Letter from +Robinson to +McQuaid regarding a request that Rev. Patrick Dunne VG be bestowed with the title of Domestic Prelate, and Rev. Richard Casey bestowed with the title Privy Chamberlain. Both have been made Domestic Prelate but there may have been an error regarding the title for Fr. Casey. He advises waiting further communication for the Secretariat of State to clarify the matter.

Copy of release and conveyance from Archbishop McQuaid to Rev. Patrick Dunne and Rev. Thomas O’Donnell regarding the purchase of the remaining one fourth part of the rent on the property at Crumlin.

Release and conveyance from Archbishop McQuaid to Rev. Patrick Dunne and Rev. Thomas O’Donnell regarding the purchase of the remaining one fourth part of the rent on the property at Crumlin.

Report on the Irish Workers’ League. General feeling is that the League is losing ground. At their meeting at Mansfield Corner their speakers were attacked, so the League has gone underground. Last summer it held camps at Dundalk, Skerries and Killybegs. Excursion to Enniskerry ended with a drunken orgy. Links between the IWL and the ‘folk university’. Information on Miss Annie Peach, Miss Hilda Verlin, Sean Nolan the following need watching: John Byrne, Patrick O’Neill and Stephen Daly. John Dalton has returned to Church.

Note to + McQuaid from his Secretary saying Patrick Kavanagh phoned to ask if he might the Archbishop. He plans to marry next week.

• Correspondence between Gertie Searson, +McQuaid, +Michael Browne, Galway, Fr. Laurence Redmond and Patrick Byrne, Crumlin regarding articles on contraception and marriage. Many of the articles were written by Nurse McEnroy. Also mention of Angela McNamara. Statement by +McQuaid marriage and family planning. Copies of Journals & Newspapers 26 November 1971

-16 March 1958. Begley, Patrick, Sommerville, Corrig Ave., Dunlaoire. Seeks the assistance of + McQuaid to help him obtain an appointment as a broadcaster in Radio Eireann. Emigrates to work in similar position abroad.

Letter from T. O Raifeartaigh, Ballsbridge to +McQuaid enclosing an article he wrote on St. Patrick (not here). Annotated by +McQuaid.

Fagan, Patrick, Lr. Drumcondra Road. Thanks + McQuaid for the use of the cottage for the retreat, and Fr. Carey for the way he conducted it.

Letter from Patrick O’Byrne, St. Anne’s, to Fr. MacMahon forwarding some recommendations on the possibility of a connection between the chaplaincies of Dundrum Vocational School and chaplaincies of neighbouring parishes. 1 item