Typed letter from Joseph Gray, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, to Dr. Sheehy asking that + McQuaid will give permission for Fr. Peter Kavanagh to be accepted in the new retirement home for priests in Dun Laoghaire. Permission granted.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Patrick Kavanagh, 62 Pembroke Road. He refers to information on a nursing home; the Archbishop’s Christmas sermon; an article in Reportorium Novum; a cardigan; wonders if arrears have been fixed up.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Mageean regarding Fr. Kavanagh. He has already committed Fr. Kavanagh to teaching a 3rd year course of Social Science in the Rathmines Technical Institute. 1 item

Letter from Fr. John Dillon to Dr. Michael O’Connell regarding a speech given by Fr. James Kavanagh (later Bishop) to a meeting of Fianna Fail. Newspaper cutting regarding the event attached as well as copy reply from Dr. O’Connell.

Handwritten letter to Ardle (Fr. MacMahon) from (Fr.) Jim Kavanagh. Refers to the article about + McQuaid in The Plough and states he should not worry too much about ‘these people’.

Handwritten letter to Ardle [Fr. J.A. MacMahon] from Rev. James Kavanagh, Department of Social Science, UCD. He is convinced that the attitude they adopted prevented the College from degenerating into utter chaos. Some changes are desirable. This does not make one a Student for Democratic Action or a Marxist revolutionary.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Oscar Traynor informing him of the appointment of Frs. Kelleher, Kavanagh, Kelly and McCarthy as Army Chaplains for the duration of the Emergency.

Handwritten letter from Patrick Kavanagh, Standard House, to + McQuaid. He owes him thanks for past favours and wants to repay in some way. He no longer needs the type of friendship His Grace once gave him, and would like him to meet a different ‘me’.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Patrick Kavanagh, c/o

Letter from +Mageean to +McQuaid thanking him for the explanation regarding Fr. Kavanagh. He also thanks him for the copy of the draft catechism.