Copy articles of intermarriage between Daniel O'Callaghan and Catherine Purcell
- IE IJA J/455/2
- Item
- 29 May 1719
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Copy articles of intermarriage between Daniel O'Callaghan and Catherine Purcell, daughter of Baron Purcell.
Copy articles of intermarriage between Daniel O'Callaghan and Catherine Purcell
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Copy articles of intermarriage between Daniel O'Callaghan and Catherine Purcell, daughter of Baron Purcell.
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.
Rabbitte, James, 1857-1940, Jesuit priest
Instructions for the gaining of Indulgences
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Instructions for the gaining of Indulgences, to the congregations established in Jesuit colleges.
Deed referring to the death of Daniel O'Callaghan and his estate
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Deed referring to the death of Daniel O'Callaghan and his estate (he died intestate).
Lease for David Owen's farm and Chamberlain's freehold, Lordship of Tallaght, County Dublin
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Parties:
Robert Lord Archbishop of Dublin and John Archbold, Paper Merchant, city of Dublin.
Property:
David Owen's farm and Chamberlain's freehold, Lordship of Tallaght, County Dublin.
Terms &Conditions:
For a term of 21 years, yearly rent of £15 to be paid in four even instalments on the feast of St John the Baptist, St Michael the Archangel, the Nativity of our Blessed Lord and the Annunciation.
Other:
Signed and sealed by John Archbold.
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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:
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Obituary, written in Latin for Br Thomas Carroll SJ.
Carroll, Thomas, 1790-1866, Jesuit brother
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Notice of Fr James Butler SJ (from Dr Oliver's account, p 218).
Butler, James, 1790-1820, Jesuit priest
Letter by Fr Thomas Betagh to Fortescue congratulating him on his success
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Unsigned letter in [Fr. Betagh's handwriting] to [ ] Fortescue congratulating him on his success. Remarks 'nothing but the R. Catholick Bill can carry me to Dublin, and that, I fear, will not be agitated.' Discusses the expensive chapels in poor monasteries on the continent.
Baptismal certificate for Robert Haly
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Baptismal certificate for Robert Haly from SS Peter and Paul, Cork.
Diploma awarding Minor Orders to Robert St Leger
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Diploma awarding Minor Orders to Robert St Leger.
Declaration of the payment of £1,000 by Mrs Elizabeth Archbold to John Pepper of Mountjoy Square
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Declaration of the payment of £1,000 by Mrs Elizabeth Archbold to John Pepper of Mountjoy Square being the money due to him upon a mortgage of the lands of Newtown, County Dublin.
Document relating to Robert St Leger's first vows and additional vows
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Document relating to Robert St Leger's first vows and additional vows.
Account by Bartholomew Esmonde SJ of his voyage from Liverpool to Palermo
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Account by Bartholomew Esmonde SJ of his voyage from Liverpool, England to Palermo, Italy
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A file of letters written by various people to Fr Robert Haly SJ:
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Letter from Ann Archbold, Elizabeth Archbold and Mary Archbold to Michael Kavanagh and son concerning payment of bills of exchange and promissory notes '...that have been passed by Elizabeth Archbold and son to you...'
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Bond for £537 between Ann Archbold, Elizabeth Archbold and Mary Archbold and Gerald Archbold and Michael Hanrahan.
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Parties:
William Ledwidge, Gentleman, Scholarstown, County Dublin, Gerald Archbold, Paper Maker, Ushers Quay, City of Dublin and Elizabeth, Ann and Mary Archbold.
Property:
Newtown, Castlebancroft and Fazakerly's land, Newtown, County Dublin.
Diploma awarding Priesthood to Robert St Leger
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Diploma awarding Priesthood to Robert St. Leger.
Diploma awarding Sub-Deaconship to Robert St Leger
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Diploma awarding Sub-Deaconship to Robert St Leger.
Diploma awarding Deaconship to Robert St Leger
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Diploma awarding Deaconship to Robert St Leger.
