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Milltown Park
Dublin My Dear Fr O'Flanagan I wrote to Canon Timlin of Skreen seeking
him kindly to let me know the name of the Jesuit
to whom was attributed the rumour concerning
you. This morning, I receive his reply in which
he states that he does not know who was
the author of it, nor had he the remotest notion
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who gave rise to the rumours. I met the other day
Fr. Michael Garahy, who was until last July
attached to Milltown Parish Community & who gave
the Killala Priests retreat at Ballina in July
asked him if he knew anything of this report and he
told me he never heard of it before or had you
the conversation (indirect) which he had with
you here when you were in Retreat given any
ground for such a suspricion or allegation as
the one in question Yours faithfully M Maher Fr
Fr Maher confirms that he has written to Canon Timlin, Skreen, Sligo and that the
has replied to state he does not know the author of the rumour. Fr Maher also states
that he has spoken to Fr Michael Grady?, not sure of spelling. Fr Maher states that
Fr Grady? (handwritten letter, unsure of surname), when questioned stated that he
had never heard of the rumour and that he gives retreats himself and never heard of
Fr O'Flanagan giving any grounds for such a rumour when on retreat.