Copy letter from the Secretary, Archbishop’s House to +Staunton enclosing copies of the latest dictabelts of Frs. O’Reilly and Casey in London.

27-28 May 1957 Correspondence between Mgr. Gerada and [Rev. Thomas O’Reilly, Chancellor] regarding the amalgamation of Presentation Convents which will be forwarded to Rome. 2 items

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Lonan [sic] Murphy, 29, Ailesbury Road, returning Mr. Griffin’s letter and sending a short typed note on the points he raised. He cannot reconcile the facts in the O’Reilly (piano) case with the legal rights of hirers (Gills). Suggests Miss O’Reilly calls to Myra House and her position in law would be investigated free of charge. He has not met Mr. Griffin, but some of the early I.C.R.P.A. literature savoured very much of anti- Semitism. 3/ 25/ 5/2. Typed note by J.P.L. Murphy on the points raised about Moneylenders, Hire Purchase, Trading in Pawn tickets, Provident Cheques by Mr. Griffin. 3/ 25/6. 31 March 1942 Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from George Griffin, President, I.C.R.P.A., enclosing the solicitor’s report on Mrs O’Reilly’s piano. Mrs O’Reilly and he attended Myra House as recommended by the Archbishop, but were told as they already had legal advice on the matter nothing could be done. Messrs Gill refuses to accept the balance due on the piano. 3/ 25/7. Leaflet on the Jewish Question.

Letter from Fr. Thomas O’Reilly, North William Street to Fr. Mangan regarding a leaflet by Charbel Press on St. Philomena. It was produced under the direction of Fr. Paul O’Sullivan, O.P. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Note to +McQuaid saying that Mgr. O’Reilly wishes to submit the foreword, by Archbishop Toolen, for the book Berthe Petit.

Letter from Fr. Thomas O’Reilly, North William Street to Fr. James Ardle MacMahon regarding Br. Normoyle’s book ‘The Soul of Our Vocation’.

Includes; Rules which governed the lives of the Sisters of he South Presentation Convent.

Includes; reference to Vatican II and its call for congregations to re-examine their way of living and update and renew their religious life and the challenges this had set for the Presentation.

O’Reilly, F.J., Chairman, John Power & Son Ltd., John’s Lane, sympathizing with + McQuaid on hearing of the death of Canon Gleeson.

Copy letters from Fr. James Ardle MacMahon to Mgr. T. O’Reilly, North William Street, and Basil Clancy, editor, regarding an article by Fr. John Kelly which will appear in the December issue of ‘Hibernia’.