Notes on the Betagh's of Maurin, County Mayo
- IE IJA J/469/10
- Eitem
- 31 October 1753
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Notes by Fr James Rabbitte SJ on the Betagh's of Mannin, County Mayo and Fr Thomas Betagh and other Jesuits after the suppression.
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Notes on the Betagh's of Maurin, County Mayo
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Notes by Fr James Rabbitte SJ on the Betagh's of Mannin, County Mayo and Fr Thomas Betagh and other Jesuits after the suppression.
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Instructions for the gaining of Indulgences
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Instructions for the gaining of Indulgences, to the congregations established in Jesuit colleges.
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Notes on the will of Fr John Austin by Fr Thomas Betagh contained in 'Directorium ad rite legendas horas canónicas missasque celebrandas' (Bernard McMahon Press, Dublin, with P. Wogan, & P. Bean, No. 23, Old Bridge, 1783). Includes:
Notes by Fr Peter Kenney SJ relating to his visitation to the American Mission
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Notes by Fr Peter Kenney SJ relating to his visitation to the American Mission.
Handwritten notes by [ ] about John O'Hagan and their time in London
Handwritten notes by [John Edward Pigot] about John O'Hagan. Remembers a period of time spent in the same lodgings in London as John O'Hagan and praises his character and intellect.
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Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ missionary work in Malta
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A file relating to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ missionary work in Malta. Includes documents relating to religious instruction of Catholics, descriptions of clerical controversy, disputes with Protestants, conversions of Protestants to Catholicism, preaching, Catholic education, addresses presented to the Governor of Malta, Fr Esmonde's Journal describing his time in Malta, correspondence. Letters are addressed to Fr Esmonde at San Calcedonia, outside Valletta. This house belonged to the Sicilian Province and Malta had a close connection with the Sicilian Province. Note: at least 50% of the documents are written in Italian.
Early sermon by Dr Charles Russell entitled 'Lord, lay not this sin to their charge'
A file relating to an early sermon by Dr Charles Russell entitled 'Lord, lay not this sin to their charge'.
Sermon/notes on the Priesthood of St John Chrysostom by Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ
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Sermon/notes on the Priesthood of St John Chrysostom by Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ.
Controversial note concerning the ancient Irish Church and its relationship with Rome
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Controversial note concerning the ancient Irish Church and its relationship with Rome.
Cases of conscience at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
A file of cases of conscience at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Note from Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ
Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ. States that she and Sir Charles ‘are particularly anxious to have an English chaplain, and therefore would not wish to apply for F. Costa’.
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Copy of an ‘important & precious document’ entitled ‘Memoirs of the Suppression & Restoration of the Society of Jesus in Ireland’ by Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Copy made by Fr John Grene SJ (Librarian and custodian of the Irish Province archives [mid nineteenth century to c1880s]) (92pp). Includes ‘Notes to Memoirs’ (18pp). Loosely bound.
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Notes by Fr Charles MacKenna SJ on ‘List of subjects in Retreat to Ours’; ‘Consid[eration]s'
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Notes by Fr Charles MacKenna SJ on ‘List of subjects in Retreat to Ours’; ‘Consid[eration]s’.
Address of the Catholic Parishioners of Kilrush to the Jesuit fathers
Brief biographical details on Fr John St Leger SJ
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Note on the death of Fr John St Leger SJ at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, with list of jobs (1869), and photocopy of notice of death (1868).
Extract from a Liturgical Calendar
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Extract from a Liturgical Calendar for 21 February [ ]. A note by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ in the margin states that his father, William Hogan died on 21 February 1869.
‘Instructions received from Fr General regarding the members of the V. Prov. who receive pensions or possess a right to property'. Issued by Fr John Curtis SJ.
