Letter from Sister A.E. Woodward
Letter from Sister A.E. Woodward RSCJ, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, Scotland. The letter is addressed to Frances Woodlock (possibly William Woodlock’s wife) and refers to the school recently established by the religious sisters in the city. The letter adds ‘Aberdeen is a most interesting old place owing its origin to St. Machar, a disciple of St. Columba. It had many holy Bishops in the good old times and the tombs of several of them are still to be seen’.
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- c.1886
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- 9
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- 4 pp; Manuscript
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- Letter from Sister A.E. Woodward RSCJ, Convent of the Sacred Heart, Aberdeen, Scotland. The letter is addressed to Frances Woodlock (possibly William Woodlock’s wife) and refers to the school recently established by the religious sisters in the city. The letter adds ‘Aberdeen is a most interesting old place owing its origin to St. Machar, a disciple of St. Columba. It had many holy Bishops in the good old times and the tombs of several of them are still to be seen’.
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- Irish Capuchin Archives
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- Irish Capuchin Archives > Papers of 'The Capuchin Annual' and the Irish Capuchin Publications Office > Papers of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. > Correspondence and Papers of William Woodlock
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- the present. We have a Day School
- old place swing, its origin to
- our Lord is matter after all!
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Legm. Convent of the Favored Hearts Aberdeen Yesbury, 14th My dear Frances, I was very glad to hear from you again and thank you for your good mistress for this little favorable It is getting on very well Dr. In did not expect large numbers, at first especially, as we began in the middle of the School year and the Scotch mind is at very our rather known rather slow and deliberate in making itself up, so we are quite reluctant with our progress for the present. We have a Day School and our Elementary School and next year shall probably have some boarders. Aberdeen is a most interesting, old place swing, its origin to St Machar a disciple of St Columbia. It had many holy Bishops in the good old times and the tombs of several of them are still to be seen. Our Lady was honoured here very especially and there was a famous statue called Our Lady of Aberdeen said to be six miles dead years old at the time of the Information. When those will days came it was sent to Bruscle for safety. and there it is still renerated under the name of our Lady of Good Success. Our Heavened Mother General had an exact copy of it made for us and you can imagine with what you we set it up and how pleased the Aberdounians are to see it but still better picared would they be of they could get back the original They have often tried but the people in Bruscle hold to it too much to give it up. It would be very mine if our Lady would put it walk acre the matter same day like the Bambio of Ara Coli. We have got a very mine house and garden here - it welcomed to a peer Lady who was so horrified when she found out she had sold it to me that she wanted to buy it back again at a lot to purchase! She welcomed to what is called the Free Thirk here and had a horror of Catholics - but you see our Lord is matter after all! and as he wanted no here was came in spite of all. Please give my love to your Mother and to Annie Howlett when you see her. Do you love you too see her sister at the Kenneth mins? Do give her also my love if you do and say I hope she prays for me sometimes. Our Bishop who is most kind to us and a holy man welcomes to her order. You appetite in Clyn All Toward Mey