Letter to +McQuaid enclosing a letter from Fr. R. Ryan to Fr. O’Connell enquiring if the Archbishop wishes to be included as a trustee of Ard Brugh, Dalkey.

Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid thanking him for taking his new student. He mentions the age gap between himself and his clergy which makes dialogue difficult. He also mentions National Independence Day which is to take place at the end of the month. 1 item

• 11 December 1956 Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate. Fr. Ryan continues his course at the Gregorian University. New premises are acquired by the Provincial Jesuit Curia. The Catholic Workers’ College is extended. The Archbishop does not wish to have the Young Christian Workers (Y.C.W. founded by Fr. Caraijn) Congress in Dublin.

Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid stating he will again visit Ireland in January and will be accompanied by Mgr. Cowgill. He speaks highly of the work being carried out by the Holy Ghost Fathers and will visit Fr. Dinan during his visit, as well as Blackrock and Rockwell. He hopes he will be able to meet with the Archbishop during his visit.

Letter from R. Ryan to Fr. O'Connell.

Letter from +Ryan to +McQuaid thanking him for a copy of his Lenten Pastoral. 1 item

Note from Fr. Ryan to +McQuaid inviting him to dine on 14 June. 1 item

Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate. Manresa Retreat House opened. Also includes a petition to include the feast of St. Columbanus on the universal calendar. Fr. J. Ryan, S.J., gives course, with Archbishop’s enthusiastic support, at Gregorian University, Rome (text included). Fr. S. Brown’s innocent contact with a subversive group. 77 items

Letters from Richard Ryan, solicitor to Fr. Des Williams and Dr. Hurley regarding the Priests’s house, Loughlinstown.

Typed note to +McQuaid. Mgr. Ryan was coming to represent the Vatican Secretariate of State at Cardinal D’Alton’s funeral.