Correspondence between D. O Laoghaire, Dept. of Education, and Fr. Michael P. O’Connell, regarding the replacement of Canon T. Barry by Fr. James O’Keeffe, Navan Road, as representative of the Catholic Managers on the Dublin Advisory Committee for Juvenile Employment.

Letter from +Alibrandi to +McQuaid informing him that the Secretariat of State has approved the suggestion that Martin Gleeson, 47 Howth Road, Clontarf, be appointed as a delegate to the Holy See to the ‘Stage’ on the “Evolution of Technical and Professional Training” which the Irish Government, under the aegis of the Council of Europe, is orgainsing at Dun Laoghaire from 18-26 September next. He will accompany Br. Louis Boeglen (sic) of the Christian Schools who is the permanent delegate of the Holy See in the Committee of General and Technical Teaching.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from L. O Muirthe, Dept. of Education, enclosing a copy of a notice to managers of the schools which will be used as registration centers, and the ‘Notice to all Managers of National Schools in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire.’

‘Notice to all Managers of National Schools in Dublin and Dun Laoghaire.’

Typed letter to +McQuaid from P. Boylan, 7 Eblana Ave., Dun Laoghaire. He is alarmed at the news that Proinnseas O’Sullivan is proposed for the post of Inspector of Technical Education as he is a Nazi, with a Nazi wife in Germany. He is reputed to be an Atheist. If something is not done at once he is likely to be appointed. He is proficient in Irish.

Copy of Proposals for the Dun Laoghaire Short-Term Scheme.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Brendan M. Roantree, Adelaide House, Dun Laoghaire, seeking spiritual guidance in relation to the vote on Question 3 in the Referendum. The Dispensary doctors may vote for the Scheme and they are in the majority. If the Scheme comes in the doctors in Private Practice will suffer grave material loss. If Private Practitioners are included in the Scheme it would result in State medicine.

Profile of Rory Roberts, 8 Clarinda Park East, Dun Laoghaire. Appointed Secretary of the Irish Trade Union Congress in 1949. In close contact with Jim Larkin and Donal Nevin. Does not belong to a party. Founder member of the Peoples’ College.

-6 August Correspondence regarding the play, ‘The voice of the turtle’ being staged at the Gas Company Theatre, Dun Laoghaire. Programme enclosed. 1962

Letter from Fr. P. Boylan, Dun Laoghaire to +McQuaid regarding ‘The Virgin of Guadalupe’. Annotated by +McQuaid.