1852009 Pakenham, Paul Mary: 1891058 Joseph Smith: Notes, probably by Joseph Smith, mad in in preparation for writng Paul Mary's biography. Extract from Gillow's Biographical Dictionary about a fellow officer of Pakeham's, one Plunket, who also became a Catholic and an outline of Pakenham's life together with details of some lives of him.
1852009 Pakenham, Paul Mary: 1891058 Joseph Smith: Notes concerning Paul Mary Pakenham made by Joseph Smith in preparation for writng Paul Mary's biography.
Paul Mary Pakenham: Life - printed copy of "An Account Of The Life, Conversion And Holy Death Of The Hon. And Rev. Chas. Reginald Pakenham In Religion Father Paul Mary Of St. Michael Superior Of Blessed Paul's Retreat Of The Passionists, Harold's Cross Revised By The Very Rev. Father Ignatius (Spencer)". Published by G.P. Warren, 88 Thomas Street, Dublin. This particular copy is defective, with some pages missiing. It was, among other items, re-bound by the Obsequies Association of the Garda Siocana to commemorate the centenary in December, 1993, of the association of the Passionists with the police force in Ireland.
Paul Mary Pakenham: Life - "Guards Officer Who Was Their First Rector" by Edmund Burke, C.P. An article from "The Sunday Independent" (21.10.1956), relating the story of Paul Mary and the history of Mount Argus. It was published in connection with the Centenary of the foundation of Mount Argus.
Paul Mary Pakenham - Family Background: article, titled "She Defied The Tans at Clondalkin", from the "Irish Independent" of 02.10.1959 about a Mrs. Whitty from Clondalkin, Co. Dublin, in the course of which mention is made that her maternal-aunt, Eliza, who died in 1925 aged 85 years was apprenticed in her teens to a confectioner in Georges Street and that lodging with her employer at that time was a young soldier named Pakenham, the late Fr. Paul Mary, who drew the giggling admiration of the apprentices as he stepped out of an evening "dressed for a levee in Dublin Castle".
Paul Mary Pakenham - Army Life: Particulars of the career of the Hon. Charles Reginald Pakenham (Fr. Paul Mary) at the Royal Military College, Camberley, Surrrey. Joined 14.07.1835 - left 30.06.1839, posted to 72nd Regt. (For covering letter see 2/2/2/1)
Paul Mary Pakenham: The Passionist: Pocket-notebook, leather bound, dated 1849 (i.e., before he joined the Passionists) used by Paul Mary and marked "ad usum Cfr. Caroll-Mariae a S. Michaele Archangelo". It contains (1) in Latin, the privileges Passionists have and (2) in Italian, directions for amending the "Ordo", N.B., THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE MUSEUM. THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE IS NOTIONAL FOR COMPUTERISATION PURPOSES
Paul Mary Pakenham - The Passionist: mourning envelope discovered in a box marked relics sometime during 1993. The envelope is enscribed with Paul Mary's name with a note "sermon & hair". It contained a lock of Paul Mary's hair wrapped in tissue paper and a MS note which is an aide-memoire in Paul Mary's handwriting for the charity sermon in aid of St. Clare's Orphanage which he was due to preach in Gardiner St., church the morning on which he died, 01.03.1857. The sermon was actually given by Ignatius Spencer. The tissue paper in which the hair was wrapped is still in the envelope, while the hair and sermon notes are now on display in the Museum.