| Description | Volume of draft and copy letters from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, which includes, for example:
A copy letter to Catherine McAuley, House of Mercy, Baggot Street, Dublin, from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, replying to her query regarding the character of an unnamed woman and stating, ' all have agreed in acknowledging the strict morality and religious habit of the lady, all are persuaded that she has means for doing extensive good, all finally regret that one little drawback from the excellence of her other qualities is found in a certain peculiarity, a singular mode of thinking and judging by which [she] is distinguished', no date.
A copy of the beginning of a letter to 'Dear Rev. Mother, Your patience and that [of] our good sister Mary Ignatius has been I fear severely tried by my silence', from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, 7 June 1833.
A copy letter from Bishop Michael Blake of Dromore, to the Bishop of Down and Connor, requesting they should arbitrate in the matter of a proposed marriage settlement between Miss O'Hagan of Newry and Mr Campbell of Belfast, discussing the proposed settlement, 1833.
A copy letter to Miss Murphy, North East Street, from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, regarding the enquiries he had made on suitable lodgings for a young lady, no date.
A copy letter to Daniel Murray, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, regarding 2 nuns who wished to be transferred to Dromore diocese from George's Hill Convent, 'they are as anxious as ever to come here even though it were necessary to qualify themselves by becoming novices in the house of St Clare. Their petition to me is exceedingly affecting. They remind me of the circumstances which make me unhappy; they beg me to intercede with your Grace on their behalf', 26 June 1833.
A copy letter to Miss Browne, Dublin, from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, thanking her for her letter and explaining why he was unable to travel to Dublin to see her, 6 July 1833.
A copy letter to Mrs Ekenhead, Dublin, from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, explaining why the rent on a piece of ground in Warrenpoint has not been paid, 21 July 1833.
A copy letter to Mrs Conway, Dublin, from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, stating 'I have learned with much regret from your letter of yesterday that the domestic affairs of you and your respected sister are not going on prosperously. ...When your sister was leaving Newry I gave her more than I could afford, although not so much as I would have wished. Her visit to this place was ill-advised', 10 August 1833.
A copy letter to Mrs Scully, Dublin, from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, thanking, but declining, her offer of a room, 20 January 1834.
2 drafts of certification of character in Latin for Mary Ann Doyle from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, no date.
A copy letter to Mrs Susan Lanigan, Cabra Convent, Dublin from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, regarding her plans to settle in Dromore diocese, 'Since you communicated your idea to me in Dublin, I have been constantly on the look out for some commodious site where a small community of Presentation nuns might be established near me....we should be able perhaps to devise some effective mode of carrying your good intention into effect', 30 April 1834.
A copy letter to Mrs Conran, Dublin from Michael Blake, Roman Catholic Bishop of Dromore, stating that he was unable to support a petition to the wife of the Lord Lieutenant, 4 August 1834. |
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