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Notes and letters by Fr John Ffrench SJ
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Notes and letters by Fr John Ffrench SJ, including reports on 12 boys at St Stanisalus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly and what he has taught to them (18 October 1834), letters while acting as Substitute English Assistant to Fr General and English Assistant to Fr General, Rome to Fr O'Reilly SJ and Fr Browne SJ (21 December 1865 & 16 February 1867) and note on the wood used for Tullabeg. Includes letters from Fr George Lambert SJ, Fr General Peter Beckx SJ, Curia Generalizia Compagnia di Gesù, Rome, Italy on the death of Fr John Ffrench SJ (1873).
Report on how Theological Studies are managed
Part of a report on how Theological Studies are managed in an unidentified Theological College. An accompanying note in English suggests that the College may be St Beuno's, and that the writer may be Fr Edmund O’Reilly. (In Latin).
Note to confirm that Mr Michael F. Cox ‘has attended thirty cases of labour under our direction’
Note to confirm that Mr Michael F. Cox ‘has attended thirty cases of labour under our direction’ at the Coombe Lying-in Hospital, Dublin.
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Notes written by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ on the Sydney Mission.
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Fr John Grene's family history
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A file relating to Fr John Grene's family history. Includes family trees, and handwritten biography by Fr Grene.
Sermon, retreat notes, considerations (Catholic University, 1862), Triduum and retreats
File of handwritten sermon, retreat notes, considerations (Catholic University, 1862), Triduum and retreats. Includes long retreats at Cork (1860), Tullabeg (1861 - 1862; 1868 - 1871); Laval (1872 - 1875); Tronchiennes (1875 - 1877); Clongowes Wood College (1877) and meditations, attributed to the following Jesuits: Frs. Peter Kenney (Palmero), Aloysius Sturzo, Daniel Jones, Patrick Hughes, Charles Aylmer, John St. Leger, Robert St. Leger. Michael Kelly, Charles Plowden, John Cunningham, James Mullen, Alexander Kyan (with history of Kyan family), John Shine, Bartholomew Esmonde, Thomas Betagh, Patrick Bracken, P. O'Reilly, Stephen Farrell, Charles McKenna, Edmund O'Reilly, Pubrick.
‘Extract from an address of the Very Rev. Fr. General.’ Translation of extracts from notes taken of the Father General's address to the pilgrims of the ‘Jeunesse catholique française’ in Rome. Refers to the difficult situation in France, and to the responsibilities of the youth of France in the face of religious persecution. Also speaks of the importance of the Colleges in defending against error.
Handwritten note on the Old Irish Litany of Leabhar Breac
Handwritten note on the Old Irish Litany of Leabhar Breac.
Handwritten notes entitled The Litany of the Blessed Virgin
Handwritten notes entitled The Litany of the Blessed Virgin.
Fr James A. Cullen’s “Exeat” - leave from the diocese
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A file relating to Fr James A. Cullen’s “Exeat”. Includes a letter from Fr Cullen, Tramore, County Waterford to Rev James Tuite SJ, Irish Provincial, Milltown Park, Dublin. Remarks ‘I enclose my “Exeat” which Doctor Warren...sent me this week with seal and signature...It severs the last link which officially bound me to a diocese...’ (24 July 1881, 4pp). Includes Fr Cullen’s “Exeat”.
Notes and letters concerning Fr James A. Cullen's suitability to join the Society of Jesus
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A file containing notes and letters concerning Fr James A. Cullen's suitability to join the Society of Jesus.
Copy of Abstract of the customs of Mungret College
Abstract of the customs of Mungret College, drawn up with the authorisation of his Paternity the Rev. J. Beckx. Notes the Order of Time' for each day, the food eaten at each meal, lists first, second and third class feasts and their dates, describes the clothes worn (with prices) by priests and brothers etc., Spirituals, Scholar's Refectory,
Notes by Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the finances of the Irish Province
Copy notes by Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the finances of the Irish Province. Lists various legacies left to the Society by different individuals e.g. relatives of priests in the Society and how they were spent.
