Copy of letter from + Peter Birch of Ossory to the Bishop of Kerry regarding the Conference on Poverty in Ireland.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Kerry Reddin, Chief M.O. for Maternity & Child Welfare, seeking an interview to discuss incurables and inoperable cases in newborn babies.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Kerry Reddin, Chief M.O. for Maternity & Child Welfare, seeking an interview to discuss ‘incurables and hopeless cases’ in infants.

O’Donoghue, Daniel and Eileen, Rathmore, Co. Kerry, explaining to the Archbishop why they will not send their children to the local school. The teacher treated them viciously and they transferred to another school.They have to walk 3 miles to the school and are not given free transport.

Wording of telegram of congratulations to Fr. Eamonn Casey on his appointment as Bishop of Kerry.

Cortlandt Herbst, The Maharees, Castlegregory, Co. Kerry. Encloses a copy of a letter to + Cunnane and + Harty. Annotated by + McQuaid.

Correspondence between +Levame to +McQuaid regarding the Bishops meeting for the Province of Leinster, which is held on the Wednesday of Low Week. There is also discussion on the subject of Emigrants. An Episcopal Committee has already been established and includes the Archbishop of Tuam and the Bishops of Raphoe, Ferns and Kerry. As for the Apostolatus Maris in Dublin, the Catholic Seamen’s Hostel is administered through City Quay parish and a Vincentian father also attends regularly as Chaplain to the special work of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul which has care of the hostel.

Letter from Fr. Padraig Mac Carthaigh, Diocese of Kerry, to +McQuaid asking permission to attend plays which are part of a course he is to attend in the Damer Hall.

Letter from +D. Moynihan, Bishop of Kerry, to +McQuaid hoping he will understand that due to distance and old age, he will be unable to attend the Liturgical Reception.

Handwritten notes on Communist activities. Camp at Giles Quay, Dundalk for boys and girls aged 16 – 30. They come from Ireland, England and Scotland. Main work at present is selling The Irish Workers’ Voice. Everything immoral is encouraged. At least four couples living together. Regarding education one is taught to despise everything to do with religion. At present there are training cells for youths in Cashel Road, Clonliffe Road and Bray run by a Jew called Jackson. There are several Jews in the movement. Their paper is called The Jewish Democrat. Six members in Kilkenny, 9 – 12 in Cork, one in North Kerry and about 300 in Dublin. 20 – 30 girls in whole outfit.