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Letter from Fr Jerome Mahony SJ, St Mary's, Emo to Irish Fr Provincial agreeing to carry out instructions from Irish Fr Provincial concerning the statue of the Sacred Heart and Fr Calter's books.

Letter from Fr Eugene Ward SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial John R McMahon SJ asking him to say Mass for the promoters of the Retreat House and to have dinner afterwards.

Letter from Fr Donal O'Sullivan SJ, La Retraite, Western Road, Cork to Irish Fr Provincial welcoming the Emo community to visit Tullabeg.

Letter from Fr Charles O'Connor SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare to Fr Joseph Dargan SJ, Rector, St Mary's, Emo describing how the Society became beneficiaries in the will of Rebecca Codd and the items that were left to the Society in her will.

Letter from Fr Arthur F Murphy, St Paul's Church, Emo, County Laois to Irish Fr Provincial seeking permission to use the pleasure grounds and part of the residence for the annual parochial fete. Refers to the delay in the Jesuits arriving at Emo by the Roman authorities.

Letter from Edmond Fitzmaurice SJ, Ballincloher, County Kerry to Fr Joseph Darlington SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin regarding his health and the concern of Fr Rector when he returns to Rathfarnham. Remarks 'I thought on last Christmas night at the midnight mass that the reception of the vows of devotion was a kind of safeguard against having to be in doubt as to the Religious Life being my path home.'

Letter from E. R. Blackburne Farrer, 36 Ross Court, Putney Heath, London to Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle remarking that he will be in Dublin and would like to pay a visit to Rathfarnham Castle with his daughter. E. R. Blackburne Farrer was born at Rathfarnham Castle in 1891.

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Letter from J. Darby, Department of Lands, 88 Merrion Square, Dublin to Fr Rector, St Mary's, Emo thanking members of the Jesuit College for putting out a fire that threatened a portion of the forestry adjoining Emo Park.

Letter from [ ], St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Superior concerning a change in duties for Frs. P. Kennedy and Robert Tyndall.

Inventory of Rathfarnham Castle for Fire Insurance made out by Fr Thomas Shuley SJ. Inventory includes details of the furnishing and content of each room. Inventory of the kitchen area by Br Andrew Bannon SJ.

A file relating to the establishment of a summer school of Irish for Jesuits and discussions concerning where the summer school should be located.

A file relating to the alleged discovery of a woman's skeleton behind panelling in one of the rooms in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence between Fr Fergal McGrath SJ and Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ concerning the matter (14 May 1968 - 17 May 1968, 3 items).

File relating to the development of Jesuit property at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence relating to the appeal for planning permission, the building development at Rathfarnham, the road improvement scheme, and meetings with officials from Dublin Corporation; maps and plans, valuations of the property, accounts of negotiations with developers and their proposals. Main correspondents include Frs Patrick Doyle, Cecil McGarry, and Andrew Devane, Donal Ó Buachalla and Tom Bacon.

Details of Solicitor's fees to the Jesuit fathers in respect of the sale of St Mary's Emo.

File containing correspondence mainly between Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Donal Ó Buachalla, Andrew Devane and Gabriel Byrne, Engineer of Euro–Irish Securities, relating to the Rathfarnham road widening scheme, the possible conversion of South Wing of the Castle and the Junior House for light office use, and the formal offer for the purchase of land for Rathfarnham Village By-pass from Dublin Corporation.

File relating to Pat Boland, caretaker, Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence relating to his house at 178 Rathfarnham Road and a letter congratulating him on his retirement.

Correspondence relating the seismic observatory at Rathfarnham Castle and to the transfer of the ‘O’Leary Seismograph’ to the museum at Maynooth College. Includes letters by Fr Richard E. Ingram SJ, Dr Thomas Murphy, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, and Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Doyle.

A file of correspondence between Brother Gabriel, De La Salle College, Churchtown and Fr Richard Coyne SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle.

File of correspondence mainly between Noelle Clery, Director, The Institute for Irish Studies, Wilton Place, Dublin and Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle, concerning the possible establishment of a ‘world college’ at Rathfarnham.

File of correspondence between Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle, and Thomas Bacon of J.G. O'Connor, solicitors, relating to the purchase of the fee farm rent for Rathfarnham Castle from the Blackburn Estate.

File containing correspondence between Donal Ó Buachalla, Fr Patrick Doyle SJ and others relating to the sale of a portion of land at Rathfarnham Castle, the gift of 5½ acres of land as a public park to Dublin Corporation and communication with the office of public works relating to purchase of land at Rathfarnham for the construction of a government department building. Also includes statement issued by the Jesuit Fathers on the sale of the land and indications of the charitable uses of the purchase money.

Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ to Kevin [ ] accepting him into the Jesuit novitiate of St Mary's, Emo.

Copy letter from Donal O'Buachalla and Company Ltd., 86 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 to Mr. J. J. Donnellan, Castle Inn, Rathfarnham, Dublin concerning the request by J. J. Donnellan to acquire additional land at the rear of his premises. Note to Fr Matthew Meade SJ (4 October 1978).

Parties:
Fr Joseph O'Connor SJ, Fr Joseph Ffrench SJ and Fr Charles Molony SJ, Rathfarnham Castle and the Right Honorable The Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin, City Hall, Dublin 2.

Property:
Portion of land at Rathfarnham Castle, 2 acres 1 rood, 37 perches and 8 square yards.

Terms and Conditions:
For the sum of £27,000

A file relating to the construction of the bye-pass at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes maps and plans.

Circular letter sent to an individual accepting him into the novitiate in St Mary's Emo.

Circular letter sent to a prospective novice's parents seeking an assurance that their son has their 'consent...and blessing.' Enquires about the ability of the parents to contribute to the upkeep of their son in the novitiate.

A file relating to the caretaker's lodges at Rathfarnham Castle and the sale of one of the lodges (178 Rathfarnham Road) to Pat Boland who occupied the premises under a caretaker's agreement since 1970.

Agreement between William McMunn and Fr Eric Guiry SJ (Rector), Rathfarnham Castle for the letting of a plot of ground from 1 March 1973 - 31 October 1974 for the sum of £90.00 paid half yearly.

Acquisition book for the Father's library, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, with some inserts.