Personal handwritten requests by Presentation Sisters including a request to St. Joseph seeking clarification on a situation, a request to baby Jesus pleading the cause of Sara and a note to ‘My Mother’ placing the foundation in her hands. Requests were found underneath statues of Our Lady and St. Joseph.
Presentation SistersOne letter in English is a translation from Abbot Theodore to Fr. Devane asking to see if Msgr Ryan might respond. The other is the original french.
Letter from McEvoy to Fr Morrissey requesting a cheque to close sale.
Draft of letter requesting extension of time for appeal against claim for land duty.
Letter to Mother General of St Paul’s, Selly Park, Birmingham, requesting a Sister or Sisters for the Retreat house, with her initial reply.
Note requesting the school prospectus for a friend.
TEXT
Dear Father Prior,
This is just a hurried line to ask you to send me a few prospectuses of Glenstal School when you next write.
A married schoolgirl friend of mine has two boys at school at Ampleforth the 3rd is at Wicklow and will probably leave this summer. She spoke to me of Glenstal but understood it was a preparatory school.
I understand they are considering sending this boy to an Irish school. I shall be seeing her again on Tuesday afternoon; she is to come and see me.
I wonder, will it be Dublin or Galway that will see you next week?
Has Father John heard anything more from Clerys? It is such a long time ago, they find it hard to trace it.
Mother returned the steamer with a letter from Dom Columba for an order of ten cups. If he has heard nothing more from them, I shall arrange for it to be deducted from the bill and settle things up with them.
Remember me to all.
yours in Jesus,
Sr. Mary
Letter from tenant, C Gregory, to John Connolly concerning renewal of lease on Vincentian property.
Letter urging the granting of a new lease or selling out to a tenant of 45 Temple Road, Blackrock.
Letter from Inland Revenue to Father Joseph Walshe CM, St Joseph’s, Blackrock, requesting sight of documents relating to the claim for Trust Status, with draft letter of reply.
Correspondence from Allied Irish Bank to South Presentation Convent regarding enclosed indemnity forms for completion (the attached form mentioned in correspondence is not in the possession of the archive).