Heffernan, Michael R., Kilmurray, Kilmacanogue, Bray, seeking a dispensation from attending Mass on 29 June, the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul. Cardinal McRory had announced it as a day of National Thanksgiving to God for saving Ireland from war. He feels that it should be a day of humiliation and not thanksgiving as Ireland did not take part in a war on the side of good against evil.

Letter from Fr. Patrick Fahey to Fr. Glennon regarding dispensation in the Creighton Martin case. 1 item

Correspondence from the Diocese of Sacramento to South Presentation Convent urging Sisters to come to Sacramento to teach, dispensation from the law of the cloister, building of convent and school in Sacramento, school registration and the immigration of four Irish Sisters into Sacramento to teach among other matters.

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25 August 1953 - 14 December 1957
Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate, Letter in French from Archbishop to Superior General in Paris asking for consideration of a foundation in Archdiocese to provide retreats for women and girls, his preference in this apostolate for French rather than an Irish English, or American foundation, his friend and agent in Paris is Ms. J.B. McCloskey, head of American Catholic Relief there, and her encouraging response. Correspondence relating to foundation undertaken. Lengthy correspondence with Father Fennelly C.S.Sp. regarding Stations of the Cross. Certificate of Archbishop's membership of the "Cenacle Crusade of Prayer".
52 items

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11 July 1958 - 11 August 1971
Correspondence relating to routine details of community and apostolate. Killiney superior's idea for a Regina Mundi type institute encounters reservations of Monsignor Boylan Convent Conference (Eccles Street) proper framework for such initiatives. Mother-General asks for Archbishop's suggestions regarding their renewal for apostolate of "rechristianisation". Archbishop's short reply- such thing not required in Ireland, and Cenacle must learn the Irish situation is not that of England or France. Dispensation from temporary vows of a sister.
74 items

on the subject of certain powers of Dispensation, and the delegating thereof. He says that the original Grant authorizing the delegation, was said by the late pr. Bray to be in the Cashel archives.

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10 March 1947 - 28 June 1971 41 items
Material relating to 11 cases of dispensation concerning sisters from convents outside Dublin but resident in Dublin at the time of completion of dispensation formalities or pending this. Incl. case of Sr M.J. de Bizier (St Bathilde, Paris).
2 copies each of 3 forms for use in petition for dispensation, probably dates late 1960s.

Female Religious General Confessors
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25 November 1948 - 28 January 1972 79 items
Papers relating to appointment of sisters' confessors are dated between 30 September 1969 and 28 January 1972; also includes copy of Form XI, 30 November 1948, Litterae Approb. Et Jurisdict. Pro Confessariis Religisoarum with deletion of paragraph, marked in document. Two copies of booklet `List of Priests', dated 1951 and 1971 respectively

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10 May 1969 46 items
Papers relating to unconnected events Ceremony of Profession, pre 1940, text in English Copy of regulations re student sisters in diocese with covering letter Correspondence with Association of Irish Missionary Nuns incl. their catechetical interests. Archbishop's prohibition of certain taped conferences from Mercier Press, and fall-out. Women's Section of Conference of Major Religious Superiors

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15 October 1951 -31 January 1952 26 items
Reports to archbishop from Monsignor Dargan VG of his visitations of 24 convents of various institutes 1952-1953. Papers relating to compilation of Quinquennial Reports but not the reports themselves + statement of fees. Meeting of Superiors-General in Rome, 1952.

story of Nellie Organ, a young exceptionally pious girl from Cork that lived with the Good Shepherd Sisters of Sundays Well, Cork, special dispensation was given to her to be Confirmed, and receive Holy Communion, into the Catholic Church at an early age due to her ill-health.

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5 January 1941 - 2 December 1970 72 items
Extensive correspondence between archbishop, mother superior and Major McCrory concerning a scheme of his to raise money for the reduction of debt on the convent chapel by means of donations for Mass offerings. Donors are inscribed in Book of Love. Archbishop instructs McCrory to desist forthwith. Correspondence re night adoration, perpetual adoration is introduced An Irish province is established A Case of Dispensation

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17 July 1941 - 27 April 1955 52 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life. Proposed building development adjacent to convent would be detrimental to community life Archbishop agrees to a modified plan in accord with opinion of Monsignor. Fitzpatrick VG Community votes in favour of taking solemn rather than simple vows (cf Carmelites Convent Ranelagh, letter 8 October 1949 for reference to incident at Colettine Covent)

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23 November 1954 - 16 December 1971 50 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life. Small errors in Congregations's Quinquennial Report (1947-1953) to the Holy See Letter from Poor Clare in Tanzania re safeguarding of enclosure Malawi. Requests archbishop to sign petition to Holy See. He refuses on grounds of verbosity, repetition and irrelevance. Ernest Cronin OFM appointed Visitor of Pool Clares, official appointment in Latin enclosed, replaced by Fr. Alexis King Building modifications to Simmonscourt Rd monastery Correspondence re proposed transfer of sisters from Newry to Dublin and another from Dublin to England Former Poor Clare wrote to Secretariat of State, Vatican, asking permission to establish a secular institute. Letter forwarded to Archbishop McQuaid, no response in file. Two requests for dispensation, granted, documents removed to separate file.

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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)