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.
A view of Annestown (in Irish ‘Bun Abha’, meaning ‘river’s end’), a small coastal village in County Waterford, in about 1955. The tower of the Church of Saint John the Baptist is visible in the image. This small-scale rural church was constructed by the Board of First Fruits, an institution of the Church of Ireland, which was established in 1711 to build and improve Anglican churches and rectories in Ireland. The Church of Saint John the Baptist in Annestown dates to about 1822.
The series comprises photographic glass plates with descriptions derived principally from annotations and captions on their original containers, boxes and covers.
Date: 1733 Author: Robert Witham (d. 1738) Publisher: [Douai: s.n.], With permission and approbations. Full title: 'Annotations on the New Testament of Jesus Christ: in which I. The literal sense is explained according to the expositions of the ancient Fathers. II. The false interpretations, both of the ancient and modern writers, which are contrary to the received doctrine of the Catholick-Church, are briefly examined and disproved. III. With an account of the chief differences betwixt the text of the ancient Latin-version, and the Greek in the printed editions, and mss. The first volume'. Series: Part of a two-volume publication. A reprint of R. Witham’s annotated translation, first published in 1730.
