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
Property of the archive of the Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, Cork
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IE/UCB/042/85
Cork, Ireland
Paris, France
Bath, England, United Kingdom
Letter from Nano Nagle to Miss Mary Angela Fitzsimons [Spring] 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.
Nano expresses her hope that the former mistress of the Ursuline monastery, [Ms. Marguérite Langier de Beaucourt, who had served until 1769], will assist in the establishment of a religious foundation in Cork.
In preparation for this foundation, Nano advises Miss Fitzsimons to take advantage of her training in the Ursuline monastery and learn what is ‘proper to teach young ladies’.
Nano Nagle
Ursuline Convent archive, Blackrock, Co. Cork
Sisters of the Irish Ursuline Union
1770-[Spring]
Caroline Maguire, National University of Ireland, Maynooth
Property of the archive of the Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, Cork
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Cork, Ireland
Paris, France
England, United Kingdom
West Indies
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
Property of the archive of the Ursuline Convent, Blackrock, Cork
IE/UCB/042
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IE/UCB/042/79
Cork, Ireland
Paris, France