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A letter from William Frederick Paul Stockley (1859-1943) to Fr. Henry Rope. Stockley refers to the case of Alice Cashel imprisoned in Galway Jail. Stockley writes ‘She is in prison for six months. He sister says she loves to hear poetry. She is a distinguished graduate, and teacher, and a fine type. She knows Irish well’. Stockley suggests that Father Rope could send her a copy of his poetry.

A letter to William Frederick Paul Stockley (1859-1943) from Conn Mac Murchadha, Director, Sinn Féin Re-organising Committee, 15 College Green, Dublin, re an invitation to attend a public meeting. It is noted that that the ‘object of the meeting is to launch publicly the Republican civilian movement by reorganising Sinn Féin, the only Republican political organisation which is definitely pledged to the support of the Irish Republic’.

Copy letter from T.J. Kiernan (1897-1967), Irish Minister to the Holy See, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Kiernan refers to the deprivations of life in Rome during the war. He writes 'It will be long before life is normal. We thought life would be easy after June (air-raids in March on 7th, 8th, 9th – 3 times – and 18th; the last was beside us and the house emptied quick enough ... We had no water for months and no electricity from 4th June. But now the difficulties are all the open robberies on the streets – the bandits are armed and strip the victims as clothes and boots are so valuable'. Kiernan also gives news of his family and refers to the experiences of the Irish community in Rome.

Copy letter from Maud Gonne MacBride (1866-1953) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. She recalls her visit to Assisi in Italy and her joining of the Third Order of St. Francis in 1910. She also refers to her father who was a 'colonel of the 17th Lancers ... [and] assistant adjutant in Dublin at the time of his death'. She also mentions her article on Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (1880-1944) and her founding of St. Ultan's Hopsital. She writes 'For simple goodness and faith, she was was one of the most remarkable women I have known, and in spite of being a complete invalid for many years before her death, she accomplished great work for the poor children of Dublin'.

A postcard from Sister Mary Stella Phelan (1925-2001), Medical Missionaries of Mary, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The postcard shows the Cunard White Star liner ‘Mauretania’ which took Sister Mary Stella and Mother Mary Martin to the United States.

A letter from Seán Ó Cuirrín (1894-1980), Coláiste Naomh Lughbhaidh, Muilte Farannáin, Contae na hIarmhí, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap.

A letter from Séamus Ó Mealláin (1903-1982), Blackrock, County Dublin, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap.

A letter from Jack B. Yeats (1871-1957) to the secretary of the Capuchin Publications Office seeking the return of three block reproductions from his sketchbook which were published in 'The Capuchin Annual'.

A note from Charles E. Kelly (1902-1981), enclosing a humorous verse and sketch regarding Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap.

A letter from Maud Gonne MacBride (1866-1953) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The letter refers to the detention of Francis Stuart (1902-2000) by the French authorities. She references her daughter's (Iseult Stuart) anxiety regarding his plight and affirms that ‘Francis is a man worth saving’.