Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1883)

Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of St. Brigid's Orphanage (1883)

1884

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

Twenty-Seventh Annual Report of St. Brigid’s Orphanage (1883). 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. It notes that admissions were down due to lack of funds. The boarding-out (foster care) system is discussed and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents) is noted. It warns of the perceived negatives associated with education under the auspices of the National Board system. The report discusses the work of the Holy Faith schools and the benefits of a Catholic education. It notes that the Schools of the Holy Faith are not in receipt of any grant or aid from the State, in order to avoid being compliant with a secular education. It further describes Proselytism and the activities of Protestant institutions (orphanages, schools, etc.) under the heading of ‘Present State of Proselytism’. It thanks the benefactors and notes the approval of indulgences for benefactors by the late Pope Pius IX. 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

Pope Pius IX (1792-1878)

Society of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Queen of Charity

Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)

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

William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)

HFA1-O-ES-F-33-SBO-AR27.pdf

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HFA1/O/ES/F/33/SBO-AR27

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

Date of publication is 1884, but report is for yearend 1883

1 report, 40 pages