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Time-tables and rules for St Ignatius College SJ, Temple Street, Dublin
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Time-tables and rules for St Ignatius College SJ, Dublin with extensive handwritten notes concerning the establishment of a Catholic University.
Details of the mortgage for Killiney
Details of the mortgage for Killiney (either Killiney Castle or Druid Lodge).
Notes concerning a deed relating to the Free Burses for Mungret Apostolic School
Handwritten notes (with typed copy) concerning a deed relating to the Free Burses for Mungret Apostolic School. A note by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ remarks that the deed does not appear to be extant. This deed does exist, see SC/MUNG/121.
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Text of the inaugural address made by Rev. George O'Neill SJ to the Literary and Debating Society, University College.
Notes entitled 'Cases of Conscience' by Fr John Curtis SJ
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Notes entitled 'Cases of Conscience' by Fr John Curtis SJ.
Genealogical notes by Fr John Curtis SJ on his family
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Genealogical notes by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Fr John Curtis SJ and his family.
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Notes from retreats given by Fr Patrick Duffy SJ
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Notebook of notes from retreats given by Fr Patrick Duffy SJ.
A file of letters from Fr William Ronan SJ to Fr Jean-Baptist René SJ concerning his fund-raising trip to and around America. Includes typescript copies of the letters by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ.
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A file relating to the controversy between Dr Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick and Mungret College concerning the admission of lay boys to the College. The file contains manuscript material written by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ. In a summary he remarks that the Bishop saw the presence of lay students at Mungret 'as a threat to his seminary' (nd, 1p). Includes correspondence, and prospectus for Mungret College, 1882, Annual reports of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret, 1889 and 1895.
Notes compiled by Fr John Grene SJ, on individual Jesuits of the Irish Province
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Notes compiled by Fr John Grene SJ, on individual Jesuits of the Irish Province. A note states 'Possibly all are in Memorials Ir. Prov.' Some notes in other hand, post-date Grene.
Browne, Thomas
Burke, William
Butler, James
Cunningham, John
Curtis, John
Ferguson, Charles
Gannon, Nicholas
Halpin, Thomas
Haly, Robert
Hayes, James Mark
Hearne, John
Kavanagh, Michael
Kelly, Michael
Kernan, Edward
Lentaigne, Joseph
Lynch, Henry
Lynch, John
McDonnell, James
O'Callaghan, Sylvester
O'Connor, John
O'Farrell, Michael
O'Reilly, Edmund
Rorke, Henry
Ryder, Alexander
Seaver, Matthew
Sheehan, Patrick
Stackowski, Francis Xavier
Statement by Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ indicating that he has received and accepted ‘the sum of £900 on 3 per cent stock’ from Sister E.M. Sutton of the Ursuline Convent of Ardanche, France, on certain conditions.
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Notes by Fr Gerard Hopkins SJ on the Roman historian Tacitus
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Holograph notes by Fr Gerard Hopkins SJ on the Roman historian Tacitus, entitled ‘Tacitus’ style’, whose ‘qualities’ can be ‘summed up in three things’ – ‘terseness…variety or studied irregularity…poetical colouring,’ giving an example of each. Notes made for classes in University College.
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‘Sacre Liturgia Praxis juxta Ritum Romanum…’
‘Sacre Liturgia Praxis juxta Ritum Romanum…’ Note on the manner of saying Mass, quoting Belgian regulations. (In Latin).
Obituaries of Fr James Tuite SJ and notes on Theological Dogma
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Obituaries of Fr James Tuite SJ and notes on theses for Theology and Philosophy.
Note written by [ ] on the 24th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus
Note written by [ ] on the 24th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus held at Loyola, Spain at which Fr Luis Martin SJ was elected General.
