Tenth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1866)
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Title
Tenth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1866)
Date
1866
Creator
St. Brigid's Orphanage
Description
Tenth Annual Report of St. Brigid’s Orphanage (1866) (presented at Annual Meeting, 17 December 1866). It is submitted by the ‘Managers’ of St. Brigid’s Orphanage. It details the number of orphans; reunification of orphans with parents; orphan adoptions; orphan mortalities; orphan apprenticeships; the schooling of orphans; and the rearing of orphans. Protocol for religious instruction and education in general is detailed. The boarding-out (foster care) system is described; and the benefits of the boarding-out system and characteristics of (foster parents) are documented. The report discusses the success of St. Brigid's schools, and note that there are six schools in operation. The report examines Proselytism with reference to some Protestant institutions (orphanages, schools, etc.) The report intermingles Protestant indoctrination and the benefits of a Catholic education. The reports describe the support and donations for the cause, noting the support of clergymen and several guild associations. Several speeches and resolutions from the annual meeting are printed in the report. 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.
Subject
St. Brigid's Orphanage
46 Eccles Street, Dublin, Ireland
Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland
Orphan statistics
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Education
St. Brigid's schools
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
Speeches & Resolutions
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-AR10.pdf
Type
Text
book section
Format
PDF
Rights
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Language
eng
Text Item Type Metadata
Ref Code
HFA1/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR10
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, 56 pages
Files
Citation
St. Brigid's Orphanage, “Tenth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1866),” Holy Faith Sisters Digital Archive, accessed September 8, 2026, https://hfsdigitalarchive.org/view-collections/items/show/21.