CARDINAL CULLEN Section 48/1 O'Keeffe (Callan) Cases, 1869-77 ...

CARDINAL CULLEN
File II: Miscellaneous Letters, 1869-72 & Undated
No Date Particulars
1 1869? +E. Walsh (Ossory) to Card. Cullen, saying Fr. O'K.
had threatened him with a civil writ unless he dismissed his two curates.
The Bishop had instructed the curates to contradict two false
statements of Fr. O ' K . ' s .
2 16 Sep.,1870 W. Crone ( ? ) , Charleville, to Mgr. Forde, seeking introduction to
invalids at Funchol, Madeira.
3
1870?
Rev. P. MacCabe, Glasthule, to Mgr. Forde, saying Dr. McManus
showed no sign of drink while there.
4 8 Oct.,'70
5 18 Mar.1871
6 14 May, '71
7 1 July,'71
8 17 July,'71
9 18 July,'71
10 12 Nov. 1871
11 27 Nov.'71
12 ?
13
14
1871?
10 Jan. 1872
Mgr. E. McCabe, Kingstown, to Mgr. Forde, saying Fr. Geo. Harold had
engaged McManus to supply Masses. The latter still giving scandal, by drink.
Rev. Jas. Redmond, Arklow, to Card. Cullen, saying what he has heard of
Fr. O ' K . and conveying suggestions on dealing with him.
Rev. Patk. Neary, C . C . , Callan, to Card. Cullen, sending ballads, etc., re
Callan troubles; difficulty in getting copies of letters to Card. Barnabo , etc.
M. Cahill, Ballyragget, to Card. Cullen, re O'K. case; The schism having
spread even into Cashel diocese, a Bishop should be appointed at once; the
two hot-headed curates should be replaced by sensible ones; Fr. O'K. should
be conciliated, while power should be got to act vigorously if necessary;
public opinion of right-minded priests and laymen should be sought; the
Augustinians should be used. Fr. O ' K . very sensitive to lay public opinion.
Mary Anne Phelan, Callan N . S . , to Card. Cullen, reporting on her school's
success despite F r . O ' K . ' S opposition, and asking Cardinal to speak in her
favour to National Board.
W.R. Meredith(Solr.), Dublin, to Fr. O'K., warning of possible
consequences of having Neary arrested.
Rev. John Walsh, C.C,Callan, to Mgr. Moran, saying
Fr. O'K. had refused a registered letter (possibly
from Cardinal) and had threatened legal proceedings
against Cardinal.
W. R. Meredith, Dublin, to Rev. Wm. Martin C.C, Callan, threatening
legal proceedings on behalf of Fr. O'K. for reading and posting up a
defamatory document signed by Card. Cullen.
Formal note saying Rev. R. O'Keeffe will call on Card. Cullen.
+Ed. Walshe, Kilkenny, to Card. Cullen, re danger: of publishing
suspension of Fr. O ' K . , and suggesting that the curates might hold
"Stations" in their own large house.
Cutrates (?) of Callan to Cardinal Cullen
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