Letter from Fr. John Ryan submitting Communion numbers, Easter Duty defaulters and other matters.

Ryan, A.P., The Times, seeking an interview with the Archbishop on the Mother and Child controversy.

Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid thanking him for meeting with him in Cork. He is having many difficulties with the Dominican Provincial and this has filtered down to the clergy in diocese. There have also been other issues in relation to Anglican Bishops and lectures on contraception and issues with mixed marriages.

Letter from Fr. P.J. Ryan to +McQuaid thanking him for writing to St. Patrick’s College.

Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid regarding Boyd Reid. He wants to ensure this man is qualified to become a student at both Clonliffe and the N.U.I. He encloses an outline of the conditions on which Colonial Scholarships are awarded in Trinidad.

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.

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…’

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.

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