Map of Hong Kong and the new territories
- IE IJA MSSN/HONG/17
- Item
- 1946 - 1949
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map of Hong Kong and the new territories. Scale 1: 80,000.
Map of Hong Kong and the new territories
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map of Hong Kong and the new territories. Scale 1: 80,000.
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.1
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Handwritten notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (one notebook appears to be missing).
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Mulhall SJ, St Ignatius to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the names he would recommend for [Superior of St. Ignatius].
Mulhall, Joseph, 1820-1897, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Br Philip G Sullivan SJ, Borgo S. Spirito, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning Mgr. Gee Piu's visit to Rome and Ireland.
Sullivan, Philip G, 1893-1955, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning suitable names for the position of Rector at St Ignatius College, Riverview and St Aloysius, Auburn, Sydney.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mgr. Yu Pin, Catholic Mission, Yunnanfu, China to Fr John J Coyne SJ concerning his trip to Europe and the landing of the Japanese army near Canton.
Letter from Fr William Kelly SJ, concerning suitable candidates for [Rector] of St Aloysius College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Kelly SJ, St Aloysius College, Bourke Street, Sydney to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ [Superior of the Mission] concerning suitable candidates for [Rector] of St Aloysius College. On the reverse of this letter is a letter from Fr Sturzo SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ on the same subject.
Kelly, William E, 1823-1909, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning a dispute between Richmond Parish and the Melbourne Colleges. Sets out his instructions as to how the dispute should be settled based on the wishes of the late Archbishop.
Brown, Thomas P, 1845-1915, Jesuit priest
Letter from Br Francis Atchinson SJ concerning his renunciation prior to taking his last vows
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Br Francis Atchinson SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his renunciation prior to taking his last vows.
Atchison, Francis, 1849-1911, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John F. Hurley SJ, Superior, The Philippine Mission of the Society of Jesus PO Box 272, Manila, Philippines to Fr Cooney SJ concerning praise for the Irish Jesuits and their hospitality.
Hurley, John F., 1892-1967, Jesuit priest
Picture from the Daily Mail newspaper depicting a view overlooking Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of picture from the Daily Mail newspaper depicting a view overlooking Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Oliver Daly SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning his voyage accompanying Fr John O'Neill back to Ireland. Refers to an incident that took place after Mass on board the ship. Remarks 'I went into the cabin to make my acts of thanks just as I had finished I heard screams of "passenger overboard". The brave captain stopped the steamer at once lowered a boat he (Fr O'Neill) was picked up in 20 minutes. Had he not swam so vigorously...the [ ] hawks who gathered in numbers around him would have picked out his eyes.' Refers to other attempts to commit suicide and remarks: 'There is no doubt that had I known him as well before starting as I do now I should have been afraid to volunteer my services.'
Daly, Oliver, 1845-1916, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Roney SJ concerning the conduct of Fr Michael Colman SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from John Roney SJ, Manresa, Norwood, Adelaide to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning the conduct of Fr Michael Colman SJ. Asks Fr Ryan for advice.
Roney, John, 1856-1931, Jesuit priest
Article entitled 'Recall to Tradition in the Chinese Missions'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Article published in 'The Irish Monthly' by most Rev. Dr. Paul Yu Pin entitled 'Recall to Tradition in the Chinese Missions'.
Yu Pin, Paul, 1901-1978, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nanking and cardinal
Christmas greetings from Fr Acácio Casimiro SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Christmas greetings from Fr Acácio Casimiro SJ R. de Lapa 111, Lisbon to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Harold Craig SJ, Archbishop's House, Darjeeling, India to [ ] thanking him for sending a copy of the Irish Province News. Describes his journey from Hong Kong to India with Fr Thomas Ryan SJ, and off walks near San Dak Fu, views of Everest, and the porters (Sherpas).
Craig, Harold E, 1901-1985, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Patrick F. Tighe SJ on board the "Roon"
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick F. Tighe SJ to Fr Ryan on board the "Roon", nearing Adelaide concerning the voyage to Australia.
Tighe, Patrick, 1866-1920, Jesuit, priest, chaplain and missionary
Letter from William Duff to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ asking that any accounts against him be settled
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from William Duff, Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, asking that any accounts Fr Gahan may have against him be settled. Reminds Fr Gahan that he is no longer a subscriber towards Fr Gahan's support as a Catholic priest.