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Statement concerning the marriage settlement between Patrick Nolan and Mary Anne Dunn and Edward Dunn's (father of Mary Anne Dunn) agreement to settle £1,000 on his daughter as a marriage portion.
Receipt for £30 received from Edward Dunn being one years interest on £500
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Receipt for £30 received from Edward Dunn being one years interest on £500.
Survey map of the Barony of Tulla, County Clare
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Survey map of Lackile and several other denominations, Barony of Tulla, parish of Clounlea, County Clare being the estate of the co- heiresses of the late Edmond O'Callaghan. Includes a map of Coolnahely, Barony of Tulla, Parish of Killurin being the estate of the co-heiresses of the late Edmond O'Callaghan. Includes a table of tenants on the land and a description of their holdings.
Degree from the Jesuit College in Palermo to Charles Aylmer
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Degree from the Jesuit College in Palermo awarding a Doctor of Divinity to Charles Aylmer.
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Typed text from a copy of an original letter from Edmund Rice to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare asking for news from Clongowes. Remarks that he and others are confused '...on account of this Roman Rescript on the Veto.' Continues 'It is considered here that the treatment was most contemptible to the Irish Bishops, Clergy and people.' Refers to Fr St Leger's family who '...are teasing me to write to you to know do you expect him. The Bishop told me it would be well to know as if there was no expectation of him that the matter should be broken to his poor mother.'
Rice, Edmund Ignatius, 1766-1844, religious and educator
List of names of the elementary class at Hodder
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List of names of the elementary class (30) at Hodder, possibly pupils of Robert Haly SJ. Haly was a novice at Hodder from 1814 - 1816).
Haly, Robert, 1796-1882, Jesuit priest
Copy of a list of writings of Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
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Copy of a list of writings of Fr Charles Aylmer SJ and a note on the pedigree of the Aylmer family.
Page from an old account book belonging to Fr Peter Kenney SJ
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Page from an old account book belonging to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, concerning material sent from Siciiy stranded at Dundrum Bay (1816).
Letter from Wallace to Walsh submitting his opinion on the O'Reilly estate
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Letter from [ ] Wallace to [ ] Walsh submitting his opinion on the O'Reilly estate, case of opinion of 1779, and settlement of 1747.
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.
From Fr Al. Simpson SJ in Stonyhurst College, England to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ
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Letter from Fr Al. Simpson SJ, Stonyhurst College, England to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Congratulates the latter on the quality of his French, and corrects some errors that appeared in his letter. Refers to Fr Peter Kenney SJ and his imminent arrival in Stonyhurst. Also discusses the Jesuit presence in France, and their establishment of ‘petits seminaires’ there. Announces his departure for Paris in September. (In French).
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.
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Map depicting a new road for Daniel O'Connell, Kilgory, Mount Holland across land belonging to Thomas O'Reilly. By John Murphy, Professor of Mathematics and certified land surveyor.
List of names of scholars at Clongowes, possibly pupils of Robert Haly SJ
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List of names of scholars (72) at Clongowes, possibly pupils of Robert Haly SJ. (Fr. Haly spent his regency at Clongowes from 1816 - 1825).
Haly, Robert, 1796-1882, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, (Superior of the Mission), Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin concerning the opening of Tullabeg.
Aylmer, Charles, 1786-1849, Jesuit priest
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Copy of obituary for Mr Laurence Brady SJ. Others Jesuits on sheet includes Matthew Maguire, Patrick Temple, John Scott, Patrick Killian, John Hanly and Eugene Duffy (In Latin).
Brady, Laurence, 1818-1895, Jesuit novice
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.
Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin
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Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin concerning his life in the noviceship in Rome. Another letter is written by James Patrick McDonnell on the reverse concerning St. Andrea. It would seem (the letter is almost indecipherable) that this second letter also concerns the noviceship in Rome.
Drinan, Patrick Aloysius, 1804-1832, Jesuit scholastic
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Obituary for Mr John McMahon SJ.
