Copy of typed letter to General Sean MacEoin, Minister for Defence, from +McQuaid, regarding the changing of the Head Chaplain. He wishes to replace Fr. John O’Regan with Fr. C.P. Crean. Fr. Crean was highly esteemed by the Allied Command during the war.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from John B. O’Regan, City Medical Officer. As a result of the church appeal almost twice as many children received injections against Diphtheria as in the preceding weeks in Corporation Clinics.

Letter from William Hawkes to Mgr. O’Regan asking for help for his introduction on the article on Fr. Henry Young.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to Msgr. O’Regan stating he has asked the Holy Child Sisters to set up a school in the parish. 1 item

-25 March Letters from Brendan O’Regan, Shannon Free Airport to +McQuaid regarding a ‘vulgar advertisement in a Bord Failte publication. He will make sure this does not appear again. Annotation by +McQuaid. 1958

• 28 September 1971 File mainly relating to the Lourdes Pilgrimage and not strictly related to the parish. Mgr. O’Regan had an involvement with the Pilgrimage in addition to his parochial duties.

O’Regan, John M., Collin’s Barracks, Dublin, concerning supplementary allowances for army officers.

-30 September 1953 Correspondence between Oscar Traynor, Minister of Defence, +McQuaid, Fr. John O’Regan, and members of the Irish Hierarchy in relation to changes in the Defence Forces Regulation pertaining to Army Chaplains.

-20 December 1954 Correspondence between Fr. John O’Regan, +McQuaid, and Bishop Keogh, Carlow in relation to work achieved in the past six years. Also includes suggested changes to the regulations relating to Army Chaplains.

Correspondence between +McQuaid, Frs. John, 19, May 1965, O’Regan, Cyril P. Crean and Patrick Duffey in relation to the Annual Army Pilgrimage to Lourdes. (see also file 21), 7 items