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On 4th February she learned that Dr Goss-Mayr was in Dublin. She professes to be a Catholic, but one got the impression that she wanted to be all things to all sides at once. Most of what she professed to believe was “eyewash”. Blocked her seeing important people.

Typed note to + McQuaid saying there is an interview in Hibernia with Jean and Hildegarde Goss- Mayr. They wanted to know if there was a wish among Catholics to have the problems of modern warfare discussed at the coming Ecumenical Council.

Item from the Irish Times regarding atomic tests.

Copy of a typed letter to Mrs. Byrne from Kathleen MacLarnon Wells, Hon. Sec., IHA. Refers to visit to Mrs. Byrne by Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Skeffington and herself and was inviting Mrs. Byrne to attend the next Committee Meeting. A form was given to Mrs. Byrne and she was asked to sign it. It asked her to unreservedly withdraw any words of hers spoken at the Crumlin Catholic Action Circle which may have implied that the IHA is or ever has been connected to Communism. Asked to apologise to the IHA for any damage her statement may have caused.

Typed copy of report of IHA meeting. Committee decided not to admit new members until after the General Meeting in May. New members had joined to oppose the Committee on sectarian grounds. The question of group members was to facilitate women of lower income to join. Mrs Kenny sent solicitor’s letter to see original membership book.

Typed copy of ‘Statement prepared for Meeting on 18 March 1953 by Mrs Boothman’.

Copy of the letter to The Evening Mail titled “The Health Bill”.

Typed letter to Fr. Martin from [Una Byrne?]. name and address redacted / torn out. Informed that 47 to be closed down. Debts incurred by Kavanagh were of his own making. He should have been less ambitious. Writes that she asked IHA what they were going to do about Hilda’s membership and the fact that there were Communists in the IHA?

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid [from Una Byrne – name and address redacted] informing him that the International Alliance of Women were holding their Congress in Athens. If Mrs Byrne could not go Mrs Tweedy would ask Mrs Brown or Mrs Lloyd both of whom have no religion. If all failed Mrs Tweedy herself would go. If Mrs Byrne refuses to go Ireland will be represented by somebody of different spiritual and political views from those of Catholic Ireland.

Copy of the Report of the meeting between the Drogheda Branch and the Central Committee of the Irish Housewives’ Association.