Includes; letters from convents in Ireland responding to a circular requesting information about their foundations from Rev. Mother, South Presentation Convent, Douglas Street, Cork. Letters giving details of the beginnings of the foundations; who helped fund the foundations, the kindness of benefactors, social conditions and circumstances of the local people; the poverty which they encountered, how the material needs of the children were provided for, how the convent and school buildings began, sometimes the Sisters and classrooms were in temporary buildings until suitable buildings were built; at times Sisters moved from existing convents to establish new foundations, sometimes the Sisters remained in the new foundations and at other times these Sisters returned to the convents from which they originally came when a sufficient number of new Sisters were trained as many women from the local areas saw the needs and joined the Congregation; reports of how the Sisters travelled; the connection with the local bishops and clergy is mentioned; Sisters are aware of the need for a publication on the ‘Life of Nano Nagle’; they express interest in the Cause of Nano Nagle and their wishes for her beatification, they are enquiring about the cost of the book and considering how many copies they will be able to afford to purchase; Sisters send best wishes to the Sisters in South Presentation Convent, Cork, Sisters who have visited South Presentation Convent, Cork, express their gratitude for the hospitality which they experienced there, the number of Sisters in the Communities, mention of the lay Sisters and the number of students in schools are given.
Letters came from the following Presentation convents in Ireland; Bagenalstown, County Carlow, 23 February 1926, Ballingarry, County Tipperary, 19 November 1925, Baltinglass, County Wicklow, Cashel, County Tipperary, 14 December 1925, Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, 19 November 1925, Castleisland, County Kerry, 20 November 1925, two letters from Carlow dated 20 November 1925 and 20 June 1926, Clonmel, County Tipperary, 23 October 1925, Clondalkin, County Dublin, 25 November 1925, Crosshaven, County Cork, two letters dated 16 November 1925 and December 1925, letter from Dingle, County Kerry, 21 December 1925, a photograph of the convent and the church, typed pages from the Annals from 1829 to 1866, Doneraile, County Cork, 16 November 1925, Drogheda, County Louth, 16 and 21 December 1925, photograph and note from the convent in Dundrum, County Tipperary, 23 November 1924, letter from Dungarvan, County Waterford, 28 November 1925, letter and notes from Enniscorthy, County Wexford, Fermoy, County Cork, 10 November 1925, also gives information on the foundations made in Tasmania and New Troy, New York, George’s Hill, Dublin, 16 November 1925, Galway, 28 January 1926, Kildare, 19 November 1925, notes on Kilcock, County Kildare and the missions which were founded from there, Killarney, County Kerry, 17 November 1925, Kilkenny, 12 January 1926 mentions Durrow and Kilmacow also, Limerick, 7 December 1925, Lismore, County Waterford on 16 November 1925 , mentions Sodalities, Evening Classes and opening of the Secondary School, lunches for pupils, Lixnaw, County Kerry, 19 November 1925, Maynooth, County Kildare, 25 November 1925, Maryboro’ Queen’s County, Midleton, County Cork, 19 November 1925 mentions Archdeacon Hutch and the secondary school, Millstreet, County Cork, , 5 December 1925 includes notes which mention music classes and the welfare of the poor children, Milltown, County Kerry, Mitchelstown, County Cork, 8 December 1925, includes notes on its foundation, music rooms and music lessons are mentioned, Mullingar, County Westmeath, 14 December 1925, Portadown, includes three letters dated 27 September 1925, November 1925 and November 1925 mentions that this convent was a transfer of the Sisters from Granard, mentions evening classes for the girls working in the factories and makes a request for suitable postulants. Rahan Tullamore, County Offaly, Rathmore, County Kerry, 29 November 1925, 22 November 1925, Gerald Griffin Street, North Presentation Convent, 19 November 1925, Tuam, County Galway, December 1925 includes an account of the foundation, Terenure, Dublin, 19 January 1926, Thurles, County Tipperary, 8 January 1926, Tralee, County Kerry, 1 December 1925, Waterford, 18 November 1925 , 8 July 1929 and 2 November 1929 mentions the photograph of the convent but no photograph is included, letter from Wexford including photographs of the convent, and letter from Youghal, County Cork dated 17 November 1925.

