This Fond consists of material relating to the Tertiary Carmelite Brothers of Clondalkin and Drumcondra. It is subdivided into two sub-fonds, the first of which primarily concerns the organisation of the Order, it’s laws and professions of vows and material written about its early history and publications about the Order.
The second sub-fond contains personal material belonging to Brother Vincent Corcoran to was head of the Order and primarily consists of his diaries, several artefacts, photographs, and publications regarding the Carmelites
This sub-fond contains the personal and private papers belonging to Brother Vincent Corcoran. It consists of a copy of his birth certificate and the profession of his vows, private correspondence with his family members regarding the deaths of friends and relatives and correspondence regarding the organization of the Order. Also included are Brother Corcoran’s diaries detailing meetings and dealings with creditors and other ecclesiastical figures, his private notebooks, and prayer books. The second box of this sub-fond contains a variety of artefacts belonging to Brother Corcoran such as certificates, a metal plate negative, a cat-o-nine tails and a wooden chalice and a piece of cloth.
John Gormally: Dr. Edward T. Freeman: Brother Vincent Corcoran
This file contains Brother Vincent Corcoran’s private papers. These consist of correspondence from the parish priest of the area Brother Vincent Corcoran was born and baptised in to certify Brother Corcoran was indeed baptised into the Catholic faith and confirmed. This file also contains some information regarding the health of Brother Vincent Corcoran and a copy from 1955 of Brother Corcoran’s birth certificate.