Letter from +Keogh to +McQuaid. He asks whether an elderly priest who lives in his diocese but spends five or six weeks a year with his sister in the city could be given permission to habitually celebrate Mass in his sister’s house. Annotation that Dr K himself at Maynooth advised against giving this permission even per modum actus.

Handwritten copy of a note not from +McQuaid to +Keogh congratulating him.

Letter from +Keogh to +McQuaid concerning a student who has received a county council scholarship which can only be availed of at the national University and not Maynooth and so wondered if the student could live in Clonliffe College and attend UCD. Annotation that it is a pleasure to fix him up and he is directed to write to the president.

Handwritten letter from + T. Keogh to + McQuaid regarding his views on pilgrimage question.

File relating to Keogh Square.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Jorge Escalante Posse, Legacion de la Republica Argentina, regarding the erection of a memorial to General John Thomond O’Brien, Aide-de-Camp to General Jose de San Martin. The most appropriate place to erect the memorial would be the house where O’Brien was born in Baltinglass, but as this no longer exists he enquired if it could be placed on the exterior wall of the church. + Keogh, Kildare and Leighin, pointed out that a memorial can only be erected when the corpse is interned there. A solution might be found if +McQuaid thinks the case is worthy.

Letter from +Keogh to +McQuaid concerning the matter of Christopher Cunanne.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + Thomas Keogh, Kildare and Leighlin. He wishes it to be understood that the delegation he granted is a wartime measure and is to cease when normal peace returns. The special needs of a large civilian population have been catered for by the Curragh Chaplains.

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to +Lennon. He sends him his sympathy on the death of +Keogh.

Letter from Mgr. Cassidy to +McQuaid stating that the Holy Father has accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Dr. Thomas Keogh from the See of Kildare and Leighlin. He has appointed Dr. Patrick Lennon as the new Bishop. Both resignation and appointment will be announced on Monday, 25th September.