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File relating to parochial property. Mentions ‘Kincora’, old school house, Church Street, Skerries, a field in Hackettstown, a hall known as ‘Floraville’, and piece of ground required by the E.S.B. for a sub-station.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Raymond Field. He has subscribed to a letter to the Irish Times, 10th February, as Chaplain to St. Patrick’s Institution, in response to incorrect and unfair articles. Now realizes that his handling of the situation was imprudent and should have sought his permission. Apologises to the Archbishop for any embarrassment caused.

File relating to the field at Cornelscourt. 35 items

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from T. O Raifeartaigh requesting a meeting regarding developments in the university field.

• Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate. Fr. M Browne O.P becomes Cardinal. O.P. plans regarding their churches at Tallaght and Athy district. Archbishop: Lack of consultation, doubtful design. Text of a Roman lecture on Scripture by Fr C Kearns O.P. Archbishop inspires Irish Province to consider opening a mission in South America. Fr Flannery O.P. causes concern. CF also file No 7. O.P offers Archbishop free site for a church in Tallaght; will not cede a field to Christian Brothers, but are willing themselves to undertake a secondary school.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Des O’Malley, Minister for Justice, appointing Fr. Raymond Field as Chaplain to St. Patrick’s Institution and Fr. William Farrell as part-time Chaplain to the female prisoners in Mountjoy.

File on parish property including mention of trustees, purchase of parochial house, 125 & 138 St. Lawrence’s Road, 8 & 119 The Stiles Road and Donnelly’s Field and Murray’s Paddock.

Correspondence from Fr. John Sheehan to +McQuaid regarding the purchase of a field which might be a convenient site for a Parochial Hall or school extension.

Invitation to +McQuaid from the President of Pakistan, Field Marshal Mohammad Ayub Khan to luncheon.

Letter from Fr. W. Field to Fr. Mangan seeking permission to hold a fund- raising carnival at Portmarnock for repairs to the church roof.