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it has not the least bad effect now. When I have done preparing them
at each end of the town I think myself like an idler that has nothing to
do, tho’ I speak almost as much as when I prepare them for their first
Communion, I find not the least difficulty in it, I explain the cat
-echism as well as I can in one school. or other, every day, and
if everyone thought as little of labour as I do, they would have little
merit, I often think my schools will never bring me to Heaven, I only
take pleasure and delight in them: you see it has pleased the Al
-mighty to make me succeed, when I had every thing as I may say
to fight against, I assure you I did not expect a farthing from any
mortal toward the support of my schools, and I thought I should not
have more than 50 or 60 girls, until I got a fortune, nor should
I have had a school in Cork. I began in a poor humble manner
and tho’ it pleased the divine will to give me severe trials in
this foundation, yet it is to show that it is his work and not
human means, and had I only a proper person to begin it, I
think it has the prospect of meeting with surprising success.
I am charmed at the account you give me of the ladies you
are with, I hope the same spirit will be communicated here.
I think religious discipline would be too strict for this country, and
I own I would not rejoice to see it kept up. I must say Miss Moy-
lan’s prejudice to take on here has made me see things in
a clearer light than I should have done, and makes me accept
the disappointments I have met with as a decree of the divine boun
-ty. All her friends are sorry she went abroad, and I must say
laying aside her own merit, this house would have a great
loss in her, as she is of a family deservedly loved, they are in
hopes she is beginning to change. I wish it may be so, if she
has so much zeal, she will never have such an opportunity of exerting it
as here, for I can assure you my schools are beginning to be of service
to a great many parts of the world, this is a place of such trade,
they are heard of, and my views are not for one object alone, if I could
be of any service in saving souls in any part of the globe, I would do all
in power. I must look on it, as one of my crosses, that the two ladies
who were so good as to patronise this foundation should be removed but
the Almighty is all sufficient and will soon make up this loss to us. I beg
you will present them my compliments, Mr Moylan desires to be
affectionately remembered to you, as he gave you an account of the building
I shall say nothing of it only to excuse myself as to the house I built first
I never intended it for ladies, at the time I was sure I should get
the ground at the rere, to build on, and as it gave on the street, I was
obliged to have it in the manner it is – in order not have it noticed as

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a convent. I shall refer you for that and many, other things to my next which I hope the young ladies will be the bearer of,
and believe me your afftn friend
Nano Nagle