Admission of John Foley to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
- IE IJA J/663/2
- File
- 7 August 1925 - 22 July 1939
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File relating to the admission of John Foley to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of John Foley to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of John Foley to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Alan Birmingham to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Alan Birmingham to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Charles Daly to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Charles Daly to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Cornelius Finn to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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Admission of Cornelius Finn to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Cyril J Barrett to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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Admission of Cyril J Barrett to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows, catalogue entries.
Admission of Denis Carroll to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Denis Carroll to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Derek Reid to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Derek Reid to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Edward O'Connor to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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Admission of Edward O'Connor to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Admission of Fergus Cronin to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Fergus Cronin to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Fr Herbert J Dargan SJ to the Society of Jesus and correspondence
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File relating to the admission of Fr Herbert J Dargan SJ to the Society of Jesus and subsequent correspondence mainly related to his time as Tertian instructor at the Jesuit house at Tullabeg, County Offaly (1977-1986).
Admission of Francis Bonfield to the Society of Jesus and Jesuit life
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Admission of Francis Bonfield to the Society of Jesus and correspondence of Jesuit life.
Admission of Francis McDonagh to the Society of Jesus and correspondence
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Admission of Francis McDonagh to the Society of Jesus and correspondence.
Admission of George Feeney to the Society of Jesus
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Admission of George Feeney to the Society of Jesus.
Admission of John Moran to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of John Moran to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Liam Egan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Liam Egan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Maurice Fitzgerald to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Maurice Fitzgerald to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Patrick Finneran to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Patrick Finneran to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Patrick Grogan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Fr Patrick Grogan SJ to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Seamus Doris to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Seamus Doris to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Stephen Bates to the Society of Jesus and his Jesuit life
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File containing papers relating to the admission of Stephen Bates to the Society of Jesus and his subsequent life as teacher and superior of the Jesuit community at The Crescent, Limerick.
Admission of Thomas O'Brien to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Thomas O'Brien to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Timothy Doody to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Timothy Doody to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission, early life in the Society of Jesus and correspondence of Fr William Lee SJ
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Admission, early life in the Society of Jesus and correspondence of Fr William Lee SJ,with his Irish Fr Provincials from time in Zambia concerning his work at Gonzaga College, Dublin and in the Milltown Institute.
Appointment of Fr Frank Browne SJ as an Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class
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Documents found among the papers of Fr Willie Doyle SJ (with whom Fr Browne briefly served as chaplain), collated by Fr Charles Doyle SJ, concerning Fr Frank Browne SJ. Includes telegrams to Robert Browne, Bishop of Cloyne (14 March & 25 August 1919) concerning Fr Browne & circular letter from the War Office to Fr Browne, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, informing him of his appointment as an Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class ‘as from 1st Sept. 1921 on which date your commission as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces ceased to have effect.’ (14 September 1921).
British Army, 1660-
Article by Fr Arthur Little SJ rejected by the censors
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A file relating to an article by Fr Arthur Little SJ rejected by the censors. Includes a letter from Fr Arthur Little SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial stating that he wishes the article to be sent for censorship to Rome ‘I have no desire to get anyone into trouble so I shall only communicate with the English Assistant. If he upholds the censors having read their remarks I can only apologise for taking badly what turns out to be a fair verdict.’ (4 September 1938, 3pp).
Article entitled ‘A Chaplain's Story: Fr. Willie Doyle; A pastor across all divides’
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Article entitled ‘A Chaplain's Story: Fr. Willie Doyle; A pastor across all divides’. Recounts Fr Doyle's time as an army chaplain in the First World War. Also includes a print-out of pages from a web-site dedicated to Fr Doyle. Accompanied by a note to Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ, Province Archivist, explaining their provenance.
Aubrey Gwynn asking his father to become a Jesuit
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Letter from Aubrey Gwynn to his father asking for leave to become a Jesuit ([June 1910], 4pp) and his father’s reply, urging him to wait at least until Aubrey reaches twenty-one before he makes such a momentous decision (20 June [1910], 4pp).