Duff, William
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.2
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Handwritten notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (Victoria).
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map of Victoria and Kowloon.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas R Fitzgerald SJ, Sarahville, Corbally, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning a document from the Canossian Sisters in Hong Kong that was sent to Rome in the diplomatic mail bag.
FitzGerald, Thomas R, 1905-1967, Jesuit priest
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ reporting on the health of members of the community
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ, Loyola, Greenwich Road, Greenwich, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ reporting on the health of members of the community.
Murphy, Richard James Francis, 1875-1957, Jesuit priest
Extracts from a letter from Fr John O'Meara SJ concerning his work and life in Canton
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Extracts from a letter from Fr John O'Meara SJ, Canton to Superior (Fr Richard Harris SJ) concerning his work and life in Canton.
O'Meara, John, 1898-1991, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from T. J. O'Brien, General Secretary, Australian Catholic Federation, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ expressing his disappointment that Fr Bernard Vaughan will not be able to take the lecturing tour due to ill health.
O'Brien, T. J.
Letter from Fr George Byrne SJ concerning accommodation for retreats at Loyola
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr George Byrne SJ, Loyola, Greenwich Road, Greenwich NSW to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning accommodation for retreats at Loyola.
Byrne, George, 1879-1962, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Timothy Kenny SJ concerning Fr James Colgan's operation
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Timothy Kenny SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning Fr James Colgan's operation.
Kenny, Timothy J, 1843-1917, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Claffey SJ concerning Fr Colgan's illness and death
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Claffey SJ, Manresa, Hawthorn, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning Fr James Colgan's illness and death.
Claffey, Thomas, 1853-1931, Jesuit priest
List of names for whom Masses were said
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of names for whom Masses were said by [Fr Matthew Gahan SJ].
Gahan, Matthew, 1782-1837, Jesuit priest
Fr Maurice Dowling's fitness to work in the Northern Rhodesia mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Medical statement declaring Fr Maurice Dowling's fitness to work in the Northern Rhodesia mission by Dr Corboy, 11 The Crescent, Limerick.
Corboy, D, fl 1948, Doctor
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission, No.3
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Notebook detailing the early history of the Australian Mission (in New South Wales).
Letter from Fr Timothy Kenny SJ to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's brother
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Timothy Kenny SJ, St Ignatius, Richmond to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's brother who is experiencing financial difficulties. Remarks that £1,000 was left to Fr Hearn by his mother and that this should not be forgotten.
Kenny, Timothy J, 1843-1917, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Wilfred Ryan SJ concerning Fr James Strickland SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Wilfred Ryan SJ, St. Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ concerning Fr James Strickland SJ.
Ryan, Wilfred, 1878-1949, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Timothy Guinee SJ to concerning the death of Fr Hubert Daly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Timothy Guinee SJ, St Aloysius, Sevenhills to Fr William Lockington SJ concerning the death of Fr Hubert Daly SJ.
Daly, Hubert, 1842-1918, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John Ryan SJ, Presentation Convent, Cottesloe, Perth Western Australia to Fr William Lockington SJ concerning a visit to Perth to give a retreat to the Loreto Nuns. Remarks that he has had many meetings with the Archbishop (A. Clune) 'He is very anxious to have a house and college of the Society in Perth...and he regards it as necessary to have a few men of ours to influence the upper classes.' Refers to a new University building that will soon be built and remarks that the Archbishop has purchased an acre of land for a hostel to be undertaken by the Society of Jesus. Concludes in a post script 'I think it would be well to prepare the authorities at home for Archbishop Clune's offer - Two Fathers would be sufficient for a start. It would be a splendid opening for the Society.'
Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Edward Nolan SJ to Fr Michael Dooley SJ concerning the holding of a consultation
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Edward Nolan SJ, (Rector), St Francis Xavier's College, Kew to Fr Michael Dooley SJ, Consultor concerning the holding of a consultation. Remarks that he is aware of the need for a Consultor's meeting but that he has not had time to do so.
