Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from J.P. Walshe, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, Presso La Santa Sede. Refers to Mgr. Montini’s response to the Archbishop’s great charity towards Hungary; relief for those in distress due to the war; Montini is recalling Mgr. Tom Ryan from Cairo and is seeking a replacement is required; requests for details on any social or charitable work in the Archdiocese.

Note for +McQuaid regarding a telephone call from the Nuncio in relation to the celebration of the Rinucinni anniversary. +O’Hara said anniversary will be on 13 December and due to shortage of time, it will have to be given immediate attention. Fr. John Ryan S.J. suggested as a speaker for a possible conference to be held at UCD or the Mansion House, with the Nuncio presiding. +O’Hara will contact bishops, president, members of the diplomatic corps and other learned individuals regarding the event.

Letter from +Ryan, Bon Secour’s Hospital, Cork to +McQuaid thanking him for his visit and he was delighted to hear all about Clonliffe. 1 item

Letter from +Thomas Ryan, Bishop of Clonfert, to +McQuaid, accepting his invitation to the Liturgical Reception. He states that the new Nuncio was a colleague and close friend as far back as the early 1940s, both at the Academia where we lived and at the Secretariat of State where we worked.

Letter from Mgr. Thomas Ryan to +McQuaid thanking him for his welcome to the Hierarchy.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from Tom Commins, Ambasciata D’Irlanda, regarding the lectures given by Fr. John Ryan, S.J.

Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid regarding Harrison Williams who has won the scholarship. He looks forward to him being in Clonliffe. He will also examine the suggestion that the other student, Boyd Reid, could remain in Dublin right up to ordination. He mentions problems with the Art Festival. Some of the plays are ‘filthy and blasphemous’ and he does not know what Princess Margaret will think of them. He mentions the successful novena to Our Lady. Newspaper cutting entitled ‘Noble ends of theatrical art’ attached. 3 items

Typed letter to Fr. Michael P. O’Connell from L. O Muirthe regarding Brittas National School. The Department want to replace it with a new school: the Manager, Fr. Ryan, is not prepared to take steps to replace the school as he considers good enough for its purpose. The Archbishop’s ‘good office’ is requested to gain Fr. Ryan’s co-operation.

Copy of typed letter to Dr. J. Ryan from Michael Tierney, President, University College, Dublin, presenting a number of points on behalf of Dr. O’Rahilly. These are: the chairmanship; ‘clinical teaching’. He himself is uneasy about the reference in sub- section 2 to ‘one or more than one such College…’

Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate. Fr. J. Ryan continues his courses at the Gregorian University under the patronage of Archbishop McQuaid. Also includes a doctrinal manual for secondary schools.