Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid stating that the canonisation of Pius X will take place in Rome on 9 May. He now seeks the names of the Irish Bishops who will attend.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara stating that he wishes the Nuncio to use his throne and carry the crosier at the Pontifical Mass for the anniversary of the coronation of the Holy Father.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for the information on the solemn consecration of Ireland to the Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary. He will forward this information to the Canadian Hierarchy. He states that Mgr. Moylan and himself went in the car of the Nuncio of Vienna to within 29 miles of the Iron Curtain but they did not approach any closer. He describes it as a strenuous trip.

Letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara regarding the Tostal Inauguration Mass. He says that the President, Taoiseach, Executive Council and Diplomatic Corps will be in attendance. The previous year he had been in America, en route to Australia, when the Mass took place and the attendance was scanty. He states he has already informed the President and Taoiseach that he will not be in attendance. He cannot advise the Nuncio whether he should or should not attend the Mass but agree that the tonsure coat and silk hat is the appropriate attire for the event in the Post Office.

Letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara regarding the Tostal Inauguration Mass. He says that the President, Taoiseach, Executive Council and Diplomatic Corps will be in attendance. The previous year he had been in America, en route to Australia, when the Mass took place and the attendance was scanty. He states he has already informed the President and Taoiseach that he will not be in attendance. He cannot advise the Nuncio whether he should or should not attend the Mass but agree that the tonsure coat and silk hat is the appropriate attire for the event in the Post Office.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid forwarding two diplomas and medals Bene Merenti for Messrs. Thomas Eldon and William Kinsella. The stipend for these is £5.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for his recent correspondence and for the cheque for £10 in respect of the Bene Merenti medals.

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid enclosing correspondence addressed to Michael Fallon of Crumlin. This is a response to a message of sympathy and prayers sent to the Holy Father during his illness.

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

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for his invitation to attend the Solemn Votive Mass in the Pro Cathedral on the occasion of the Sixth International Congress of Catholic Doctors, which is to be held on