Kilquade & Newcastle Constituted from Newcastle c.1400

File relating to the new altar stone for the church in Kilcoole and also its opening date.

Correspondence between Fr. J. Deery and +McQuaid regarding a site for a new church and a house in Kilcoole.

Typed letter from J. Lynch, Department of Education, to +McQuaid thanking him for his offer of £2,300 towards the cost of building the new Kilcoole National School.

• 1 September 1948 Letter from Seamus Hann, Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow, to +McQuaid explaining why a small church is needed.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from T.O Raifeartaigh, Dept. of Education. The Department had agreed that the local contribution to the new Boys’ National School at Kilcoole should be one-eight of the cost. Since then it emerged that +McQuaid had £2,000 available for the new building. The Department is now asking that the contribution be raised to one-third.

Letter from Fr. John Masterson to +McQuaid informing him that Kilcoole School for Boys is in a dilapidated condition, is condemned by the Board of Health and seeks permission to get a suitable site for a new school.