The collection consists of records relating to the Presentation Community in Durrow from its foundation in 1914 until the sale of the convent in 1993 and the exit of the Presentation community in Durrow in 1997. The fonds includes material relating to the Durrow community including annals and visitor books as well as material relating to the administration of the convent and schools. It also includes correspondence, lectures and spiritual extracts, published works and a large body of photographic material.
Sans titreSeries contains material relating to the Durrow Presentation Community from its foundation until the withdrawal of the community from Durrow. Includes annals, visitor books and material related to the sale of the convent.
Sans titreSub-series contains three volumes of annals from Presentation Convent Durrow. The annals cover the major events in the life of Durrow Convent from its foundation in 1913 to the sale of the convent and the exit of the Presentation community from Durrow.
Note: Annal entries can also be found at 67/2/1/1. These entries overlap with those found in 67/1/1/1.
Sans titreSeries contains material relating to the administration of Durrow Convent and schools including accounts of expenditure, minutes of community meetings, community plans and school evaluation reports.
Sans titreIncludes three notebooks containing the minutes of Community Meetings at Durrow Convent from 1983 to 1992.
Sans titreIncludes:
Two letters regarding the amalgamation of the Presentation Secondary School with other schools in Laois.
Evaluation Report from Durrow Primary School, February 1989.
Series includes both black and white and colour photographs relating to Durrow Convent including the Golden Jubilee of Castle Durrow, the Presentation mission to the Philippines, the appointment of Monsignor Thomas A. White as Papal Nuncio and the final mass in Durrow Convent in 1993.
Sans titreA photo album containing black and white photographs from the first Presentation mission in the Philippines which was founded in 1960. The foundation was founded from Kilkenny Presentation but Sr. Carmel Claxton was sent from Durrow Convent.
Sans titreTwo copies of The Durrow Review, Winter 1980-1981. This issue was a special Jubilee Review to celebrate the Presentation Sisters 50 years at Castle Durrow. Included a supplement about the Heritage of Castledurrow.
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