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{Left} To Miss Mullaly Dublin
1778 Nano Nagle
{Right} Cork Sepber 29 yr 1778 GHAD/FD/1
29th September 1778 (this letter [?] Dr Hutch's Life of Nano Nagle at page 108)
Dear Madam this is a pleasure I have longed for this sometime past for, which was to acquaint you that what Doctor Moylan mention’d to you about two years ago, that I had a desire some establishment shou’d be made to keep up the schools, for the poor children not finding any person here, inclin’d to undertake such an affear, mead me at last consent, to the Doctors request and last Xmas I took in three persons to join me in this good work, what made me defer all this time, was finding myself so improper a person to undertake it, the Almighty makes use of the weak’s mains to bring a bout his works, I am to sent two out of the small number we have, to Doctor Moylan, as he is very impatient to have them, and in my opinion they are very proper to make a foundation in kerry, as the have great zeal and talents and every virtue proper for it. I send
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I send you the rule, which they follow its called the sisters of the charitable instruction of the sacred heart of Jesus, by this most respectable clergyman, Mr Shortal, who is most zealous for its success and will give you a particular account about it. I could wish that we may unite in in this society, and am confident the great God will direct you to what is most for his glory and beg youlle believe me to be with the greatest esteem, Madam your most humble and obedient servant Nano Nagle