McMahon, John, c1784-1823, Jesuit brother novice
Letter from Peter Doyle, Old Derry to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ
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Letter from Peter Doyle, Old Derry to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare concerning [ ] salvation and Rev. Furlong.
Description of the customs approved by the superiors of the Maryland and Missouri Missions
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Copy of the description of the customs approved by the superiors of the Maryland and Missouri Missions and by Fr Visitor (Fr Peter Kenney SJ). Includes comments by Fr Kenney.
Map depicting Kilnoe and Lorago, parish of Kilnoe, County Clare for Thomas O'Reilly
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Map depicting Kilnoe and Lorago, parish of Kilnoe, County Clare for Thomas O'Reilly, by Andrew Conneen RLS.
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Obituary for Fr Patrick Meagher SJ.
Meagher, Patrick, 1797-1829, Jesuit priest
Discourses/rhetorical displays by boys at Stonyhurst College
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Printed document listing discourses/rhetorical displays by boys at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, England.
Stonyhurst College, Lancashire, 1593-
Renewal of lease for 7 Sackville Street, Parish of St Thomas, city of Dublin
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Parties:
Patrick Nolan, Tobacconist, Sackville Street, city of Dublin and Jonathan Carr and Charles Kohler, Merchant Tailors, 7 Lower Sackville Street, city of Dublin.
Property:
7 Sackville Street, Parish of St. Thomas, city of Dublin.
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent of £163.13 (late currency), £151.1.3 sterling paid in four quarterly payments on 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December.
Other:
Signed and sealed by the parties
Copy of a poem written in French in honour of Fr Peter Kenney's birthday
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Copy of a poem written in French in honour of Fr Peter Kenney's birthday (he was in Georgetown, Maryland Mission at the time).
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Draft letter from [Fr John St Leger SJ] to the [officer in charge] of the non-commissioned officers and privates of Dum Dum station. Expresses his gratitude for the donation given to him by the soldiers, and the honour he felt in serving them.
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Letter by Fr John St Leger SJ to his brother, Joseph, on board the Coromandel, during his voyage to India in the company of Br Edward Sinnott SJ, Fr Robert St Leger SJ and others. Letter describes the other inhabitants of the ship and natural occurrences witnessed on board. See J406/2 for Br Sinnott’s account of the voyage.
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, Portuguese Church, Calcutta to Br Peter J Plunkett, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland, describing his voyage to India. See transcription J406/8.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, Portuguese Church, Calcutta, to Rev Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Clongowes College, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. See transcription J406/8.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
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Photocopy of obituary of Fr Matthew Maguire SJ.
Maguire, Matthew, 1835-1894, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, College of St Francis, Calcutta to Br Laurence Toole SJ, Clongowes College, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. See transcription J406/8. See transcription J406/8.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
Certificate issued by Fr General appointing Fr Robert Haly SJ, Rector of Clongowes
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Certificate issued by Fr General Jan Roothaan SJ appointing Fr Robert Haly SJ, Rector of Clongowes.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, College of St Francis, Calcutta to Fr Alexander Kyan, Clongowes Wood, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. See transcription J406/8.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, College of St Francis, Calcutta to John Ginivan SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly. See transcription J406/8.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
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Letter from Fr. E.[P.] Barry, writing from Miltown Malbay, County Clare, to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, Vice Provincial. Asks for permission to establish the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart in his district.
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, College of St Francis, Calcutta to Rev. Peter Kenney SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, College of St Francis, Calcutta to Fr Robert Haly SJ, Rector, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. See transcription J406/8.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
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Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, Calcutta to Fr Robert Haly SJ, Rector, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
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Letter from Fr Patrick Meagher SJ, writing from Gardiner Street, Dublin, to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, Vice Provincial, St Stanislaus College Tullabeg, King's County (County Offaly). Refers to the case of a young [novice] – ‘H.T.’, who is suffering from some sort of illness. Reports that he (Meagher) consulted a surgeon on the state of the man’s health. Reports that he received a letter that morning from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ in Rome, who wrote about the church re-decoration in which he was involved, and also, more extensively, about a lecture given in Rome, which cast aspersions on the Catholic clergy of Ireland. Also refers to a letter he received from Fr Aylmer. Describes preparations for the ‘Festival’, including the recruiting of clergy to say Mass. Reports on the progress of building work also.
