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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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14 March 1941 - 12 November 1958 62 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Archbishop permits several acquisition of adjoining properties for better observance of religious life New Secondary and primary school building blessed - Rathmines Letter to Dr Dunne asking him to investigate archbishop's observation of comportment of sisters in public

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26 August 1959 - 8 July 1971 64 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate A new chapel is built Papers relating to General Chapter including method of election of delegates Fr Sheehy's advice re canonical matter is obtained Permission to attend night classes (cf Communists and subversives letter, 12 March 1970)

Collie, George, The Studio, Schoolhouse Lane, Dublin. Writing to Fr. Dunne, if he has the honour of painting the Archbishop’s portrait for the Academy exhibition, he would like to make some suggestions as to how it should proceed.

Dunne, B., Old Cabra Road, Dublin. Requests that the Archbishop autograph enclosed. Request denied as unusual.

Dunne, J.P., Aikenhead Terrace, Irishtown. He believes that the Royal Chapel in Dublin Castle should be dedicated to our Irish Martyrs.

Dunne, Sean, Dublin. He wonders if the Archbishop’s staff ever read the evening papers, relating to vandalism, robberies, attacks? As the wrongdoers were Catholics at some time surely they can be reached.

Kean, John M., 21 Upper Leeson Street, Dublin. Asks Dr. Dunne to put his case to + McQuaid. Has been on many pilgrimages.

Lawless, Ellen M., 22 Blessington Street, Dublin. Letter to Mgr. Dunne thanking both the Archbishop and himself for their generosity.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Robinson thanking him for the appointment of his Auxiliary Bishop, Patrick Dunne.

Letter from +Walsh to Fr Dunne. He hopes to be present at the consecration unless his boil spreads.