'A Diary or Jottings' by Fr James F. Murphy SJ
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'A Diary or Jottings, from day to day of events, especially 1 Nov. 1892 regarding the Society and, in particular, this (Irish) Province, which may prove interesting &, perhaps, even useful when The Writer shall be many years dead and gone.’ Found enclosed is a typed note (n.d., 2pp) by an unknown Jesuit (possibly Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Irish Province Archivist 1975-1986) giving brief biographical details of Fr Murphy. Also comments on the contents of the diary, ‘Some interesting things recorded are: the initial history of all the houses of the province: the story of the setting up of Milltown as a Coll. Max.: the dispute with the Bishop of Meath (Dr Nulty) over faculties for fathers at Tullabeg: the biographies of various S.J.s (and, e.g., reference to W. Coyne, later father of Fr Eddie Coyne and to Charles Kennedy a benefactor of the province): the account of the great storm of 1890/1 and of the influenza epidemic which swept over Europe from Russia. Minutiae of the day-to-day life, customs, studies and so on, and the final account of the Provincial Congregation (June 1892) after Fr General’s (Anderledy) death are also of interest and some historical value.’ Enclosures includes extracts from diary kept in Tullabeg, 1856 (9pp).
Retreat notes compiled by Mr Michael Egan SJ
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Retreat notes compiled by Mr Michael Egan SJ.
Reader's tickets/call slips in Fr Edmund Hogan SJ
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Reader's tickets/call slips in Fr Edmund Hogan SJ name for the Archivo Secreto Della S. Sede and the Biblioteca Vaticana.
‘Historia S.J. in Hibernia’ by Fr Denis Murphy SJ
‘Historia S.J. in Hibernia’ by Fr Denis Murphy SJ.
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Notes detailing John Lannigan bequest to St Ignatius' Church, Richmond, Melbourne
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Handwritten account of the sale of property of the late John Lannigan, who in his will left to St Ignatius Church, his property in Drummond Street, Carlton, Melbourne which consisted of four houses, two shops and two cottages. It appears there was some difficulty with the sale.
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Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province
Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province. The results are listed under name in alphabetical order.
Text of a lecture delivered by Fr William Lockington SJ on alcohol
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Text of a lecture delivered by Fr William Lockington SJ entitled 'Sacred Heart Temperance Crusade. Cause of the Drink Evil' published in 'The Advocate'.
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Handwritten history of the bequest (of Miss Anne Kellet, who died in 1811) which subsequently established the Kellet school on Dorset Street. After 'arson' in 1855, the school was repaired and was acquired by Fr Gaffney, where the St. Francis Xavier School was built.
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Note written by [Fr Matthew Russell SJ] concerning a letter of John Edward Pigot
Note written by [Fr Matthew Russell SJ] concerning a letter of John Edward Pigot implying that the letter in question was published in the [Irish Monthly]. This note does not appear to apply to the letters in this collection.
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Photocopy of text of a sermon preached by Rev Thomas Burke, O.P.
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Photocopy of published text of a sermon preached by Rev. Thomas Burke, O.P. in aid of the evening and Sunday schools founded by Dr Betagh. The sermon was preached in SS. Michael and John's Church.
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Notes relating to Captain William Aylmer
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Notes relating to Captain Aylmer (Fr Charles Aylmer's brother)
Copy of ‘An account of a voyage from Falmouth to Buenos Ayres in 1828 - 9 written by Father Patrick Moran SJ of the Irish Mission.’ Incomplete.
Biographical record of Irish Jesuits, 1554-1637
Biographical record of Irish Jesuits, 1554-1637. Author unknown, perhaps Fr John Grene SJ.
Origins of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street and artwork
Description of the origins of the Dublin residence of Jesuit fathers and the establishment of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes reference to the artworks, statutes and renovations undertaken in Frs Gaffney and Walshe's time.
Notes by by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ entitled ‘Primate Oliver Plunkett’
Incomplete notes entitled ‘Primate Oliver Plunkett’ [compiled by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ from ‘Weldon’s Chronological Notes’], with references to Fr James Corker, O.S.B.. (Notes incomplete and out of sequence.)
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Origins of the Trinitarian Orphan Society founded by Fr Thomas Betagh
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Manuscript by an unknown author concerning the Trinitarian Orphan Society founded by Fr Thomas Betagh in 1796.
