Letter from T.J.M. Sheehy, The Irish Catholic Ltd., to Fr. Mangan seeking a meeting with +McQuaid. He wants to discuss the actions of the Catholic Cinema & Theatre Patrons’ Association, particularly their attacks on Catholic individuals who cannot endorse their line unquestioningly and their method of collecting and quoting selected evidence to support preconceived notions.

Letter from +Roche to +McQuaid regarding a Mr. Sheehy who is described as very zealous but not “secundum scientiam”.

Typed letter from Joseph Gray, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, to Dr. Sheehy asking that + McQuaid will give permission for Fr. Peter Kavanagh to be accepted in the new retirement home for priests in Dun Laoghaire. Permission granted.

Typed report. The following items are mentioned in the report: The Differential Rents Association held a meeting in Crumlin. Attendance included Lemass and Briscoe. All aspects of rent system discussed. McCarthy, Secretary, said it would be best to leave things as were rather than have Prescott and Communists represent them. Grumley, a postman in Pearse Street PO, is being used by the Communists. Mrs Sheehy-Skeffington has resigned as Secretary of the IHA due to ill health. The ICA refused to allow the IHA affiliate with them. Fr. Twohig promised to give Councillor Matt Cullen the history of Trinity and the Scholarship Scheme but has not done so.

Copy letter from +McQuaid to +Frederic Lamy regarding a document in Sens Cathedral about St. Patrick. Mgr. Maurice Sheehy is seeking permission to study the Archives there.

Committee has been set up to consider the possibility of launching a paper in which ideas would be discussed and questions – political, social and educational – investigated in a spirit of impartial enquiry. Brendan Behan, James Plunkett and Owen Sheehy –Skeffington among those on the Committee.

Typed report on CPI and KO activities, stamped ‘confidential’. The following items are mentioned in the report: the statements from George Jeffares on the international situation and Sam Nolan on the national situation. Nolan laid stress on inadequate social services alleging that no Government in the last 30 years had tried to solve the problem. The following topics were reported on: the “Geneva Fiasco” the Manor House, Dunkineely Dr. Owen Sheehy-Skeffington and Peadar O’Donnell addressing the inaugural meeting of the Dublin Typographical Debating Society the Peace Campaign’s meeting on the 16th December 1955.

Typed letter to Dr. Sheehy, Vice-Chancellor, from M. Donnelly, Dept. of Justice, enclosing two copies of the revised draft of the Guardianship of Infants Bill. Comments on two of principle.

Charities Bill: outline of discussions by Gerard Sheehy.

Letter from +Lamy to +McQuaid stating he will facilitate the research of Mgr. Sheehy. He says there are many relics of both St. Patrick and St. Germain in the region. Annotated by +McQuaid.