The Mercurian Project: Forming Jesuit Culture 1573-1580
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Edited by Fr Thomas McCoog SJ, Institute of Jesuit Sources, St Louis
McCoog, Thomas, Jesuit priest
The Mercurian Project: Forming Jesuit Culture 1573-1580
Edited by Fr Thomas McCoog SJ, Institute of Jesuit Sources, St Louis
McCoog, Thomas, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Photocopy of pages of the 'The Ignatian' 1929 - 30; 1979-80'; which contains an article by Fr Liam Greene SJ on the history of Coláiste Iognáid and sketches and photographs of the 'Jes' and the students of the school, circa 1910 - 1918.
Greene, Liam F, 1942-2008, Jesuit priest
Part of a letter from Fr Patrick O'Kelly SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Part of a letter from Fr Patrick O'Kelly SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway regarding the acquisition for the library in Tullamore, an old parchment bound folio volume entitled ‘Defensio Fidei Catholicae a Francesco Suario Soc. Iesu Coimbra 1613’.
O'Kelly, Patrick Harold, 1897-1968, Jesuit priest
Notes concerning the chapel in the Irish College in Lisbon - benefactors
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Typed notes concerning the chapel in the Irish College in Lisbon, its benefactors and their Masses and entitlements (the first page is missing). Refers to "Livro das Missas".
Notes complied by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Photocopy of note complied by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ on the Irish College in Lisbon, 1622-1658.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
Newspaper clippings on the 450th anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit Order
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Photocopies of newspaper clippings from the ‘Galway Advertiser’ which comments on the 450th anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit Order. Gives a brief history of the Jesuits in Galway. Includes a photograph of a Past Pupils Union annual dinner c. 1948.
The Galway Advertiser, newspaper
Newspaper article on 17th century altar stone
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Photocopy of newspaper article from The Irish Times entitled ‘Work on historical Galway shop ordered to stop’ which references an altar stone belonging to the Jesuits during the 17th century which had been smashed by Cromwell.
Irish Times Limited, 1859-
Manuscript by Dr Richard Robert Madden comprising a history of the Society of Jesus
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Unpublished manuscript by Dr Richard Robert Madden comprising a history of the Society of Jesus from its foundation to the early nineteenth century.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)
Madden, Richard Robert, 1798-1886, doctor, traveller, historian and anti-slavery campaigner
List of various material of historical interest concerning the Jesuits in Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
List, detailing material in a brown box of various material of historical interest concerning the Jesuits in Galway. Material has now been catalogued within the archives.
List of titles of documents, Irish College, Lisbon
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
List of titles of documents and their pagination relating to the Irish College in Lisbon, and background, 1590-1750. Handwriting of Fr Edmund Hogan SJ.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
List of students who studied in Irish Colleges abroad
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Notes on students who studied in Irish Colleges abroad, including Lisbon, 1617-1867, by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
MacErlean, John Campbell, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
List of students and their progress
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
List of students and their progress in their studies and Holy Orders,11 June 1615-21 March 1682; 24 September 1736, by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
MacErlean, John Campbell, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
List of names relating to the Irish College in Lisbon
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Handwritten list of names occurring in the letters of 1592 relating to the Irish College in Lisbon, by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
MacErlean, John Campbell, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
List of Masses said by obligation in the chapel of the Irish College in Lisbon
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
List of Masses said by obligation in the chapel of the Irish College in Lisbon, [1671-1705], by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
MacErlean, John Campbell, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Historia Domus for St Ignatius, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Lined notebook 'COLL S. IGNATII, HIST. DOM.' (House history for St. Ignatius College, Galway) Historia Domus, with handwritten entries which record important dates in the history of the church, college and community in Galway. At the start, it lists the instructions for the ‘Scriptores Historiae Domus’. Reports on number of confessions for each year, the Men’s Sodality and the Apostleship of Prayer. Lists the members of the community for each academic year and records the arrival of new members and the departure of the old, as well as last vows, illnesses, deaths and funerals. Details building work carried out to the buildings and new sport pitches and includes a photograph of such work in 1939. The renovations to the roof and the boiler are described as are the cost of work done, the craftsmen and architects involved etc. Relevant references are made to weather conditions and current affairs, including the reopening of the school ‘which had been suspended for 3 years (1929), ‘War declared. Invasion of Poland’ (1939), fourth centenary of the Society of Jesus (1941), ‘Around this time, the presence of a strange cat was felt (“perceived is better word”) in various parts of the house... she was caught, but escaped, + continued her evil way’ (1942), Taoiseach broadcast to the Nation on the conclusion of the War in Europe’ (16 May 1945), ‘Spiddal priest released by Communists’ (7 June 1952). Other entries refer to feast days, special Masses, novenas and processions, as well as to special periods within the Church calendar, such as Lent and Christmas. Provincials’ visitations are also recorded, as are the visits of other important guests. School events, such as the beginning and end of terms, examinations and prize-giving, operettas, theatricals, Féis Cheoil, debates, sports fixtures, excursions etc. also feature in the house history.
Also contains several insertions, some loose and some pasted onto notebook pages including; newspaper cuttings of special ceremonies, debates, school tours, reviews of theatricals, prize days, obituaries for Jesuits such as Fr Edmund Downing SJ, Jesuit educated pupils and past pupils, articles by Jesuits for example, ‘Why is not more Irish spoken?’ by Fr John J. Mac Sheahan SJ., articles of Jesuit interest in Galway, ‘Attacked by Beetle: Work to Save Church Roof’ (1939), ‘Past Pupils’ union for St Ignatius College’ (December 1946); numbers and finances of the Jesuits in Galway from 1862- 1877 (In Latin); leaflets; Lenten lectures & devotions; musical and theatricals programmes such as Concert & Dramatic Entertainment (4 January 1899); ‘The Rale True Doctor’ and ‘The Cuckoo’ (1936), ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ (1945); copy of report in the Galway Pilot of private theatricals at the College of St Ignatius (5 March 1892); copy of excavation plan done by Mr Edwards, Clerk of Works; holograph letter from Fr John MacErlean SJ to Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ concerning the early history of the Jesuits in Galway (29 March 1947). Includes copy book which contains correspondence and articles in Galway newspapers about Scoil Fursa, a school which educates through Irish (December 1945 - January 1946).
Description of Irish College in Lisbon in Portuguese book
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Print out of description of Irish College in Lisbon in 'Roteiro histórico dos Jesuítas em Lisboa' by António Lopes SJ.
Irish College, Lisbon, Portugal, 1590-1759
Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Lisbon
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Handwritten index cards by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College in Lisbon, 1608-17545.
MacErlean, John Campbell, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist