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Mary Martin to Prior. Martin to receive injection, shuffling of domestic staff, and reaching out to medical students, and general M.M.M. concerns.
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Caritas.
2021-08-31/160
Greenbank
Monktown -
19th June 1935.
Dear Father Prior,
Many thanks for you letter this
morning - Tomorrow I go to the Doctor
for my injection & then on to St. Vincent
for my rachant-heat bath. I shall ask
to return to Glenstal on Tuesday or
Wednesday for next week & shall let
you know definitely after my visit to him
Atony Mai & Lawning received a letter
from Fr. David seeing you are not
anxious to keep her on too long after the
boys leave. Providence has just opened
the way of leaving aft to give her a
place up here immediately, if she cares to take
it. Our Parlor maid was called away
suddenly to her mother who is dying
& fears she will not be able to
return. If she were coming to us
we would recid her on Friday next.
21st June. We shall hold the place
open for her till tomorrow when I
would like her to wire "yes" or "No".
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I am writing to her & have told her
that I have spoken to you of her desire
To leave - & to consult you -
I shall also ask her to tell Miss
O'Rourke of all her work & method of
doing things. The Spring cleaning can
be done by Miss O'Rourke & Leyden
during the holidays on my return.
I have not heard the result of Miss
Bruns & Day as yet to morrow I shall
know all. Mother Rectoress has promised to
take her in the kitchens for a week
or so, so she will not be able to
come with me, if the Sr. passes her.
She will come in the middle of July.
I shall do my best to get out to
Carla but being unable to go any -
Where without a car & all that must be
done before next week now.
I have three Medical Students to look
up before returning however I have
decided not to rush things, if I am
allowed I shall return on tuesday,
Wednesday & leave over other things
till my return to see the Sr. after a month
or so at Glenstal-
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19 June 35
I have also decided not to visit the
Nuncio until we have planned out
perhaps a secular scheme of Oflates
of St. Benedict under Catholic Action
aiming at living in the World a
religious life - Then I shall have some-
thing concrete to put before him -
I had a short visit from Dom
Gearld, I was very glad to see him
again -
If you come up at the end
of the month remind me to give you
an address of the parents of a lay
that might send their son to Glenstal.
I returned for the last week - end
into prayer - the difficulties before M. M. M.
are so great - the procedure for the
Next year - I feel things will clear up
when we can talk over things with
you + Dom David at leisure-
Must close row so as to have
time to write to Mai + Dom David.
Remember me to my daughter, I await
their letters before writing - I think I
shall come as a surprise if it is
next week.
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When Mai leaves Mrs O’ Rourke if Matron
Has gone could go into her room or
join Miss Leyden, letting Mary go into
Lizzie but it might be as well to leave
Mary with Miss L. till my return.
I am sending down a very small
grate. I wonder might thave it
installed instead of the stove, they are
more economical as they burn very
slowly & need only be shacked.
Your child for God-
Sr. Mary
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