Correspondence regarding administration of and discipline at St. Patrick’s Training College, Drumcondra as well as at the associated St. Patrick’s National Schools; dealings with Department of Education. Students apologise to Archbishop for discourtesy. Presence of Colaiste Einde, Galway at Drumcondra.
Correspondence regarding administration of and discipline at St. Patrick’s Training College, Drumcondra as well as at the associated St. Patrick’s National Schools. A case of expulsion. No. of items
Correspondence regarding administration of and internal discipline at St. Patrick’s Training College, Drumcondra. Archbishop’s unhappiness with government policy regarding preparatory colleges. Fr. Cregan, C.M., becomes Principal and begins a long and happy relationship with the Archbishop while in that post. Two separate expulsion cases.
Correspondence regarding administration, including financial, of the college. Also ordination matters. White Fathers (W.F.)
Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate. They are allowed to have a hostel in Terenure. The scholasticate moves from Blacklion, county Cavan to Terenure. An Irish province is established. Religious Brothers Alexian Brothers
Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate. Archbishop prefers diocesan priest to Jesuit as Spiritual Director of revived Sodality at O’Connell Schools. Archbishop warmly approves introduction of Legion of Mary in schools (O’Connell’s and Seville Place) as it ‘will fill a lacuna in Legion educated young men…’ New foundations approved at Dolphin’s Barn and Sutton. Centenary celebrations of death of Edmund Rice.
Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate. A novitiate approved for Bray. Property acquired in Celbridge in response to Archbishop’s desire for another Industrial School. Fr. Hannon, S.J., acts as Apostolic Visitator; bound copy of Constitutions; copy of amendments to be made also. New schools for Great Strand Street.
Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate. Archbishop’s concern over continuing acquisition of property by religious orders. Brothers seek a juniorate; a house of formation is approved on Malahide Road. Archbishop approves U.C.D. course in religion and philosophy for Brothers; his suggestions. Oatland, Stillorgan purchased for primary and secondary schools. Archbishop approves foundations for schools at Walkinstown and Cabra West on explicit condition that ‘…the Brothers must observe honorably the provisions of their own Constitution’ for he is opposed to ‘enrolling only intelligent boys of a certain middle class.’ St. John of God Brothers interested in the Christian Brother property at Celbridge, ‘Artane is the most trying post in your Congregation; about 10 times too large.’ 87 items
Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate. A Brother feels obstructed by the Superior General in endeavour to proceed to Holy Orders (within the Congregation, it would seem). References to Cardinal Heenan and Archbishop Hurley (Durban). Question of a foundation in Greystones. Colaiste Mhuire celebrates.
Correspondence regarding routine community life and apostolate from the first invitation from the Archbishop to undertake a day secondary school either at Finglas or Lucan, to their eventual establishment at Finglas. Their regretful inability to accept invitation due to shortage of personnel leads to later acceptance. Various sites are considered, including an offer from Sisters of Charity, Cappagh. Finally, a foundation is made and a school opens. A case of dispensation from vows.