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History of the Old Society
Catalogues, lists, necrologies
Information on individual Jesuits
Compilations of biographical notes
Transcripts of biographical notes
Jesuit Foundations in different counties
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History of the Old Society
Catalogues, lists, necrologies
Information on individual Jesuits
Compilations of biographical notes
Transcripts of biographical notes
Jesuit Foundations in different counties
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Manuscript by Dr Richard Robert Madden comprising a history of the Society of Jesus
Unpublished manuscript by Dr Richard Robert Madden comprising a history of the Society of Jesus from its foundation to the early nineteenth century. Attached is a printed title page dated 1874, ‘The Jesuits: In Relation to Religion, Civil Government and Society at Large, In the Several Countries From Which They Have Been Expelled’. Manuscript is divided into two ‘volumes’ (each with an attached printed title page). Volume 1 comprises 17 chapters (c.1,163pp) and Volume 2 contains 21 chapters (c.1,100pp). Also includes three sets of appendices – Volume 1 Appendix with 6 Sections (c500pp); Volume 2 Appendix with 4 Sections (c400pp) and Appendix with 14 Sections (c400pp). Also includes an explanatory note by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (Irish Province Archivist until 1986) (2pp, 20 April 1977). (R.R. Madden lived at 3 Vernon Terrace, Booterstown, County Dublin; the manuscript also contains envelopes dating to 1874 addressed to Madden at the Loans Office, Dublin Castle) (Part of the last page of chapter 17, volume 1 is missing)
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Irish Jesuits in Foreign Missions From 1574 to 1773
Pamphlet entitled 'Irish Jesuits in Foreign Missions From 1574 to 1773' by Fr John MacErlean SJ (n.d., 14pp) and typescript of same, consisting of brief biographical sketches of the following 41 Irish Jesuits:
Brazil:
Thomas Field (1549 – 1626);
Richard Cary or Carew (1619 – 1696);
Ruperto de Campos (Robert Field) (1637 – 1712);
Thomas Lynch (1685 – 1761);
William Lynch (1712 – 1774);
Canada:
John William Butler (1703 – ?);
Goa:
James Grace (1644 – 1673);
Francis Skerret (1683 – 1721);
James Alyward (17?? – 17??)
Mexico:
Michael Wadding (1586 – 1644);
John Vasquez (1631 – 16?);
Stephen Font (de la Fuente) (1631 – 1673);
Cornelius Guillereag (MacGiolla Riabhaigh) (1635 – 1671);
John Munoz (Muñoz de Burgos) (1645 – 1700);
Thomas Butler (1722 – 1790);
Thomas Arsdekin (1721 – 1767);
Joseph Arsdekin (1743 – 1788);
Nuevo Reino:
Francis Lea (1605 – 1675);
Ruperto de Acuna (Kyne?) (1620 – 1675);
Thomas Lewis (1648 – 1721);
Paraguay:
Thomas Field (1549 – 1626);
Thomas Browne (1656 – 1717);
William Leny or de Leny (Delaney?) (1692 – 1769);
Thaddeus Enis (? – 1769);
Andrew Stritch (17? – 1773);
Thomas William Browne (? – ?);
Ignatius Walter (1625 – 1672);
Maurice Ophelan (1693 – 1772);
Michael Lynch (1701 – 17??);
John Brand (1712 – 17(62));
James Woulfe (1724 – 1783);
Philippine Islands:
John Baptist (1581 – 1630);
Francis O'Driscoll (1630 – 1682);
Richard O'Callaghan (1728 – 1807);
Charles O’Dwyer (1729 – 1772);
West Indies:
John Stritch (1616 – 1681);
John O'Daly (1663 – 1738);
James Galway (1655 – 1732);
Roger(?) Maguire (Louis de Magloire) (1701 – 17??) and
Philip O'Reilly (1719 – 1775).
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List of those professed of the four vows in the Society, between 1541-1705
List of those professed of the four vows in the Society, between 1541 and 1705.
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‘Catalogue of Early Irish Jesuits with dates of deaths’
‘Catalogue of Early Irish Jesuits with dates of deaths’ compiled in a diary by Fr John MacErlean SJ (1922), and list of Irish Jesuits in Ireland in 1640 by Fr Francis Finegan SJ (4pp).
