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              15 February 1961
              IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XVII./11/878 · Item · 15 February 1961
              Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

              Press release from +McQuaid in relation to the candles presented by the Holy Father. One candle has been given to Rev. R. Harrington, Provincial of the Dominican Province which came to Dublin in 1226. Another has been given to the Mother Abbess of the Poor Clare’s, Harold’s Cross whose convents dates from 1712. The last has been given to Rev. Cathal McCarthy, President of Clonliffe College which celebrates its centenary.

              17 October 1949
              IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XV./1/7/23/6 · Item · 17 October 1949
              Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

              Letter from +McGrath to +McQuaid regarding the Poor Clare’s. He said Mass for them in Donnybrook and the Abbess later discussed a possible foundation in his diocese. He is hoping the Sisters would be able to establish a colony in Neath.

              IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XLIV/XLVI/102/ · Sub-series · 1941-1971
              Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

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              1941-1971 50 items
              Apostles, O.L of; Augustinian; Brigidine; Carmelitems; Charity; Cluny; Columban; Cross and Passion Correspondence frequently covers Requests for interviews with archbishop Requests for foundations in Dublin Kylemore (OSB) devastated by fire; reconstruction aided by archbishop, see separate folder.

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              7 February 1941 - 24 January 1966 59 items
              Benedictines Kylemore Blessing of first abbess in Ireland since 12th century Project of Benedictine foundation in Dublin leads to correspondence between archbishops of Dublin, Tuam, Prior of Chevtogne (Belgium), Fr. Cathal McCarthy, Abbess of Pradines (Loire, France), Archbishop Isidores is cause of friction in Kylemore when five community seek Dublin and a more authentic Benedictine life Abbot of Pradines initially willing to help but desists. Project flounders Fire, archbishop generous in help.

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              1 January 1941 - 10 November 1969 31 items
              All the correspondence concerns a disturbed nun of Drogheda Dominican convent who is a patient in St Vincent's Fairview. Letters re Federation International Sportive de l'Enseignement Catholique from a sister in Belfast.

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              27 September 1942 - 21 September 1970 62 items
              Evron ND de (Lisdoonvarna); Franciscan (Cork, Castleblayney); Holy Ghost (Glaslough); SJOG (Waterford); St Joseph of Annecy (Piltown); St Joseph of Bordeaux (Virginia); St Louis (Middletown); Loreto (Cavan). Greater part of correspondence relates to requests to seek postulants by press advertisement or school visits.

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              1941 - 1971 76 items
              Several Mercy convents in all four provinces; O. L. of Missions (Limavady); Nazareth (Belfast, Sligo). Greater part of correspondence relates to requests for financial assistance and questing for postulants.

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              1941-1971 99 items
              Perpetual Adoration (Wexford); Poor Clare x3); Presentation X 8); Holy Rosary (Killeshandra); Christian Retreat (Tuam); Rosminian Wexford). Correspondence re various matter of routine nature.

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              1941-1971 60 items
              B. Sacrament (Tullamore); O.L Sacred Heart (Ballybay); S.H. (Castlepollard, Youghal); Salesian (Birr); Christian Schools (Roscrea); Bon Secours (Kerry, Tuam); Good Shepherd (Cork, New Ross); Ursuline (Thurles); Visitation ( Stamullen) Correspondence re various matter of routine nature.

              Poor Clare's Harold's Cross
              IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XLIV/XLIV/80/ · Sub-series · 1941-2023
              Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

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              9 July 1942 - 15 July 1951 46 items
              Routine matters of community life Question of amalgamation proposed by Newry resisted by Harold's Cross and archbishop Archbishop favourable to foundation of commercial college and admission of day-pupils to the national school in view of decline in numbers of orphans. Testamentary matters Change in colour of habit approved Unsigned undated memorandum of history of Irish Poor Clare's.

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              2 July 1960 - 15 May 1971 44 items
              Routine matters of community life Testamentary matters Archbishop cautious about Franciscan (OFM) interest in Harold's Cross convent Two cases of dispensation from vows, removed from this file 20 January 2023

              Poor Clare's Newry
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              14 September 1941 - 10 March 1969 59 items
              Correspondence chronicles Newry's repeated attempts to establish a foundation in Dublin, each of which was rebuffed by archbishop and Council, with some involvement from Dr Dunne, Haddington Rd. Question of amalgamation with Harold's Cross firmly rejected by archbishop, see files of Poor Clare's, Harold's Cross. Under a new abbess, a foundation is permitted in Donnybrook (cf File `Convents in Ireland outside Archdiocese' for letter from Newry Poor Clare)