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Biographical information Fr John Ffrench SJ
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Biographical information Fr John Ffrench SJ which includes 'A few particulars relative to the Hon. and Rev. John Ffrench SJ', Dolllard, Printinghouse, Dublin (1887), 'Memoirs of Father Ffrench of the Society of Jesus', Manresa Press, Roehampton (1898) and copy of a letter from Fr Ffrench, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly to Mother Ursula Querk, Ursuline Convent, St Joseph's, Sligo concerning his nephew's accident and his cure due to the intercession of (6 February 1854, 4pp), with note from Sr. M. St. Dominic, Ursuline Convent, St Joseph's, Sligo (20 September 1983).
Biographical information on Br William Glanville SJ
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Biographical information on Br William Glanville SJ and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials. Includes a photograph of Br William Glanville SJ and Fr Sean Noonan SJ, September 1957, and mortuary card.
Biographical information on Fr John J Hannon SJ
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Biographical information on Fr John J Hannon SJ. Includes catalogue entry (1930), correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and brief biography by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ.
Biographical information on Fr Martin Cryan SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Martin Cryan SJ.
Biographical information on Fr Patrick J Cunningham SJ and details of death
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Biographical information on Fr Patrick J Cunningham SJ and details of death in an air crash.
Biographical information on Fr Peter Kenney SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Peter Kenney SJ, and material related to the early years of the Irish Vice-Province.
Book entitled ‘The Child of Mary before Jesus in the Tabernacle’ compiled by Fr Francis Daly SJ
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Book entitled ‘The Child of Mary before Jesus in the Tabernacle’ compiled by Fr Francis Daly SJ, revised by Fr William Stephenson SJ. Includes a letter to Fr Brian Grogan SJ detailing the contents of the book.
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File relating to the admission of Andrew Bannon to the the Society of Jesus and subsequent correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials.
Bannon, Andrew TJ, 1929-1997, Jesuit brother
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File containing material relating to Br Andrew Williams's admission to the Society and subsequent correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials.
Williams, Andrew, 1935-1992, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to Br Edward Maher SJ.
Maher, Edward, 1901-1982, Jesuit brother
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File containing admission papers for Edward Keogh; brief correspondence concerning professional duties and a copy of ‘Low Tide’, Br Keogh’s collection of poetry.
Keogh, Edward TL, 1903-1995, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to Br James Kavanagh SJ including admission details, catalogue entry, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and mortuary card.
Kavanagh, James, 1910-1982, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to Br Jimmy Owens SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, and application to join the Society.
Photograph of Fr Cyril Power SJ, Br Jimmy Owens SJ and Marcella (Smith) Hargrove outside the castle at Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare (June 1967). With note from Fr Charlie Davy SJ (12 February 2019).
Owens, James, 1913-1978, Jesuit brother
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File relating to Br John K Rogers SJ, including application to join the Society, catalogue entries, and memorial card.
Rogers, John K, 1905-1976, Jesuit brother
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File relating to Br John Ronan SJ, including biographical information and catalogue entry.
Ronan, John 1893-1979, Jesuit brother
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Documents relating to the admission of Patrick Brady into the Society of Jesus, including certificates of baptism and confirmation, letters, catalogue entries, obituary and memorial card.
Brady, Patrick, 1922-1994, Jesuit brother
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File relating to the admission of Patrick Guidera to the the Society and his Jesuit life in particular his work at the Jesuit house at Tullabeg. Includes copy of his ‘The Story of My Life’ (199, Cherryfield Press, 80pp) with illustrations from the Fr Frank Browne Collection.
Guidera, Patrick, 1900-1992, Jesuit brother
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File containing mainly papers relating to the admission of Patrick McNamara to the Society and his death notices.
McNamara, Patrick, 1931-1997, Jesuit brother
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Br Patrick Nolan SJ seeking permission to travel. Includes a poem by Br Nolan entitled 'Mary', given to Irish Fr Provincial at visitation at St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly (25 March 1946).
Nolan, Patrick, 1904-1967, Jesuit brother
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File relating to the admission to the Society of Jesus of Peter Cunningham and subsequent correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, and catalogue records.
Cunningham, Peter, 1917-1990, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to the entry of Br Peter Foley SJ into the society, final vows and medical note.
Foley, Peter, 1891-1968, Jesuit brother
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File relating mainly to the admission of Stephen Fitzgerald to the Society of Jesus, and catalogue entries.
Fitzgerald, Stephen, 1912-1990, Jesuit brother
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File relating to Br Vincent Robinson SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, and memorial card.