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Letter to the Editor of the 'Kilkenny Journal' containing biographical details on Fr James Archer SJ
Published letter to the Editor of the 'Kilkenny Journal' containing biographical details on Fr James Archer SJ.
Article from 'Archivium Historicum Societatis Jesu' entitled 'Le P. François Bray (1584 -1624)...'
'Le P. François Bray (1584 -1624). Un Irlandaise de la Mission Navale des Jèsuites Belges' by Édouard R. Hambye SJ. Reprint from 'Archivium Historicum Societatis Jesu', Vol. XV, 1946.
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Biographical material on Fr Richard Conway SJ
Biographical material on Fr Richard Conway SJ. Includes 'P. Richard Conway SJ (1573 – 1626)' by Fr John MacErlean SJ, in 13 parts, being extracts from 'The Irish Monthly', February 1923 to February 1924, bound together in one hardcover volume (74pp) and bound extract from the 'Irish Jesuit Directory', 'Fr Richard Conway SJ 1573 – 1626. Abbreviated from the account published by Fr John MacErlean, S.J. in the Irish Monthly, 1923 – 24. (n.d., 17pp).
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Notes on James Philip Mulcaile SJ
Carbon copy of a biographical sketch of Fr James Philip Mulcaile (Mulhall) SJ. Author unknown.
Notes on Fr Peter Norton SJ by Fr Francis Finegan SJ
Biographical notes on Fr Peter Norton SJ compiled by Fr Francis Finegan SJ in a letter to Fr James.
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‘The Career of Matthew O'Hartegan, SJ ( – 1665). Irish Envoy to the Court of France 1641 – 1646’
Typescript entitled ‘The Career of Matthew O'Hartegan, SJ ( – 1665). Irish Envoy to the Court of France 1641 – 1646’ by Fr Thomas J. Morrissey SJ.
'Father Philip O'Reilly Missioner in French Guiana in the Last Century'
Printed extract from an unknown journal, entitled 'Father Philip O'Reilly Missioner in French Guiana in the Last Century' (n.d., 19pp) by Fr John MacErlean SJ and a partial draft/typescript of same by MacErlean (n.d., 5pp).
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Biographical notes compiled on Fr Thomas Tasburgh SJ
Biographical notes compiled by [ ] on Fr Thomas Tasburgh SJ, and reference to George's Hill, Dublin.
'Life of Father Stephen White, S.J., Theologian and Polyhistor'
Copy of the 'Journal of the Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Society' containing an article by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ entitled 'Life of Father Stephen White, S.J., Theologian and Polyhistor', April 1897, pp 55 - 71.
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Copies of Irish ‘Informationes’ transcribed from the ‘Codex Novitiorum’ and ‘Informationes Novitiorum’ kept at Galloro, Roman Province. Sent with covering letter (12 February 1933, 1p) by Fr Denis Nerney SJ to Fr John MacErlean SJ. Includes ‘Informationes Novitiorum Hib. S.J. in Tirocino Romano, 1826 - 1841’ (in Italian, 6pp) and extracts from the Codex Novitiorum, 1565 – 1586 (in Latin, 7pp).
Extracts relating to [Irish] novices, from ‘Liber Ingressum et Votorum’ of the Provinces of Castille and Toledo. Arranged chronologically from 1592 to 1765. Reference to Irish Jesuits in Spain at the time of the Suppression, 1773. Transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources.
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Notes on the Jesuits in Kilkenny in the seventeenth century
Notes on the Jesuits in Kilkenny in the seventeenth century. Includes:
Notes on the Jesuits in Drogheda, County Louth in the seventeenth century
Notes made by Fr John MacErlean SJ and Fr Fergus O’Donoghue SJ, (Irish Province Archivist 1986 - 2019)) on the Jesuits in Drogheda, County Louth in the seventeenth century.
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Notes on the Jesuits in Cashel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century
Notes made by Frs John MacErlean and Francis Finegan on the Jesuits in Cashel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century. Includes drafts of a typescript ‘The Jesuit School at Cashel - 1620’ (n.d., 1p. and 2pp).
