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626 31 Jan [ ]
13.2 Diaries
Incomplete letter to Molly Ryan from [Aunt Mary], Villa St. Pierre, Avenue
des Fleurs, Nice, counseling her on handling her worries and advising her to
put her trust in God. Adds, “now Aunt Mary has finished her little sermon &
returns to the world”. Describes Nice as very busy and cosmopolitan and the
people very stylish “such hats” Adds “There are no end of excursions quite
inexpensive by train”. Describes friends and acquaintances she has met.
627 [1889 –1905]
Notebook kept by Mary (Molly) Ryan while at New Hall Convent,
Chelmsford, in which she records a brief history of the convent “the abode of
piety and charity”, and her the Order there, Nuns of the Holy Sepulchre of
Our Lord. She lists all the Cannonesses in the convent together with their
religious and secular names and dates of profession and death. She also
describes the habit of a Cannoness of the Holy Sepulchre and details lay
sisters in the Community and pupils attending from 1889 to 1893. The
notebook also contains a short history of the Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
and transcriptions of hymns composed by Sr. Mary Philip. Enclosed is a black
and white photograph of 7 pupils in fancy dress (including Molly Ryan) and a
programme for a series of plays to be presented by the pupils of New Hall in
January 1910, (Molly Ryan features amongst the cast members).
628 1 Jan 1930 –30 Dec 1934
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88pp
Walker ‘Year by Year’ diary for 1930 – 1934, kept by Mary Ryan. Features
brief daily entries recording mainly routine activities, visits and visitors,
gardening work and the weather with little personal reflection or comment.
E.g. 1Jan 1931 “Went to 9oc Mass at Inch – We had lunch at 12.30 & K. &
the 2 Taylors , G &I went to Clonmel for football. Tea at [Marlfield] – K’s car
punctured & she did not get home till 8.30”. Recorded monthly at the rear are
a list of dates to remember 2 Feb 1933 “Got baby back after repairs”, 3 Mar
1934 “Mary Blount died”. Included are cards noting important dates from
1919 and 1920 e.g. Sept 26 “Raid at Inch”.
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380pp