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Photocopy of visitation report of All Hallows College by the Visitor/Provincial, Fr. Thomas Morrissey CM, St Joseph's Blackrock.

Outline of Annual Update Information for Missionary Colleges for Propaganda Fide. It is in Italian and headed 'Schema per la relazione annua dei Collegi Missionari dipendenti dalla Sacra Congregazione "de Propaganda Fide"'.

Correspondence between two Vincentian priests regarding the decree of 3 December 1891, establishing the Vincentian presence at All Hallows College. The decree referred to has reference number CMI/X/H/AHC(2)/1/4.

The premises at Castleknock were purchased in 1834 by the Vincentians, who were at that time running a school in Usher’s Quay. They initially continued teaching in Usher’s Quay in the morning and went over to Castleknock in the afternoon, but this management of both institutions could not be carried on very long, so the Vincentians gave up the school in Usher’s Quay in 1839.

The seminary at Castleknock, for second and third level boys, was founded by the early Irish Vincentians just after they had officially joined the Congregation of the Mission. These Vincentians were Fathers James Lynch CM, Michael Burke CM, Roger Kickham CM and Thomas MacNamara CM.

Saint Vincent’s College was a Vincentian major (i.e. third level) seminary from 1835 until the purchase of Saint Joseph’s, Prospect House, Temple Road, Blackrock, in 1875 when it moved there.

It was also a minor (i.e. second level) seminary for Vincentian and also originally for Dublin Diocese students, until the Dublin Diocese moved its seminary to Holy Cross College in Clonliffe in 1859. After the move of the Diocesan seminary, Castleknock College became more lay than ecclesiastical in nature, but even with many lay pupils attending, most of them appear to have decided to join the priesthood, and most of these joined the Congregation of the Mission.

The school is still in existence as Castleknock College, but since 2006 it has only been for day pupils. It has also been a lay school since 1859 when the Diocesan seminary moved to Clonliffe. 3 September used to be the standard day to join the Vincentian Community for those starting the novitiate, as it was the start of term.

Part of a letter from John Connolly to Vincentian Provincial, Father Henry O’Connor CM, enclosing half-year rents [not now present] at Sweetman's Avenue and Temple Road in Blackrock. The letter is torn so the bottom part is missing.

Letter from Provincial, Henry O'Connor CM, originally enclosing return sheets from Connolly, auctioneer and valuer. The Provincial requests the addressee of his letter to return them for the year 1935.

Letter from John Connolly, auctioneer and valuer, to Provincial, Henry O’Connor CM, enclosing half-yearly statement of rents.

Letter from John Connolly to Provincial regarding half -yearly ground rent collections.

Letter from Connolly to Provincial enclosing delayed rent collected.