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This is the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965.

Material relating to OLA missions in locations that were never part of the Irish Province/District. Examples of some of these locations includes Argentina and Sudan.

The OLA presence in Tanzania began in 1991, when the Irish Province founded a community in Mwamapalala, Isimiyu Region, in the Diocese of Shinyanga.

In 1994, a second foundation was established in Bugisi, Shinyanga Region, in the Diocese of Shinyanga. The sisters work in a health centre, teach in Buigisi Vocational Training Centre which grew out of a Women's Development Programme initiated by the OLAs, operate OLA Nursery/Primary School (English Medium), and engage in agriculture. In 2011 a postulate was built in Bugisi, the postulancy was later moved to Mwanza.

In 2005, a third foundation was established in Mwanza, Mwanza Region, in the Archdiocese of Mwanza as a base for mission and vocation animation.

Tanzania became a region, under the Irish Province, in November 2015. And in 2024 the OLA District of Tanzania was created becoming separate to the Irish District.

Material relating to the Irish Province’s presence in Zambia from 1974 to 1980.

Material related to the Irish OLA's work in Kenya which took place from 1974-1977.

The OLA presence in Ghana began in 1883, sometime between the Irish Province's foundation in 1930 and 1939 the OLA house's in Ghana became part of the Irish Province and remained so until 28 August 1996, when Ghana became its own province.

Material relating to the OLA communities in Nigeria that were at one time part of the Irish Province. Most of the material relates to the period from 1930 through to 1990 as following 1990, Nigeria became its own self-governing province.

Material related to the OLA Irish District's foundations in Ireland, England and the United States of America.

Brother Vincent Corcoran

This sub-fond contains the personal and private papers belonging to Brother Vincent Corcoran. It consists of a copy of his birth certificate and the profession of his vows, private correspondence with his family members regarding the deaths of friends and relatives and correspondence regarding the organization of the Order. Also included are Brother Corcoran’s diaries detailing meetings and dealings with creditors and other ecclesiastical figures, his private notebooks, and prayer books. The second box of this sub-fond contains a variety of artefacts belonging to Brother Corcoran such as certificates, a metal plate negative, a cat-o-nine tails and a wooden chalice and a piece of cloth.

Carmelite Order, Brothers Jerome & Gabriel: Angelo Mai (Angelus Maui’s): Reverend Thomas N. Burke: Charles Benaert: Thomas B. Fahy: Archbishop William J. Walsh

This sub-fond is divided into seven files and one item and primarily contains the early history of the Tertiary Carmelite Order. The first item is a ledger which contains the laws and rules that the Order is to follow and details several of the earliest professions of Carmelite Brothers. The files contain a copy of a transfer of obedience of the Order to the Archbishop of Dublin, more vows of profession, correspondence regarding a trip to Rome by two brothers about the constitution of the Order, a sermon by Thomas N. Burke, rule books of various religious Orders and letters of the Archbishop William J. Walsh