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DiaporamaLetter 1: Nano Nagle writing to Miss Fitzsimons on 17 July 1769
Manuscript copy of a letter written by Nano Nagle, detailing her intent to found schools for the poor in Cork. The letter was written to Miss Fitzsimons, on 17 July 1769. It refers to the dangers attached to her education venture, at a time when penal legislation prevented Catholics from owning and running schools. The original Ms letter was transcribed in the early twentieth century, and this is a copy of the transcription. The whereabouts of the original is unknown. This is the first of the seventeen surviving letters by Nano Nagle, and is generally known as Letter 1. The manuscript was gifted by the Urusline Sisters, Ireland, to the Presentation Sisters Congregation Archive, Cork, in 2018, on the occasion of the tercentenary of the birth of Nano Nagle.
honora (nano) nagle (1718 – 1784)
Nano Nagle (1718-1784): Irish educator & founder of the Presentation Sisters. Pioneer of Catholic education in Ireland under Penal Laws, championing access to learning for the poor.
The Library of University College Dublin (Дублін, Ірландія)
Дублінський університет – найбільший у Ірландії навчальний заклад, що славиться своєю бібліотекою з унікальною колекцією шедеврів мистецтва, зокрема Біблією Келс та Кодексом Гігаса, а також відзначає академічну культуру Дубліна.
About this artwork
- Title: Letter 1: Nano Nagle writing to Miss Fitzsimons on 17 July 1769
- Artist: honora (nano) nagle
- Year: 1769
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: The Library of University College Dublin
- Medium: Manuscript
- Color palette: Monochrome
- Purpose: Cultural
- Keywords: aged yellow paper , sepia ink text , 18th century letter
Quick Facts
- Title: Letter 1: Nano Nagle to Miss Fitzsimons
- Artist: Honora (Nano) Nagle
- Location: Presentation Sisters Archive, Cork
- Subject or theme: Catholic education and social justice
- Year: 1769
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