Sandyford from Cabinteely

Letter from Oscar Leach, Sandyford, Co. Dublin, to +McQuaid wondering why the dedicated work of the Catholic Truth Society has ceased and been replaced by mere vested interests. Comhar

File relating to the Parochial Hall, Sandyford. Also, see no.10 above.

-5 May 1959 Egan, Mairin, Sandyford Road, Dublin, beseeching the Archbishop’s help to be admitted to the Hospice in Harold’s Cross and later to St. Augustine, Ratoath.

Correspondence between Joseph V. O’Loughlin, Ticknock, Sandyford, and Fr. J.A. MacMahon regarding prayers being said regarding the Nigerian/Biafran situation.

Handwritten letter to Ardle from Paidric O [ill.] (Patrick Seery), St. Mary’s, Sandyford, regarding the Farrington family, Ticknock House. Dr. Farrington was Secretary o f the Royal Hibernian Academy. Mrs Farrington, nee Synge, is a niece of Millington Synge. Their son, Conor, is a promising actor. The family are professed Socialists and sympathetic to Soviet Russia. Dr. Farrington is a member of the Society of Friends and Mrs Farrington is a dedicated worker for the abolition of nuclear warfare. Farringtons do not try to influence Catholic parishioners. Mrs Oscar Leach, an English lady, is source of information.

-9 June 1943 Ryan, John, Probation Officer, 70 Sandyford Road. Seeks an interview with + McQuaid to discuss items, including aftercare for boys leaving reformatory and industrial schools.

• References to developments in Dundrum Parish, Sandyford Parish,

Typed letter to +McQuaid from T.E. Hare. The Minister of Pensions is pleased to approve Fr. John J. Gaffney, P.P., Sandyford, as part-time Chaplain at Leopardstown Hospital.

Booklet entitled The Parish of Sandyford: An Inventory of the Church Property ... of the Parish of Sandyford and Glencullen made in the month of February, A.D. 1853 by Rev. Patrick P. Smyth, P.P.