Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1880)

Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1880)

1881-01

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

Twenty-Fourth Annual Report of St. Brigid’s Orphanage (1880) (presented at Annual Meeting, 07 January 1881). It notes the depression associated with the Famine and examines the operations of Proselytism with an opinion on how proselytisers offer food to poor Catholics to secure a conversion. The report examines Protestant institutions (orphanages, schools, etc.). 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. The boarding-out (foster care) system is mentioned. Protocols for religious instruction and education in general is detailed. The report discusses the work of the Holy Faith schools, noting the existence of eighteen schools of which thirteen are for poor Catholic children. 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 Lower 65 Lower Jervis 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.’

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

Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Charity

Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)

St. Brigid’s Orphanage Annual Reports 1880-1981 (HFA1/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR-1880-1891)

William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)

HFA1-O-ES-F-33-SBO-AR24.pdf

Text

PDF

eng

HFA1/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR24

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

1 report, 36 pages