Letter from +Kavanagh to +McQuaid regarding the Little Sisters of the Poor. The Mother General has departed and is to be replaced by an Australian. The order will then become part of the Australian province. 1 item

Handwritten letter to Liam from (Fr.) Jim Kavanagh, the Presbytery, Kilmacanogue. Says he wrote an acknowledgement, rather innocuous, to letter from J. Kelly. He thanked Kelly for his letter, and in a P.S. wrote “Congrats on your radio play. I did not hear it, but I am told it was good.” Kavanagh received a letter from Mrs Una Byrne saying that Kelly got a post on the Radio by using this letter. She apparently expected him to believe such nonsense.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report. Mr. Kerrigan (WUI) asked to be kept in contact with Fr. Kavanagh. Mgr. Glennon worried about one of the factories in Finglas and is arranging some courses. The Committee discussed the ownership of the Corinthian Cinema and how the film, ‘The German Story’, came to be brought in.

Typed letter from Fr. James Kavanagh to + McQuaid accepting the invitation to join the Committee.

Typed copy of a letter to Fr. Kavanagh from Fr. MacMahon asking for comments or suggestions on the enclosed notes.

Handwritten report saying that the aim of the a private meeting in Jury’s, Peadar O’Donnell presiding, was to get sports’ bodies to send delegates to festival in Moscow. Unusual to hear O’Donnell praise Patrick Kavanagh. Nasty rumours about the moral circumstances in which Kavanagh went to America. Asks if he has read Fr. Harley’s wild statement – a great encouragement to Communists.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from James Kavanagh regarding Hildegarde Mayr- Goss. Fr. Kavanagh appreciates advice but hurt at + McQuaid’s stern rebuke. He only met Mr and Mrs Goss twice, listened to them and discussed the theology of pacifism. Believed they are sincere and idealistic. Mrs Una Byrne prevented the Lord Mayor from meeting them. She says a lot of wild things. Ignace Lepp, author of From Karl Marx to Jesus Christ, would never have seen the Church if the Mrs Byrnes were the only Catholics he met. Had hoped that the Archbishop would give them some salutary advice. Will not see them again.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from James Kavanagh. Grateful for + McQuaid’s reply. On reflection sees his own term ‘rebuke’ was due to ‘subtle pride’ on his part. Accepts point on Archbishop’s sources of information.

Typed letter to Fr. Martin from [Una Byrne?]. name and address redacted / torn out. Informed that 47 to be closed down. Debts incurred by Kavanagh were of his own making. He should have been less ambitious. Writes that she asked IHA what they were going to do about Hilda’s membership and the fact that there were Communists in the IHA?

Copy of typed letter to Fr. Kavanagh from the Secretary thanking him on behalf of + McQuaid for the Interim Report.