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Letter written from Nano Nagle, Cove Lane, Cork to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons, Ursuline monastery, Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

The first part of the letter discusses Nano Nagle’s search for candidates for the Ursuline monastery in Paris. She has…

Letter written from Nano Nagle, Cove Lane, Cork to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons, Ursuline monastery, Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

While initially opposed to the idea, the former mistress of the Ursuline monastery has consented to lead the new foundation…

Letter written from Nano Nagle, Cove Lane, Cork to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons, Ursuline monastery, Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

Nano gives an account of a very ‘desirable’ young lady whom she is seeking to take on in Cork. The young ladies father…

Letter written from Nano Nagle, Cove Lane, Cork to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons, Ursuline monastery, Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

Nano is presently in Bath, England, visiting her brothers, who until lately were unaware of her work in setting up poor…

Letter written from Nano Nagle, Cove Lane, Cork to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons, Ursuline monastery, Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

Fr. [Patrick] Doran, is ‘eager’ for the prompt departure of Miss Fitzsimons and the other novices from Paris, as he…

Letter written from Nano Nagle, Cove Lane, Cork to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons, Ursuline monastery, Rue St. Jacques, Paris.

The proposed date of the novices arrival in Cork has not yet been fixed. Fr. [Patrick] Doran has written in Nano’s name to…