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Creator: Finbar Cronin

This file contains a letter from an A. Rice to Father Finbar Cronin, Rector of the novitiate at Kilmurry House, containing information on the history of Kilmurry and the history of some families who lived there. Also enclosed is a document containing information on landlords and population for townlands surrounding Fermoy, County Cork, between the years 1841 to 1851 including the townland of Kilmurry whose landlord was Thomas St. John Grant.

Creator: James McFadden, John Hickey

This file contains letters from Father James McFadden, Rector of the novitiate at Kilmurry House, County Cork, to John Hickey, Provincial of the Irish Province of the Institute of Charity, regarding news from Kilmurry House, the health of the brethren stationed there, and the health of Father John Hickey. Also enclosed are Christmas letters sent by Father McFadden to Father Hickey signed by all the brethren and students in Kilmurry House.

This series concerns the history and administration of St. Michaels, Omeath in County Louth from its opening as a novitiate for the Institute of Charity to its time as a secondary school and its closure. A number of sub-series deal with the administrative running of the school including material concerning sources of income, correspondence regarding nearby properties owned and rented out by the Rosminian Order, the payment of wages to staff, and agreements regarding construction projects. Other sub-series relate to the daily lives of the priests and students who resided in the school including student records, diaries, applications from prospective novitiates, the sale of the property in 1988, and the activities of the Institute of Charity in Faughart Parish.

Creator: Fr. General Bezzetti

File consists of material containing details of the early history of the novitiate in St. Michaels, Omeath, County Louth, including notes by Fr. General Bezzetti on St. Michael's; notes by an unknown writer on nearby features including St. Mochta's Hill, the Calvary, and statues inside St. Michaels; a document on money available to upgrade facilities at St. Michael's and a document containing a timeline of improvements made to St. Michael's including the installation of a new altar, the construction of the Calvary in 1908, the gifts of statues and the opening of St Michael's as a Juniorate in 1927.

Creator: Hugh McFadden, Thomas Hickey

File consists of letters from Hugh McFadden, Rector at St. Michaels, Omeath, County Louth, to Thomas Hickey, Provincial of the Irish Province in the Institute of Charity, regarding results of exams, the sale of Fane Valley, money owed for fuel and food, income created from the farm, and news about other priests in St. Michaels.

Creator: Joseph McPolin, Thomas Hickey, John Hickey

File consists of letters from Joseph McPolin, Rector in St. Michael's, Omeath, County Louth, to Thomas and John Hickey, Provincial of the Irish Province in the Institute of Charity, regarding general news from St. Michael's, the finances at St. Michaels and the health of the brethren in St. Michaels.

Creator: Barry Cronin, Hugh MacFadden

File consists of letters from Barry Cronin, Rector in St. Michael's, Omeath, County Louth, to John Hickey and Hugh McFadden, Provincials of the Irish Province in the Institute of Charity, regarding general news from St. Michael's, matriculation results from students, the health of Rosminian brethren, the death of Reverend James Woodcock, former Resident Manager [letter dated 1 February 1955]

Creator: Vincent Kennedy, Hugh McFadden

File consists of letters from Vincent Kennedy, Rector in St. Michael's, Omeath, County Louth, to John Hickey and Hugh McFadden, Provincials of the Irish Province in the Institute of Charity, regarding general news from St. Michael's, a request by the De La Salle Brothers in Dundalk and Navan who wished to use St. Michaels as an Irish College, changing the colours of the school sports jerseys, and the upkeep of St. Michaels.

Creator: Bernard Norton, Thomas Hickey

File consists of letters from the Reverend Bernard Norton, teacher in St. Michael's, Omeath, County Louth, to Thomas Hickey, Provincial of the Irish Province in the Institute of Charity, regarding his work in St. Michael's and his efforts to join the RAF [Royal Air Force] including a letter from [27 October 1942] where Norton describes a medical he had to pass to join the RAF, the items of uniform he needed to purchase and that his first post would likely be in Uxbridge [London].

Creator: Hugh McFadden, Thomas Hickey, Joseph McPolin, Arthur O'Brien, John O'Kane, Barry Cronin, Vincent Kennedy

This series consists of material relating to land owned by members of the Institute of Charity in Omeath and the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth.