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1930s 14 items
The material of File 1 pre-dates the episcopate of McQuaid but sheds light on subsequent correspondence relating to the Institute

Undated letter from `Olive,' to unnamed Cardinal (Eminence) mentions Ireland and Dr. Lea-Wilson of Dublin Booklet of 9 First Saturdays Devotion to Mary, Immaculate Queen Illustrative Material
June 1931, 8 page typed letter in French from former provincial of the Redemptorists, D. Castelain, in support of Mlle Clemence Ledoux who purported to have revelations of the BVM as Mary, Immaculate Queen
27 June 1932, typed letter from Fr. Castelain to the pope relating the revelations to his unnamed spiritual directee, asking the pope to proclaim the BVM as Mary, Immaculate Queen on 8 December 1932
July 1933, one paged typed letter to Pope asking him to put the world under the protection of Mary, Immaculate Queen in view of the perilous state of the world.
July 1933, 11 page typed document on Mary, Immaculate Queen
Calendar of revelations from March 1931 to 11 February 1955, compiled by D. Castelain, annotation in same hand as the 1931 letter, and addressed to unnamed Cardinal. Typed copy of allocution of Fr. Castelain, dated 19 April 1933, on occasion of opening of chapel dedicated to Mary, Immaculate Queen Account of revelation 30 September 1948, typed, unknown author

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1930s 31 items
The bulk of this file continues File No. 1 and concern escalating disunity leading to the removal of the visionary, Olive, Sr Mary of Christ the King and two other sisters from the Benedictine convent of the Blessed Sacrament in Paris. She involved the archbishop and Eamon de Valera who transmits all correspondence to the archbishop. A second strand of correspondence concerns the visionary Mlle. Clemence Ledoux.
25 November 1939 - Letter from Sr. M. Norbert regarding Mrs. Stapleton's children.
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9 May 1948 - 9 February 1956 38 items
The bulk of this file continues the above An associate of Mlle. Ledoux, Claude Masurel, seeks and is refused ordination to exclusive apostolate of Mary, Immaculate Queen. Some revelations of Mlle. Ledoux are critical of the archbishop Archbishop advises Dept of Foreign Affairs not to assist Olive,' Sr Mary of Christ the King. Superior-General of Cluny concerned by Sr Gabriel' sympathetic attitude towards the visionaries (cf Male Religious,Congregation des Servitesurs de Jesus et Marie.)

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10 March 1941 - 19 May 1949 53 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Material relating to convent in Ferbane, Co Offaly Correspondence with superior-general who resides in Paris

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18 January 1950 - 10 December 1954 31 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Long article on Anne-Marie Javouhey on occasion of her beatification Cluny offers to undertake a day- secondary school in Dublin Archbishop agrees to foundation in Glasthule.

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12 June 1955 - 22 December 1968 45 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate, including mother-general in Paris Building Project at Mount Sackville

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15 January 1959 - 19 December 1962 59 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate, including mother-general in Paris Archbishop declines permission for superior Mt Sackville to drive a car, with follow-up letters Reference to stigmatist, Marthe Robin Difficulties with government in British Guinea Cluny celebrates centenary in Ireland Necrology of Dr Gabriel Mary Gallagher, see earlier Cluny files.

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Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate, including mother-general in Paris

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.

This record is part of the list of all the missions preached by the Passionist Fathers in St. Patricks Province (Ireland and Scotland), from 1927 up until 1965. It is just an electronic list with no physical counterpart. It has been made available to aid research into the Passionists.

Hoey, J.G.P., Birr, Co. Offaly, asking the Archbishop to use his influence to help him get promotion in his job.