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Handwritten letter from Michael Granville to + McQuaid Reporting on his visit with Randal O’Reilly.

File relating to the sale of 23 Granville Road and the purchase of 54 Auburn Road, Johnstown as a suitable parochial residence.

Handwritten note from Michael Granville to Fr. Williams Thanking him for the cheque of £30 from + McQuaid.

Letter from +Godfrey to +McQuaid stating Fr. James Fingleton will be welcome in the Diocese to work with the Irish hotel workers. He also thanks him for Fr. Granville. He is also glad of the offer of help from other priests in areas where there is a high concentration of Irish people. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Copy of typed letter to Very Rev. John Maloney, Administrator, The Pro-Cathedral, from J.A. MacMahon, Secretary. Letter enclosed from the Catholic Housing Aid Society and before the Archbishop replies he would be grateful for Fr. Moloney’s observations. 1 item 4/ 12/4. 1 October 1968 Typed letter to Dr. MacMahon from John Moloney, The Pro-Cathedral. When he has seen Mr. MacSweeney he will send whatever information he has. 4/ 12/5. 11 October 1968 Typed note to + McQuaid saying Fr. Moloney informed him that parishioners will be given priority in accommodation by the Catholic Housing Aid Society. 4/ 13/1. 20 October 1968 Typed letter to Rev. J.A. MacMahon from James MacSweeney, Chairman, Catholic Housing Aid Society. He is pleased to learn from Fr. Moloney that the Archbishop has consented to bless the Foundation Stone. The wording for the invitation to the blessing of the Foundation Stone and the stone itself are provided. Decision on date urgently needed. List of invitees included. 4/ 13/2. 23 October 1968 Copy of typed letter to Mr. MacSweeney from J.A. MacMahon saying there was some breakdown in communication. He had not said to Fr. Moloney that the Archbishop had consented to bless the foundation stone. What he had said was that Mr. MacSweeney should write immediately to the Archbishop to invite him to bless the foundation stone on certain specific dates. 4/ 13/3. 27 October 1968 Typed letter to Dr. MacMahon from John Moloney, The Pro-Cathedral. He has suggested to Mr. MacSweeney that he write to His Grace inviting him to bless the building. 4/ 13/4. 28 October 1968 Typed letter to + McQuaid from James MacSweeney, Chairman, Catholic Housing Aid Society, inviting him to bless the Foundation Stone of the Society’s block of flats for the aged at Granville Street. Suggests dates, the wording of the invitations and the wording on the Foundation Stone. Includes list of invitees. 4/ 14/1. February 1969 Copy of the Catholic Housing Aid Society Newsletter. 4/ 14/2. 15 March 1969 Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Mary Colley, Rathmines, inviting him to attend the film premier of A Man named John, a film based on Pope John’s Diary of a Soul. Proceeds to go to help furnish Fr. Scully House. 4/ 15/1. 2 April 1970 Typed letter to + McQuaid from James MacSweeney, Chairman, The Catholic Housing Aid Society, inviting him to bless the flats and Community Centre, Gardiner Street. Hopes he will consent to celebrate Mass in the Centre before the Mass. An independent group will select tenants. There will be a total of 44 flats housing 72 persons. 4/ 15/2. 4 April 1970 Copy of typed letter to Mr. MacSweeney from + McQuaid saying he will be glad to bless the flats. A Low Mass may be celebrated in the Centre with the Very Rev. Administrators as celebrant. 4/ 15/3. 8 April 1970 Typed letter to + McQuaid from James MacSweeney thanking him for agreeing to bless the flats. 1 item 4/ 15/4. 10 April 1970 Copy of typed letter to Mr. MacSweeney from J.A. MacMahon saying he was asked by His Grace to acknowledge receipt of his letter of the 8th April. 4/ 16/1. 1 July 1970 Typed letter to + McQuaid from James MacSweeney informing him that the flats will be handed over and tenants moved in on 24 July. Asks the Archbishop for a date in September for Opening Ceremony. 1 item 4/ 16/2. 2 July 1970 Copy of typed letter to Mr. MacSweeney from +McQuaid thanking him for his kind invitation and informing him that he will be abroad until October. 4/ 16/3. 13 July 1970 Typed letter to + McQuaid from James MacSweeney asking for a suitable date in October for the opening of the new flats. 4/ 16/4. 23 July 1970 Typed letter to Fr. John Fitzpatrick, Secretary, Archbishop’s House, from James MacSweeney saying he is delighted that the Archbishop had accepted their invitation to open the flats at Fr. Scully House and that the date, 6th October, is suitable. 4/ 17. August 1970 Newsletter of the Catholic Housing Aid Society. 4/ 18. 14 October 1970 Typed letter to +McQuaid from James MacSweeney thanking him for opening the block of flats and his generous donation. There is no foundation in the statement that the word ‘Catholic’ is to be dropped, as reported in the Irish Independent. 4/ 19. 14 November 1970 Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Eleanor Wicklow, Chairman of the Ladies Committee, acting on behalf of the Dublin Housing Aid Society, inviting him to a Symphony Concert in the R.D.S. Two tickets and a handout on the concert included. 4/ 20/1. 18 November ’70 Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Cecil J. Barrett, Booterstown. This Housing Aid Society operates more or less on Eamon Casey’s plan. The Society has assisted Miss Hurley in a number of cases. Lady Wicklow “a strange person”. Leaflet Where Can They Live included. 4/ 21. 11 March 1971 Typed letter to +McQuaid from James MacSweeney, Chairman, C.H.A.S. asking him to grant an invitation to members of the Committee to discuss the present and future work of the Society. Twenty flats to be handed over to the Society in Ballinteer in May/ June.