Typewritten document entitled ‘The Mission Manual’ by Fr William Ronan SJ’
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Typewritten document entitled ‘The Mission Manual’ by Fr William Ronan SJ’ with handwritten annotations by Fr Ronan SJ. The last page is in Fr Ronan’s hand. Includes wrapper for text and handwritten sermon notes.
Note written by Fr Morgan O'Brien SJ concerning his taking of his last vows
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Note written by Fr Morgan O'Brien SJ concerning his renunciation and the taking of his last vows.
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Note on details of John Grene's baptism and entry into the Society
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Note on details of John Grene's baptism and entry into the Society, and vows, in relation to annual sum left to him (1844)
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Retreat and sermon notes attributed to Fr William Flynn SJ
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Retreat and sermon notes attributed to Fr William Flynn SJ in the main. One document refers to Easter Sunday, 1 April 1866, [Fr.] James Butler [SJ]. References to sermons at St Beuno's, Wales, Mungret, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Galway.
Note indicating the Nos 23 & 25 Gardiner Street are under lease from 1877 for a period of 900 years and details yearly rent.
Note on Daniel Jones entry into the Society of Jesus
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Note on Daniel Jones entry into the Society of Jesus in 1844 at Hodder, England, written by [ ].
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Letters and notes to Fr William A Sutton SJ from various individuals including the Editor of 'The Lamp', Alfred de Burgh (Shankill, County Dublin), Hanbury Geoghegan, Charles Coppinger (Upper Merrion Street, Dublin) and A.H. Matthew (Chelsfield, Kent).
Notes on a retreat given by Fr John Conmee SJ in Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare
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Copybook containing notes on a Retreat given by Fr John Conmee SJ in Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare. Notes made by Fr John A. Byrne SJ.
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Notes compiled by Frs John MacErlean and Denis Murphy on the cause of the Irish Martyrs
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Miscellaneous notes, compiled by Frs John MacErlean and Denis Murphy on the cause of the Irish Martyrs.
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Notes on 'The Woods in Ireland' which appeared in newspaper 'The United Irishman'
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Handwritten notes on 'The Woods in Ireland' by [Edmund Hogan SJ], which appeared in newspaper 'The United Irishman'
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Note from Fr James Cleary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ
Note from Fr James Cleary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ.
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Booklet by Fr Edward Cahill SJ entitled 'The Monastery of Mungret'
Booklet by Fr Edward Cahill SJ entitled 'The Monastery of Mungret' concerning the history of Mungret, with annotations, and with insert note from Fr Edward Cahill SJ to Fr Charles Sacantlebury SJ (1936).
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Notepaper with the letter heading ‘University College, Stephen's Green, Dublin’
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Notepaper with the letter heading ‘University College, Stephen's Green, Dublin’ which has scribbles relating to Newman and page references.
Notes written by Fr William Delany SJ detailing the correspondence with the Archbishop of Dublin
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Notes written by Fr William Delany SJ detailing the correspondence between him and the Archbishop of Dublin, William J. Walsh.
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Notes by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ on the academic achievements of students in Mungret
Notes by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ on the academic achievements of students in Mungret.
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Summary by [ ] of the facts concerning the transfer of Mungret
Summary by [ ] of the facts concerning the transfer of Mungret from the Trustees firstly to Fr Joseph Bourke and subsequently to the Society of Jesus in the name of Frs William Ronan SJ and Thomas Finlay SJ.
Correspondence mostly between two sisters and the Irish Fr Provincial concerning the sisters’ efforts to contest the will of their late cousin, Josephine Keshan, decd., 1910, who left the administration of her entire estate to the Society of Jesus. The matter was settled amicably.
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology.
Long retreat notes compiled by Mr George Byrne SJ
Long retreat notes compiled by Mr George Byrne SJ.
