Showing 403 results

Minutes of meeting in (Castle)knock attended by Fathers Mullan, Sinnott, McCullen, Rafferty and Tuohy on Summer Holidays for Students, Courses to be followed and Vocations for next year. (Incomplete?)

‘Minutes of the proceedings of the “Union”, St. Joseph’s, Blackrock. Established 22 Jul 1900 at S[aint] V[incent's] C[ollege] Castleknock, under the patronage of Blessed Francis Clet, CM. Vol.II.’ Summary of lectures and debates at a student literary and debating society.

Examples of lecture topics and motions for debate are: 'Socialism', 'Belgium', 'Babylonia', 'South African War', 'A Pilgrimage to Rome', 'Which is the more necessary for Ireland just now, Home Rule or a Catholic University?', 'The Religious Crisis in France' and 'Some objects of Astronomical interest at the present Day', among many others. Not all of these are present in this volume, as some seem to have been documented in another volume of meeting minutes.

Declaration that the wills of William & Martha Mary Pilsworth cannot be found.

Declaration by John O’Hagan, Solicitor, that the will of Alexander Pilsworth, died 1843, cannot be found.

Draft Deed of Mortgage between CM Trustees and Anne Clarke, Mary Frayne and Margaret Dunne, of the Carmelite Convent, Blackrock. The lands mentioned are Prospect or Saint John's, situated in Newtown Castle Byrne, also known as Newtown on the Strand or Ash Tree Field, parish of Monkstown, half barony of Rathdown, in 'the village of Blackrock', County Dublin.
The deed refers back to earlier deeds tracing who held these lands. Somes names mentioned include Sarah Burrowes, Charles Cavanagh, Arthur O'Hagan, John Burrowes, Michael Burton, Rachel Burrowes, Georgina Mary Byrne, John Burrowes Pilsworth and Henry J Close.

Mortgage agreement between CM Trustees and Sarah Smyth of Main Street Blackrock. Sarah Smyth was the executrix of Ellen Cronin [Cronyn] deceased. An older document is mentioned, regarding John Cavanagh and rents for 'Newtown on the Strand'. Other documents mentioning other people are also mentioned. Some of these names are Stewart Adam Young, Richard Lambert McAlpin, David Campion and Sarah Capion [née Burke], George Minchin, William Patrick McEvoy and Reverend John Burrowes.

Demand note from Borough of Dun Laoghaire to Provincial for 1941/42 Municipal Rates for Temple Road, Blackrock, property.

Note of a letter in the Dublin Diocesan Archives from Father Peter Duff CM, Provincial, to Cardinal Cullen, reminding him of the CM’s need for enlarged accommodation.