Robinson, Vincent, 1943-1982, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to William Fitzgerald's admission to the Society, correspondence relating to his move from Emo to Clongowes Wood in 1967, catalogue entries and his death notice.
Fitzgerald, William J, 1921-1995, Jesuit brother
Christmas cards to Fr Daniel J Shields SJ from Mrs Clare Sheridan
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Two Christmas cards to Fr Daniel J Shields SJ from Mrs Clare Sheridan. Cards include photographs of Mr Sheridan with her religious sculptures, 'Conscious memories of Mrs Clare Sheridan from previous reincarnations'.
Sheridan, Clare, 1885-1970, sculptor and writer
Claims for arrears of Old Age pension for Br Michael Crowe SJ
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Claims for arrears of Old Age pension for Br Michael Crowe SJ, but unpaid at a Pensioner' Death.
Colm Ó Riordan admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials
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File containing Colm Ó Riordan admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials concerning his missionary work in Zambia.
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Copies of correspondence between John Maxwell, Headquarters, Irish Command, Park Gate Street and the Bishop of Limerick, Edward Thomas O'Dwyer concerning two priests in the diocese of Limerick. In a letter from Maxwell to the Bishop he remarks ‘I consider (the priests) to be a dangerous menace to the peace and safety of the realm and had these priests been layman they would already have been placed under arrest.’ (6 May 1916, 2pp).
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Copy letter from Rev James Tuite SJ, Irish Provincial, Milltown Park, Dublin to Fr James A. Cullen concerning Fr Cullen’s entrance to the noviceship and reminding him to obtain his “letteres dimissoriales” from Dr Warren. Remarks that he hopes to be able to secure a place on the continent. Refers also to the issue of money and remarks ‘We have not any shares in Banks nor do we want our money in that way.’ Suggests that the shares should be transferred to Fr Cullen’s name, sold and reinvested.
Tuite, James, 1831-1891, Jesuit priest
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Copy letters from Fr Richard Devane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Eamon de Valera (President of the Assembly) concerning the cinema in Ireland. Requests Mr de Valera to meet a deputation of people to '...put formally before you a request for a full enquiry into the film problem.' Remarks that other countries have addressed this issue and have '...already done much to secure that the cinema be developed along positive and constructive lines in the best interests of their peoples...'
Copy letters written by Fr John Hyde SJ to Irish Fr Provincial and Fr Socius
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A file of copy letters written by Fr John Hyde SJ to Irish Fr Provincial and Fr Socius. Includes a letter from [ ] to John [ ] concerning the letters. Remarks '...(I) would prefer you to keep them (the letters) to yourself until I see Joe. Talk about a personal style!' (n.d., 1p).
Copy of 'Birds of Ireland' by P.G. Kennedy SJ, Robert F. Ruttledge and C.F. Scroope
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Copy of 'Birds of Ireland' by P.G. Kennedy SJ, Robert F. Ruttledge and C.F. Scroope. Includes insert pasted letter from John S. Barrington, Cregane Manor, Rosscarbery, Cork to Fr Kennedy (22 October 1954), and letter from 'Oliver and Boyd', publisher deciding not to reprint 'Birds of Ireland' (22 April 1970).
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A file of correspondence between Bartholomew J. Duffy, 82 Kenilworth Square, Rathgar, Dublin and Fr Coyne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin regarding information on Jesuits, native to the Diocese of Elphin for a history of the Elphin Diocese by Fr M. J. Connellan (a friend of Bartholomew Duffy). Includes a request for information of Fr John Bannon SJ who was born in County Roscommon (9 September 1943, 3pp). Includes a biographical sketch of Fr Bannon, S.J. (n.d., 5pp).
Correspondence between Fr Alan Birmingham SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Alan Birmingham SJ and his Irish Provincials.
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Correspondence between Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and the Royal Irish Academy concerning his paper ‘Brian Borúma and the Mass in Irish’ and the deposition by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and Prof. Ludwig Bieler of the editorial correspondence for the series 'Scriptores Latini Hiberniae' in the Library of the R.I.A..
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Correspondence between Fr Brian Kelly SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Brian Kelly SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Charles Daly SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Charles Daly SJ and his Irish Provincials.
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File of correspondence between Fr Colm Ó Riordan SJ and Frs. Tom O'Brien and Vincent Murphy, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Relate to health issues, weather and travel plans.
