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.

Leixlip from Maynooth.

March is now definitely fixed for the Reception of the Nuncio in Maynooth. Annotated by +McQuaid.

March as a possible date for the Nuncio’s Reception in Maynooth. Annotated by +McQuaid.

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

Typed letter to Fr. MacMahon from ‘Grandma’. Sent him provisional programme for the Congress. No success in getting lay people to give talks on the items on the programme. At 1913 Club meeting R. Ryan TD, Brendan Corish TD, Peadar O’Donnell and David Thornley on platform. Topic: ‘Ireland from 1913bto 1961’. Three groups represented at the meeting: the IRA the Pro British element from Trinity and the Beat-nicks. Speakers heckled from all three. O’Donnell referred to some of the Labour members being controlled from Maynooth and blamed the failure of Labour to “the Holy-water hens” throughout the country stopping progress.

16-25 November 1963 Correspondence relating to permission for Fr. Baum to give a lecture in Dublin. Was invited by Fr. Enda McDonagh, Maynooth. Benedictines Glenstal Abbey

Maynooth Constituted c.1615