• 28 November 1964 Correspondence from Fr. M. Granville to Fr. Liam Martin relating to hardship cases in families due to the dispute in the building trade.

Catholic Housing Aid Society 4/ 1/1. A brief history of the Catholic Housing Aid Society, and its plans to construct a two storey building, later a four storey building, to cater for the aged and the newly-weds. 4/ 1/2. Letter seeking donations for the Catholic Housing Aid Society. 4/ 1/3. July 1964 Summary of talk by Rev. E. Casey, Director, Family Housing Association at “Housing the Homeless Family” Conference, Spode House. 4/ 2/1. 17 December 1964 Typed letter to +McQuaid from Christopher A. Carroll, Reise, 174 Orwell Road, informing him that a special committee was formed regarding housing for young married couples and old people. In order to operate fully as a soundly constituted organisation they propose to register two institutions on similar lines as those in England, (a) the Catholic Housing Aid Society and the Catholic Housing Association Limited. Petitions the Archbishop to allow them to use the work “Catholic”. List of Committee, and copies of the rules and material dealing with the English bodies enclosed. 4/ 2/2. Notes and advice on Housing Aid. 4/ 2/3. Pamphlet entitled “Housing: A Parish Solution”. 4/ 2/4. Copy of indenture. 4/ 3. 21 December 1964 Typed note to + McQuaid saying that it would be useful to know Mgr. Barrett’s views. Notices there is no representative from the building societies, nor is there an accountant. 4/ 4/1. 24 December 1964 Copy of typed letter to Mr. Carroll, Housing Aid Society, from + McQuaid saying he has no objection to the use of the word ‘Catholic’. 4/ 4/2. 29 December 1964 Typed letter to + McQuaid from C.A. Carroll noting that he has no objection to the use of the word ‘Catholic’. 4/4/2A/1. 24 December ’64 Handwritten copy of letter to Fr. Lemass from + McQuaid asking if Mgrs. Barrett has been informed from the start of the title Catholic Housing Aid Association and has given his approval. 4/4/2/A/2. 24 Dec. ’64 Handwritten copy of letter to Monsignor from + McQuaid informing him that Fr. Lemass is the C.S.W.B. representative on the C.H.A.A. and wonders where the Monsignor comes in. 4/ 5. 29 December 1964 Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Cecil J. Barrett informing the Archbishop that he found out by accident about Catholic Housing Aid Association and asked Fr. Lemass for an explanation. Fr. Lemass was invited to join and did so in a purely personal capacity. Mgr. Barrett made it clear to him that in future he must obtain his approval before becoming involved in extra-Bureau activities. After this talk Fr. Lemass decided to withdraw. Mgr. Barrett feels he is not as cautious as one needs to be in this kind of work. 4/ 6/1. Copy of the Rules of the Catholic Housing Association Limited. 4/ 6/2. 29 April 1965 Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from C.A. Carroll offering explanations to points raised in the Archbishop’s letter. 4/ 7/1. 8 June 1965 Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from James J. Murphy inviting him, on behalf of the Catholic Housing Aid Association, to a garden party at Brook House, Raheny, which will be opened at 4.00 p.m. by the Minister for Agriculture, C.J. Haughey. 4/ 7/2. 10 June 1965 Typed copy of letter to James J. Murphy from J.A. MacMahon thanking him for the courtesy of his invitation but regrets that the Archbishop will be unable to attend. 4/ 8/1. 21 June 1965 Copy of typed letter to Doctor John F. O’Connell from J.A. MacMahon acknowledging receipt of his letter and to say it is having his careful attention. 4/ 8/2. 22 June 1965 Copy of typed letter to Mgr. Barrett from J. A. MacMahon. The Archbishop asks for his opinion of the enclosed letter from Dr. O’Connell regarding the appointment of Fr. Michael Granville as Chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Association for the Inchicore area. 4/ 8/3. 23 June 1965 Handwritten letter to Dr. MacMahon from Cecil J. Barrett, Catholic Housing Aid Association, saying he will have a report on the Housing Aid Association in Inchicore as soon as possible. 4/ 8/4. 6 September 1965 Mgr. Barrett telephoned to say that the Housing Aid Committee in Dublin S.W. will include politicians from other parties. They want Fr. Granville as Chairman. Mgr. Barrett feels that Fr. Granville could usefully be associated with the Committee as Chaplain. 4/ 9/1. 27 October 1966 Typed note to + McQuaid saying the Chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Association has sent a copy of their Report. The flats will be ready in 1968. They have collected £27,000.