Enquiries to: Congregational Archivist
Access: by appointment
Presentation Sisters Congregational Archives contains the records of three administrative bodies: the General Congregational Administrative records and the records of the Irish Provinces.
Description of main collections: Material relating to the founder and the first foundation, development and continued ministries of the Presentation Sisters dated from 1769 to the present.
– Records relevant to the Presentation Sisters foundations in Ireland, England, Canada, USA, India, Pakistan, Philippines and Thailand, Africa (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Latin America (Chile, Ecuador and Peru), New Zealand and Slovakia.
– Publications such as pamphlets and souvenir brochures collected from
Presentation Sisters foundations and associated communities around the world.
– Documents relating to the administration of the Irish Provinces.
– Records from the Presentation Generalate in Ireland and material related to General Chapter meetings.
– Annals and photographs of Sisters and their ministries.
Address: Presentation Sisters Congregational Archives, Nano Nagle Place, Douglas Street, Cork, T12 X70A.
Telephone: 021 419 3584
Email: congregationalarchives@pbvm.org

Enquiries to: The Archivist
Access: By appointment

Description of collections:

• Legal and administrative documents from the foundation of the college in 1860.
• Financial, farm and school records.
• Holy Ghost Fathers’ Community Records
• Private papers of deceased community members.
• Alfred O’Rahilly Papers
• Blackrock College Union records
• Catholic Headmasters’ Association records
• Blackrock College RFC records

Address: Rock Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Telephone: (01) 2752197
E-mail: archives@blackrockcollege.com

The Association for Church Archives of Ireland will hold their AGM in the Margaret Aylward Centre, Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9 on Saturday, 9th May 2015.

Theme: Policies  

10.30am – Arrival & registration (light refreshments will be served)
11.15am – Business Meeting:

• Elections – all of the committee are happy to stay on for another term of office as per the constitution.  However, if any member wishes to put their name forward for a position on the committee, an election can be held.  Please forward your names to Brian Kirby by 1 May.
• Annual Reports from the Secretary and Treasurer
• Website
• ‘The future of Church archives’ – seminar

12.00pm – Dr. Elizabeth Mullins, School of History & Archives, UCD

       Creating a policy framework for an archives service: some key considerations.

1.00pm – Lunch (soup and sandwiches)

2.00pm – Damien Burke, Irish Jesuit Archives

Policies in the Irish Jesuit Archives: the proof is in the implementation.

Vera Orschel, Sisters of St. Louis Archives

 Old Fashioned? The Jesuit project of a commemorative calendar and a fulltext publication.

3.30pm – Open Forum & Closing Prayer

AGM Fee: €20 (covers the cost of room hire & catering)

Annual Membership Fee payable on the day: €20.
Please send cheques in advance of the AGM, payable to the ACAI and sent to Clare Brophy, Provincial Archivist, Franciscan Friary, Merchant’s Quay, Dublin 8.  (Those who wish to pay on the day may do so in cash or by cheque).

New members are always welcome.

Members and other interested parties should confirm their attendance at the AGM by e-mail at: capuchinarchives@gmail.com

Please see this document for more information: Notification ACAI AGM – 9 May 2015

Registration has now opened for our one-day seminar ‘The Future of Church Archives: Opportunity or Crisis’ which will be held in St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 on Saturday, 28 February, 2015.

Interested parties are encouraged to register for this event as places are limited and we expect significant demand for places.

The ACAI are delighted to announce that we will be hosting a one-day seminar entitled ‘The Future of Church Archives: Opportunity or Crisis’ on Saturday, 28 February, 2015 at St. Patrick’s College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

It is hoped that this event will open up a discussion on the future of church archival collections in Ireland. Interested parties are encouraged to register for this event as places are limited and we expect significant demand for places.