Saving the Jews and scrapping the Luftwaffe

I WISH to compliment Dan Buckley for his excellent article on Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty (‘The Vatican’s Elusive Pimpernel,” February 27).

I had seen the movie many times starring Gregory Peck and indeed it was a firm favourite of my late father, Miah O’Regan. It was not uncommon for him to rent it several times in one week and in the end I gave it to him as a birthday present.

Msgr O’Flaherty’s sister was Bride Sheehan, who was married to an ironmonger in Caherciveen, Co Kerry. Many years ago I researched the forced landing of a Luftwaffe Junkers JU88 at Mastergeeha, Waterville, on December 26, 1941.