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Deed of conveyance for land in County Galway from the will of Reverend John McHale, left by Reverend Thomas McHale to Reverend George Campbell, and by him to the Vincentians.

Letter from John Connolly to Father Edmund Comerford CM regarding the buying-out of ground rents at Sweetman’s Avenue, Blackrock.

‘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.

List of flowerbeds assigned to seminarists in Feb.1962 and Aug 1963/1964.

Notes regarding Burrowes property at Prospect, Temple Road, Blackrock, including names of family members.

Three copies of an article by Father Thomas O'Connell CM, Rector/President of All Hallows College. The article was published in the journal 'Studies' to mark the centenary of the College. The article is nine pages long.

Statements of land valuations of fourteen properties at Temple Road, Blackrock. Sometimes occupiers for properties are named: 'Mrs Forde', 'P Kelly', James Swann, Nicholas Lumsden.

‘House Book’ – account of properties and endowments of St Joseph’s Blackrock at its opening in September 1873. With some loose pages: A list of important documents (title deeds etc) at one time in the St Joseph’s Blackrock safe, an undated typed description of House Property belonging to St Joseph’s, Blackrock, a declaration by a relative of Alexander Grant dated 1883 regarding claims on the property of his late mother, and a page referring to two bequests.

Letter from Joseph Downes, Architect, regarding the difficulty of finishing the work before the Feast of the Miraculous Medal. He describes the treatment of frames and silver-plated items.

Letters from William P McEvoy, Commissioner for Affidavits, 12 Dame Street, to Father Thomas Morrissey CM, Saint Joseph’s, Blackrock, regarding Burrowes property in Blackrock.