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Photographs of the monument to Fr John Austin SJ and of the grave of Fr Andrew Cassin
Photographs of the monument to Fr John Austin SJ (n.d., 1 item) and of the grave of Fr Andrew Cassin in Ferns, with covering letter from Fr Kevin Laheen SJ to Fr Stephen Redmond SJ (Assistant Archivist, Irish Province) (2 October 1989, 1p). Donated by Fr Laheen.
Newspaper clippings concerning the history of the Old Society of Jesus in Ireland. I
Photocopies of newspaper clippings concerning the history of the Old Society of Jesus in Ireland. Includes articles on Jesuits James Archer, Henry Fitzsimons, the Hollywood Mass Rock and the ‘Popish Plot’.
‘Copy of an original MS’ from 1610 in a Jesuit archive in London, and sent to the Fr General
‘Copy of an original MS’ from 1610 in a Jesuit archive in London, and sent to the Fr General. The subject is an Irish Jesuit mission. (In Latin).
Booklet of rules of Jesuit rectors
Booklet of rules of Jesuit rectors. First published in 1823 (In Latin).
Extracts from the letters of the English Provincial. Sent from White Russia, to the Fathers General, on the subject of funds saved by former Irish Jesuits. (In Latin, with an explanatory note in English).
Letter from Fr Thomas Betagh to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ. Relates that four years previously Fr Callaghan had discussed with Archbishop Troy the fund of the ex-Jesuits in Ireland. Refers to a letter from Cardinal di Pietro to Troy on the matter, of which a copy is transcribed on the same document.
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The Jesuit Mission to Ireland 1596-1626
M.A. thesis by James J Corboy SJ, entitled 'The Jesuit Mission to Ireland 1596-1626' at the faculty of Modern History, UCD (2 copies, 248pp each) (1941) with separate bibliography and index (34pp). Also includes letter from Dr R Dudley Edwards, UCD and Fr Jerome Mahony SJ concerning ‘Lord Justice Loftus’ and ‘Carew’ (5pp) (21 June 1954), and letter from Fr Jerome Mahony SJ to Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ that he has completed Menelogy up to 1800 (13 February 1956).
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Transcripts in Italian made by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources, concerning the Suppression and preservation of the Society of Jesus. Includes:
– extract of a published document dating from 1773 ‘Frederic II to his agent in Rome, giving reasons why he wishes to preserve the Jesuits in his states’ and
– ‘Lettera del Cardinale Cristoforo Migazzi Arcivescovo di Vienna alla Santità di N.S. Papa Clemente XIV’ (3pp).
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Copies of a letter from Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ to Cardinal di Pietro
Two copies of a letter from Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ to Cardinal di Pietro.
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Eulogy for Fr [Walter] Clifford SJ, who died in Palermo 23 July 1806
Eulogy for Fr [Walter] Clifford SJ, who died in Palermo 23 July 1806. (In Latin). Includes a paragraph in English about the deceased.
Copy of letter from Fr Christopher Briona SJ in Palermo to Fr Charles Plowden SJ. Praises the young novices sent by the latter, and expresses regret at the parting of Fr Peter Kenney SJ. Invites Plowden to come to Sicily. (In Italian).
Copy of letter from Fr Gaetano Angiolini SJ to [ ] in which he refers to Lord George Cholmondely
Copy of letter from Fr Gaetano Angiolini SJ to [ ]. Refers to Lord George Cholmondely, Viscount Malpas, son of Count Cholmondely, who was sent to Palermo by his father the previous summer for medical reasons. Refers to Fr St Leger SJ and Fr Charles Aylmer SJ. (In Italian).
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Copied excerpt from the Public Record Office Papers, vol. 115 (10) of 1582. Includes list of accusations made against Sir Richard Shee, all involving association with Irish Catholics and the Church. Also includes a reply made by Sir Richard to Walsingham in 1580 in relation to accusations against him. Shee refers to a Mr White (Thomas White SJ [b.1558, entered 1593; d.1622]?) who stayed in his house for a season. States that White is ‘a priest’ and his wife’s cousin, but as far as he knew ‘no Jesuite’. Pasted onto 'The Spectator', 12 December 1885.
