Letter from Fr. Troy to Fr. Martin regarding the beautiful statue of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception. 1 item

Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid concerning the anniversary mass for the 300th anniversary of the death of Mgr. Rinucinni. A requiem mass will cause some problems and seeks the Archbishop’s advice. Annotation by the Archbishop suggests Mass on the 8th, the feast day of the Immaculate Conception, and this would cause very little attention.

Telegram from + Montini, Vatican City, to +McQuaid informing him that the Holy Father imparts an Apostolic Blessing on Frank Maguire and Margaret Downey on the occasion of their marriage. 73/11. Booklet entitled Confraternity of the Immaculate Conception: St. Mary’s, Haddington Road.

Invitation from William Joseph McDonald, Bishop-Elect to +McQuaid to attend his consecration at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

• 2 December 1953 Letter from Fr. Walter McDonald to +McQuaid asking permission to establish the Perpetual Novena in honour of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady. 2 items

Correspondence from Br. Avellinus Janssens, Superior General, Congregation of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, Maastricht, to + McQuaid requesting permission for Seeking permission for some brothers to reside in Dublin while attending university lectures. The authorities in Indonesia, Chile, Pakistan and Sierra Leone prefer Dutch teachers to have British or Irish degrees. Diocese of Utrecht

Letter from +Brosnahan, Kimmage to +McQuaid regarding a request from the Soeurs de Notre Dame de l’Immaculate Conception de Castres. They wish to open a hostel in Dublin for university girls. Annotated by +McQuaid.