Meagher, Patrick, 1799-1855, Jesuit priest
Bill for sherry and brandy made out to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
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Bill for sherry and brandy made out to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Athol Street, Dublin.
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Letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ, writing to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ Church of St Francis, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Suggests that the latter hold his Consultation at Clongowes, and that it be deferred until after Easter. Refers to the books brought back from Paris by Mr O'Grady, and asks Fr Bracken to let him know which ones to keep. Reports on a Novena he participated in, and also on the exercise he has been taking recently.
Kenney, Peter J, 1779-1841, Jesuit priest and educator
Renewal of lease for 7 Sackville Street, city of Dublin
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Parties:
Esther Gibson, Sandymount, County Dublin and John Philip Nolan, Solicitor, Upper Abbey Street, city of Dublin.
Property:
7 Sackville Street, city of Dublin
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent of £113.15 (late currency), £105 sterling to be paid in equal quarterly payments on1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December. John Philip Nolan may quit the premises at the end of any fifth year of the term providing six months notice has been given.
Signed and sealed by the parties
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Letter from Fr Robert St Leger SJ, India to Fr John Curtis SJ, St Stanisalus College, Tullabeg, Tullamore, County Offaly containing extensive details of an incident concerning the college and church of Sivdahna. Explains fully the situation. Discusses and defends his position in the matter. Refers to three accusations levelled at him. Remarks that he wrote nine or ten times to the General 'I then got from him a letter full of accusations, of this I do not complain but I complain that all these accusations were considered just and I felt myself to have been condemned before my cause was examined.'
St Leger, Robert, 1788-1856, Jesuit priest
Certificate appointing Robert St Leger as Rector of Clongowes Wood College SJ
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Certificate appointing Robert St Leger as Rector of Clongowes Wood College SJ.
Certificate issued by Fr General appointing Fr Robert Haly SJ, Rector of Dublin college
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Certificate issued by Fr General Jan Roothaan SJ appointing Fr Robert Haly SJ, Rector of a yet to be established college and residence in Dublin (probably Belvedere).
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Cork to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
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Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, writing from Cork, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Reports on the end of the academic year in Clongowes. Describes Academy Day, on which some of the scholars who are leaving the school perform and recite. Explains that he is down in Cork on family and other business. Refers to the opening of Belvedere the following September. Asks about members of the community in Louvain. Announces that Fr Peter Kenney SJ is to go to Rome.
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ in Clongowes to ‘l’Abbé McDonald’ at the Collége des Jésuites, Louvain
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From Fr John F. Grene SJ in Clongowes to ‘l’Abbé McDonald’ [Fr John MacDonald SJ] at the Collége des Jésuites in Louvain. Reports at length on the death of Fr John O'Connor SJ, who died following an accident on the road from Naas. Also reports that Fr Bracken was succeeded a few days previously by Fr St Leger as Vice Provincial, and refers to others of the community also.
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
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Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Reports on the opening of Belvedere House, and on Fr Kenney’s progress on his way to Rome. Praises the students at Clongowes, and refers to new arrangements made for the Prefectship. Reports on other events involving the Community and the school, including the opening of the Debating Society, and a visit by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daniel O’Connell.
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Letter from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Al Gesù, Rome to Mr & Miss Dennis, 5 Hardwicke Place, Dublin concerning the death of [ ].
