Item 2021-09-08/170 - Mary Martin to Prior from the writing rooms

Four double-sided A5 pages.

Short note from Mary Martin to Father Prior at 2am in the Grafton street writing rooms.

TEXT

Caritas
Switzers
WRITING ROOMS
GRAFTON STREET
DUBLIN
4-pm. Friday
Dear Father Prior
Just a line to catch
post. Here I am + little
done so far. I have been
to Maguire + Catchell
now go on
to
9+C
Martins to get prices
from them for lavatories
After which I shall go to
Clerys.
Luckily I met Mrs
Betty Leonard she seems
anxious to send her
son to Glenstal if she
Can afford it at all.

next Sept. He
is
11/2 yrs.
has never
been to school
before. so may be back.
ward in studies she says
he is very good at Maths.

• likes English History +
  Geography
  but know no
  Irish or Latin
  She is a personal friend
  Mrs Kelly + Mangan_
  Mrs. Kelly intends sending
  her boy who is only
• to Kellashee. for a
  year + would then like
  to send him on to Glenstal
  Ml Mangans boy is at
  Killashee will be leaving
  1936

Switzers
WRITING ROOMS
GRAFTON STREET
DUBLIN
probably in September + is
anxious to know all about
Glenstal.
So it is necessar
to have your article on
Benedictine Education put
with print + Prospectus
sent to them
as soon
as possible. To.morrow
I have a meeting at 1 O'ck
to meet My Cousin
Maura Leonard ( who straa
to say was at school for
a year at the Benedictines
Kylemore when they
were in Wexford, she lives
hear +
is
a great friend
of M
Mangan + Mrs D. Kelly
3.

If we have great trust +
a little courage
to gr
forward I see great
prospects for your school
may be necessary to
spend a little money
to have things in order _
as for instance the
lavatories on ground floor
where there should be
wash basins also. If you
have time will you look
at the wash. basin in
front lavatory I am not
sure if it is broken
no
When the shops dose
(1936)

Switzers
WRITING ROOMS
GRAFTON STREET
DUBLIN
.
to see Sister Baptist about
O Heas Son _
I did my best to have
My teeth seen to do
as to have an opportunity
talking to Mr. Hogan
but he cannot give me
an appointment till thursda
next so my teeth will
have to wait for next
visit to Dublin
I just rang up home
now to hear I was to
ring ap 23386 which
I did not knowing who
I was to get on too .
discovered it was His

Excellency be wanted to
know if you were coming
up
or not be had
had a letter to say
you might be up
So I said I left yesterday
that you had not
made up your mind
He wants you to stay
with him if you
come up_ I said I
would probably know
to. morrow morning +
would ring him up.
I shall go + see him
on Sunday probably
Should the letter from
1936

Switzers
WRITING ROOMS
GRAFTON STREET
Rome come
to. morrow Sat
DUBLIN

• you are not coming
  will you
  wire me +
  Send it by 4 pm train
  I shall meet it.
  Of course open it
  read it + give the contains
  to Dom David if you
  think well on reading it
  tell my daughters I
  leave it to your + Dom Davids
  discretion. I shall wait till
  afternoon before ringing up
  His Excellency
  if no
  wire by 12 o ck I shall
  know no little.
  Please give my love to

my daughters
I hope
they
keeps in great fervour of
spirit with cheerful +
generous hearts
called + left parcil
at Dismond Moreland they
were all out. I thanked
od for
it savid a little
time.
Noo Mast closed. You will
be glad to hear they all
think I look better this
time
Union of prayer + love
in the hearts of Jesus +Mary
your child for God
Marie
1936)