Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid enclosing the ‘Diploma’ for Rev. John Horgan, who has been appointed a Domestic Prelate of His Holiness. The amount due for this is £13. He asks that his personal congratulations be given to Fr. Horgan when he is presented with the honour.

Letter from +Dunne to +McQuaid regarding the new appointment of Mgr. Horgan.

Horgan, John D., 14 Clare Road, Whitehall, Dublin. He sees no reason why Mr. Kenny cannot be accepted.

• Correspondence between Fr. Gerald Horgan, Holy Comforter Rectory, Washington, and Dr. Sheehy regarding the former’s health and his request to return to the Diocese of Dublin.

Letter from +Pio Taofinu’u to Fr. John Horgan, C.S.Sp., Templeogue discussing the need for priests and teachers in Samoa. He recounts his discussion with the Archbishop during his recent trip to Ireland and hopes Fr. Horgan can help.

-1 February 1964 Copy of ‘Effeta: a clerical students’ magazine’, Winter 1963-1964 with correspondence between +McQuaid, Fr. John Kingston, censor, Fr. John Horgan, UCD and Fr. Dermot Walsh, Provincial S.V.D. fathers. +McQuaid withdraws his imprimatur from the publication due to its content. An Cine Gaedhael

Letter from +MacNeely to +McQuaid. He thanks +McQuaid for sending the new syllabus for nurses and feels the inclusion of a section on ethics and psychology will be helpful to their Catholic nurses. He is also happy with the presence of Mgr. Horgan on the board and thanks +McQuaid for his part in solving the problem.

Letter from +Philbin to +McQuaid apologising for not mentioning an invitation, he was given to speak at a Mental Health Symposium in Dublin. He also mentions an article by John Horgan in ‘The Irish Times’ which states he has given approval for a non-denominational chapel in the University of Coleraine. He assures the Archbishop that this is untrue. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from James Ardle MacMahon. Fr. Liam Carey phoned to say he received an invitation to a meeting to protest against the bombing of North Vietnam. The speakers were John Horgan, Sean MacReamoinn, Fr. Michael O’Neill, Jack Dowling, Donal Nevin and Peadar O’Donnell. He advised Fr. Carey to ignore the invitation. Fr. O’Neill, like U Thant, Bishop Fulton Sheen and Bobby Kennedy, felt it should be stopped. Did not know that Nevin and O’Donnell were speakers. Fr. MacMahon emphasised two points. The issue of bombing North Vietnam was a propaganda issue the moral issue was by no way simple.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from John A. Horgan, 188, Clonliffe Road, concerning the State’s competence in compelling persons to submit themselves or their children to treatment for venereal diseases.