Reference code
IE PVBM 22/1/1/1
Title
Annals Volume 1
Date(s)
- 1826-1891 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
1 bound volume
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A handwritten account of the early years of the convent founded at Enniscorthy on 17 Jul 1826 by Mother Mary Francis De Sales Devereux and Sr. Mary Joseph Rossiter under the authority of the Right Reverend Dr. Keating Bishop of Ferns. The annal records the establishment of the first school (1826), the building of a new convent and school (1840) and the deaths of community members. Also includes printed pamphlet in the back of the volume relating to Nano Nagle the centenary of the presentation order.