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1617 was a decisive year in the life of a young priest named Vincent de Paul.
It was then, while acting as chaplain to the de Gondi family that he came to realise how ignorant the poor people of the French countryside were about their faith.
Safeguarding Children, Policy and Procedures
The Vincentian Community acknowledges the publication of The Scoping Inquiry Report that makes reference to three Vincentian schools, St Vincent’s Castleknock College; St Paul’s College, Raheny; St Peter’s National School, Phibsborough and Coolmine Community School where The Vincentians are Co-Trustees.
The Vincentian Community wishes to offer our continuing support to anyone who was harmed during their time in our schools and we encourage them to contact us. We are fully committed to helping anyone who has suffered abuse, in any way we can.
Anyone with concerns on safeguarding issues should contact An Garda Síochána, Tusla, the Colleges or the Provincial Office of the Vincentian Community.
Fr Paschal Scallon CM, Provincial, Vincentian Community.
Ms Cleo Yates, Director of Safeguarding for the Vincentian Community in Ireland and England.
Vincentian Community Provincial Office. Tel: 01-851-0842. Email: cmdublin@vincentians.ie
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IRELAND
Fr Paschal Scanlon CM
Provincial Office
Vincentian Community
Sybil Hill
Raheny
Dublin D05 AE38
Tel: +353 1 851 0842
Ms. Cleo Yates, Director of Safeguarding and Designated Liaison Person (DLP) for Safeguarding in the Vincentian Community in Ireland and England.
Mob 00353 873553024
Email safeguarding@vincentiancommunity.ie
BRITAIN
Local Superior
Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate Presbytery
2 Flower Lane
Mill Hill
London NW7 2JB
OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES
Ireland
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9. YourArchive
7 December 2025
Drama in the Seminary
At Saint Joseph’s Seminary in Blackrock, the students would balance study with entertainment. A core element was putting on plays, which are extensively documented through photography. One photograph album spans 1941 to 1947 and features The Knockbeg Goldrush (1941), Captain X (1942), The Sport of Kings (1943), The Money Doesn’t Matter (1944), Peter (1945), The Whip Hand (1946) and I Killed the Count (1947). Each year, the play was performed in January.
Below you can see the 1946 and 1947 performances. Dermot O’Dowd and Brendan O’Dowd in the character lists were blood brothers. A lot of work clearly went into the costumes and set-making.
8. Anniversaries
6 December 2025
Vincentian Anniversaries
This year, 2025, is the 400th year of the foundation of the Vincentian Congregation, officially the Congregation of the Mission, in France. We have no original archives going back that far, but we do have material relating to the foundation of the Vincentians in Ireland in 1933/1934.
Four students of Maynooth College, James Lynch, Peter Kenrick, Anthony Reynolds and Michael Burke wanted to form a religious congregation. Ultimately, James Lynch and Michael Burke were to become Vincentians when the decision had been made to join the existing Vincentian Congregation. Early in the endeavour, Anthony Reynolds died of tuberculosis and Peter Kenrick went to the United States where he became Archbishop of St Louis, Missouri. Simultaneously, others were becoming involved in the setting up of the Vincentian mission in Ireland: Father Philip Dowley, Father Thomas McNamara and Father John McCann.
So this year celebrates 400 years of the Vincentians worldwide, and 192 years in Ireland. For the 100th anniversary in 1833/1934, both Castleknock College and the Castleknock College Past Pupils’ Union (Knock Union) had dinner celebrations, as seen here. The Vincentians also published a centenary booklet to mark the occasion.
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