File relating to the national schools in Bluebell. 10 items
Typed letter to +McQuaid from Seamus O Riain. Dr. Tierney and he have reached substantial agreement on a Section related to facilities for teaching and research in local authority hospitals.
Letter from Fr. Richard MacNevin to Dr. O’Connell seeking permission for Fr. Edward O’Connor S.J. to preach at the Frederick Oznam Centenary in the Pro-Cathedral.
Typed report on CPI and KO activities (two copies). John Nolan was to report on the Executive Committee meeting in London but failed to turn up. On 18th July Nolan met four members at New Books, 16a Pearse Street, and told them that the London conference did not have a satisfactory outcome. On the 19th July Nolan gave a talk on ‘Emigration, a National Crisis’. Capitalism had failed the census returns showed a decline in the population agricultural production and manufacturing industries are less than half developed 60,000 unemployed. He referred to a series of lectures under the patronage of Dr. McQuaid titled ‘The Answer to Communism’.
Letter from +Browne to +McQuaid regarding the Chancellorship of the National University of Ireland.
File relating to An Grianan, the old presbytery. 15 items
Letter from +Morris to +McQuaid thanking him for the report of Fr. Conor Martin. He hopes Fr. Holway will do an MA in Sociology and the scheme suggested by Fr. Ward sounds suitable. 1 item
Invitation to +McQuaid from Mr. P.J. Lalor, T.D., to an exhibition of designs for a new series of Irish Postage Stamps.
File relating to Bohernanbreena church.
Typed letter to +McQuaid from Michael Hilliard, Minister for Defence, requesting that Fr. Phelim McCabe, C.F., be nominated Chaplain to the 18th Infantry Group for duty in Cyprus.