Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid thanking him for a copy of the statement given to the Major Religious Superiors.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid regarding Trinity. He also mentions the new Liquor Bill.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid stating he will be unable to attend the Mass of the Cinema as he will be on retreat.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid thanking him for his correspondence in relation to televisions in convents. He also thanks him for the copies of the most recent dictablets from the Columban Fathers. 1 item

Letter from +James Staunton, Summerhill, Wexford, to +McQuaid regarding the microfilming of the parish registers by the National Library of Ireland. He outlines the history of the project and mentions that the request to do this came from the Genealogical Office and not the Government.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + James Staunton, Ferns, making the following points: encloses two suggested clauses for the Adoption Bill; the Minister realizes that Irish children are being raised by money partly contributed by foreign bigots, in the Protestant religion, to continue the British policy of increasing the number or Protestants in the country, and to provide recruits for the British Army; the Children’s Act helps to proseltyse; Irish law allows anybody of any ‘ism’ to adopt a child if he states that he is doing it for ‘love and affection’; children in the Bird’s Nest are all Catholic.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from + James Staunton, Ferns. The subvention paid by the Local Health Authority to middle income patients is paid directly to the hospital.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid regarding the Rice and Roche family who are involved in the Fethard-on-Sea issue.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid stating he has declined an invitation from Dr. Cleary, Prior of the Dominicans to preach on Rosary Sunday. He again mentions the visit of +McQuaid to Wexford and hopes Dr. Collier and Dr. Keogh will also join them.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid stating the progress with the emigrants has been wonderful. He is grateful to both the Archbishop and the Columban Fathers for all their work. He also mentions his poor health.