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19 January 1941 - 28 November 1949

Correspondence to routine details of community life and apostolate. Permission to open a novitiate is refused. Permission to open a novitiate in Clondalkin is granted. Centenary commemorative booklet from Cork convent.
Irish Province to make a foundation at Holywell (Wales) in English Province; no objection from Archbishop. 78 items

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7 December 1950 - December 1959
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate. New house in Ballyfermot. Archbishop queries foundation in New Zealand made from Dublin without consulting him. Monsignor Boylan urges permission for sisters to use bicycles, granted by Archbishop.
100 items

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26 January 1960 - 25 November 1971
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate. Monsignor Glennon, PP, wants the sisters in Finglas; declined by Archbishop. Superiors proposed and insists on Visiting Sisters being professionally qualified. He recalls the Assumption was the only cong. ever to refuse "to assist me in providing amenities for the poor". But permission to Finglas is granted. A sister is dispensed from vows. Archbishop does not like proposed new habit- photograph included.
99 items

XLIV/2 Bon Secours Sisters

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10 March 1941 - 14 May 1963
Correspondence from superiors of various convents of the Institute in the Archdiocese relating to: routine details of their apostolate; sale of their convent in Lower Mount Street to Sisters of Neves as suggested by the Archbishop, filed as "Sisters of Charity of Nevers", dated 30/12/49; aspirations to establish a separate Irish province of the Institute, and Archbishop's advice on this, draft copy of suggested changes to Constitutions of the Institute; visitation by Mother General subsequent to establishment of the Irish Province, continuing tension between Irish Province and Paris Mother-House. Occasional references to development of convent and hospital at Glasnevin of "Hospitals" file.
43 items

Letter from Fr. Patrick Boylan, Dun Laoghaire to +McQuaid regarding articles in the Nurses’ Magazine by Fr. Bastable.

File relating to a published report of Fr. M. Brennan’s lecture on Adam and Anthropology. Letters from +McQuaid to Fr. C. O’Connor, S.J., Provincial, with reply and letter from Fr. Patrick Boylan. Annotations by +McQuaid.

Letter from Fr. P. Boylan to +McQuaid referring to a book entitled Our Father, an attack on Canon Connell and a Mass for an unfortunate couple.

Letter from Fr. P. Boylan to +McQuaid regarding an outline of the district arrangements in St. Kevin’s Parish and a postulant in the Blackrock Carmel.

Items relating to the resignation of Mgr. Boylan as Chairman of the Censorship of Publication Board and the appointment of Fr. Camac to the Board.

Copy of typed letter to Mgr. Boylan from +McQuaid regarding the application for a refund under the Health and 1954. 23/22A. 4 October Typed letter to +McQuaid from Sean MacEntee regarding Mr. Claude Loyola, Sweden, who wishes to join the priesthood. 1 item

etween Rome and Archbishop’s 22 November 1963 House including the Chancellery and Vicar General, Monsignor Boylan, during the 2nd session. Includes petitions.

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13 May 1940 - 24 September 1953
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life, Letter from Msgr. Boylan to AB advising death of prioress and that legal problem no longer exists. a proposal to federate Irish Carmelitems convents, Delgany feels pressurized by the Definitor-General OCA, Archbishop will not intervene.
85 items

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3 November 1953 - 5 September 1969
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life, an invitation from Port Elizabeth, South Africa to make a foundation there, Archbishop not in favour Correspondence re stipend paid to chaplain and other income
101 items

• 30 June - Correspondence between Dublin, Parkminster (Sussex) and Rome regarding a proposal to make a foundation in Dublin. Archbishop suggests the Farnan property at Moone to Prior of Parkminster as it is his desire ‘to have a Cathusian, not Cistercian, house in my diocese’. +Patrick Dunne (auxiliary) visits Parkminster (where he knows Dom Stephen, brother of Dom Eugene OCSO Boylan) and draws up short put penetrating report. Archbishop’s evident lack of sympathy for the Cistercian life in contrast with his enthusiasm for Carthusians. Carthusians regret inability to accept offer, essentially due to lack of personnel, though there is an interesting suggestion of an historic Carthusian prejudice against Irish foundations. Several brochures on Carthusian life. CF also file ‘Cistercian Monks’. Carmelites Calced (O. Carm)