Fourteenth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1870)

Fourteenth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1870)

1870

Sisters of the Holy Faith; St. Brigid's Orphanage

Fourteenth Annual Report of St. Brigid’s Orphanage (1870) (presented at Annual Meeting, 21 October 1870). It is submitted by the ‘Committee of Management’ of St. Brigid’s Orphanage. 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. Protocol for religious instruction and education in general is detailed. The benefits of the boarding-out (foster care) system and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents) is discussed. 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 report discusses the work of St. Brigid's schools of the Holy Faith, and notes they are not under the control of the state or aided by government. It provides details for why the organisation disagrees with secular education. It offers an extract from the work of Saint Vincent of Lérins. Several speeches and resolutions from the annual meeting are printed in the report. 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 kindly presented to St. Brigid’s Orphanage, titled ‘Practical Direction and Suggestions as to Appointed Testamentary Guardian.’

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

Speeches & Resolutions

Saint Vincent of Lérins

Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)

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

William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)

HFA1-O-ES-F-33-SBO-AR14.pdf

Text

book section

PDF

eng

HFA1/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR14

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

1 report, 54 pages