Nolan, Edward, 1826-1893, Jesuit priest
Copy of a letter from the Catholic inhabitants of the Isle of Man to Rev Dr Briggs
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from the Catholic inhabitants of the Isle of Man to Rev Dr Briggs, Roman Catholic Lord Bishop of the Diocese of the Northern District of England expressing their thanks for the care and interest the Bishop has shown for their well being. Requests more help from the Bishop. Remarks '…they cannot…refrain from expressing their sentiments upon…the future well being of the mission in this island where they regret to say such undesirable bigotry exists together with calumny hatred and abuse of the most virulent description is daily and yearly preached and propagated against their religion…they believe it the only means…of upholding successfully the Catholic Religion in this small island would be to appoint to the Mission and to its management here an able experienced clergyman…'
Letter concerning the Irish Province decision to send Irish Jesuits to Northern Rhodesia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Ladislaus Zabdyr SJ, Chikuni, PO Chisekesi, Northern Rhodesia to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the news that the Irish Province is to send Irish Jesuits to Northern Rhodesia. Explains the situation in the mission. Remarks 'Any man that can be spared and is willing to come will be welcome because at any time one can expect that some one of those still at work here may break down…'.
Zabdyr, Ladislaus, 1890-1968, Jesuit priest and missioner
Map depicting Northern Rhodesia (1st part of 2)
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map depicting Northern Rhodesia (1st part of 2). Scale 1:1,000,000.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Zambia, 1946-1969
100 years of the Society of Jesus in Australia entitled 'A Century of Jesuit Achievement 1865-1965'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Booklet commemorating 100 years of the Society of Jesus in Australia entitled 'A Century of Jesuit Achievement 1865-1965.'
Australian Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1931-
Faculties granted to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ by the Archbishop of Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Faculties granted to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man by Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin.
Gahan, Matthew, 1782-1837, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John Ryan SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Keating SJ concerning the Austro-Hungarian Mission in Australia and the possibility of unifying the two Missions.
Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Austro-Hungarian Fr Provincial Anton Forstner SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Keating SJ describing the Austro-Hungarian Mission in Australia and the possibility of it joining with the Irish Mission.
Forstner, Anton, 1841-1907, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Dr Thomas Carr, D.D., Archbishop of Melbourne, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Mission) asking Fr Ryan to spare a priest to become a chaplain for the expeditionary forces.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of circular sent by Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ to Jesuit houses in Ireland announcing Fr General's decree for an Irish foreign mission to the Chinese province of Nan-King.
Fahy, John, 1874-1958, Jesuit priest
Faculties granted to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ by Pope Pius VIII
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Faculties granted to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man by Pope Pius VIII for indulgences.
Gahan, Matthew, 1782-1837, Jesuit priest
Map depicting Northern Rhodesia (2nd part of 2)
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map depicting Northern Rhodesia (2nd part of 2). Scale 1:1,000,000.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Zambia, 1946-1969
Honour roll of past pupils of St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Honour roll of past pupils of St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney who were killed during the war.
Article concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photocopy of article published in the Richmond Guardian concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war and a speech he delivered in St Ignatius hall to mark the occasion.
The Richmond Guardian, newspaper
Possibility of removing Fr Michael Colman SJ from Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Note written by Fr [ ] SJ on Fr Michael Colman SJ advising his removal from Australia. Details various incidents and refers to the problems he created while serving as a military chaplain. Remarks 'Fr J. Ryan says that neither he nor Fr T. Browne could [do] anything with him and he thinks that his mind is affected.'
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Fr William Gwynn's appointment as a military chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Gwynn SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Tom [ ] concerning his appointment as a military chaplain.
Gwynn, William, 1865-1950, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letter from Mary Sydes, sister of Fr Edward Sydes SJ, requesting claim to his military pension
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mary Sydes (sister of Fr Edward J. Sydes SJ) c/o Fr Robert J. Little SJ, Manresa, Kensington Terrace, Brisbane to Irish Fr Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the death of her brother while serving as a military chaplain. Asks Fr Nolan if the Society of Jesus would waive their right to a military pension on behalf of Fr Sydes so that she could claim it.
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Sydes, Mary
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Lt. Col. A.J. Bennett, O.C. Troops, H. T. 'Anchises' at sea to Fr William Gwynn SJ thanking him for his service as a military chaplain and praising his work with the troops.
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Bennett, A J, Lieutenant Colonel
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Circular letter from Archbishop D. Mannix, St. Mary's 'Star of the sea', West Melbourne concerning the establishment of a Catholic college within the University of Melbourne.
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Mannix, Daniel, 1864-1963, Archbishop of Melbourne
Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Catholic Chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man agreeing that Fr Patrick Bracken SJ may supply for Fr Gahan on the Isle of Man while he is away.