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Purchase of Rathfarnham Castle by the Society of Jesus
A file relating to the purchase of Rathfarnham Castle by the Society of Jesus. Includes part of the auction catalogue for the contents of the Castle, Battersby & Co, Auctioneers, 39 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, and list of Jesuit purchases (April 1913).
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation. Includes notes by Fr Peter Finlay SJ as Province Procurator to consult with the Fr General [1905-1917].
Comments on, and reviews of Edward Boyd Barrett's doctoral thesis
Comments on, and reviews of Edward Boyd Barrett's doctoral thesis published by Longmans, Green and Co. 1911 under the title 'Motive Forces and Motivation Tracts: a Research in Will Psychology'. Includes:
– letter from Fr James J Carlin SJ (Socius, [Maryland and New York Province?] to the Irish Provincial Fr William Delany SJ drawing attention to the view of certain American Jesuits that the book ‘contained propositions, which, to say the least, seemed at variance with Catholic philosophy’ and enclosing a copy of the review originally prepared by the professor at Woodstock for inclusion in the publication 'America' and a ‘list of passages deserving of special notice’ (25 January 1912, 3 items, 2pp, 10pp, 2pp);
– letters from Boyd Barrett to Irish Fr Provincial defending his book and a ‘Reply of Father Fröbes to a request for his Opinion on some Points concerning Mr Barrett's Book’ (25 February - 4 March 1912, 3 items);
– letter to Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Coemans SJ comprising the formal judgement of the Louvain professors on the book and the reply from Louvain “to the criticism of Mr Barrett’s book by a writer for ‘America’ ” (both in Latin) (1 March 1912, 2pp & 12pp);
– copy of letter to Irish Fr Provincial from Fr. Mc[…] (Stonyhurst) judging the book and the American Father's criticism of it (12 March 1912, 6pp);
– rough notes by Boyd Barrett defending his work [by systematically dealing with the points raised by his critics] (n.d., 5pp);
– copy typescript comprising ‘Pauca notanda velim’ on the book (n.d., 7pp) and
– copybook compiled by Boyd Barrett of reviews of 'Motive Forces and Motivation Tracts' published in various journals and periodicals. Also includes some newspaper clippings, telegrams and certificates relating to Boyd Barrett’s academic awards (1911 - 1913, c68pp).
Note written by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ concerning books he bought out of his book fund
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Note written by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ concerning books he bought out of his book fund that should have been paid by Fr Wheeler SJ.
Curriculum Vitae of Rev. George O'Neill SJ
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Curriculum Vitae of Rev. George O'Neill SJ and handwritten notebook on Stations of the Cross (started 1868 and finished October 1894), with sermon on the Stations (11 March 1895).
Extract from the Irish Reports King’s Bench Division regarding University Hall Trust Deed
Covering note and photocopy of Extract from the Irish Reports King’s Bench Division, Vol. II, 1914, p. 448 - 453, concerning the University Hall Trust Deed.
Letters, telegrams, memoranda and notes relating to Belgian refugees in Ireland. Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ was a member of the Distribution Committee ‘appointed by the Local Government Board to look after the welfare and distribution of the Belgian Refugees arriving in Dublin’. Most of the letters comprise offers to house refugees or concern schemes to aid them, both physically and spiritually. Includes:
– letter from Dr Bernard Coyne, Bishop of Elphin (1913-1926) to Lady Moloney seeking her assistance in the securement of a disused barracks in order to provide shelter for Belgian refugee families (21 Oct. 1914, 1p.);
– bills from drapers and household stores for items purchased for the refugees;
– letters relating to troubles between Protestants and the Catholic refugees in Portadown;
– letters to Fr Nolan from refugees and members of the Belgian Refugees Committee;
– lists of names and locations of refugees in Ireland and names and addresses of people who housed refugees.
