Paul Mary Pakenham - Family Background: article, titled "She Defied The Tans at Clondalkin", from the "Irish Independent" of 02.10.1959 about a Mrs. Whitty from Clondalkin, Co. Dublin, in the course of which mention is made that her maternal-aunt, Eliza, who died in 1925 aged 85 years was apprenticed in her teens to a confectioner in Georges Street and that lodging with her employer at that time was a young soldier named Pakenham, the late Fr. Paul Mary, who drew the giggling admiration of the apprentices as he stepped out of an evening "dressed for a levee in Dublin Castle".
Paul Mary Pakenham - Army Life: Particulars of the career of the Hon. Charles Reginald Pakenham (Fr. Paul Mary) at the Royal Military College, Camberley, Surrrey. Joined 14.07.1835 - left 30.06.1839, posted to 72nd Regt. (For covering letter see 2/2/2/1)
Paul Mary Pakenham: The Passionist: Pocket-notebook, leather bound, dated 1849 (i.e., before he joined the Passionists) used by Paul Mary and marked "ad usum Cfr. Caroll-Mariae a S. Michaele Archangelo". It contains (1) in Latin, the privileges Passionists have and (2) in Italian, directions for amending the "Ordo", N.B., THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE MUSEUM. THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE IS NOTIONAL FOR COMPUTERISATION PURPOSES
Paul Mary Pakenham - The Passionist: mourning envelope discovered in a box marked relics sometime during 1993. The envelope is enscribed with Paul Mary's name with a note "sermon & hair". It contained a lock of Paul Mary's hair wrapped in tissue paper and a MS note which is an aide-memoire in Paul Mary's handwriting for the charity sermon in aid of St. Clare's Orphanage which he was due to preach in Gardiner St., church the morning on which he died, 01.03.1857. The sermon was actually given by Ignatius Spencer. The tissue paper in which the hair was wrapped is still in the envelope, while the hair and sermon notes are now on display in the Museum.
Paul Mary Pakenham - Family Background: Letter from Herbert Chitty, Secretary Winchester College, to Fr. Joseph Smith ( see also 2/2/1-2). Asks if there is positive proof that Charles Reginald Pakenham (Fr.Paul Mary) was ever at Winchester? As his name is not on Register of Scholars (i.e, "on the foundation") he would have been a commoner. Commoner's register only starts with 1836 though an index of commoners from 1800-1836 was compiled in 1893 from the annual school rolls on which all the surnames of commoners was entered. Christian names were added later after careful enquiry from the families concerned. No C.R.P. appears, though the names of his brothers, Thomas Alexander and Henry Robert do appear. This would seem to indicate that Charles Reginald was never a pupil.
Paul Mary Pakenham - Family Background: Letter from H.M. Burge, Headmaster of Winchester College to Fr. Joseph Smith, in response to a previous communication (which has not survived) from Joseph regarding the question of P.M., having been a pupil at Winchester. Joseph's enquiry has been sent on to the Secretary who keeps the rolls.
Paul Mary Pakenham - Family Background: Post card from Herbert Chitty, Secretary Winchester College, to Joseph Smith in reply to a letter of 23/08/1909 from Joseph, contents of which are not available, but which can be ascertained from further letter from Chitty (see 2/2/1/5). Joseph informed that Chitty will make careful enquiry into the matter next month and let Joseph know the result.
Paul Mary Pakenham - Family Background: copy of article from Evening Press series, titled "Stately Homes of Ireland", on Pakenham Hall, ancestral home of Fr. Paul Mary. Article is by Des Moore. Besides a history and description of the Hall with half-tone illustrations, the article contains a history of the Pakenham/Longford family and an account of the life of Fr. Paul Mary.
Paul Mary Pakenham: The Passionist : MS of the "Regulations" "copied by Father Paul M. Pakenham for his own use", according to a note on label, attached to the notebook, in the handwriting of his Novice Master, Salvian Nardocci. N.B., THIS ITEM IS LOCATED IN THE MUSEUM. THE INFORMATION GIVEN ABOVE IS NOTIONAL FOR COMPUTERISATION PURPOSES.
