Kavanagh, Rev. Fr, John: MSS and associated items in Mount Argus Archives: SECONDARY SOURCES; Printed Articles: A book entitled "The Irish Colleges On The Continent Their Origin And History" by Very Rev. Canon O'Boyle, The history of the Irish College at Nantes is covered in pages 181-200. There is no mention of Fr. Kavanagh. Mention is made on page 196 that there was no literary output from the College. nor has any work from the pen of a teacher or student survived. This was written before the discovery of the Kavanagh "diary" and "verses and letters" MSS which contain a vivid account of student life there during the late 1700s and give some equally vivid descriptions of professors. N.B. BECAUSE THIS ITEM IS BULKY, IT IS PLACED ON TOP OUTSIDE OF THE HOLOGRAPH BOX.
1741001 St. Paul of the Cross: Vision re England: MS: 1896044 Caietanus Reijnders, C.P. Fr. Gaetan, C.P, , to Fr. Bonaventure Obsert, C.P., Rome: G. has no objection to any CP translating his books. into English. The "Life" (of St. Paul of the Cross) won't be out until Spring of 1936. He sends 10 copies of "Recrutement "," to Fr General. He encloses a reply for Fr Egidio, re St Paul's vision re England. G. says he will retract his views if anyone will show him any ref. by Dominic to the vision. G. then has a 'crack' at Egidio's handwriting.
St. Patrick's Province: Provincial Chapters: 3rd Provincial Chapter: Convocatory Letter: MS draft of Sebastian Slean's Convocatory letter to 3rd Provincial Chapter (see item under serial no 929 for completed text).
Missions and Retreats: Parish Missions: School Retreats; presscutting showing the closing scene of a retreat at Ferrybank, Waterford given by Fr. Hilary Barrry. The photoraph gives the occasion as a mission. This has lead to the erroneous inclusion of this item in the mission section of this archive. The photograph is also entered in the photographic archive under the above serial no. and location.