On 17 October 1914, the Father Provincial of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, Thomas V. Nolan, received a letter from the Local Government Board to go down to the North Wall at 7.30am on the 18th and meet the 100 Belgian refugees ‘and one hundred each of the following days’. This was due to ‘a few of your Order, who speak Flemish’. Subsequently, the Irish Provincial became a member of the Distribution Committee which looked after the welfare and distribution of refugees arriving in Ireland. The Irish Jesuits received offers to house the refugees and organised schemes to aid them, both physically and spiritually.
Letters regarding admissions to the Society of Jesus
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from possible candidates and various parish priests seeking information on and interviews to discuss, the possibility of entrance into the Society of Jesus. Also includes applications to join the Society; letters from those who have been accepted and letters concerning financial support from novices’ families.
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Spiritual notes belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Spiritual notes and letters belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ. Includes typewritten notes on ‘Samuel’, ‘Acts of Immolation’, ‘The Prayer of Christ’; spiritual letters.
Handwritten notes by Fr John O'Brien SJ
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Handwritten notes by Fr John O'Brien SJ on subjects such as:
Illuminated Manuscripts, including letters from Edward Sullivan (23 January 1917), Thomas William Lyster, Librarian, the National Library of Ireland (19 June 1917) and William Alexander Henderson, National Literary Society, 6 St Stephen's Green, Dublin (nd.).
notes on notable individuals born in Galway, statements on imports and exports and net tonnage of sailing and steam vessels to/from the Port of Galway (1906-10, with letter from the Superintendent of Statistics and Intelligence Branch, Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, Dublin (1 March 1912) to Fr John O'Brien SJ and pamphlet with the title ‘Good facts about Galway’ with information on ‘The Honourable Past; The Present: Achievements and resources; Some distinguished Galway men’ produced by St Ignatius College, Galway. Written by Fr James Rabbitte SJ. See SC/GALW/3
Supplement entitled Galway as a Transatlantic Port’ reprinted from The Financial Times (16 February 1912).
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ entitled ‘The Cure of the Blind Man’.
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Notes by concerning an accusation that the Rector of Mungret College was a 'Sinn Feiner'
Notes by [ ] concerning an accusation that the Rector of Mungret College [Edward Cahill] was a 'Sinn Feiner'.
Minute book of the Board of Trustees of the Mungret Model Farm and School
Minute book of the Board of Trustees of the Mungret Model Farm and School, which has later annotations and copies of material. Includes insert note, 'As to the school plots near Mungret College, and the trees thereon' by Fr William Kane SJ, 1918; insert typed letter to the Commissioners of Educational Endowments by Thomas Head SJ, Rector of Mungret College, 27 September 1890; leter from M. Abbé l'Heritier regarding the lack of scientific equipment at Mungret which is affecting his teaching, 10 November 1883.
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Note bequeathing £100 from Charles J. Blake, Heath House, Maryboro[ugh], County Laois to the Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Notebooks which details Jesuit missions, and includes date, location and on odd occasion, the priest giving the mission. (Front covers detached).
Notes by Fr Robert Kane entitled ‘Reminiscences Begun on the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom 1919’
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Notes by Fr Kane entitled ‘Reminiscences Begun on the Feast of Our Lady of Ransom 1919’. The reminiscences are addressed to Monsignor Paul.
Long retreat notes compiled by Mr Robert Nash SJ
Long retreat notes compiled by Mr Robert Nash SJ and a summary of the constitutions of the Society of Jesus.
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Notes concerning the three vows of religion - poverty, chastity and obedience taken from the lectures of Fr George Byrne SJ, Master of Novices. The notes appear to be in the handwriting of Robert Nash SJ.
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Notes relating to the history of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Handwritten notes relating to the history of St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street (note: not in chronological order and incomplete), starting in 1849.
Loose inserts from the scrapbook belonging to Fr William Gleeson SJ
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Documents inserted loose into the scrapbook belonging to Fr William Gleeson SJ, including newspaper clippings of a rugby match, two letters, handwritten map, prayer cards, receipts, poetry and list of retreats given (1920).