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Letter from Thomas Meagher, writing from Rome, to Fr Patrick Meagher SJ. Refers to what he believes to be the decision on the Education Question, which he has transcribed on two sheets of the letter (in Latin). Gives news of Christianna, and her activities in Rome, as well as of others, such as the Misses Edmondstones and Fr Esmonde. States that Fr Kenny has not arrived. Refers to the ‘distinguished folk’ in Rome – Queen Christina of Spain and the Duchess of Cambridge. Adds that Dr Cullen has not returned yet, and hopes that Fr Meagher has met him. Refers to the changes at Clongowes and at Gardiner Street.
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From Fr William Stack Murphy SJ, St Mary’s, Lebanon, Kentucky, U.S.A. to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Thanks him for the books that were brought out by Dr Litton. Refers to the fact that Fr Peter Kenney SJ had been appointed Rector of Palermo. Asks Fr Bracken to arrange for a subscription to be made to the 'London Tablet'. Refers to the Teetotalism and Partial Abstinence campaign in the US. Answers Daniel O'Connell’s views on America’s tradition of slavery. Gives a brief outline of the establishment of the school (St Mary’s in Kentucky).
Murphy, William Stack, 1803-1875, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
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Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Gives news from Clongowes in relation to both the Community and school, including the progress of the Sodality, plays staged by the students, a meet of the provincial consultors etc. Also reports on Gardiner Street; the progress of building work in St Francis Xavier Church, and the Community there.
Also reports on political and social issues, including Daniel O’Connell’s activities in relation to Repeal, the campaign against landlords, the Lord Lieutenant’s policies, Peel’s new taxes. Refers to Belvedere, which he visited on a recent trip to Dublin, as ‘a splendid Mansion’. Also refers to a letter received from ‘Mr. Cooper of Calcutta’, which gives news of that part of the world.
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Letter from George Joseph Plunket Browne, Bishop of Galway to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Refers to the death of Fr Kenney, for whom he had a solemn requiem and High Mass celebrated in the chief chapel in Galway. Also thanks him in advance for agreeing to conduct a spiritual retreat the following July.
Browne, George Joseph Plunkett, 1795-1858, Roman Catholic Bishop of Galway and Elphin
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Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. From Announces the arrival of Fr Charles Brooke SJ from England, and appointments made so far in the Province. Refers specifically to Belvedere and Clongowes. Announces the names of those who have gone to Tronchiennes that year. Reports on his own activities and on Tullabeg. Also refers to the Repeal campaign. Doubts that the plans for a residence in Galway will come to fruition. Refers to the foundation of a College for Foreign Missions in Dublin, and announces the death of Fr Kearney. Asks if his correspondent might be disposed to go to Colombia to educate and carry out missionary work, as the population of Bogotà wish European Jesuits to do. Also refers to the political situation in Ireland.
First vows formula taken by Daniel Jones
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First vows formula taken in the domestic chapel, Clongowes Wood College, Kildare written by Daniel Jones.
Bill of costs to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ regarding his sister's will
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Lawyer's bill of costs to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ regarding his sister's will, by Kernan and Treacy, Dominick Street.
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Document announcing the appointment of George ‘Sallery’ [Sillery] as overseer over the three works ‘in or about Jamestown’ by William E Corbett.
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Reference written by William E. Corbett, [ ] Engineer, Office of Public Works, for George ‘Sallery’ [Sillery], Overseer, who he found ‘honest…and attentive to the duties entrusted to him and has always does his works in a proper and substantial manner’.
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Letter written on behalf of Fr Robert Haly SJ, from Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare to Mr George [Sallery] concerning a vacancy to carry out indoor manual work at Clongowes. Offers the position to him.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
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.
Burke, Thomas Nicholas, 1830-1883, Dominican preacher and historian
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Letter from Fr John Curtis SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, Sends his condolences on the death of Br Patrick Byrne SJ. Also refers to the Society’s funds and property, including their past interests on the Isle of Man.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Fr Patrick Bracken SJ to [ ]. Recommends various sources for J[ohn] O’Connell and other Catholic members of the House of Commons for their argument against the supremacy of the Crown. Suggests that they identify themselves, in this matter, ‘with all the Presbyterians of Ireland & Scotland as well as with the other Dissenters in denouncing & repudiating the Royal Supremacy’, and in doing so, gain support. Also refers to the Catholic episcopacy and the Reformation.