Typescript letter from Paddy J Hogan, Auctioneer, Hogan & Son, 17 Church Street, Athlone to Fr Patrick H O'Kelly SJ, Jesuit House, Galway, describing the location and provenance of the Jesuit House in Athlone, ‘…situated immediately outside the old Dublin Gate, now known as O’Leary’s (Grocers & Provisions)’. Envelope with stamp is attached.
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Handwritten letter by Fr Patrick H O'Kelly SJ, Jesuit House, Galway, to Father [ ] St Ignatius, Galway outlining how documentation surfaced to confirm the existence of Jesuits in Athlone, the discovery of documents and the persistence of former student in researching the Jesuits in Athlone, ‘…went to the records of the Protestant Diocese of Meath’. Refers to a book 'Opus Catecheticum' and 'Regulae Societatis Iesu in 8', published in Antwerp by Ioach Trongnaesium, 1605, with 'Residentiae Athlonienis Sotis Jesu' written on it. Includes typewritten copy of the above letter.
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Book with the title ‘The manner of performing the Novena, or the nine days devotion to St Francis Xaverius of the Society of Jesus and Apostle of the Indies, as also the devotion of the ten Fridays to the same saint’ printed for Ignatius Kelly, at the Stationers-Arms in Mary’s Lane, Dublin, 1749 (88pp). Includes an article entitled ‘The Novena of Grace in Dublin 1749’ which was sent by Fr Kevin O'Rourke SJ to Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ with an explanatory note (10 May 2008). The article most probably written by Fr Francis Finegan SJ. The article explains the provenance of a book in the community library of St Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street, Dublin entitled, ‘The manner of performing the Novena, or the nine days devotion to St. Francis Xaverius of the Society of Jesus and Apostle of the Indies’. It concludes that the work was translated by Thomas Brennan and gives a brief biographical note. (5pp)
Commemorative Mass for Society of Jesus held at St Patrick's church, Waterford
Booklet for the commemorative Mass on the occasion of Ignatian centenaries, for 500th anniversary of the birth of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and 450th anniversary of the Society of Jesus held at St. Patrick’s church, Waterford. Includes a booklet on the history of the Jesuits in Waterford (1560 -1773).
Photocopy of newspaper clippings on the Irish Colleges
Photocopy of newspaper clippings from ‘The Irish Catholic’ with an article entitled ‘Ireland and Spain’ by Fr Dr O'Doherty, 5 March 1921 and from the ‘The Irish Independent’ with an article entitled ‘Irish Colleges on the Continent’, by Fr John J. Hanly, 6 December 1961.
Photographs of the gravestone of Reverend Andrew Cassin D.D, parish priest of Ferns and Vicar General of Diocese, who, although the Jesuits were suppressed at the time of his death in 1780, put Society of Jesus after his name.
‘Obituary Letters’ of individual Jesuits [who died in Spain], transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources. Arranged chronologically from 1705 to 1790. In Spanish.
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Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Galway in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Galway in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Includes:
Material relating to Elizabeth, Countess of Kildare's association with the Jesuits
Material relating to Elizabeth Fitzgerald, Countess of Kildare’s association with the Jesuits, her lease to the Society, of Kilkea Castle, County Kildare in 1634 and the chalice presented to the Jesuits in the same year by the Countess. Includes: photocopy of a newspaper article, ‘Unexplained Mystery of Kilkea castle’s Chalice’ by Dr George A Little (n.d., 2pp) and extract from the 'Journal of the County Kildare Archaeological Society', Vol. 5, 1906 - 08, p. 61- 62, on the chalice (3pp).
List detailing the location of Jesuits in Ireland, 1540-1809
List detailing the location of Jesuits in Ireland, 1540-1809. Complied by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Biographical record of Irish Jesuits, 1554-1637
Biographical record of Irish Jesuits, 1554-1637. Author unknown, perhaps Fr John Grene SJ.
List of Jesuits ordained in the archdiocese of Malines and Jesuit preachers and confessor in the archdiocese of Malines, 1607-1794. Taken from Archivum Hibernicum XXIII (1960)
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Text of a talk given by Manuel Revuelta SJ in the house in the Valladolid Province
Text of a talk given by Manuel Revuelta SJ in the house in the Valladolid Province, where many Irish Jesuits made their novitiate.
