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House history for Sacred Heart Community, Limerick

'Crescent College Limerick - Hist. Dom from July 1922'
Lined notebook with handwritten entries which record important dates in the history of the church, college and community. Lists the members of the community for each academic year and records the arrival of new members and the departure of the old, as well as last vows, illnesses, deaths and funerals. Reports on building work carried out, including a new shrine of the Sacred Heart, the re-decoration of Our Lady’s Altar, new altar rails, flooring, renovations etc., and the cost of work done, the craftsmen and architects involved etc.
Reports on the opening of the new organ in 1925. Includes a history of old organ and refers to fund-raising activities for the replacement. Where relevant references are made to current affairs, including the War of Independence, Civil War etc. Other
entries refer to feast days, special Masses, novenas and processions, as well as to special periods within the Church calendar, such as Lent and Christmas. Provincials' visitations are also recorded, as are the visits of other important guests. School events, such
as the beginning and end of terms, examinations and prize-giving, theatricals, debates, sports fixtures, excursions etc. also feature in the house history. Also contains several insertions, including newspaper cuttings: special ceremonies, debates, school tours, reviews of theatricals, prize days; leaflets: Lenten lectures & devotions; theatricals programmes. Another insertion is a handwritten addenda, which outlines the position of the Society in Limerick in relation to property, including the three Tontine buildings and other houses.