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13 March 1941 - 11 December 1953 83 items
Correspondence re Routine Aspects of community life Statement on George's Hill Orphanage and Secondary School Question of secondary school at Clondalkin convent, archbishop decides against it. Questions of secondary school at Terenure Renunciation of patrimony - one sister File on St. Teresa's Boarding school, St. Teresa's Orphanage and the Teresa Mulally Trust. Mentions Mary McCarthy bequest.

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31 March 1954 - 24 December 1955 62 items
Correspondence re Routine Aspects of community life Permissions re borrowing to extend convents and schools Confusion at Sacred Congregation for Religious between Presentation and Carmelites re Quinqunnial Report George's Street convent buys out holiday house at Delgany

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13 January 1956 - 27 February 1960 84 items
Extensive correspondence re assessments, purchase and borrowings re Rockford, a sites for a secondary school Archbishop not in favour of foundations abroad from Warrenmount.

(Seems that papers are missing for a three-year period after closing date of this file.)

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5 April 1963 - 24 December 1966 92 items
Correspondence re Routine Aspects of community life and apostolate Rockford: school opened and blessed Clondalkin: school to extend Proposal from Georges Hill re changes requires examination of the will of Teresa Mulally Amalgamation of convents in Dublin in view Notes re General Chapter, October 1966

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22 December 1966 - 28 January 1972 73 items
Correspondence re Routine Aspects of community life and apostolate Seven assessments statements, in Latin, from S. Cong. Rel. re Quinquennial report Correspondence, architects' reports, and permissions to borrow re extensions to school buildings Secondary schools planned for: Lucan, Warrenmount, Georges Hill, Clondalkin Summary of Chapter Reports, rec, 19 June 1968

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28 August 1942 - 5 April 1971 6 items
Letters relating to new procedures for dispensation from temporary vows (3 pages) One letter and response re means of return home of a sister from George's Hill convent

Material re dispensations, exclaustrations, permission to live outside the religious house removed to separate folder 20 January 2023

/7A Amalgamation
15 August 1954 - 17 May 1957 27 items
Correspondence involving archbishop, Msgr Boylan VH, Fr Sheehy (Chancellor) and Fr. A. McMahon, secretary on the subject of amalgamation of the existing six, later seven, Presentation convents in the diocese. Affected sisters vote overwhelmingly in favour. Rome is petitioned. Four copies of `Draft Statutes for the proposed amalgamation (Federation) of the Seven Religious houses of the Presentation Sisters in the Diocese of Dublin,' with changes to Constitutions (1927). Memorandum from Fr Fennelly C.S.Sp. Archbishop's suggested Draft of Constitutions

/7B Amalgamation
6 December 1955 - 3 June 1960 60 items
Amalgamation project moves forward: refinement of canonical points Holy See approves amalgamation in principle Several convents submit suggestions on Constitutions Nuncio transmits request of Cardinal Prefect for new Constitutions in order to be given final approval.

/7C Amalgamation
7 July 1965 - 24 October 1966 50 items
Documents relating to amalgamation project of 6 not now 7 (Stradbrook is not an independent house) Presentation Cork seeks involvement but are side-lined General Chapter for October 1966 Preparation for Chapter: election of delegates, drafts of revised Constitutions List of Chapter Members 25 October 1966

/7D Amalgamation
14 October 1966 - 11 June 1968 107 items
Material re General Chapter 25 October 1966 Archbishop announces formal establishment of diocesan federation and directs that a revision of the Constitutions be undertaken. Sr Carmel Greene elected superior-general
1 bound copy of 1927 Constitutions
Statutes of Federation come into force 13/5/1967 Local superiors are appointed.

/7F Amalgamation
1966
Working papers of the General Chapter re revised Constitutions One copy `Norms for the Implementation of the Vatican Council Decree, Perfectae Caritatis.' One copy, Constitutions of the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dublin).

/7G Amalgamation
28 October 1967 - 26 August 1968
Papers relating to Bishops Commission on Federation/New Constitutions for Irish Mercy and Presentation Archbishop's correspondence with some other bishops re concerns Tensions with Cork Minutes of Cork Meeting:Agreed Draft submitted to the Presentation Communities and their Bishops for Approval' (cf File Mercy-special General Chapter)

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14 March 1941 - 12 November 1958 62 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate Archbishop permits several acquisition of adjoining properties for better observance of religious life New Secondary and primary school building blessed - Rathmines Letter to Dr Dunne asking him to investigate archbishop's observation of comportment of sisters in public

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26 August 1959 - 8 July 1971 64 items
Correspondence re routine details of community life and apostolate A new chapel is built Papers relating to General Chapter including method of election of delegates Fr Sheehy's advice re canonical matter is obtained Permission to attend night classes (cf Communists and subversives letter, 12 March 1970)

• Correspondence between Fr. Gerald Horgan, Holy Comforter Rectory, Washington, and Dr. Sheehy regarding the former’s health and his request to return to the Diocese of Dublin.

Comments on the Street and House to House Collection Bill, 1962, by Dr. J.G. Sheehy.

Charities Bill: outline of discussions by Gerard Sheehy.

Charities Bill: outline of discussions since 23 May by Gerard Sheehy.

Typed script of lecture given by Owen Sheehy- Skeffington on Radio Eireann, titled ‘World Affairs’. Says Communism has become a bogey and the lack of real knowledge about it is widespread. It is a political philosophy based on the materialist concept of history. Stalin’s Communism has departed in many ways from original concepts. Hunger is the fundamental cause of the revolt of the Asians against economic domination by the European Powers. Asks if the West and Communists work together for peace?

Typed notes on Communist. Meeting held at home of Sheehy- Skeffington, Rathfarnham. Hilda Verlin in Irish- Soviet Society, Secretary of the Fabian Society, member of IWL and Peace Campaign. A peace conference is being held in Sheffield. Harry O’Neill joined a Sodality in Mount Argus. Genuineness queried. Frank Woods goes to Mass sometimes but says he has nothing to do with religion.

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15 May 1959 - 1968 (date of rulebook included) 45 items
Correspondence relating to General Chapters 1959 and 1965; matters include: changes to constitutions, changes to religious habit, changes to administration (division into provinces); suggestions regarding the revision of rules for consideration at special assembly in 1968.

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25 April 1968 - 15 July 1971 12 items
Correspondence and draft papers regarding changes to constitutions, many of which are undated; copy of Archbishop's letter of permission dated 4/8/53 to introduce changes to the constitution as petitioned of Holy See; two Irish provinces to be sitemsd in Dublin. Includes constitution copies and rulebook copies.

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11 December 1971 3 items
Text of talk by Monsignor Sheehy to 1971 General Assembly, text draft of Constitution enacted by General Chapter in 1971, with introductory letter by Monsignor Sheehy.

Letter to the Archbishop from E. J. Sheehy.