Typed letter to +McQuaid from Eamon de Valera, enclosing a copy of a letter from J.F.A. Modebe, a Nigerian.
Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate from the first invitation from the Archbishop to undertake a day secondary school either at Finglas or Lucan, to their eventual establishment at Finglas. Their regretful inability to accept invitation due to shortage of personnel leads to later acceptance. Various sites are considered, including an offer from Sisters of Charity, Cappagh. Finally, a foundation is made and a school opens. A case of dispensation from vows.
Letter from Edward L. Fogarty, Manager, The Irish Catholic, to Fr. C. Mangan seeking sanction for the publication of the appeal by the Society of the Divine Word Foreign Missions. Copy of previous advertisement enclosed.
Letter from Cardinal Glennon to +McQuaid stating he will pay a brief visit to him while in Dublin. Annotated by +McQuaid.
15.2 Irish Review 1948-49
Letter from Fr. P.J. Dunlea to Dr. O’Connell apologising for the delay in sending in the Annual Report of Kilcullen parish. He was ill.
Letter from +O’Neill to +McQuaid. Letter concerns a document on revelation being drawn up on revelation by Fr Tynan whom +O’Neill couldn’t get in contact with but will do so soon to communicate the substance of +McQuaid’s letter to him.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid thanking him for the cheque for £418 being the stipend for 1592 Masses. This will be forwarded to Rome.
Letter from Richard Ryan, solicitor, to Fr. Des Williams, with note to +McQuaid, regarding a vacant plot in Shankill. Annotated by +McQuaid.
Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Roma. Refers to the ignorant article in the Sunday Independent by Liam Skinner on the Columban Chapel; the health of the Holy Father; the political situation in which the Christian Democrats are showing up very badly; La Lira, Mayor of Florence, who is the modern day St. Francis regarding his concern for the poor.