Twelfth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1868)
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Title
Twelfth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1868)
Date
1868
Creator
Sisters of the Holy Faith; St. Brigid's Orphanage
Description
Twelfth Annual Report of St. Brigid’s Orphanage (1868). The report provides an overview of the objectives (administrative, educational and spiritual) 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. Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted, alongside re-prints of parent letters. Protocol for religious instruction and education in general is detailed. Proselytism is briefly mentioned. The boarding-out (foster care) system and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents) is described. The report discusses the success of St. Brigid's schools, and note that there are seven schools in operation. It describes support and donations for the cause, noting the support of the clergy and guild associations. 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 an extract of a pamphlet published by his Lordship the Bishop of Southwark and is presented to St. Brigid’s Orphanage, titled ‘Practical Direction and Suggestions as to Appointed Testamentary Guardian.’
Subject
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
Finance
Benefactors
Correspondence
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-AR12.pdf
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)
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Language
eng
Text Item Type Metadata
Ref Code
HFA1/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR12
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, 40 pages
Files
Citation
Sisters of the Holy Faith; St. Brigid's Orphanage, “Twelfth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1868),” Holy Faith Sisters Digital Archive, accessed September 8, 2026, https://hfsdigitalarchive.org/view-collections/items/show/23.