Series Correspondence between the Archbishop and Miss Barrett, Richard Ryan and Conor Ward regarding turf issues

Letter from +Godfrey to +McQuaid stating that Fr. Ward is assisting Mgr. Cyril Taylor at Garston and he is also residing there.

Letter from +McQuaid to +Levame regarding the above memorandum of Peader Ward in relation to Communism in Ireland. The Archbishop believes its content is quite accurate and there is nothing new in it. He states that the defeat of Mr. O’Riordan in the recent elections were due to ‘…the very definite but discreet measures taken in all the parishes of the constituency’. He takes issue with some of the statements in relation to most journalists and writers being ‘left wing’. He also states that the Trade Unions in Ireland do not provide a platform for Communism and the members are in fact the people who ‘…form the backbone of our Sodalities and Confraternities’.

Letter to Fr. Mangan from [illegible] regarding letter to the Archbishop from Conn Ward.

Letter to J. Hurson from the Archbishop regarding letter from Conor Ward.

Letter to Conor Ward from the Archbishop regarding infant mortality.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from F.C. Ward, enclosing the official list of Amendments to the Public Health Bill.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from F.C. Ward enclosing a document on the Public Health Bill, 1945.

Letter to the Archbishop from Conor Ward.

Typed letter to +McQuaid from F.C. Ward, enclosing copies of confidential reports from the Medical Officer in charge of the Health Embarkation Scheme indicating the shocking condition of infestation. It is unfortunate that the Bill should be selected by Fine Gael for political publicity campaign.