Extracts from, and commentary on, baptism registers in [Wexford and] Waterford, from 1745 to 1783
Extracts from, and commentary on, baptism registers in [Wexford and] Waterford, from 1745 to 1783. Reference to Jesuit involvement.
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Drafts of letters to Rome in relation to Irish Jesuit funds
Drafts of letters to Rome in relation to Irish Jesuit funds. (In Latin).
Letter from Archbishop Troy to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ. Communicates to Stone the queries sent to the Holy See by the prelates of ‘this Kingdom’ in relation to the suppressed Society and to the administration of the property of the deceased members of the Society, specifically that of the late Fr Callaghan SJ. Includes transcription of replies received.
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Copy of excerpt from Fr Marmaduke Stone’s reply to Archbishop Troy’s letter of 31 March 1808
Copy of excerpt from Fr Marmaduke Stone’s reply to Archbishop Troy’s letter of 31 March 1808. Expresses surprise and dismay at the latter’s actions and emphasises that his (Stone’s) letter to Troy was written in confidence. Claims that he knows of no ex-Jesuits who maintain that their Society is canonically re-established in the British Dominions. Refers to a ‘severe letter’ received by him from Cardinal Borgia in relation to the matter. This document also contains copies of correspondence between Cardinal di Pietro and Fr Stone, which are described separately.
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[Copy of] letter [to] Fr Charles Plowden SJ, The writer refers to ‘our friends in Palermo’
[Copy of] letter [to] Fr Charles Plowden SJ, The writer refers to ‘our friends in Palermo’, and states that ‘relying on F. Genl’s Gruber’s assurance’ he has educated ‘many Eng & Irish to form a future British [province]’. Refers to Archbishop Troy’s interference some years before, which resulted in an order from Cardinal Michele di Pietro that Fr Callaghan was bound to leave to Troy all the property of the extinct Society.
English translation of letter from Cardinal di Pietro to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ
English translation of letter from Cardinal di Pietro to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ.
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Copy of letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Charles Plowden SJ. Deals with the issue of the misunderstanding surrounding the Pope’s supposed assent to the aggregation of Jesuits to Russia. Refers to the involvement of Fr Thomas Glover SJ, Fr Gaetano Angiolini SJ, Cardinal Gonsalvi, Fr Gabriel Grüber, the Emperor of Russia, and others. States that Fr Angiolini advises that some Irish novices should be sent over to Palermo to make their vows, and then sent back to Ireland, in order to ensure that the property of the Irish ex-Jesuits remained with the Society.
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‘Account of the preservation & actual state of the Society of Jesus in the Russian dominion’
‘Account of the preservation & actual state of the Society of Jesus in the Russian dominion’ from 1772 to 1780. ‘In Fr. Cha(rle)s Frazer’s Writing.’ With note on front [in Fr John Grene’s handwriting (Province Archivist, late nineteenth century)], ‘Fr Plowden Aug 3 1815 in a letter to Fr Peter Kenney SJ ask(ed) for the German title of a work on the Russian Society, translated into English by Mr. Fraser (sic).’ In four sections.
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Notebook containing list of ‘Books of Old Irish Mission’ at Milltown Park, Dublin and list of 'Relics of the Old Society in Ireland' by Fr John MacErlean SJ, from notes by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ (4pp).
Photocopy of the title page of an autobiography of St Teresa of Jesus
Photocopy of the title page of the first translation into English of an autobiography of St Teresa of Jesus. Translated by Fr William Malone SJ (1611), and reprint details of Scolar Press reprint (1974).
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‘Catalogus Chronoligicus Ibernorum Societatis Jesu. Patrum ac Fratrum’ from 1550 to 1811
Typescript copy of ‘Catalogus Chronoligicus Ibernorum Societatis Jesu. Patrum ac Fratrum’ from 1550 to 1811. With information under the following headings: name; date and place of birth; date of entry into the Society; grade; date (and place) of death.
Notebook ‘Irish Jesuits of the Penal Days’
Notebook ‘Irish Jesuits of the Penal Days’ compiled by an unknown Jesuit. Includes a table of contents on a loose page and a calendar of events in the Irish Society 1542-1822. Separate typewritten page lists 'Jesuit writers of Penal Days'.
