Edward McCabe (1816-1885) was archbishop of Dublin from 1879 and was created Cardinal in 1882. His
papers are arranged in chronological order and divided into sub groups. These, for example, include files
such as Irish Bishops, Bishops outside Ireland, Secular Priests, Nuns, Male Religious and Laity. There are
34 boxes of material in this collection. A full list of the papers are available in the archive. Extracts included
here are taken from the lists, provide some indication of the range of the material.
Reference
Description
Letter no 222 From Lord Granard, Johnstown, regarding the signing of the lease for Newtown convent, 5 November 1869.
Access
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Consultation of material by appointment only. The information listed from this repository has been
extracted from some lists available in the archive. Where no lists existed staff of the Women's History
Project constructed, in the late 1990s, an outline list of the material. Due to time constraints, not all
items in this repository were examined individually. We are grateful for the assistance provided by Fr
Michael Bannon.