Letter from +Doody to +McQuaid regarding Fr. Paul McCabe who will be attending the National University in Dublin. He will be studying Psychology under Professor O’Doherty before returning to Rome to complete his Doctorate. He hopes the Archbishop will be able to get him a chaplaincy. Annotated by +McQuaid.

McCabe, P.M., Chichester Road, London, W.2. He was a member of the RIC stationed in Maynooth when, according to The Standard, the Black and Tans were reportedly stopped from burning the college down. All of this was untrue and did not happen.

Typed letter, and a copy, to +McQuaid from Michael Hilliard thanking him for nominating Fr. McCabe.

Letter from +McCabe to +McQuaid stating his nephew is due to start his studies at the National University. He is grateful that the Archbishop has arranged a chaplaincy for him. He will take over from Fr. William Burston who is finishing his course and will return to the Diocese of Maitland. His own nephew is attached to the Diocese of Armidale and +Doody will contact him in due course regarding this matter. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities. The following items are mentioned in the report: Patrick Carmody gave an illustrated lecture on Sean O’Casey. ‘Buster’ McCabe arrived from Belfast. Peadar O’Donnell spoke on ‘The Irish in Britain’, saying that English Catholics were antagonistic towards Irish émigrés. Tommy O’Reilly (a retired ITGWU official) said that “150 unemployed from each side of the city should purchase food and having no money to pay would be jailed. This would bring matters to a head.”

Letter from +Casey to +McQuaid stating that Kenneth McCabe will be ordained at Sion Hill Convent on 27 May. The Archbishop has given permission for this. He will ordain another man in Cloyne on 25 May. Fr. Lionel Swain of St. Edmund’s College will accompany him and he hopes to visit the Archbishop when in Dublin.

Letter from +Quinn to +McQuaid. +Quinn has an appointment suitable for Mgr McCabe which can wait until +McQuaid is in a position to replace him.

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to +Quinn. He writes that Mgr. McCabe has been very happy with them in Dublin and asks if it could be left until Low Sunday.

Letter from +Quinn to +McQuaid. He thanks +McQuaid for his warm letter and will arrange that no duties are assigned to Mgr McCabe before Low Sunday.

Letter from Frank McCabe to Fr. Mangan regarding the control of the proposed structure in Sallynoggin.