Seventh Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1858)
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Title
Seventh Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1858)
Date
1858
Creator
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
Description
Seventh annual report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul attached to the Metropolitan Parish of Dublin and instituted for the Spiritual and Temporal Relief of the Sick Poor (presented at Annual Meeting, 18 November 1858). The report describes statistics regarding membership numbers, donations, and visitations to the Sick Poor. Several case studies or testimonies are provided, detailing visitations of the Sick Poor. The Council Management is listed. The report includes a financial statement of donations, subscriptions and expenditure of the association, and lists benefactors. In the appendix is a letter of solicitation for support, financial contributions, and membership.
The seventh report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity also includes the second annual report of St. Bridget’s Orphanage, 1859 (usually spelled Brigid’s). This second annual report documents the origins of St. Brigid’s Orphanage and its organisation; support and donations for the cause; cases of Proselytism amongst 'Catholic Orphans'; and includes a poem titled 'St. Bridget's Orphan'. Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted. It details the number of orphans; the schooling of orphans; the boarding-out (foster care) system and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents). The operations of the Protestant Orphan Society are articulated. A list of benefactors and donations to St. Brigid’s Orphanage are listed.
The seventh report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity also includes the second annual report of St. Bridget’s Orphanage, 1859 (usually spelled Brigid’s). This second annual report documents the origins of St. Brigid’s Orphanage and its organisation; support and donations for the cause; cases of Proselytism amongst 'Catholic Orphans'; and includes a poem titled 'St. Bridget's Orphan'. Examples of orphan circumstances are depicted. It details the number of orphans; the schooling of orphans; the boarding-out (foster care) system and premiums paid to nurses (foster parents). The operations of the Protestant Orphan Society are articulated. A list of benefactors and donations to St. Brigid’s Orphanage are listed.
Subject
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul
6 Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland
Relief to the Sick Poor
Membership
Administration
Education
Proselytism
Finance
Benefactors
St. Brigid’s Orphanage
Boarding-out system
Nurses (foster parents)
Protestant institutions
Aylward, Margaret (1810-1889)
Publisher
William Powell (10 Essex Bridge, Dublin)
Identifier
HFA-A-LO-36-17-1-LAC07.pdf
Type
Text
Format
PDF
Rights
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Language
eng
Text Item Type Metadata
Ref Code
HFA/A/LO/36/17/1
Existence and location of originals
Sisters of the Holy Faith Congregational Archives, Aylward House, Holy Faith Convent, Glasnevin, Dublin 11
Note
Note: p.2 is a blank page , and is not digitised as part of this edition
Extent and medium
1 report, 36 pages
Files
Citation
Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul , “Seventh Annual Report of the Ladies’ Association of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (1858),” Holy Faith Sisters Digital Archive, accessed September 8, 2026, https://hfsdigitalarchive.org/view-collections/items/show/7.