Letter from Fr. Cathal McCarthy, Holy Cross College, Clonliffe, to +McQuaid regarding Canon 269.
Letter from Fr. Cathal McCarthy to +McQuaid stating that Mgr. Benelli had phoned to say he was glad everything had been settled. He says the Nuncio will give an Indulgence of 200 days and asks if someone would read out the announcement. Mgr. Benelli also wishes to know where he and Mgr. Kirk should go in the procession and whether the Nuncio enters the Pr Cathedral directly from his car or from the presbytery?
Letter from Most Rev. G.P. O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for him for the arrangements he has made in relation to the celebration of the anniversary of the coronation of the Holy Father. He is looking forward to meeting the dignitaries afterwards. He also discusses previous celebrations he attended in Bucharest.
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Letter from +Gerald O’Hara to +McQuaid thanking him for all he has done since his arrival in Ireland including his kindness at the airport, the Liturgical Receptions at the Pro Cathedral and Maynooth College. He extends an invitation to visit him at the Nunciature if ‘…he ever has a free moment’. With envelop.
Letter from Fr. Deasy, Catholic University Church, St. Stephen’s Green, to Richard [Glennon] regarding Catherine Sheeley. She is asking to be allowed take a cup of tea and some aspirin before going to mass in the mornings. She is a most devout person.
[April 1952] Letter from +McQuaid to Mgr. Benelli stating that Catherine Sheeley (Shuley), of 22 Harcourt Street, is known to the clergy of the Catholic University Church. He states she is perfectly worthy of receiving the dispensation.
Letter from +McQuaid to +Gerald O’Hara apologising for the delay in relation to the matter of the Eucharistic Fast dispensation for Catherine Shuley. He explains that ‘…in the unbroken tradition of this Curia, no request to the parochial clergy is ever permitted to be made without explicit reference to the authority seeking information’.
Copy letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara regarding the microfilming of parish registers by the National Library of Ireland. He will need some time to investigate the matter.
Letter from Mgr. Benelli to +McQuaid requesting information on the mensal parishes including the Pro Cathedral, St. Andrew’s and City Quay.