31 [January] 1941 - 30 November 1945 Correspondence relating to routine community life and apostolate. Inauguration of Perpetual Miraculous Medal Novena at Phibsborough. Migration of part of St. Vincent’s Residential School for Mental Defectives, Cabra to Clonsilla. (see also Daughters of Charity and Little Sisters of the Poor files). Project of new secondary school in Clontarf but difficulties arise. (see also Clontarf Parish file, September 1943 regarding property). [name of school appears as is in the documents]. 70 items

Correspondence relating to routine community life and apostolate. Mention of deaf and dumb chaplaincy , Cabra. Vincentians cannot allocate a Sister for domestic duties at Archbishop’s House. Archbishop’s interest in catechetics. Tercentenary of St. Vincent de Paul. Miraculous Medal Novena. [name appears as in documents].

Letter from Fr. Patrick Flanagan to +McQuaid seeking permission to have the Devotion of the Miraculous Medal held each week. 1 item

6-7 November 1960 Letter from Fr. James Riordan to +McQuaid seeking an interview to discuss the hall at Newtownmountkennedy, investing money for the new church at Kilcool and establishing the Miraculous Medal Novena at Newtownmountkennedy.

Letter from Fr. [James McSherwin] to +McQuaid seeking permission to have devotions of the Perpetual Novena to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.

Letter from Fr. Eugene Trainor to Fr. Glennon requesting permission to commence the Perpetual Novena in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.

• [16 January] Items regarding the Perpetual Novena in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal and youth sodalities in the parish of Rathgar.

Letter from Fr. John Hooke to +McQuaid saying it is high time that they had Miraculous Medal Devotions on Monday evenings.

Letters from Fr. Patrick J. Bryan to +McQuaid requesting permission to establish the Devotion of the Perpetual Novena in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal in the church of Templerainey.

Correspondence from Fr. John Sheehan to Dr. O’Connell and +McQuaid regarding the sanctioning of the Perpetual Novena in honour of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal.