A letter from Ernest Blythe (Earnán de Blaghd), 50 Kenilworth Square, Rathgar, Dublin, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Blythe confirms that will happily contribute a commentary 'on the position in Northern Ireland' in 'The Capuchin Annual'.
A letter from Fintan Murphy, 8 Greenpark, Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. congratulating him on the 1942 edition of ‘The Capuchin Annual’. Murphy states that he was ‘one of Pearse’s “boys”’ during the revolutionary period.
Letter from Fr. Augustine Hayden OFM Cap., Kapuzinerkloster (Capuchin friary), Appenzell, Switzerland, to Br. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The lengthy letter refers to his recollections of Tadhg Ó Murchadha (‘Seandún’) which Br. Senan would like to publish in ‘The Father Mathew Record’. Augustine also refers to his presidency of the Cork branch of the Gaelic League and to his first meeting with ‘Seandún’ in the Capuchin Friary in Cork. Fr. Augustine wrote ‘That night I saw his heart was in flame with love of Irish …’.
A letter from Fr. Cassian O’Shea OFM Cap., Ard Mhuire Friary, County Donegal, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. giving his opinions on various articles in the most recent edition of ‘The Capuchin Annual’.
A letter from Fr. Edward Walsh OFM Cap., Holy Trinity Friary, Cork, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. congratulating him on ‘The Capuchin Annual’. He also refers to Éamon de Valera’s plans to abolish the Senate. Walsh writes ‘I see by today’s papers that the Senate is to be abolished, so Dev is now free to ruin poor old Ireland as much as he pleases! Visions of Russia, Mexico and Germany!!!! God save Cosgrave’.
Letter from Fr. Felix Guihen OFM Cap., Ard Mhuire Friary, County Donegal, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. thanking him for the copy of ‘The Capuchin Annual’. He adds ‘It will be a fateful year for Europe, and by this time next year the war will have probably gone way or the other’.
Letter from Fr. Felix Guihen OFM Cap., Ard Mhuire Friary, County Donegal, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. congratulating him on the success of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ and referring to his work on his article on the Pope.
Letter from Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., St. Bonaventure’s, Cork, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. congratulating him on the latest edition of ‘The Capuchin Annual’. He especially praises the article penned by Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap.