• Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid enclosing a circular letter 15 July 1952 addressed by the Sacred Congregation of the Council to the Archbishops and Bishops of the world, containing some new regulations relative to the discipline of the clergy, both secular and religious.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid regarding the new facilities now available to students at University College Dublin. Evening students can now obtain a Diploma in Public Administration and Arts and Commerce Degrees. He is looking forward to attending Elgar’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’ with the Archbishop. He also mentions the new Health Bill and Dr. Noel Browne’s motives.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid praising the pastoral letter which has been sent to the clergy. He is forwarding the request regarding the Bene Merenti. He is also happy to allow Fr. Kavanagh’s lecture at the Gresham.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £374.15.0. This represents an offering for the celebration of 1475 masses and is being made available to the Holy Father for his personal distribution.

Letter from +O’Hara to Mgr. Glennon asking him to send the most up to date information on the Diocese to Sir Harold Hood, Assistant Editor of the Catholic Directory, published by Burns, Oates & Washbourne in London. With his imminent departure, he is unable to do this himself. Attached is a copy of the reply from Mgr. Glennon to Sir Harold Hood forwarding details for 1951 which was the last year a census was taken.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the ‘gracious letter that I received from the Hierarchy of Ireland through His Eminence, the Most Reverend Cardinal D’Alton and their Lordships the Most Reverend Secretaries of the Hierarchy on the occasion of my departure from Ireland to take up new duties that have been assigned me in Great Britain’. He especially thanks the Archbishop for all his help and that he will treasure the memories he has of Ireland, whose people have a deep practical catholic faith. He asks for continued prayers in relation to his new position on ‘…the other side of the Irish Sea…’

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid regarding Midnight Mass at the University Church and the letter published for the observance of the Marian Year. He also thanks him for having the correspondence from Italy translated.

Letter from Rev. G.P. O’Hara, Villa Casale, Rome, to McQuaid thanking him for all his correspondence and work in relation to his impending arrival. He will land at Dublin Airport on 4th March at 4:25pm and will travel directly to the Nunciature form there.

Letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara thanking him for the instruction concerning a period of prayer for cloistered Sisters.

Note regarding telephone call from +O’Hara to +McQuaid referring to a project visit to Ireland by Rev. Edward Lodge Curran. The Nuncio is seeking the immediate advice of the Irish Bishops in relation to this. Fr. Lodge Curran has been identified with the Ancient Order of Hibernians in the United States and that he has spoken out against Mr. F.D. Roosevelt. The American Hierarchy disapprove of his remarks and actions. Also handwritten reply from +McQuaid stating that Fr. Lodge Curran has spoken, without his permission, in the Diocese on previous occasions. He adds a great deal depends on the time of the visit and on the preparatory propaganda. He will object to Fr. Lodge Curran making any public statements as he believes Lodge Curran has nothing useful to say in relation to Partition. He feels a visit by Fr. Lodge Curran will be harmful. 2 items;