First Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1852)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
20 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
Correspondence
Cullen, Paul (1803-1878)
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
First annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, June 1852). This report includes an account of the origins and progress of the association in its first year, denoting its origins to St. Vincent de Paul. It describes the introduction of the association of St. Vincent de Paul into Ireland, and the introduction of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul to the Dublin Metropolis. It notes that the first (preliminary) meeting of Ladies was held on 06 June 1851 in the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Dublin; and the first meeting to elect office-bearers was held on 24 June 1851.
The report describes the objectives of the association; the forms of management and membership (honorary & active); the spirit of the association; and the financial resources of the association. It describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, visitations to the Sick Poor and attendance of the dying. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The means for improving the spirit of the association is discussed, and other accessory or accidental works of the association such as monitoring the ‘efforts of Proselytism’; and attendance of Catholic children to Protestant schools. The report is signed by John Curtis, S.J. (President). The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. The Appendices provide a public address by the association to the Lord Archbishop of Dublin, Paul Cullen, and a reply by his Grace, Dr Paul Cullen, to the Ladies of the Association of Charity. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (68 Thomas Street, Dublin)
1852
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Second Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1853)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
20 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
Cork, Ireland
St. Mary’s Industrial Institute
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Second annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 10 June 1853). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor and attendance of the dying. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. It notes an extension of parishes for the association in Dublin, with the addition of a branch in Cork. The report describes other accessory or accidental works of the association, including the ‘emissaries of heresy’, and approaching parents to send Catholic children to Catholic schools. It suggests that the distance of Catholic schools is often too great for a child to travel, and thus, they attend Protestant schools close by. It discusses a proposal to set up a Catholic ‘Infant School’ using the Anti-Proselytising Fund. The report discusses the establishment of St. Mary’s Industrial Institute, and the benefits of providing needlework employment for the poor women. The Council Management is listed. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership, and an account of St. Mary’s Industrial Institute.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (68 Thomas Street, Dublin)
1853
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Third Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1854)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
20 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
St. Mary’s Industrial Institute
Filles de la Charité
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Third annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 21 June 1854). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor and attendance of the dying. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The report also describes the Annual Raffle and a Charity Sermon. An account of the ongoing work of St. Mary's Industrial Institute is provided. The Council Management is listed. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (68 Thomas Street, Dublin)
1854
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Fourth Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1855)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
20 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
Correspondence
McCabe, Edward (1816–1885)
St. Mary’s Priory, Princethorp, Great Britain
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Fourth annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 21 June 1855). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, visitations to the Sick Poor and attendance of the dying. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The report discusses ‘the severity of the winter’ and details the ‘snares of the proselytiser’. Acknowledgement of gifts from St. Mary’s Priory, Princethorp, Great Britain is given. Included is a letter from a priest from a ‘remote part of Ireland’; a letter from Rev. Edward Mc Cabe; and a reply from former Association President, Rev. J. Curtis, S.J. The Council Management is listed. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1855
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Fifth Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1856)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
Protestant institutions
Ladies’ of Charity, Paris, France
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Fifth annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 1856). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The report also illustrates case histories and testimonies of aid workers and conditions in Dublin City. Attendance of ‘proselytising day-schools’ is detailed. The report discusses the work of the Ladies’ of Charity in Paris, France. The Council Management is listed. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1856
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Sixth Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1857)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
St. Brigid's Orphanage
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Protestant institutions
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Sixth annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 01 December 1857). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The Council Management is listed. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
The sixth report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity also includes an introduction to development of St. Bridget’s Orphanage (usually spelled Brigid’s) as ‘an accessory work' undertook during the year by the association. It notes that the first meeting for St. Brigid’s Orphanage was held on 16 January 1857, at 6 Middle Gardiner Street. It describes the concept of a boarding-out system, involving 'nurses' (foster parents) living in the countryside. It notes the work of the Protestant Orphan Society. It describes the passing of a resolution requesting the establishment of a large orphanage. A list of benefactors and donations to St. Brigid’s Orphanage are listed.
Note: While printed in this report as an introduction to St. Brigid’s Orphanage, the introduction was then adopted as the basis for the first annual report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1857) and reprinted separately.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1857
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Seventh Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1858)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
St. Brigid’s Orphanage
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Protestant institutions
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Seventh annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 18 November 1858). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The Council Management is listed. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
The seventh report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity also includes the second annual report of St. Bridget’s Orphanage, 1859 (usually spelled Brigid’s). This second annual report documents the origins of St. Brigid’s Orphanage and its organisation; support and donations for the cause; cases of Proselytism amongst 'Catholic Orphans'; and includes a poem titled 'St. Bridget's Orphan'. Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted. It details the number of orphans; the schooling of orphans; the boarding-out (foster care) system and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents). The operations of the Protestant Orphan Society are articulated. A list of benefactors and donations to St. Brigid’s Orphanage are listed.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1858
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Eighth Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1859)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
St. Brigid’s Orphanage
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Correspondence
Cullen, Paul (1803-1878)
Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
Protestant institutions
Speeches & Resolutions
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Eighth annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 13 December 1859). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the Appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
The eight report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity also includes the third annual report of St. Bridget’s Orphanage, 1860 (usually spelled Brigid’s). This third annual report documents the organisation of St. Brigid's orphanage, provisions, donations, and guild associations. It details the number of orphans; the schooling of orphans; the boarding-out (foster care) system and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents). Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted. The report examines Protestant institutions (orphanages, schools, etc.) under the heading of ‘Perils of the Faith of Catholic Orphans.’ Included in the report is a letter from the Lord Archbishop of Dublin, Paul Cullen, addressed to the Ladies of the Association of Charity; and a statement by Dr Cullen, pertaining to the work of the Ladies, which was presented to Pope Pius IX. The Meeting of St. Bridget’s Orphanage is documented, with detailed resolutions and a sermon by the Lord Archbishop of Dublin, Paul Cullen. A list of benefactors and donations to St. Brigid’s Orphanage are listed.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1859
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Ninth Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1860)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Ninth annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 16 January 1861). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. This report contains less informational details than previous reports. Apologies are presented for the tardiness of the report, which was due in 1860, and represents the financial year of June 1859-June 1860. The report was presented in the absence of Margaret Aylward who, since November 1860, was serving a prison sentence for contempt of court. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1861-01
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Tenth Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1861)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Finance
Benefactors
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Tenth annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 20 November 1861). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. Several case studies or testimonies are provided in detailing visitation of the Sick Poor. This report contains less informational details than earlier reports. Notice is given of a long-term member Mrs. Francis Murray. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1861
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Eleventh Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1862)
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Finance
Benefactors
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Eleventh annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 27 November 1862). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. Several case studies or testimonies are provided in detailing visitation of the Sick Poor. This report contains less informational details than earlier reports. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the Appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
1862
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