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.
Exeat for Fr Matthew MacDonnell from Dr John McHale, Archbishop of Tuam
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Exeat for Fr Matthew MacDonnell from Dr John McHale, Archbishop of Tuam.
MacHale, John, 1791-1881, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam
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Document confirming faculties to Fr John Grehan SJ from Dr James Brown, Archbishop of Shrewsbury. (In Latin; with shellac seal).
Grehan, John, 1820-1865, Jesuit priest
Ordination of Eugene Browne SJ to minor and major orders
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Ordination of Eugene Browne SJ to minor and major orders.
Rector's report for the Catholic University submitted to the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland
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Rector's report (John Henry Newman) for the Catholic University submitted to the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland for the year
1854 - 1855.
Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890, Saint, Roman Catholic Cardinal, theologian, and educationist
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Letter from Sr Mary Francis Bridgeman of the Sisters of Mercy, to unknown bishop/archbishop. Relates her experiences of travelling to, and working in, British military hospitals with other Irish Catholic nuns in the Crimea (Scutari and Koulali) when Florence Nightingale was in charge there. States that she writes at the instigation of Frs Molony and Ronan. Refers to the bad relations that existed between the nuns and Nightingale, and the charges of proselytism laid against the former.
Bridgeman, Mother Mary Francis, 1813-1888, Sister of Mercy nun
Proposal concerning the subject of a Charter for University College
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Proposal by Dr Ellis concerning the subject of a Charter for University College suggesting that it should be brought before the Archbishops and Bishops.
Letter from [ ], Belfast to Fr Matthew Russell SJ concerning [his/her] writing. Refers to Dr Cahill
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Crossed letter from [ ], Belfast to Fr Matthew Russell SJ concerning [his/her] writing. Refers to Dr Cahill and the lectures he delivered in Belfast. Refers to a work of John Ruskin 'The Stones of Venice' recommended by Fr Russell and remarks that she got it from the library.
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Obituary for Fr Peter Egan SJ
Egan, Peter, 1789-1855, Jesuit brother
Certificate of priestly ordination for Fr Alfred Murphy SJ
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Certificate of priestly ordination for Fr Alfred Murphy SJ at St Beuno's, North Wales.
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Invitation card for the academicals exercises and distinctions of premiums St Colman’s College, Fermoy, Cork.
St Colman’s College, Fermoy, County Cork, 1856-
Letter from Fr McAlroy, Tullamore, County Offaly to Fr William Seaver SJ
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Letter from Fr McAlroy, Tullamore, County Offaly to Fr William Seaver SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly. Invites the latter and others to dine with him and the Archbishop on the following Thursday.
Letter from Dr W. Scallan to Fr Alexander Kyan SJ
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Letter from Dr W. Scallan to Fr Alexander Kyan SJ. Voices his concern over the further detention of Fr Kyan’s brother in a ‘Lunatic Asylum’, and states that he wishes to withdraw the authorisation which he originally gave for his detention.
Invitation card which admits John Bury to ‘A Course of Spiritual Exercises’
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Invitation card which admits John Bury to ‘A Course of Spiritual Exercises’ given to the members of the Society of St Vincent De Paul by the Jesuits from 26 March - 1 April 1860.
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Letter from Dr W. Scallan to Fr Alexander Kyan SJ. Refers to a previous letter of 13 September 1859 and asks Fr Kyan to inform him of his [Kyan's] brother's present address, and whether he is being detained as ‘a lunatic’.
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Letter from Dr W Scallan to Fr [ ]. Refers to the concerns he has in relation to the detention of Fr Alexander Kyan's brother. States that he may make an application to the Queen’s Bench regarding the matter. Encloses letters, which he hopes will explain the matter further (not included).