Includes; "Georges Hill 1794"; "Bicentenary Vista, Presentation Convents Dublin"; "The Presentation foundation in Drogheda - 7th June 1813"; "Presentation Convent Galway, 1815 - 1965"; "Knock Centenary 1879 - 1979"; 150th anniversary celebrations of Maynooth Presentation Convent.

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25 April 1960 - 16 June 1971 65 items
Correspondence related to attempts to enter the diocese. Permission granted to have a hostel in Maynooth for their own sisters - not a religious foundation. Letter from Matron of Richmond Hospital re training of the sisters and religious dress 9 cross reference to HOSPITALS file. A sister is ordered by the archbishop to return to the convent. Foundation refused, subsequently one was made in the Dublin

Includes; letters written between 1955 to 1959, to Rev. Mother, Sr. Catherine, and Father Walsh, [Canon T. J. Walsh], from Presentation Convents in Ireland including Bagenalstown, Baltinglass, Bailieboro’, Portadown, Doneraile, George’s Hill, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Killarney, Killina, Lismore, Maynooth, Oranmore, Rahan, Terenure, Tuam and Waterford; black and white photos of the convent in Waterford; lists of the foundations in Ireland and worldwide; information on the convents in County Kerry; information concerning the South Presentation Convent, Cork, the students, the school and the subjects and extras which were taught; lists giving details of the Presentation Schools in Ireland; and Conspectus of the Presentation Order from its foundation in 1777(1775) to the year 1875.

Includes; booklet on ‘The Pudapet Convent School of Commerce’, Marshall Road, Egmore, Madras, Prospectus, (14th Edition) 1935 -1936; Rules for Lady Students’ Hostel, Marshall Road, Egmore; newspaper cuttings, ‘Presentation Nuns, Activities of the Order in Kashmir’, ‘First Catholic School’; ’The Presentation Order Branch House Opened at Srinagar, Kashmir’, ‘Maynooth Link With India’, from Standard 24 June 1955; details of the foundations in the south of India; titular's of convents and schools in Southern Rhodesia, North India and Pakistan; developments in Southern India 1936; letter from M. Augustine, Presentation Convent, Pudapet, Madras, 2 April 1936 including an account of Presentation Convent, Pudapet; note stating that Pudapet and Egmore are the same place; lists of the convents and schools in India dated 1951 , includes a map of India; diagram of the foundations made from Georgetown, Madras, 1842; and newspaper cutting from ‘The Examiner’, 13 August 1938 giving accounts of Sr. Columba O’ Sullivan, in Quetta, India.

Rev. Wm. Bvrne to L. Offers his apelogies for the conduct of an irreligious multitude on Sunday last at L.'s residence; will accept any punishment L. cares to impose on him, and will take himself to any remote part of the diocese which L. may care te send him. Witnessed by Rev. dohn Meagher. (2 pp.) Ballingarry, 10 Oet. Rev. Edmd. Prendergas The parish priest ef Ballingarry objects to the P.P. of the neighbourinq parish of killenaule, holding a Station in a townland belonginq to the former parish; the case arose out of this townland being in the Protestant parish ef Kilcooly, but the Catholic and Protestant parishes are not exactly co-extensive; asks t.. te have the P.p. in question restrained from holding the station; in former days this townland was famous for its hurling green, and whenever abuses arose it was the P.p. Ballingarry who acted. (3 Bp.) Dominick 5t., tork, 11 Oet. Fr. Jobn Albert Ruan tob. The Prior of the Dominicans in Cork sends L. a document, appo. :.ng t. Conservator of the Dominican Order in Ireland. (Letter in English, document in Latin) (2 pp.) List of the students who formed the Class who terminated their studies in the year 1632. (In Maynooth?)

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11 March 1979 - 19 April 1970 3 items
Correspondence relating to request to establish a postulancy and novitiate in Maynooth, refused (Subsequent foundation within the diocese, not in these papers)

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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

Copy of ‘Hibernia’ dealing with censorship. Includes a response by Fr. Peter R. Connolly, Maynooth on Lennon’s ‘Turbulent priests’ article.

• October Notices of meetings of Hierarchy with some minutes. Includes information on the Veterinary College, U.C.D. and youth organisations. Notices from Standing Committee including agendas and correspondence mainly relating to Trinity College funding appeals in the U.S.A., National Council of Adoption Societies and the opening of casinos in Ireland. Finances of Maynooth College and the state of its buildings discussed by Maynooth Trustees. Information on the Nicholas Callan Society. 1960