to know the truth about it, and the ideology of its paper, the Irish Democrat. It is not a nationalist organisation but a sordid Stalinist set-up. After Stalin’s death in 1953 wrote a glowing tribute to him, but was silent when Khrushchev exposed him.

Letter from Fr. Ernan T. Neville to +McQuaid informing him that James Donovan did his Leaving Certificate at Synge Street.

Eileen O’Donovan, Rathfarnham, requests assistance re schooling of her disabled daughter. Sympathetic response from archbishop, annotated. Business Beecham (Sales)