Typed letter from Patrick A. Lawlor, Carlow County Council, to +McQuaid enclosing an extract from Minutes of the Proceedings Of the Council asking that Article 44 of the Constitution be Amended. Annotation by +McQuaid.

• Correspondence from Fr. Martin Brennan, Fr. Patrick Hamell, Fr. James Duff and Fr. John Hackettt to +McQuaid. Fr. Brennan has been appointed as President of St. Patrick’s College, Carlow, so he must resign his position on I.E.R. Fr. Duff is willing to take over Fr. Hamell’s responsibilities while the latter is abroad. 21 December 1948

Letter from +Patrick Lennon, Bishop’s House, Carlow, to +McQuaid, stating he received his letter and the day of fasting will take place on 15th October. He states that the ‘Holy Father’s appeal certainly underlines the seriousness of the situation’.