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Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from [ill], 186, Clontarf Road. At the meeting of the Red Cross Gift and Sale Committee the Rector of Rathgar wanted to know whether the new Gift-Sale was to be devoted to purposes of the Red Cross.

Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate. They are granted permission to open a Retreat House. Marianella [Rathgar] is considered.

Curran, C.P., Garville Avenue, Rathgar. Thanks the Archbishop for his kindness to his brother during his illness, and to himself when his brother died.

Dowling, 3 Orwell Park. Asking permission for her son to atten the Dalton Tutorial Institution, Leinster Road, a co-educational school which is run by a member of the Jewish faith. Fr. V. Steen, Rathgar parish, writes to Dr. O’Connell, secretary to +McQuaid. Request refused.

Letter from Kees Van Hoek, Rathgar to +McQuaid asking the Archbishop to model for a bust by Seamus Murphy for the annual exhibition in the Royal Hibernian Academy. Van Hoek writes the ‘Leader Page Parade’ in the ‘Irish Independent’ newspaper. Annotation reads ‘first sitting Monday Feb. 24’.

Dargan, Patrick, Rathgar Road, Dublin. Donal Buckley, former Governor- General of Saorstat Eireann, wishes to have Mass celebrated in his home in Blackrock.

Flusk, Moire, 123 Rathgar Road. Thanks the Archbishop for his goodness to her sons.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from Gerard McDonnell, Marianella, Rathgar. He has already spoken to his Redemptorist priests of the community and will contact the Fathers in the other houses.

O’Leary, Bridie, 3 Kenilworth Road, Rathgar, complaining about two acts being performed at the Capitol Theatre.

Dargan, Patrick, Rathgar Road, Dublin. He was asked for his advice by Mr. Gafffney who is thinking of opening a preparatory school for boys in Dublin. Gaffney is anxious to meet the Archbishop’s wishes on the matter. Annotation by McQuaid.