Notes compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ on the history of the Society of Jesus in Ireland
Notes compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ (Custodian of the Province Archives, 1924 - 1930), on the history of the Society of Jesus in Ireland. Some inserts in the hand of Fr Edmund Hogan SJ. Includes lists of:
– Superiors of the Irish Mission (7pp);
– residences of the Old Society in Ireland (1p);
– ‘Summary of Work Abroad’ (1p);
– Summary of literary works by Jesuits of the Old Society (5pp);
– schedule of Jesuit writers and professors (5pp and 6pp);
– distinguished preachers (1p);
– those who suffered for the faith (2pp);
– aliases/variants on surnames (2pp);
– ‘Vestiges of the Old Soc(iety)’ (5pp);
– names of writers (arranged alphabetically) and of their works (c60pp) and
– some Jesuit schools of the Old Society (6pp).
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Booklet entitled 'James Archer of Kilkenny An Elizabethan Jesuit, First Rector of the Irish College at Salamanca and Ally of the Great Hugh O'Neill' by Thomas J. Morrissey SJ (Studies ‘Special Publications,’ 1979).
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Correspondence concerning Fr Francis Finegan’s organisation of the erection of a plaque on Fr John Austin’s grave in St Kevin’s Cemetery. Includes a copy plan showing the proposed treatment for Fr Austin’s grave (scale: 1/2 inch to 1 foot).
Pamphlet entitled 'Bellarmine and Ireland' by Fr John MacErlean SJ
Pamphlet entitled 'Bellarmine and Ireland' by Fr John MacErlean SJ (Dollard, Printinghouse Ltd., Dublin, n.d.).
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Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Brennan SJ
Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Brennan SJ, compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Pamphlet 'Father Thomas Field SJ A Pioneer of the Church in Paraguay' by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Pamphlet 'Father Thomas Field SJ A Pioneer of the Church in Paraguay' by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ. Published for the St Joseph’s Young Priests’ Society by the Irish Messenger Office, Dublin, 1924.
Typescript ‘Stephen Gellous SJ '1613 – 1678’ by Fr Francis Finegan SJ.
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Notes on Fr Francis White SJ, ‘Novice Master of the Blessed John de Britto, martyr, S.J.’
Notes made by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Fr Francis White SJ, ‘Novice Master of the Blessed John de Britto, martyr, S.J.’. Also lists S.J. Generals and Provincials in the ‘time of De Britto’ (1647 – 1693).
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Material concerning the reason(s) behind Fr David Woulfe’s leaving of the Society of Jesus
Material concerning the reason(s) behind Fr David Woulfe’s leaving of the Society of Jesus. Includes typescript by Fr Francis Finegan SJ entitled ‘Why did David Wolf Leave the Society?’ an appendix to his privately published pamphlet on the earliest period of the Society in Ireland (n.d., 7pp);
'The Limerick Diocesan School' by Michael Quane
'The Limerick Diocesan School' by Michael Quane. Reprint from the 'Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society', vol. LXVII, 1962. Contains references to Fr David Woulfe SJ (1520-1578/9) and Edmund Daniel SJ (1542 – 1575), p104 - 107.
Obituaries of Irish Jesuits of the Old Society, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ, from various sources. Arranged chronologically, from 1590 to 1656. Most in Spanish, some in Latin.
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Copy of letter from Fr Gaetano Angiolini SJ to Fr Charles Plowden SJ. Expresses his delight at the arrival in Palermo of the six novices sent by Plowden. Reports that Frs Glover and Kenney did very well in their theology exams, and claims that they are the two strongest students in that field. (In Italian).
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Document signed by Emmanuel de Zuñiga SJ granting permission for saying Mass
Document signed by Emmanuel de Zuñiga SJ of the Society of Jesus in the Kingdom of Sicily granting permission to Frs Horatio Mont[ ], Robert St Leger, Bartholomew Esmonde, Paul Ferley and James Butler to celebrate Mass, hear confessions etc [in Sicily]. (In Latin; with seal attached).
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Article by Terence P. McCaughey: ‘Andrew Sall (1624-82) Textual Editor and Facilitator of the Irish Translation of the Old Testament’. Delivered as an O’Donnell Lecture in Trinity College Dublin in 1995, and published in its present form in an unknown publication. (McCaughey (Terence): Andrew Sall (1624–82): textual editor and facilitator of the Irish translation of the Old Testament. In Unity in diversity (2004), pp. 153–171.