Correspondence between Fr Cornelius Finn SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Cornelius Finn SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Cyril J Barrett SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Cyril J Barrett SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Denis Carroll SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Denis Carroll SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ and his Irish Fr Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ and his Irish Fr Provincials, and family members.
Correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material relates to his time in Rome during WWII and his time in Zambia
Correspondence between Fr Fergus Cronin SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Fergus Cronin SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Gerald Lawlor SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Gerald Lawlor SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Harold E Craig SJ and Irish Fr Provincial concerning his work in England
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A file of correspondence between Fr Harold E Craig SJ and Irish Fr Provincial concerning his work in England and his return to Ireland for summer holidays and annual retreats.
Correspondence between Fr John Foley SJ and his Irish Provincials
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Correspondence between Fr John Foley SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr John Moran SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr John Moran SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ and Irish Fr Provincial regarding his time in Zambia
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Correspondence between Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ and Irish Fr Provincial regarding his time in Zambia.
Correspondence between Fr Kevin O'Dwyer SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Kevin O'Dwyer SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material relates to his time in Australia, York,
Limerick, London, Amsterdam, Nova Scotia, Montreal, New York, Iowa and Singapore.
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Correspondence between Fr Leonard Sheil SJ and Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning the relationship between the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Legion of Mary.
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Correspondence between Fr Leonard Sheil SJ and Irish Fr Provincial Laurence J. Kieran SJ on the content of Fr Sheil’s mission sermons. Includes:
– censors’ judgements on the manuscript of a sermon on ‘Sin’ by Fr Sheil (Jun 1936, 2 items); copy of summary of censors’ judgements (n.d., 2pp) and letter from Fr Sheil to the Irish Fr Provincial after receiving the censors’ reviews (24 June 1936, 2pp);
– letter from Fr Sheil in which he explains his delay in sending the Irish Fr Provincial the texts of his sermons, ‘My delay, and indeed serious negligence, has not been due, I think, to wilful disobedience, or to the opinion that they did not need censoring, but to this. I have eight fully written sermons in my drawer at present, but my dissatisfaction with them has caused me to cross out and amend lines and pages, so that none of them are yet in fit condition to send.…also…between missions my head is so tired that I am loathe to work.’ Also refers to the Sodality and the Legion of Mary (see J16/3) (12 Oct. 1936, 2pp);
– copy letter to Fr Sheil from the Irish Fr Provincial calling attention to Fr Sheil’s ‘want of prudence and discretion’ and warning him that if he continues ‘on present lines’ he may be ‘removed from the mission staff and given work in a College. With a view to rendering such a change unnecessary I forbid you in future to speak in the pulpit on questions of sex or, on general, matters relating to the VI commandment, without having first submitted your MS to the Socius for censorship. I wish also that you give up mentioning in public estimates or conjectures regarding the number of Irish emigrants who lose the faith or give up its practice’ (24 Jan. 1938, 2pp);
– note from Fr Sheil to the Irish Fr Provincial in which he lists the topics of his sermons that have been passed by the censor (12 Mar. 1940, 3pp);
– letter from Fr Tom Counihan SJ to ‘Fr. John’ in which he refers to Fr Sheil’s sermons, ‘You should have heard his sermons on sin, temptation, holyhour, family life & Holy Communion to feel utterly ashamed of the twaddle neither here nor there (sic.) No Scripture, no sound reasoning & abundance of crudity & naked realism…It is very unfortunate & I am not at all comfortable when I have to hand over an out-church to his tender mercies!’ (15 May 1940, 2pp) and
– copy letter from the Irish Fr Provincial to Fr Sheil in which he states, ‘I have been regretfully obliged to change you from the mission staff, and it is only fair that you should know the reason of this change. From information I have received from many different quarters it seems clear that you are greatly lacking in prudence in the things you say; and I cannot help thinking that if you were allowed to continue working as a missioner you would land both yourself and the Society into serious trouble…you allow your zeal to get the better of you with the result that you act contrary not only to the advice of your colleagues but also to that of your Superiors. I am afraid also that your knowledge of theology is very much wanting in accuracy…As to your work in Galway in the coming year, I must forbid you to preach anything in the Church without first having shown the MS to Fr Rector…’ (30 Jul. 1940, 2pp).
