St. Audeon’s Boys’ National School Principal, pointed to the ruinous condition of the area. The letter was sent to Alderman John McCann, T.D., and forwarded to M. O’Brien, Co-Ordinating Technical Officer. The Parish Priest, shopkeepers and residents all wish to have the area rebuilt. The population was decreasing and the jobs of teachers were in jeopardy. Fr. T. Barry, P.P., wrote to P.J. Hernon, City Manager, emphasizing that the area is ideal for residential accommodation. O’Byrne argued that since the Dept. of Education sanctioned the building of a new school this in itself was evidence that a considerable amount of residential accommodation would be retained for several generations. -1967

Correspondence between John P. Keane, Deputy Manager and Town Clerk, +McQuaid and P.J. Hernon, City Manager, regarding the use of the Emergency Powers Order, 1939, to vest in the Corporation lands at the O’Brien Institute, Clareville and Glasnevin for food production. The Archbishop regrets the form of the letter as ‘gravely hurtful to the dignity of the See of Dublin.’

Typed letter to +McQuaid from P.J. Hernon informing him that the Electricity Supply Board is to take over at once the land surrounding the Tuberculosis Hospital, Pigeon House Road, to erect a new Power Station. This necessitates the closure of the hospital. 56/

Letter to the Archbishop from J. Hernon.

Sub-series of Letters from J. Hernon

Letter to Chairman and members of Housing Committee from J. Hernon.

Letter from J. Hernon.

• Correspondence between +McQuaid and P.J. Hernon regarding

Typed letter to +McQuaid from P.J. Hernon enclosing a copy of a resolution of sympathy passed at a Special Meeting by the Council.

Typed copy of a letter to the Chairman and Members, Housing Committee from P.J. Hernon, City Manager and Town Clerk, outlining his concerns regarding the Housing Resolution, 2/10/1944.