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

Letters from [Tom], Garville Avenue, Rathgar to Mgr. Curran regarding the ‘Old Dublin Society.’ He mentions L.D. Bergin, editor of ‘The Nationalist’. Also mentions historical articles.

Typed letter to + McQuaid from Gerard McDonnell, Marianella, Rathgar. He has already spoken to his Redemptorist priests of the community and will contact the Fathers in the other houses.

Letter from Kees Van Hoek, Rathgar to +McQuaid asking the Archbishop to model for a bust by Seamus Murphy for the annual exhibition in the Royal Hibernian Academy. Van Hoek writes the ‘Leader Page Parade’ in the ‘Irish Independent’ newspaper. Annotation reads ‘first sitting Monday Feb. 24’.

Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate. They are granted permission to open a Retreat House. Marianella [Rathgar] is considered.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from [ill], 186, Clontarf Road. At the meeting of the Red Cross Gift and Sale Committee the Rector of Rathgar wanted to know whether the new Gift-Sale was to be devoted to purposes of the Red Cross.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Leo McCauley, 10, a Winton Ave., Rathgar, thanking him for his hospitality and informing him of their visit to the Children’s Hospital, Crumlin.