Letter from +O’Hara to +McQuaid acknowledging the Christmas greetings and mentioning comments he passed at Blackrock College. He appreciates all the assistance given him by the Archbishop since his arrival.

Correspondence relating to the publication of ‘A School Course in Social Science’ by John Waldron, a teacher at Blackrock College. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Letter from Fr. R.J. Connell to Fr. Dunne regarding the ordination of Fr. Philip Cleary for the Birmingham Diocese. He asks that the ordination can take place in Blackrock.

File related to the formation of the Blackrock and neighbourhood Community Services Project. 8 items

Letter from Fr. R.J. Connell to +McQuaid regarding the appointment of Fr. Gallagher to Blackrock. 1 item

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3 June 1943 - 31 December 1955 84 items
Correspondence re first phase of Institute' s involvement with Diocese. Frequent attempts to establish foundation and frequent refusals. Day secondary school at Churchtown, Dundrum in projected and sites acquired. (cf. also File Notre Dame des Bois)

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13 January 1956 - 31 January 1972 77 items
Correspondence re secondary school at Churchtown School built and blessed by archbishop Letter recounting superior's experiences in East: Vietnam, Burma, India (cf. also File Notre Dame des Bois)

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28 August 1950 - 7 December 1971 29 items
Correspondence re invitation to these sisters to undertake domestic duties at ND des Bois Invitation accepted (cf. also File Notre Dame des Bois)

XLIV/76 Our Lady of Apostles, Sisters of
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31 January 1941 - 15 July 1971 43 items

Correspondence re history of Institute's frequent attempts to establish foundation and frequent refusals Hostel for own sisters established at Lansdowne Road, eventually becomes Provincialate

XLIV/77 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Daughters of
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27 June 1960 - 31 July 1971 16 items
Correspondence re history of Institute in the diocese until their foundation in Blackrock. Correspondence ends with their difficulties in finding a suitable apostolate in Dublin.

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24 November 1953 - 1 August 1971 31 items
Many letters from Mother Geraldine, superior-general of Institute for most of the period? These refer to visions, conversations with Jesus and messages from him. Archbishop's responses, if any were made, are not in file. Business letters re foundation at Chapelizod and Castledermot. Extension to Chapelizod Archbishop proposes a secondary school at Blessington Pamphlet on `Maryfield' Chapelizod, enclosed. (cf also Hospital File, Loughlinstown) (cf also Irish Sisters Charity, Milltown, No. 6, 12/3/1960 re novice-mistress for Southwark)

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3 January 1941 - 21 October 1971 81 items
Portland Row: correspondence re routine details of community life and fund-raising Avoca Ave, Blackrock, new foundation made for university hostel. Planning permission refused and appeal to Minister for Local Government fails. Community withdraws from Blackrock.

Cormac, E., Stillorgan Road, Blackrock. Thanks for the £5 for the European Children Fund.

List of kinds of documents in Provincial safe at St Joseph’s, Blackrock, Co Dublin, all relating to the Blackrock property, with a note by Tom Davitt CM saying ‘the above have not come to the Provincial Archives as a separate collection’.

This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.