Letter from +Daly to +McQuaid thanking him for assigning Fr. Balfe to St. Gabriel’s Hospital, Cabinteely. Annotated by +McQuaid.

Correspondence relating to the division of Foxrock and Cabinteely into two distinct parishes.

File relating to the Parish of Cabinteely and Foxrock and the new church. 2 items

Cabinteely

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16 February 1948 - 18 December 1955 97 items
Correspondence chronicles history of their entry into Archdiocese until acquisition of "Beechpark"; copy of brochure on the Order; "Marefield" is acquired and becomes St. Gabriel's Hospital Cabinteely for boys with rheumatic heart conditions; "Beechpark" Stillorgan is purchased to serve as residential home for treatment of deaf-mute little boys. Covers chaplaincy and acquisition of altar and altar stone from Oblate Fathers.

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17 May 1956 - 1 November 1961 66 items
New foundation at "Beechpark" Stillorgan commences its work for deaf-mute little boys; progress and development of "Beechpark" and St. Gabriel's Hospital fundraising activities; problem arises with former employee who refuses to vacate premises, the problem is resolved.

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.

McGrath, Joseph, Cabinteely House. Note, in + McQuaid’s hand, saying the Knight Grand Cross of St. Sylvester has been conferred on Mr. McGrath.

Foxrock from Ballybrack-Cabinteely

Sandyford from Cabinteely

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13 June 1943 - 9 June 1963 53 items
Correspondence relating the history of the Institute in Dublin, Invitation to start a secondary school A domus filialis of Waterford established at Cabinteely Exchange of correspondence between Archbishop and Bishop of Waterford and Lismore Copy of the Constitutions of the Institute Irish Ursuline fleeing Czechoslovakia is not welcomed in Irish convents For Sligo Foundation, see File No 2.

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20 October 1959 - 19 August 1968 82 items
School at Cabinteely commences. Need to borrow heavily to complete building. Correspondence between Archbishop and Bishop of Waterford and Lismore re which of them gives permission to the sisters to borrow. Dublin's position is that responsibility lies with Waterford as Cabinteely is a domus filialis of Waterford. Beginnings of a Dublin foundation from Ursuline convent in Sligo. House purchased in Pembroke Park in parish of Donnybrook.

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6 April 1967 - 7 June 1970 37 items
Chronicles Ursuline ongoing financial difficulties Archbishop letter of complaint/threat to Hibernian Bank Possibility of sourcing loans from European banks