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Handwritten and typescript annals from Killarney Presentation Community. The Annals which relate the story of the Community since its foundation on 2 October 1793 to its closure on 17 November 2021 form the basis of this series.

Annals of the Presentation Convent Killarney from 2 October, hard cover bound volume. It has been badly damaged by sellotape. From 1980 onwards the annals are in good condition.
Most Rev. Dr Moylan, Bishop of Kerry and Thomas Browne, Lord Viscount of Kenmare, were the people chiefly responsible for the Killarney foundation in 1793. The first annalist was Mother M. Louis Smith. Other annalists were Mother M. Aloysius O’ Connor and M. Kevin Walsh. The Annals of the convent consist of one manuscript volume. Early entries deal with the arrival of the Sisters in Killarney, the hardships endured when they were ‘deprived of their convent’ owing to a defect in the lease, the generosity of ’Right Rev. Sugrue’ and Lord and Lady Kenmare who was mainly responsible for providing a new convent.
The annalist records an important event in the history of the congregation during the year 1805 when,

Pope Pius VII issued a brief confirming the
Constitutions of the Sisters of Charitable
Instruction and allowing them to make solemn
Vows under the title of the Order of the
Presentation of Our Lady and granting
them all the indulgences and favours hitherto
granted to the religious of St Ursula…..

On the 15th August 1806, the feast of Our Blessed Lady, six Sisters pronounced their solemn vows in the convent chapel. The establishment excited great interest in the minds of the inhabitants of the town.

Bound book, handwritten and in good condition.

Manuscript volume with entries ranging from years 1844 to 1944. The Principal annalists of this convent were Sr M. Augustine Stack, Sr M. Louis Stack, Sr M. Agatha Martin, and Sr M. de Pazzi Lane. The first annalist Sr M. Augustine Stack, begins with a description of the foundation, of the opening of the school on 27 June, and the arrival of the first postulant to the Community in September 1844. The greater part of the Listowel annals is devoted to a description of the famine years and the work of the Sisters to alleviate the hunger and suffering of the poor. The names of benefactors are recorded with gratitude. The involvement of the Sisters in controversy with the Commissioners of National Education regarding the Cross over the school is described in detail. From the many references to Dr Moriarty, from his appointment as Coadjutor Bishop of Kerry, on 2 May 1854. It is evident that he was a great friend and benefactor to the Community. During 1874, the annalist has listed the expenditure of and bequests to the Convent. A decade later, she describes the collection of funds for and the erection of a new Primary school. The final entries in this volume of the annals deal with centenary celebrations of the foundation of the convent in 1884.

Typewritten volume with entries ranging from 1983 to 2007. Includes Memorial Cards and newspaper cuttings about members of the Community who have died; celebrations of Sister’s Silver, Golden and Diamond Jubilees; Appointments and Transfers; Plans for a new Primary School; Signing of the Contract for the Secondary School Extension; the celebrations of the Bicentenary of the death of Nano Nagle; Final Profession of Sr. Julie Watson, 28 August 1984; obituaries of deceased Sisters; Youth Year in Listowel 1986 –
Laundry Service for Elderly Citizens; preparation for General Chapter; Final Profession of Sr. Anne O’ Leary, on 23 August 1991; The Family Centre, 1991; Presentation Sisters celebrate 150 years presence in Listowel; newspaper Cuttings; photographs; discernment and consultation re the closure of the Convent and putting the property up for sale; and Tribute in Stone to the Presentation Order, 28 November 2010.

This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.

The series comprises photographic glass plates with descriptions derived principally from annotations and captions on their original containers, boxes and covers.