File relating to parochial property. Includes mention of St. Bernadette Hall (48 Lower Rathmines Road), 52 Lower Rathmines Road (old presbytery), 6 Ranelagh (property of Bridget McDonnell), 34 & 35 Richmond Hill, Bessborough Parade (youth and community centre), and 33 Richmond Hill.

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Two copies of the Annals Monialium written and bound 1961 of "St. Joseph's Carmelites Monastery, Ranelagh"

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One copy of Father General in Ireland, September 14 and 15 1969. Bound copy of report of visit of Father General OBC to delegates of all 13 Irish Carmels meeting at Muckross Park, Dublin in September 1969.

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23 May 1952 - 21 November 1958 52 items
Admission to Solemn Vows Correspondence regarding admission of solemn vows, canvass of various convents by Monsignor Deery V.G. their ecclesiastical superior who reports desire-usually unanimous-for taking solemn vows. Archbishop's acknowledgement to each community, copy of memorandum regarding apostolic constitution "Sponsa Christi"

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1953 - 1971 31 items
Ten lists of nuns, apparently by community, whose identity is unclear, various documents of Roman provenance and of general relevance to Carmelitems communities, correspondence regarding old age pension for nuns, letter of Archbishop to Monsignor Hurley regarding detail of enclosure, to Monsignor [ill.] which may be connected with a memorandum from [ill.] regarding a procession.

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17 July 1941 - 27 April 1955 52 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life. Proposed building development adjacent to convent would be detrimental to community life Archbishop agrees to a modified plan in accord with opinion of Monsignor. Fitzpatrick VG Community votes in favour of taking solemn rather than simple vows (cf Carmelites Convent Ranelagh, letter 8 October 1949 for reference to incident at Colettine Covent)

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23 November 1954 - 16 December 1971 50 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life. Small errors in Congregations's Quinquennial Report (1947-1953) to the Holy See Letter from Poor Clare in Tanzania re safeguarding of enclosure Malawi. Requests archbishop to sign petition to Holy See. He refuses on grounds of verbosity, repetition and irrelevance. Ernest Cronin OFM appointed Visitor of Pool Clares, official appointment in Latin enclosed, replaced by Fr. Alexis King Building modifications to Simmonscourt Rd monastery Correspondence re proposed transfer of sisters from Newry to Dublin and another from Dublin to England Former Poor Clare wrote to Secretariat of State, Vatican, asking permission to establish a secular institute. Letter forwarded to Archbishop McQuaid, no response in file. Two requests for dispensation, granted, documents removed to separate file.

Letter from Mary Banon, Ranelagh, to the Archbishop’s Secretary asking if anything can be done to prevent cinemas, dance halls and theatres from re-opening after Holy Week as Passiontide will not end until midnight on Saturday next.

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.

File relating to Confirmations and Mass times. Reference to a school Mass in Scoil Bride, Oakley Road, Ranelagh. 11 items

Letter from Fr. Flood, Ranelagh to Fr. Mangan, secretary regarding Nicholas Barron.

Copy letter from Fr. Leon O Cuinnleain, Secretary to +McQuaid, to +Hart regarding Vivian P. Farrell of Ranelagh.

Letter from +Kinane to +McQuaid providing the names and addresses of two priests, Fr. John O’Dwyer and Fr. James Power. Annotated by +McQuaid indicating they were given chaplaincies in Ranelagh and in the Hospice.

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18 November 1940 - 14 October 1971 65 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life, due to paucity of vocations Mt. Tallant Carmel closes, property is acquired by Franciscan Missionaries of Mary. (of file "convents within archdiocese" on these last 6/1/71+)

XLIV/11 Carmelites Nuns, Ranelagh

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3 June 1941 - 2 September 1970 97 items
Correspondence regarding routine details of community life, Prioress lays before Archbishop her unease regarding deficient Carmelitems spirit in her own and other convents, suggests a common motivate, Archbishop points out impossibility of this, makes a suggestion. A proposal from Monsignor (Arvill?) to exchange with Ranelagh is declined, Reference in Cellar 8/X/49 to "unfortunate incident", file "Annales Ranelagh", letter 8 November 1961