Fortieth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1896)
St. Brigid's Orphanage
46 Eccles Street, Dublin, Ireland
Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
Orphan statistics
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Education
Holy Faith schools
Sisters of the Holy Faith
Proselytism
Protestant institutions
Finance
Benefactors
Cullen, Paul (1803-1878)
Kirby, Tobias (1804-1895)
Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903)
Gowan, John (1817-1897)
Glasnevin Convent
Relief to the Sick Poor
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Charity
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Fortieth Annual Report of St. Brigid’s Orphanage (1896). It is submitted by the Sisters of the Holy Faith. The report opens with a historical overview of Margaret Aylward's arrival in Dublin and how she established a branch of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul for Relief to the Sick Poor. It also features her establishment of St. Brigid’s Orphanage and the Sisters of the Holy Faith Congregation. Aylward’s opinion that ‘corrupt Proselytism was pushed among the very poor Catholic families’ is stated, as are her concerns that poor Catholic children were admitted to Protestant institutions. Some notation is given to the names of females involved in the Ladies’ Association of Charity. The activities of Mrs. Scully, who secretly gathered information on Protestant institutions, is recognised. Particular warning is provided by Aylward and Scully as to who was attending Protestant day schools. This is accomplished by detailing ‘names and addresses of the children as they were leaving school’. It discusses why Saint Brigid was adopted as the saintly appellation for the orphanage. It notes how Aylward was initially refused permission to set up the orphanage by the Archbishop, Dr. Paul Cullen and his initial reticence but subsequent approval. The report mentions Ada Allingham, Aylward’s long-time assistant and her consequential involvement with the Ladies’ Association of Charity, St. Brigid’s Orphanage, and the Sisters of the Holy Faith. It details the rationale for developing a boarding-out (foster care) system in Ireland and mechanism used in providing payment for nurses (foster parents). The reasons for Margaret Aylward’s imprisonment in 1860 and the support she received from Dr Cullen, is specified. The report details many of the benefactors of the orphanage, naming prominent clergymen, and professionals. It notes that ‘during the early years Margaret Aylward made many excursions for the purpose of collecting funds, to various districts in Ireland and to France. Her success was trifling, if estimated by the amounts of cash received, but it was remarkable that those who promised subscriptions to the amount of one pound’.
It mentions the support of Archbishop Kirby, and Archbishop Cullen for their efforts in attaining indulgences from Pope Pius IX and Pope Leo XIII for people who supported and donated to St. Brigid’s Orphanage and the Sisters of the Holy Faith. A reprint of the letter to Miss Aylward from Tobias Kirby (Archbishop of Ephesus) in the Irish College (Rome) dated 02 November 1889, is displayed.
The report praises the continued work of Miss Aylward, despite her ill-health. It suggests that the decline of the Ladies’ of Charity was due to death or illness of benefactors. Therefore, there was a need to establish a religious order in order to manage the affairs of the orphanage and schools. The report details the origins of the Sisters of the Holy Faith.
The report details the number of orphans; reunification of orphans with parents; orphan adoptions; orphan apprenticeships; the schooling of orphans; and the rearing of orphans. It notes that admissions were for children at most danger of losing their Catholic Faith. Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted. Protocols for religious instruction and education in general is detailed. The benefits of the boarding-out (foster care) system is discussed; and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents) is noted. Acknowledgement of the guild associations and Mr. Steiner for their work in collecting donations, is observed.
The report then discusses the death of Rev. Father John Gowan in January 1897. It notes he had been working on the annual report prior to his death. It provides a Eulogy, with a report on his funeral and burial at Holy Faith Cemetery in Glasnevin. It offers an overview of Fr Gowan’s involvement, with St. Brigid’s Orphanage and the Holy Faith schools, and notes that Fr Gowan was ‘practically the founder of the Sisterhood of the Faith’.
The report discusses the work of the Holy Faith schools and that they were not in receipt of state aid. It notes its mission as the withdrawal of ‘children of the poor from proselytizing day-schools, where their faith was undermined’; and ‘to impart to the poor children a thoroughly Catholic education free from Government control, and subject in all things to the Pastors of the Church’. It provides statistics on attendance and of children who completed First Communion, and Confirmation. It notes the appointment of Rev. John Maher, of St. Peter’s Church in Phibsboro, as the new director of ‘St. Brigid’s Works.’
A list of benefactors and donations to St. Brigid’s Orphanage and Holy Faith Schools is listed (including clergymen and guild associations). In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, donations, and subscriptions. Also, in the appendix is a description of assistance of the Sisters of the Holy Faith to the Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen Of Charity, in Little Strand Street; and an extract of a pamphlet published by his Lordship the Bishop of Southwark and kindly presented to St. Brigid’s Orphanage, titled ‘Practical Direction and Suggestions as to Appointed Testamentary Guardian.’ A final appendix provides an account of the life and work of Fr Gowan written by Francis MacEnerney.
Sisters of the Holy Faith; St. Brigid's Orphanage
Reports 1896-1901 (HFA/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR-1896-1901)
William Powell (22 Parliament Street, Dublin)
1897
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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