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Holy Faith, Sisters of the
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XLIV/XLIV/57/ · Sub-series · 1941-1972
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

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5 May 1941 - 2 August 1944 62 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate including Convent to serve sisters teaching in Corpus Christi school, purchase of property/field in Clontarf, Haddington Road and Greystones. Litigation with Conaty, a former Collector for St Brigid's Orphanage.

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17 January 1945 - 18 November 1947 62 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Refers to debts congregation incurred in purchase of property for the apostolate. Purchase of Weaver Hall in the Coombe and sites for Donnycarney Girls School. Exchange of correspondence re new foundation in Trinidad

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16 January 1948 - 12 November 1952 60 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate. News of progress of foundation in Trinidad. Letter from Senator Miss Margaret Pearse dates 18 May 1949, wishing to see the AB to discuss ways of supporting the Trindad mission. Interview arranged. Permissions sought for improvements and extensions in various schools: opening a boarding school in Skerries; and purchase of additional property in Clontarf. Appointment of lay teachers in national schools

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5 January 1953 - 31 December 1955 75 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate. Project of primary school in Finglas New overseas foundations: Los Angeles and San Francisco in California, Christchurch, New Zealand. New secondary school St. Wolston's in Celbridge

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31 January 1956 - 29 December 1959 80 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Letter re plans for school in Finglas East [no plans attached] Foundations in Auckland, New Zealand (Msgr. cautions against) and Canberra, Australia; secondary school in Finglas Mother Monica given permission to approach Maynooth for student priest to be chaplain at St Wolston's.

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19 January 1960 - 31 December 1964
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate. Archbishop writes to Archbishop of Pretoria re invitation for sisters to take over a school. Request for borrowing money for schools and convents. Says he is in favour of Brisbane, Australia on foot of his having persuaded the sisters to undertake other foundations in Australia and New Zealand.

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1 January 1965 - 19 June 1967 74 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate. Project of secondary school for Killester and Community school for Tallaght. Project of a foundation in Sydney, Australia

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1 January 1967 - 24 November 1971 76 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Congregation to celebrate its centenary, archbishop presides Clarendon convent and schools to close Ordinary General Chapter

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28 January 1959 - 15 May 1970 37 items
Correspondence relating to General Chapters Ordinary General Chapter 1959: postulation to allow Mother Monica McSherry, a further term as superior-general Ordinary General Chapter 1965: changes to the Constitution re religious habit, tenure of office. Proposals re habit forwarded to Rome, reply two years later Extraordinary General Chapter in 1969, following Second Vatican Council

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9 August 1947 - 16 September 1961 72 items
Materials relating to dispensations and exclaustrations in respect of eight subjects.

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8 August 1961 - 9 March 1967 67 items
Materials relating to dispensations and exclaustrations in respect of seven subjects. Some continuation from File 10.

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9 January 1968 - 26 May 1972 87 items
Materials relating to dispensations and exclaustrations in respect of six subjects.

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8 March 1970 - 25 July 1972 70 items
Materials relating to dispensations and exclaustrations in respect of two subjects.

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26 August 1971 - 12 September 1972 75 items
Materials relating to dispensations and exclaustrations in respect of three subjects and transfer of one sister to the Augustinians of Meaux, London

IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XLIV/XLIV/3/ · Sub-series · 1960-1970
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

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11 April 1960 to 13 December 1961
Correspondence with Ardee Street Brewery and Dublin Planning Office regarding the availability and suitability for a religious order of Bulloch Castle, Dalkey. Correspondence with Sisters regarding foundation suggested by Archbishop, facilitated by Father Jas. McConnell. Sisters are enthusiastic. The property is purchased.
54 items

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29 January 1962 - 29 December 1962
Correspondence relating to the design of the new home in Dalkey. Correspondence regarding a visit by two of the Sisters to inspect and their delight at Archbishop's reception. His annoyance at applications for admission coming from New York and Canada.
26 items

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15 February 1963 - 19 September 1963
Letter from Cardinal Spellman, thanks to Archbishop for his kindness at the funeral of Cardinal Dalton; he has (seemingly) recruited Dublin Sisters of Mercy for his New York seminary and Carmelites sisters are already there will facilitate their settling in. Archbishop's active interest in having Carmelites Sisters open a second home in Killester where Holy Rosary Sisters found themselves unable to open a maternity home. Carmelites not yet ready to undertake the task. Correspondence regarding a building in progress.
31 items

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19 January 1964 - 2 October 1970
routine details of community life and apostolate Correspondence regarding slow progress on buildings, Documents regarding the blessing ceremony. Memoranda regarding difficulties with the chaplain.
56 items

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19 July 1961 - 28 September 1962
Letter from Arthur O'Hagan and Sons, solicitors, to Archbishop McQuaid enclosing architects report on Bulloch Castle with recommendation that the sisters purchase the property. States that a copy of the report has been sent to the mother-general. 1 items

9 August 1955
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/2025-10-25/2346/3/3/60a · Item · 9 August 1955
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

Cregan, Margaret J., 275 Howth Road, Killester. No human being has the right to ask another to help unless he/she is prepared to die the same moment as he no longer needs that help.

5 May 1948
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/LXIII/22/85/19 · Item · 5 May 1948
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

Copy of letter from +McQuaid to Fr. Blake regarding the projected development at Killester and Coolock. 1 item

22 January 1952
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/LXIII/22/85/20 · Item · 22 January 1952
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

Letter from Fr. Wm. J. Fitzpatrick to +McQuaid requesting permission to hold a fete in aid of the Killester Church Extension Fund. Yes.

19 February 1945
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/LXIII/10/42/33 · Item · 19 February 1945
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

Letter from Fr. G. Byrne to Dr. O’Connell seeking permission from +McQuaid to start a devotion of the Immaculate Medal in Killester Church.

15 January 1951
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/LXIII/22/85/24 · Item · 15 January 1951
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

Letter from Fr. W.J. Fitzpatrick to +McQuaid submitting the tenders received for the extension of St. Brigid’s Church, Killester.

12 May
IE IE/DDA IE/DDA/AB8/XVIII./33/33 · Item · 12 May
Part of Dublin Diocesan Archives

Directives from the Lord Mayor stating that portions of the O’Brien Institute, Donnycarney, St. Patrick’s Training College, Drumcondra and the Presbytery, St. Brigid’s, Killester, may be required for use as an Air Raid Siren.