Correspondence between Fr Liam Egan SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Liam Egan SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Maurice Fitzgerald SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Maurice Fitzgerald SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Patrick J O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Patrick J O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material mainly relates to his departure to and arrival at the Chikunii Mission, Northern Rhodesia, 1946.
Correspondence between Fr Patrick Simpson SJ and his Irish Provincials related to health
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Correspondence between Fr Patrick Simpson SJ and his Irish Provincials related to health matters.
Correspondence between Fr Robert Nash SJ and Irish Fr Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Robert Nash SJ and Irish Fr Provincials concerning his schedules of missions and retreats, publications, places of residence, donations and issues arising from his articles in the ‘Irish Press’. Also contains the censor’s report on an early pamphlet, ‘Not Yours’ and death notice and obituaries.
Correspondence between Fr Seamus Doris SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Seamus Doris SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Seán Turner SJ and Irish Fr Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Seán Turner SJ and Irish Fr Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Thomas Johnston SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Thomas Johnston SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Timothy Doody SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Timothy Doody SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Irish Fr Provincial and Fr John Coyne SJ
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A file of correspondence between Irish Fr Provincial and Fr John Coyne SJ. Includes a letter from Archbishop Adam Kozłowiecki, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Africa to Irish Fr Provincial asking permission for Fr Coyne to come out to Africa to look after his archives and to be his companion '...I feel in great need of somebody older, detached from my daily battles and with good sense and experience who would be able to help me personally in both my decisions and my spiritual life.' (15 May 1963, 1p). Includes a letter from Fr Coyne, 85 Eglinton Road, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Monsignor A. O'Rahilly an ex Jesuit of the Irish Province. Remarks that he visited Mgr. O'Rahilly and '...I ventured to sound him on the subject of his dying as a Jesuit...' Concludes 'You might...think it worth while to meet (him)...and sound him on his desire to re-enter with us...his personal worth is...of the highest. His former allegiance to our Province as well as his continued admiration through the years of its men and its achievements might suggest to Superiors the "congruity" of his readmittance to its ranks in the closing years of his life (24 July 1969, 2pp).
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Correspondence between Lyons Fr Provincial Ambrose Monnot SJ, the Irish Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ and Fr Tuite SJ, in relation to Fr Wolfe. Refers to his trial period in the Irish Province, and to his final vows. (In French).
Monnot, Ambrose, 1831-1898, Jesuit priest
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Correspondence between Vice-Provincial Brendan Lawler and the English Provincialate in Mount Street, London, relating to Fr Leonard Sheil’s recall to the Irish Province due to his final illness. Includes:
Correspondence concerning Fr Francis McSwiggan SJ
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Correspondence concerning Fr Francis McSwiggan SJ, including catalogue entries.
Correspondence concerning Fr Leonard Sheil's return to Farm Street Church, London on mission work
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Correspondence concerning Fr Leonard Sheil's return to Farm Street Church, London on mission work. Includes:
– letter from Provincial Fr Brendan Barry SJ to Fr John Brooks SJ, Superior of the English Provincialate in Mount Street, London, offering the services of Fr Sheil for mission work amongst Irish immigrants. ‘I should let you know that last December Father Sheil had an operation for cancer in the intestine. However, he is in very good form again and is most anxious to take on plenty of work. His doctor wrote to me in January to say that it is quite possible that he may continue to have many years of useful activity’ (17 Apr. 1966, 1p.) and
– letter to the Provincial from Fr Sheil describing the week he spent working among the inmates in Wormwood Scrubs Jail. ‘There are 1,500 prisoners, 700 of them under 20. Of these youths, 81 are Catholic, 19 of them born in Ireland; 12 had not made First Confession, but all the Irish-born knew their religion. I was supplying for the prison chaplain R.C., an excellent man who spent 16 years of his life at Westminster Cathedral. But they tell me he doesn’t visit the cells. I did, 81 of them. It’s pathetic. And I got locked in twice, because if the cell door slams, there is no possible way of getting out till some warder changes (sic.) to come along’ (13 Jul. 1966, 2pp). Encloses a report he wrote for 'Chaplain’s Weekly' on ‘Farm St(reet) Hotel work’ describing the work of the chaplains in London bars, restaurants, residential clubs and hotels (11 Jul. 1966, 2pp).
