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Loreto Abbey is surely one of the most stunning buildings in Rathfarnham and it is a marvellous example of Georgian architecture. The buildings are so big and distinctive that you can easily spot them from the Dublin Mountains.
The papers of Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham contain a wealth of information for those interested in religious sisters, education in Ireland, women’s history, and local history. Novitiate records include registers, noviceship annals, registers of canonical and academic examinations undertaken by postulants and novices, and accounts for the novitiate.
Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham. Complete reconstruction and restoration of convent buildings, dating from 18th century, and church, affected by dry rot and imminent structural collapse. Structural reinforcement with steel frame to the church, brick vault had to be replaced by steel and timber construction, ... Read more
Abbey House is situation just off the Grange Road in Rathfarnham. It is a warm and welcoming place. Many of the Loreto Sisters live here now, but they carry the memories of The Abbey with them always.
Loreto Abbey has as its core, Rathfarnham House, a mansion built in 1725 by William Palliser who expended considerable resources on its interior with polished mahogany and, in one room, embossed leather wallpaper.
Aerial view of Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham. Abstract: Aerial photograph of Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham showing the farm yard (upper right hand corner of photograph, marked with an x). The Annals Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham 1913-1916 refer to two workmen employed on this farm who participated in the rising.
These annals include a daily, contemporaneous account of the Easter Rising 1916, beginning on Monday 24th April 1916 – 9th May 1916. Date details. This extract covers the days of the Easter Rising and the immediate aftermath, from Easter Monday 24th April 1916 to May 9th 1916.
