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Return of mission personnel in Northern Rhodesia (St. Therese) Livingstone; Sancta Maria (Lukulu, Mongu); St. Fidelis (Sichili); St. Joseph (Mankoya) and in Cape Town, Church of the Immaculate Conception (Parow parish); St. Mary of the Angels (Athlone parish).

A large crowd welcomes the return of Harry Boland (central figure with straw hat) to Dublin following his release from prison in 1917. Boland had been arrested following the 1916 Rising and was sentenced to five years penal servitude serving his time first in Dartmoor Jail and later in Lewes Prison.

An article reporting on the return by Captain E.J. Hitzen of some mementoes and ephemera he captured following the 1916 Rising. The items included the white flag used by Éamon de Valera during the surrender of Boland’s Mill. The article also refers to Hitzen’s recollections of the Rising. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (5 April 1948).

Your Grace my dear Archbishop
C 29.
On my return from Waterford
I rang Father Mangan out you were
leaving again in an hours time.
since, I have had no word
I am sorry that I neglected
To
thank you for your kind and fatherly
word of welcome. lruly your Grace,
I had hoped to say it before this
Yesterday, I went over the plans again
with Mr. Jones Shortly before I left
Rome he wrote giving a general is te
mate of what it would cost to ren
ovate Edenmore according to the
plans he drew up
Rev. Mother
General said the price was all
together too much, especially since
the house was an old one, so we
discussed something much less
elaborate and yet something that
will meet the demands of a private
Nursing Home
I wrote to Father Finucane telling of
my arrival and receivid a very nice
letter of reply. If he doesnt get our
Sisters I am afraid St. Joseph will
have keenly disoppointed him. But
fat won t hoppen I am sure
At the Bank of Ieland I met
Mr. Dwyer and deposited for safetys
sake some checks I received
There has been no further word from
Mr. O'Brien or Mr Ryan
Your Grace I have not begun the
visits to the Schools as the weather
has been so bad but God willing I
hope I shall be able to do so soon
I truly hesitate to ask for an inter-
riew but I do hope for one soon
Trusting that you are keeping well
and humbly asking your blessing
remain my dear Archbishop
Most res pectfully
Your obedient child in M
S.M. de Pazzi

Letter to 'Fr. William'. Author is illegible. Relating the aftermath of the war. ....

Mount Argus: Retreats and Missions: Photocopy of letter from Provincial to all missionaries and retreat fathers: The necessity of keeping to the Rule commands a return "sumo mane, directo tramite". He also mentions the necessity of sending in Mass intentions.