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Correspondence concerning Madame Regina Łukasiewicz’s accusations of the theft of her late husband’s papers by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and Prof. E. O'Doherty of U.C.D. (her late husband was Jan Łukasiewicz, Professor of Mathematical Logic at the Royal Irish Academy (a special professorship) ). Madame Łukasiewicz was suffering from ‘paranoid psychosis with delusions of persecution’ and was admitted to St Vincent’s Private Mental Home for a number of weeks until Fr Gwynn helped to arrange her removal to the house of her nephew in England. The papers had in actual fact, been deposited by herself in the R.I.A. Library in 1956. Documents include:
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Correspondence mainly between Irish Fr Provincial, Fr Leonard Sheil SJ and the English Provincial, relating to Fr Sheil’s Mission work in England. Includes:
– incomplete letter from Fr Sheil to the Provincial referring to a Mission he and Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ are to give in Peterborough, ‘We will run one mission in a hostel, and another in the church at the same time. There are 180 Irish in the hostel; and there are believed to be about 400 in lodgings around the town. We may, or may not, be able to get at them.’ Also describes his recent travels on the Continent (third page of letter is missing) (12 Sep. 19--, 2pp);
– letter from Fr Sheil to the Provincial describing a ‘country mission in Northampton’ where he “was told to take a different village every day, say Mass in some Catholic house, visit every house – Catholic or no, and ‘hold a service’ on the village green in the evening” (2 September 19–, 7pp);
– covering letter and note (January 1953, 2pp) from Fr Sheil to the Provincial enclosing a memorandum entitled ‘Relations between Irish and English Jesuit Missioners’ (n.d., 3pp);
– covering letter from Fr Sheil (13 April 1953, 1p.) to the Provincial, enclosing a letter he received from the Archbishop of Cius and English Apostolic Delegate following Fr Sheil’s report to him of 1952 Mission work. The Archbishop writes ‘I have read with deepest interest the reports sent to me by the Reverend Father L. Sheil, S.J. and I have informed the Holy See of all the splendid work that has been accomplished. For this most necessary apostolate, certainly the Delegate of the Holy Father must send a cordial blessing in the name of His Holiness and he is confident that, with God’s help, more and more will be achieved for those who stand so much in need of the ministry of their own priests’ (9 April 1953, 1p.);
– copy letter from the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne to the English Fr Provincial Desmond Boyle SJ, regarding Fr Boyle’s ‘wishes concerning the activities of the Irish Mission staff in England’. States ‘I have…instructed Father Leonard Sheil to confine his activities in future to Camp Missions during the autumn months, and, once he has fulfilled his programme in London this autumn, to approach no parish priest about a parish Mission nor to accept any parish Mission without a specific request from Father Farrell.…I think he (Fr Sheil) has done good work for the Irish in England, some of which, such as the Confraternity in Birmingham, may be of permanent worth. But whatever good he has achieved is due in no small measure to the co-operation of the English Province and the support he received from the English parish clergy’ (22 Apr. 1953, 1p.);
– Fr Boyle’s reply thanking Fr Byrne for his co-operation and stating ‘I only hope that we of this Province have not seemed too difficult or dog-in-the-manger-ish. The position was getting rather confused and it seemed desirable to regularize it. Your mission Fathers have done wonderful work in England, and I am quite sure that Fr Sheil will be approached either directly or through Fr Farrell for further missions’ (29 Apr. 1953, 1p.);
– letter to Fr Sheil from Dr James Staunton, Bishop of Ferns in which he remarks ‘I was glad to know that you are going to St. Wilfrid’s York, and I hope your Fathers and yourself will be invited to give many missions in the secondary modern schools, and pioneer in this sphere’ (20 Aug. 1958, 2pp);
– letter to the Provincial from Fr Sheil describing the work of two Irish chaplains in London – Fr Cullen in Warwick Street and the chaplain in Bayswater (Sep. 1967, 2pp).
Also includes list drawn up by Fr Sheil of Jesuits who ‘should give a very good priests’ retreat’ (n.d., 2pp).
Correspondence regarding enquires on Fr Michael Saul SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence regarding enquires on Fr Michael Saul SJ from: Fr Liam O'Connell SJ (23 August 2013); Larry Ward (18 March 2014); Marika P. Leon (30 March 2015). Includes newspaper accounts of Fr Saul’s death, copy of letter (13 November 1930) and timeline/biography.