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Letters to and from Mother Mary Martin. They are from the early days of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, and thus are mostly concerned with matters pertaining to the foundation of the order.

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.

St Patrick’s Training College for Teachers (College of Education) was founded by the Archbishop of Dublin in 1871 and entrusted to the Vincentians. Originally located in what was until recently the Sacred Heart Home, currently the headquarters of the Chaplaincy for Deaf People, 40 Lr. Drumcondra Road. It moved to its present location (which had been the Novitiate of the Christian Brothers) in 1883. Its most significant transformation took place in the 1960s and later, when there was a huge building programme, and the college began to accept women students. Subsequently its courses were raised to degree level and integrated first into the UCD Education Programme and later that of Dublin City University. The Vincentians withdrew from administration of the College in 1999.

Material originating from or addressed to the Superior General and the General Council of the Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles. Includes documentation from General Chapters, and correspondence and reports regarding the Irish Province.

The collection consists of records relating to the Presentation Community in Enniscorthy from its foundation in 1826 to the closure of the convent in 2001 and its subsequent conversion to a civic space. The fonds includes annals of the community, legal records which include insurance documents and property records including indentures and architectural drawings. It also includes financial records with an emphasis on tax, stocks and investments. The collection also consists of material relating to religious life, correspondence, a large collection of photographs, publications including historical journals and a small collection of artefacts. The collection includes a large number of files related to the ministry of the Sisters in Enniscorthy with an emphasis on education and the construction of the new convent schools.

The collection consists of records relating to the Presentation Community in Durrow from its foundation in 1914 until the sale of the convent in 1993 and the exit of the Presentation community in Durrow in 1997. The fonds includes material relating to the Durrow community including annals and visitor books as well as material relating to the administration of the convent and schools. It also includes correspondence, lectures and spiritual extracts, published works and a large body of photographic material.

The collection consists of records relating to the Presentation Community in Castlecomer from the foundation of the convent in 1829 to its closure in 2006/2007. The fonds includes material relating to the history of the convent including annals, the reception and profession of the Sisters, the Presentation convent schools and bequests to the convent. It also includes photographs, publications, correspondence and a large body of artefacts from the convent.