Letter from Cardinal Bernard Griffin, Benedictine Abbey, Kylemore, Clifden, Co. Galway to +McQuaid thanking him for the invitation to Archbishop’s House and to lunch at Notre Dame. His brother, Fr. Basil will also be able to attend. He has hoped to keep his visit private but was photographed by someone ‘snooping round’. Cardinal Griffin was Archbishop of Westminster and Fr. Basil was his twin brother.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Browne regarding a Domestic Prelacy award for Dr. P. Browne, who is President of University College Galway and a priest of the Dublin Diocese. As he is a Dublin priest, the Diocesan Council believe the Archbishop of Dublin should petition the Holy See for the honour.

Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid thanking him for his repeated generosity in relation to the new Galway cathedral.

Letter from +Rodgers to +McQuaid. He writes that it has been decided to send Fr Maloney to act as dean in a Galway Diocesan College, and pursue his H. Dip. in UCG. Annotation that +McQuaid is happy that Galway is being helped.

Handwritten note from + Herlihy to + McQuaid accepting an invitation to lunch. Galway

Typed note from + Michael to Fr. Martin saying there is no need for Fr. Curran’s brother to come to Galway.

Handwritten letter from + Michael, Galway, to + McQuaid thanking him for his gift to the new Cathedral in Galway.

Typed copy of a letter to be sent to the Archbishop of Cashel, and the Bishops of Galway, Ferns and Cork regarding a meeting.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + Michael, Galway, outlining his ideas on the Health Bill.

Three handwritten letters to +McQuaid from + James Staunton, + Michael, Galway, and +J. Kinane, thanking him for his report on his meeting with the Minister on 17 February.