Reference code
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XVII./7/569
Title
23 March 1954
Date(s)
- 23 March 1954 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p
Name of creator
(28/07/1895- 07/04/1973)
Name of creator
(1500-2022)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
Letter from +McQuaid to +O’Hara stating that Ireland was solemnly consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on Passion Sunday, 13 March 1873, a fact which is commemorated by exposition in all churches in Dublin each Passion Sunday, with a renewal of the consecration. On 15 March 1943, a resolution was passed by the Irish Bishops that every parish and diocese in Ireland was consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions governing access
The Diocesan Archive is open to all researchers by appointment only, from 9:30am to 1:00pm and 2:00pm to 4:45pm, Monday to Friday.