Typed letter from + Patrick A. Bray, Saint John. N.B., to Mgr. Patrick J. Walsh, V.G., Glasthule. He is searching for a Congregation of Brothers to take charge of a Home for mentally defective boys. 1 item

This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid enclosing three Papal Bulls. One is for the Mgr. T. O’Reilly who has been appointed Chancellor of the Metropolitan Chapter and the other is for Rev. F. Gaynor who has been appointed Canon of the same Chapter. The third is for Rev. Michael O’Hallaran who is appointed Parish Priest of Glasthule. The amount owing on the first two Bulls is £5 and £5 respectively. The fee for the third is one fourth of the approximate total annual revenue of the parish. If the Archbishop feels the latter is excessive, he should let them know.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Fr. Michael O’Halloran, St. Joseph’s, Glasthule, reporting on the ‘V’ Committee during the previous six months. Informs + McQuaid that the Committee members are very busy with parochial problems and need another member. He suggested Fr. Fehily who is in constant contact with trade union executives. They refer many of their problems to him. Fr. Crean is in touch with the Bakers’ Union, the I.T.G.W.U., the Local Government Officials’ Union he has a file on the Peoples’ College. Discussed the issue of Michael O’Riordan in trade union circles. Fr. Killian O.F.M., editor of Luminus, and Fr. Crean have the problem in hand. The case of Miss Blake, Loreto Convent, North Great George’s Street was discussed. Fr. Crean advised the Rev. Mother on the line of action to take. Fr. Clarke has been watching the activities of the Housewives’ Association and thinks the movement is under control. The problem of Communist literature being sent to students in U.C.D. by the International Students’ Union is also under control, and the method employed has been approved by the President. Complaints have been made to Fr. Crean regarding new trends in dancing. These trends are immoral, and where such abuses exist the attention of the police should be attracted.

Handwritten report on Dr. K. by Fr. Michael O’Halloran PP, Glasthule. Brilliant engineer, very well informed on most subjects. Most persuasive in discussion. Good family man. Ambitious and ruthless in criticism. No personal loyalty and so disliked by colleagues. Likes money and for a favour requires a quid pro quo.

Letter from Michael O’Halloran, St. Joseph’s, Glasthule, to Fr. McMahon asking ‘Why didn’t he find out the facts?’ 67c/.1 [29 October 1958] Summary of Mgr. O’Halloran’s Report on A View from the Bridge.

Dalkey Constituted from Glasthule 1927

/1 Beaumont
17 November 1942 - 1971 72 items

Correspondence relating to details of community life and apostolate Letter from a sister re the status of lay sisters (cf. File Carysfort - Changes to Constitutions) Difficulty over sites and funding of new secondary school Correspondence Beaumont Convalescent Home Conveyancing of land from Sisters of Mercy to Sister of St John of Correspondence between +McQuaid's and official Solicitors Arthur O'Hagan re proposal to repossess Kilmore Lodge and impending court case. Correspondence + McQuaid and Arthur O'Hagan and Mrs Josephine Hughes re repossession of lodge (variously described as Front and Back Lodge) at Beaumont Convalescent Home, not to be confused with Kilmore Lodge above. Sale of land to ESB

/2 Cork Street
4 July 1941 - 17 December 1965 27 items
Correspondence relating to details of community life and apostolate, including fundraising

/3 Dun Laoghaire
5 March 1941 - 21 February 1967 32 items
Correspondence relating to details of community life and apostolate, including fundraising A Secondary Top at Glasthule

/5/1 Arklow and Rathdrum
21 February - 11 December 1941 12 items
Much undated material causes difficulties in filing Undated list of community members by seniority; list of post held in various communities Curate to continue as Manager at Rathdrum Beginning of long correspondence from Se M Laurence alleging anomalies in administration in Arklow; roots of problem in past.

/5/2 Arklow and Rathdrum
16 May - 6 July 1942 27 items
Letter of complaint from Arklow sister Dispute of farewell gift for priest Expulsion and reinstatement of student from Arklow school on intervention from Archbishop. Routine testamentary matter

/5/3 Arklow and Rathdrum
June - 2 August 1942 4 items
Visitation of Arklow and Rathdrum by archbishop in July 1942; extensive notes Financial statement re Arklow convent and boarding school Examination of each member of two communities Letters from 2 sisters clarifying their responses on occasion of visitation

/5/3/1 Arklow and Rathdrum
1 items
Large brown envelope in Chancellery Stationary marked `Secret', Sisters of Mercy, Archiepiscopal Visitation of the Convents at Rathnew and Arklow, July 1942. Three unbroken seals on back of envelope, slit indicates opening across top to envelope. The Contents of the above envelope (notes on the depositions of the individual sisters) constitutes the matter contained in File No. 3 above.

Large cream envelope `Relatio' contains archbishop's drafts and notes preparatory and actual summaries and recommendation to the Holy See. Rescript of the Congregation.

/5/4 Arklow and Rathdrum
23 August 1942 - 13 August 43 26 items
Correspondence between Arklow and Carysfort re Amalgamation Holy See has given approval for amalgamation Each community agrees to amalgamation: Arklow unanimously, Carysfort by large majority. Archbishop formally declares amalgamation

/5/5 Arklow and Rathdrum
14 August 1943 - 7 March 1946 43 items
Correspondence concerning implementation of amalgamation recommendations, closely supervised by archbishop Some minor Arklow property issues

/5/6 Arklow and Rathdrum
15 June 1946 - 20 April 1956 70 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate School staffing in Arklow Proposed property purchases Arklow and Rathdown Project of new secondary school in Arklow and question about one at Rathdrum Letter of complaint from Rathdrum resident

/5/7 Arklow and Rathdrum
13 September 1956 to 9 February 1972 73 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Complaint of Wicklow town resident against Rathdrum sister Memo re teenage morals in Arklow Possible withdrawal from The Rock NS Dispute with Rathdrum employee Internal dispute

Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate at Bray and Glasthule. 60th anniversary of their entry into diocese. Ancillary Organisations Conference of Major Religious Superiors (Male)

-12 June 1957 O’Flanagan, F.M., Sorrento Road, Dalkey. Correspondence relating to the bullying of his son by older boys at Presentation College, Glasthule.