The Montenotte Papers 1, issued by the Dominicans Fathers.

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20 February 1941 - 22 December 1942 61 items
Correspondence re routine aspects of community life and apostolate Permission granted for Mass in Leeson St chapel on Bastille Day to honour French soldiers who died on active service since 1914. Arrangements made to have Mass in chapel. Question of slow movement on city shop-window displays; pressure from past-pupils Question of establishing a teacher training college in Dublin on the lines of one in Scotland at Craiglockhart. Extended correspondence with several Irish bishops and Dept Education.

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13 February 1943 - 16 December 1952 70 items
Correspondence re: routine aspects of community life and apostolate Catholic Women's Federation Archbishop urges correction of false report in Irish Times re secondary schools Approves prompt action by Loreto (their file 11/2/1944 and Dominicans Cabra of same date) Belgian minister's request for celebration of national day in Leeson Street Chapel Property acquired for schools in Monkstown, chapel blessed by archbishop, school begins.

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10 January 1946 - 20 February 1948 70 items
Routine aspects of community life and apostolate Archbishop blesses school at Monkstown Sodality of Our lady of the Angels Question of purchase of Greenbanks, Archbishop advises immediate purchase Sisters advise that they cannot undertake hostel Cause of M. Jaret Stuart

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4 January 1949 - 18 December 1952 69 items
Routine aspects of community life and apostolate Girls Athletics (cf Mercy Carysfort 9 March 1950) Correspondence from sisters re personal matter Cause of M. Josepha Menandez Series of Recollection Days for students of Trinity College Admission of students at Alexandra College to meetings for Children of Mary

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1 January 1953 - 16 December 1956 71 items
Routine aspects of community life and apostolate Centenary of Mount Anville Archbishop blesses Mount Anville primary school Question of Day Secondary school at Mount Anville

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10 January 1957 - 27 December 1961 71 items
Routine aspects of community life and apostolate Day Secondary school at Mount Anville Girls Club discontinued Night School at Leeson St discontinued Mission is Uganda is opened. Archbishop foresees possibility of vocations, hither to scarce among Sacred Heart Girls Archbishop approves request to bank for loan of 80,000 for Leeson St project

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15 January 1962 - 25 December 1967 75 items
Routine aspects of community life and apostolate Leeson St School has to close due to construction problems. Alternative sites not suitable, dismay of parents

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8 March 1968 - 23 June 1971 77 items
Routine aspects of community life and apostolate House at Greygates is purchased to serve as Provincialate Following the `Free Education Scheme" Monkstown will collaborate with Holy Child Sisters at Killiney and Sallynoggin Changes in internal administration of Institute Question of unsuitable punishment of student, archbishop's sympathy for student and parent Copy of Orientations ad experimentum October-December 1967, Special Chapter

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1941 - 1971 79 items
Questing for postulants. Most refused due to volume of requests Institutes Benedictines, Alabama - permission granted only for Archbishop Toolan's sake Daughters of Charity, New York: sister students Holy Cross, Indiana Dominicans, Seattle, Washington, New Orleans, advertisements only, New Jersey. Franciscans: Syracuse, Buffalo Immaculate Heart of Mary, Monroe, Steubenville.

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1941 - 1971 39 items
Questing for postulants and permission to make a foundation Institutes St Joseph (New York, Wichita, Orange County) Marianites of the Holy Cross (New Orleans, New York) and two brochures Mercy (Phoenix, Chicago, Bethseda, Springfield Omaha)

(cf also Carysfort Superior General File for correspondence re beatification of Catherine Mcauley)

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1941 - 1971 99 items
Questing for postulants and permission to make a foundation Institutes Providence (Kentucky) Presentation (New York, North Dakota) Charity of Refuge (Dallas, Little Rock, San Antonio) Reparation (New York) S. Heart Mission Helpers (Trenton N.J) Incarnate Word (Cleveland, Corpus Christi, Houston)

(cf Files in Ireland for Missionary Recruitment) Other American Papers difficult to classify

L. to the bee. Propaganda tide A copy, in Latin, of L's request to have Fr. Harrigan, O.P., Prier ef the Irish Dominicans in Rome, to perform his ad limina visit for him by proxy; asks permission to defer his Relatio status diocesi for another year.

Typed minutes of ‘V’ Committee meeting. A report on the visit of Hildegard Meyer to Ireland was published in England. She claims to have made many valuable contacts, but did not see + McQuaid.

• 1 April 1958 Correspondence between Fr. Daniel G. Lucey and +McQuaid regarding the Dominicans ‘questing’ in the parish of Blessington.

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20 February 1949 - 21 October 1970 58 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life and apostolate; regarding the congregation in Ballyfermot; beginning with Dominicans' acceptance of Archbishop's invitation to undertake schools in new housing development area of Ballyfermot; legal, financial, and educational affairs; by June 1956 there are 2900 pupils on rolls; Archbishop blesses on 29/6/1957.

Letter from Fr. Liam Thackaberry to Fr. Williams regarding an additional site for a new church in Sutton. The Sisters at Santa Sabina (Dominicans) will give a site. Letter from O’Hagan solicitors regarding the conveyance.

Letter from +Staunton to +McQuaid stating he has declined an invitation from Dr. Cleary, Prior of the Dominicans to preach on Rosary Sunday. He again mentions the visit of +McQuaid to Wexford and hopes Dr. Collier and Dr. Keogh will also join them.