Copy of letter from Nano Nagle to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons 17 December 1770
Penal Laws, Catholicism, Ursulines, Nano Nagle, education, poverty, poor, eighteenth century
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 the Ursuline superior, asking the community to give a ‘categorical answer’ as to whether the intended trip can go ahead. Nano is pleased however, that the superior is 'so much changed in her behavior’ and is showing less reluctance to prohibit the trip.
In response to her recent letter, Nano asks Miss Fitzsimons not to worry about repaying the credit she gave her as 'money is at present so scarce and [there is] such a run on the bankers in this Kingdom, that people can’t get what is due to them’.
Nano Nagle
Ursuline Convent archive, Blackrock, Co.Cork
Sisters of the Irish Ursuline Union
1770-12-17
Caroline Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
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Letter from Nano Nagle to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons 28 September 1770
Penal Laws, Catholicism, Ursulines, Nano Nagle, education, poverty, poor, eighteenth century
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 anticipates future opposition from the 'French lady' [Mother Superior Peiti de St. Joseph].
In preparation for the novices arrival, Nano has organised the construction of a new house. She promises to supply them with every necessary in her power, bearing in mind the limitations of being ‘in a country [in which] we can’t do as we please’.
Nano Nagle
Ursuline Convent archive, Blackrock, Co.Cork
Sisters of the Irish Ursuline Union
1770-09-28
Caroline Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
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Letter from Nano Nagle to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons 20 July 1770
Penal Laws, Catholicism, Ursulines, Nano Nagle, education, poverty, poor, eighteenth century
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 schools in Cork. Nano felt the need to keep her actions secret from them as she was ‘sure they would be the first to oppose me’.
While aware that her actions run contrary to Penal statutes, Nano is determined to press on. She has recently objected to a suggestion put forward by Mr. Bryan Keating, [merchant, South Mall, Cork] and Dr. [John] Butler [Bishop of Cork], to seek Protestant approval for the new foundation in Cork.
Nano Nagle
Ursuline Convent archive, Blackrock, Co.Cork
Sisters of the Irish Ursuline Union
1770-07-20
Caroline Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
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Letter from Nano Nagle to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons 13 May 1770
Penal Laws, Catholicism, Ursulines, Nano Nagle, education, poverty, poor, eighteenth century
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 however, is opposed to his daughter’s decision to become a nun and is offering a substantial sum of money if she will marry.
Nano is also encountering opposition from the Ursuline monastery in Paris. The former mistress of the Ursuline monastery is unable to lead the new foundation in Ireland due to the objections of the current mistress [Mother Marie Thérese Peiti de St. Joseph].
Nano Nagle
Ursuline Convent archive, Blackrock, Co.Cork
Sisters of the Irish Ursuline Union
1770-05-13
Caroline Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
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Liege, Belgium
Letter from Nano Nagle to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons 29 April 1770
Penal Laws, Catholicism, Ursulines, Nano Nagle, education, poverty, poor, Ireland, France, eighteenth century, Cork
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 in Ireland. Local cleric, Fr. [Francis] Moylan, is currently doing everything in his power to get leave for her to travel.
Although expressing her delight at these small victories, Nano is troubled to hear of her cousin's 'hysteria' or propensity to develop ‘violent fits’. The issue is causing some disagreement within the Ursuline community, who are under the impression that her ‘disorder’ is contagious.
Nano Nagle
Ursuline Convent archive, Blackrock, Co.Cork
Sisters of the Irish Ursuline Union
1770-04-29
Caroline Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
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Copy of letter from Nano Nagle to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons 17 July 1769
Penal Laws, Catholicism, Ursulines, Nano Nagle, education, poverty, poor, eighteenth century
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 recently succeeded in acquiring two new candidates, Ms. [Mary Augustine] Coppinger and Ms. Shea, to train as novices in the French monastery. While their families showed some opposition, owing in part to their decision to train in France, they have reluctantly given their consent.
The letter also charts the beginnings of Nano Nagle’s poor schools in Cork city. Nano anticipates that these schools will prepare its pupils for ‘saving souls in any part of the globe’.
Nano Nagle
Ursuline Convent archive, Blackrock, Co.Cork
Sisters of the Irish Ursuline Union
1769-07-17
Caroline Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
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Paris, France