This series contains unpublished material compiled mainly by Capuchin friars (particularly by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap.) relating to the history of the Capuchins in Cork or to noteworthy Cork-born members of the Order.
This file contains a variety of notes of the history, short histories, and draft histories of the Tertiary Carmelite Brothers. It includes a short history of the School for Male Blind of Drumcondra. Also included is a list of people buried in the cemetery at Drumcondra.
Various histories of the Order both nationally and internationally.
Includes; histories of the Presentation Sisters in Fermoy and their interactions with the broader Church and community
Lionel Thomas, ‘History and Loyalty / Reprint from Envoy, vol. 3, no. 9 (August 1950)’ (Dublin, ‘Envoy, A monthly review of literature’, 1950).
Handwritten and typescript accounts of the founding of Castlecomer Convent. Also includes a handwritten note on the foundresses of the convent, photocopied entries from The Irish Genealogist and census entries for the convent in 1901 and 1911.
Presentation SistersA clipping of an article reporting on the paper given by Brother Dillon Cosgrave on the history of the Dublin suburb of Clonliffe at a meeting of the Royal Society of Antiquarians of Ireland.
Photostat copies from an unidentified publication referring to the history of Dunfanaghy and its hinterland with reference to the Stewart family of Ards.
Includes:
Typescript accounts of the history of Enniscorthy Convent including its foundation in 1826 and the 150 year anniversary in 1976. Also includes:
An account titled ‘Our Story – Community of (Former) Presentation Convent Enniscorthy’ which discusses the fate of the convent after it closed.
An article about Ennsicorthy Convent and its history written by Sr. M. Angela and a typescript version of the article.
A typescript document outlining details of the career of Mother Mary De Sales (Catherine Devereux) such as the date of her entry to the order, her profession and details regarding her pension. Taken from the Kilkenny Annals.