Third Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1859)

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Title

Third Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1859)

Date

1859

Creator

Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul; St. Brigid's Orphanage

Description

Third Annual Report of St. Brigid’s Orphanage (1858) - in association with the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (presented at Annual Meeting, 13 December 1859). The report documents the organisation of St. Brigid's Orphanage, provisions, donations, and guild associations. It details the number of orphans; the schooling of orphans. Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted. The boarding-out system (foster care); and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents) is discussed with explanations of how the payment system works. The report examines Protestant institutions (orphanages, schools, etc.), including the Protestant Orphan Society, 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 is listed (including clergymen and guild associations). In the Appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, donations and subscriptions. This report was also included as part of the Eighth Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity (1859).

Subject

St. Brigid's Orphanage
46 Eccles Street, Dublin, Ireland
Orphan statistics
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
Protestant institutions
Correspondence
Cullen, Paul (1803-1878)
Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)
Speeches & Resolutions
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)

Source

Reports 1857-1878 (HFA1-O-ES-F-33-SBO-AR-1857-1878)

Publisher

William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)

Identifier

HFA1-O-ES-F-33-SBO-AR03pdf

Type

Text
book section

Format

PDF

Rights

Copyright © & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) belong to the Holy Faith Sisters.
This resource may be used and reproduced (with accreditation) under the following license:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

Language

eng

Text Item Type Metadata

Ref Code

HFA1/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR03

Existence and location of originals

Sisters of the Holy Faith Congregational Archives, Aylward House, Holy Faith Convent, Glasnevin, Dublin 11

Extent and medium

1 report, 38 pages

Files

HFA1-O-ES-F-33-SBO-AR03.pdf

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