Letter from Fr. John Larkin to Fr. Mangan submitting the Communion numbers, Easter Duty defaulters and other matters on church property. 1 item

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned in the report: Mick McCarthy’s criticism of William Norton, Minister for Industry and Commerce, for visiting America and attempting to get American industries located here. He called for the nationalization of Irish banks. He said that Russian children were better off than Irish children regarding social security and education. He went on to say that prices of essential goods should be controlled and that differential rents be stabilized. The special Larkin anniversary (9th) meeting was held on the 30th January. Joe Deasy gave a talk on Larkin, episodes from recordings of plays, poems and recordings were listened to.

Report of a meeting at the Mansion House, chaired by Peadar O’Donnell. Speakers included Mr. Koininge from Kenya, Jim Larkin, Donal Nevin, Mrs P. Rushton and Mr. Briscoe, T.D. Koininge spoke with restraint considering the way his family was treated by the British Government. O’Donnell asked people to join the Republican Forum, an organisation being set up to help African people.

Copy of typed letter to Douglas Hyde from Fr. MacMahon thanking him for his letter of 30th September. 4.7 Death of James Larkin Sr., 1947.

Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Fr. Counihan. Asks if the enclosed account (of the events leading up to the death of James Larkin) is what he required?

The account of the events leading up to, and associated with, the death of James Larkin by Fr. Thomas Counihan, SJ.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned in the report: little activity of IWL no general meetings “until Russian action in Hungary had ceased to be front-page news.” Executive to meet in homes of members. New Books to remain closed. No sales of Irish Workers’ Voice. Sam Nolan’s lecture abandoned. Jeffares and Carmody attend meeting of Irish Association for Civil Liberties on ‘Capital Punishment’ Sean O’Faolain in the Chair Brendan Behan one of the speakers. Letter from ‘An Irish Worker’ to traders in Dublin Fruit Market asking if James Larkin is a Communist. Letter in response to Workers’ Union of Ireland demanding that the employees of traders compel them to join a trade union. Otherwise dockers would ensure that no fruit trader’s vehicles be loaded at the docks.

Report of IHA, 1963. The following items are mentioned: + McQuaid’s generosity regarding facilities for IHA Congress ‘Grandma’ and Mrs Boothman only Catholic activists to who remained incident last year regarding articles in Annual Magazine, including article by Mrs Tom Barry hopes new people will join organisation Communists supporting Dennis Larkin, Labour candidate for Dublin N.E. 11.4 Women’s Organisations 1955 - 1961

Typed letter, on two pieces of yellow card, to Fr. Diffney. No. 37, Pembroke Road (CPI headquarters) broken into and papers stolen. She has been promised a look at them. Jim Larkin has issued an order to the workers in the fruit trade who are not in a union that unless they join his union he would instruct the dockers not to unload any fruit for them. Frank Clark (FF) spoke against Dr. Noel Browne at the Ard Fheis. Browne’s solicitors have written to him demanding an apology or legal proceedings would follow. As Clark represents the Fianna Fail Party in Greystones he argued that the issue is a Party one and the Party must deal with it. The new party has flopped and Browne has decided to stay in Fianna Fail. Group in Rathdown will have to get somebody of ability if they are to beat Booth. Are importing Peadar Ward, if possible, who is joining Shankill Cumann.

Larkin, Mrs. Kathleen, 41 Kennelsfort Rd., Palmerstown, Co. Dublin. She asks the Archbishop to intervene in the printers’ strike so as to help resolve it.