Transcripts and abstracts of letters sent by Catholic missionaries, mainly serving in the United States, to their alma mater All Hallows College in Drumcondra, Dublin during the mid-to-late 19th century. All Hallows College was a prominent Roman Catholic missionary seminary operating from 1842 to 2016. Founded by Father John Hand to train Irish priests for global missions, the college sent over 1,500 missionaries to English-speaking countries. In 1892, administration shifted to the Vincentian Order. Also included in the series is a 1986 published history of All Hallows College and research on some of the priests featured in the letters.
Pamphlet of catholic prayers in Irish, arranged by J Owens of the Gaelic League.
Clipping of article, 'Duty of Every Farmer: Produce Food at Fair Prices', from the 23 March 1942 issue of the Irish Independent. The article covers the lecture given by Mr. D. O'Hegarty of Cashel, 'The Church and the Loss of the Land', the prior evening at Catholic Social Week in Tipperary.
Notes written by Father Hayes pertaining to the Catholic Social Week organised by the Diocesan Council of the Catholic Young Men's Society, Tipperary, 19-26 March 1945. The notes include the first page of a draft of a newspaper article written by Father Hayes documenting the opening night of the Social Week, and lists of speakers.
Correspondence regarding the work of Muintir na Tíre and informing colleagues in Europe about Muintir na Tíre.
Press cutting from [ ] (Ulster newspaper) by Séamus Kelters entitled 'Catholics think RUC 'is doing good job''.
"Same, prose account of ""Cathughadh Cheallacháin Chaisill re lochlannaigh"" set in 899."
"Same, prose account of ""Cathughadh Cheallacháin Chaisill re lochlannaigh"" set in 899."
Annotated and corrected copy of Kerby A. Miller's original transcript of a letter from Cathy Greene, Brooklyn, to her mother, Mrs. Catherine Greene, Ballylarkin, Callan, County Kilkenny, 1 August 1884. Per Miller: 'Cathy Greene complains to her mother of her lack of correspondence in three months. Her circumstances are bad, being out of work and full of anxiety borne of intense loneliness.'