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Biographical notes on Fr Dominic Kirwan SJ compiled by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ. Includes extract from 'Les Monasteres d’Ursulines sous l’Ancien Régime, 1612 – 1788' by M.M. de Chantal Gueudré, O.S.M. (Paris, 1960) with reference to Fr Kirwan (Quiravan) (2pp).
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‘P. Nicolaus Netterville’s dealings with Internuntio Jacobus Rospigliosi, in connection with the Taafe affair 1666 - 1669’ notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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'Conor O'Mahony SJ 1594 – 1656, Separatist' by Francis Finegan SJ
Pamphlet entitled 'Conor O'Mahony SJ 1594 - 1656, Separatist' Paper read at the Easter meeting of the Irish Catholic Historical Committee on 9 April 1970 by Fr Francis Finegan SJ (9pp) and draft typescript of the same paper entitled 'Conor O'Mahony SJ and the Stuart Alliance 1645', on the life of Fr O'Mahony and his book advocating the total separation of Ireland from Britain, 'Disputatio Apologetica, de iure Regni Hiberniae pro Catholicis Hiberniae adversus haereticos Anglos. Auctore C.M. Hiberno, Artium et Sacrae Theologiae Magistro. Accessit eiusdem auctoris ad eosdem Catholicos exhortatio' (1645).
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Biographical notes on Ambrose, John, Luke, Michael, Peter, Thomas and Walter Wadding
Biographical notes on Ambrose, John, Luke, Michael, Peter, Thomas and Walter Wadding compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Biographical material concerning David Woulfe SJ
Biographical material concerning David Woulfe SJ. Includes
Biographical notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Frs David Woulfe, Paschase Broët and Charles Lea.
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Obituaries of Jesuits, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ, arranged chronologically 1660-1702
Obituaries of Jesuits contained in correspondence, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources. Arranged chronologically, from 1660 to 1702. In Latin and Spanish.
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Documents relating to the Belgian Novitiates of Mechelen and Tournai. Includes extracts from Albums of Novitiates at Tournai (from 1584 to 1667 and 1710 to 1750, 26pp) and Mechelen (from 1614 to 1744, 33pp) containing brief biographical details of the Irish novices. Transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ. In Latin.
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Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Cork in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Cork in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Includes:
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Material relating to the Jesuits in Limerick in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries
Material relating to the Jesuits in Limerick in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Includes:
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Material relating to the Jesuits in Clonmel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century
Material relating to the Jesuits in Clonmel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century. Includes:
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Material relating to Jesuits in Athlone, County Westmeath in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Includes:
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Material concerning the Jesuits in New Ross, County Wexford in the seventeenth century
Material concerning the Jesuits in New Ross, County Wexford in the seventeenth century. Includes:
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Decrees by the Papal Nuncio in Brussels regarding the Irish Church
Decrees by the Papal Nuncio in Brussels regarding the Irish Church. (In Latin).
Letter from Archbishop Troy to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ, and refers to ‘Mr Callaghan’
Letter from Archbishop Troy to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ. Encloses a bill for £60 (not included). Refers to ‘Mr. Callaghan’, and expresses his hopes for the re-establishment of the Society.
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List of those admitted to Society’s English province, including Irishmen, from 1803 onwards
List of those admitted to Society’s English province, including Irishmen, from 1803 on. (In Latin).
Sketch of a petition, drawn up by Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ, regarding Irish Jesuit funds
Sketch of a petition, drawn up by Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ, regarding Irish Jesuit funds. States that it if is approved it may be sent to Fr Glover to be forwarded. (In Latin, with an introduction and end note in English).
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Copy of letter from Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ to Cardinal di Pietro - reply to the latter’s letter of 7 October 1809. Refers to Archbishop Troy’s appeal to Rome in relation to the will of Fr Richard Callaghan, and reminds the Cardinal of the oath sworn by all English priests to renounce all pretensions of the Holy See to interfere in civil affairs within Great Britain. Also alludes to the dangers of such interference especially when the Holy See is subject to the rule of Napoleon Buonaparte. Discusses the will of Fr Callaghan in relation to the agreement made by Irish ex-Jesuits in 1793, and asserts that no promise was ever made to leave Jesuit property to the Irish prelates. (In Italian). Letter appears on same document as a copy of the one to which it replies, and a copy of an excerpt of a letter from Fr Stone to Archbishop Troy.
