January - December Notices of meetings of Hierarchy with some minutes. Includes information on various Episcopal Commissions includes doctrine, vocations, theology, religious, emigration, catechetics, justice and peace and education. Also information the collection for East Pakistan, the Apostolate of the Laity, the Council for Social Welfare, catholic Clerical Managers Association and the production of religious text books for post primary schools. Notices from Standing Committee including agendas and minutes. Finances of Maynooth College discussed by Maynooth Trustees as well as college development and expansion plans, college administration, faculty business and students. 190 items

Letter from J. McConnell, St. Patrick’s, Maynooth to Chris stating that he had discussed the reception of the new Nuncio at the College with the President. He mentioned the ceremony and asked what instructions were being given to the Hierarchy to which the President replied ‘…they should appear in choir dress. As far as the actual ceremonies are concerned, he intended to follow the directions of the Archbishop of Dublin and that he was already in touch with Fr. Cathal McCarthy in order to obtain the relevant information’.

Letter from +Gerald P. O’Hara to +McQuaid regarding the Ordo recipiendi that will be observed at Maynooth. He sees no need for changes except in relation to the President of the College. ‘The President …will take the position that the Dean of the Chapter held at the Pro Cathedral ceremony’.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Roma. Deals with the Maynooth decision; the financial burden of the crypt Chapel; the refusal of Irish Bishops to recommend Irishmen to become Papal Chamberlains.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. The following items are mentioned in the report: Fr. O’Connell spoke to the Lord Mayor regarding her presiding at the Anti-Nuclear Armaments meeting. She was grateful as she had not known the position. A full report was received on Farrington and Morrison. Mrs. Mary O’Connell is the editor of The Plough. More information sought on her. Sam Mooney is a Communist and a member of the Irish Workers’ League. Mrs McAuley she is causing some trouble in the Irish Housewives Association. Fr. Clarke is to check if she is on the Adoption Board. Fr. Maguire reports a Scientology centre in Monkstown at which there seems to be three Maynooth Professors attending.

Letter and enclosure from Fr. Cremin, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon. These relate to a manuscript entitled ‘Should contraceptives be legalised?’

• Correspondence between +McQuaid, Fr. Ó Cúiv, Fr. Donnchadh Ó Floinn, Maynooth, Dr. O’Connell, Fr. Joseph Carroll and various publishers regarding ‘Na Paidreacha Coitianta’ and the Irish Mass. 47 items Church Bodies Catholic Communications Institute of Ireland 7 January 1970

Correspondence between Fr. James Duff, Maynooth, and +McQuaid. Fr. Duff cannot continue as editor of the I.E.R. due to the workload which came as a result of his appointment as Vice-President of the College. He will act as Editor until Dr. Brennan is free to replace him.

Note from Canon Hamell to +McQuaid mentioning the factor that Fr. McMackin is Supervisor of the University examinations at Maynooth.

• Correspondence between Allen Nolan, Browne & Nolan, +McQuaid, and Fr. John McMackin, Maynooth, regarding the publication of the I.E.R. The Record has been incurring losses over the years, and in the year 23 June 1971 lost £1,408. Browne & Nolan could not afford to sustain such losses and reluctantly decided, on financial grounds, to cease publishing the Record. The final issue was the December 1968 one. 25 items The Marian Year 1968