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Letter from Terence MacSwiney (Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne) to Diarmuid [Ó Murchadha]. The letter encloses a printed notice from John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies, Chief Press Censor for Ireland, asking newspaper editors to refrain from publishing a statement issued by the members of a Cork club of Sinn Féin re an attack on the club by Royal Irish Constabulary (5 December 1917).

A letter from Aengus O'Daly, 'The Irish Press', to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. enclosing copy prints of Tom Crean (1877-1938) and his widow and daughters. The prints were published in 'The Sunday Press' (15 July 1951).

Letter from the Most Rev. Daniel Cohalan, Bishop of Cork, to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, referring to the withdrawal of Fr. Dominic’s faculties due to his inability to take the examination for renewal of faculties. Bishop Cohalan also refers to his unease on reading an announcement in the papers that Fr. Dominic is to be appointed honorary chaplain to a brigade of the IRA. The Bishop wrote: ‘Now I put it to you that a lay body has no authority to confer an ecclesiastical honour from a lay authority’. He later asks Fr. Edwin: ‘Are you not conceding to a military brigade what belongs essentially to the church?’ With a copy reply from Fr. Edwin claiming that he knew nothing of Fr. Dominic's appointment as chaplain to the IRA until his attention was drawn to a report in the Cork newspapers.

A letter from Thomas MacGreevy, Director, National Gallery of Ireland, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. referring to the friar's thoughts on article of his and an invitation from Monsignor Giovanni.

A letter from Tomás Ó Con Cheanainn (1921-2015) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap.

A letter from Val Mulkerns (1925-2018) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The letter thanks the Capuchin friar for payment for a poem and refers to her reasons for moving to England and to her work on her novel.

A letter from William Frederick Paul Stockley (1859-1943) to Fr. Henry Rope. Stockley refers to the case of Alice Cashel imprisoned in Galway Jail. Stockley writes ‘She is in prison for six months. He sister says she loves to hear poetry. She is a distinguished graduate, and teacher, and a fine type. She knows Irish well’. Stockley suggests that Father Rope could send her a copy of his poetry.

A letter from William Magennis (1867-1946) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. enclosing a clipping of an article from the 'Evening Mail' containing an apology to the Censorship of Publications Board (15 Feb. 1941). Magennis also refers to the 'Orange Terror' publication which he suggests has 'disturbed the calm of the Dean of Belfast'.

A letter from William O'Brien, Bellevue, Mallow, County Cork, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. O'Brien encloses a subscription for a fund to support the publication of the late Father Henebry's work on Irish music.

A letter from William Partridge to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. referring to his arrival in County Mayo.