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A photocopy of a photograph taken by Richard Mills of swans on an illuminated lake, a joint venture between the Cork Wildlife Conservation and Cork Corporation in honour of Saint Patrick of the Lough.

• Correspondence relating to the proposed Passion Play to be staged at the R.D.S. Letters from Victor S. Smith, Registrar of the R.D.S., +Sensi, John Mulvey (play promoter), Isaac Cohen, Chief Rabbi to Ireland, Fr. Joseph Carroll, Fr. John Greehy, F.C. Golden, Cardinal Heenan and Joseph Briscoe as well as replies from +McQuaid. The play was to be staged during Holy Week and was a commercial venture. 21 March 1967

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Sean MacBride. He hopes the trade unions will co-operate in this venture.

• Correspondence involving M.T. Cooney, Killucan, Co. Westmeath, R. Ryan, Arthur O’Hagan & Son, solicitors, +McQuaid, Fr. M.P. O’Connell, Secretary, and G. Connellan, Westland Row, relating to the investment in the film The Divine Tragedy. Those who invested in this venture did so as they believed that the film was being sponsored by +McQuaid and the other Irish bishops. The project fell through and the investors assumed that their money would be returned to them. A court case followed and investors were awarded 50% of their contributions. Irish Cine Club 5 January 1957