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Copy of letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ. Describes his and others’ journey by land and sea to Salerno, via Falmouth.
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Typescript entitled 'A Jesuit Account of the Fall of Guadeloupe, 1759. The Deposition of Père Magloire, “natif d’irlande” ’ (Roger(?) Maguire)'. Translated and edited by Marshall Smelser, Assistant Professor of History, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA.
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Extract from The Parliamentary Register - William Fletcher, M.P. for Tralee
Typescript by Fr John MacErlean SJ of an extract from The Parliamentary Register (Vol. XV, 1795, p. 324) concerning a speech mentioning the Society of Jesus, by William Fletcher, M.P. for Tralee, 4 May 1795.
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Lists of Irish Jesuits and their year of entry into the Society, from 1550 to 1799
Chronological lists of Irish Jesuits and their year of entry into the Society, from 1550 to 1799. No indication of compiler or sources, possibly the work of Fr John Rabbitte SJ.
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List of admissions to the Society from 1556 onwards
List of admissions by Fr John MacErlean SJ, to the Society from 1556 onwards, with some biographical information (mainly dates of entry, profession of fourth vows, death etc.) (45pp). Includes:
– list of the Rectors of the Irish College, Salamanca, from its foundation in 1592 to 1871 (1p);
– lists of Jesuits of the Old Society and their date and place of death/departure (c15pp) and
– extracts from catalogues of various Provinces (c20pp).
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Typescript biographical notes on Fr James Archer SJ
Typescript biographical notes on Fr James Archer SJ, compiled [by Jerome Mahony SJ] from various sources, referencing Fr Edmund Hogan SJ, and thesis by James Corboy SJ.
Major Anthony F. Archer’s monograph on his antecedent Fr James Archer SJ
Documents concerning Major Anthony F. Archer’s monograph on his antecedent Fr James Archer SJ. Includes: circular by Thomas J. Morrissey SJ, headmaster of Crescent College Comprehensive, Dooradoyle, County Limerick, concerning the monograph (14 December 1978, 1p);
– letter from Major Archer to Fr James Healy SJ (24 January 1979, 1p) enclosing a copy of the monograph entitled Fr James Archer SJ 1550 – 1620 (January 1979, 26pp) and
– letter from Major Archer to Fr Healy inquiring about the existence of a memorial to Fr Archer (4 July 1980, 1p).
Biographical notes on Fr Andrew Cassin of Ferns
Biographical notes on Fr Andrew Cassin of Ferns (P.P. 1762- 1786) (possibly a Jesuit) and Fr Edward Redmond of Ferns, written by Canon Gahan ‘a relative of Fr Matt Gahan of the Isle of Man – who is P.P. of Gorey & a bit of a historian himself.’
Biographical material on Blessed Dominic Collins SJ
Biographical material on Dominic Collins SJ, martyred in Youghal, County Cork on 31 October 1602. Includes:
– copy of a typescript by Fr Bryan C. Fennelly SJ on Br Dominic Collins SJ (n.d., 5pp);
– copy of an Appeal by the Youghal Martyrs’ Memorial Committee to raise a memorial for Br Dominic Collins SJ (n.d., 2pp) ;
– photocopy of a cutting from the 'Southern Star' concerning Br Dominic Collins SJ (26 December 1959, 1p.) and
– article by Fr Francis Finegan SJ entitled 'The Beatifies Martyrs of Ireland (6) Dominic Collins' in Irish Theological Quarterly 65 (2000, 9pp).
Notes on Richard Fleming SJ and Michael Godinez SJ
Photocopies of biographical notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Richard Fleming SJ (3pp) and Michael P. Godinez SJ (2pp) (Michael Wadding).
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Copies of three letters from Fr Gaetano Angiolini SJ to Fr Charles Plowden SJ. Discusses the six young Irish novices sent to Palermo, and singles out Fr Peter Kenney SJ for special praise, as well as Fr Thomas Glover SJ. (In Italian and Latin).
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