Thompson, Richard, priest
Examinations for entrance scholarships for Newman College, University of Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Details on the examinations for entrance scholarships for Newman College, University of Melbourne, starting Monday, 19 November 1917.
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Panoramic postcard containing views of the harbour at Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Panoramic postcard containing views of the harbour at Hong Kong. Annotations on reverse by Fr John Neary SJ pointing out significant features.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Note concerning Fr John O'Neill SJ and his mental health
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Note written by [ ] (marked private) to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Fr John O'Neill SJ and his mental health.
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Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Article entitled ‘Missionary endeavour of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus from 1915 to 1940’ which gives a history of the mission in Hong Kong and China.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Airgraph from Fr John B Moyersoen SJ, 32, Park street, Calcutta, India to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, Dublin, replying to ‘Your airgraph of 27th ult.’. Mentions writing to Fr Marin and Fr Donnelly and ‘We often see Fr Naughton’.
Moyersoen, John B, 1900-1969, Jesuit priest
Query by Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ on North Shore Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from [ ], Northshore to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ concerning a query made on Fr Tuite's behalf of two people - John and Joseph Morrissey and information about the North Shore Mission. Describes the financial situation of the school. Remarks 'It will be an awful disgrace if we have to sell out...The full extent of the N.shore folly you can never understand unless you pay us a flying visit...you would hear a thousand stories...which...would thoroughly convince you that Fr Kennedy ought never be allowed to do parish work again'.
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Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Note from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ to Mr. Hollis, Burns, Oates and Washbourne Ltd., London ‘with reference to an Australian edition of Jesuits under Fire’.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr William Keane SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Melbourne University
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr William Keane SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning University of Melbourne and matriculation.
Keane, William, 1885-1960, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Dublin to Fr Thomas Ryan SJ, Chungking, China relating to news about Jesuit works, Irish Jesuits and their travels and work, recent deaths, schools and contemporaries of Fr Ryan.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Memoriale for Fr Superior of the visitation by Fr Thomas Ryan SJ to St Ignatius’ House, Canton
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
General Memoriale and Memoriale for Fr Superior of the visitation by Fr Thomas Ryan SJ to St Ignatius’ House, Canton.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Jeremiah M. Murphy SJ, RMS 'Orsova', off the coast of Spain to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his experiences on board the ship when set sail from England.
Murphy, Jeremiah M, 1883-1955, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map of Northern Rhodesia. Scale 1:1,000,000.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Group photograph of the first seminarians and their professors taken at the Regional Seminary.
A Fong, photographer
Report on the mission in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Report on the mission in Australia written by the Superior of the Mission Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ.
Sullivan, Jeremiah, 1877-1960, Jesuit priest
Inventory of furniture left by the late Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Inventory and copies of an inventory of furniture left in the house and chapel in Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man by the late Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Article entitled ‘Cross-roads in China’
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Article entitled ‘Cross-roads in China’ by Fr Thomas Ryan SJ, which discusses the transformation in Chinese society, pre and post war, missionaries, Catholicism and schools.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Edward Nolan SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne to [ ] concerning a paper he had drawn up, before leaving Ireland, to make arrangements for the payment of debts. Remarks that the paper has gone astray. Asks for a donation towards the building of the church of the Immaculate Conception.
Nolan, Edward, 1826-1893, Jesuit priest
Photographic album of Wah Yan College, Hong Kongn and Fr Gallagher's jubilee dinner
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photographic album of the (the new) Wah Yan College, Hong Kong. The photographs have typewritten captions. Includes: various buildings, exteriors, interiors and landscape photographs of Wah Yan College, Queen's Road East, Hong Kong: opening day ceremonies of the new college (27 September 1955); Irish Jesuits Frs John Carroll, Richard Harris, Matthew Corbally, Richard Gallagher, Donald Lawler, Thomas Ryan, Timothy Doody, James McAsey, Herbert Dargan, Patrick Toner, Edmund Sullivan and Cyril Barrett; Monsignor Lorenzo Bianchi, Bishop of Hong Kong; Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham and Lady Grantham; Professor Gordon Brown.
Includes photographs of Fr Gallagher's jubilee dinner ar Ricci Hall.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Gerald Owens SJ, RMS 'Osterley', Port Said to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the voyage to Australia and a delay in Port Said.
Owens, Gerald, 1886-, former Jesuit priest
Letter from Br James Jackson SJ, RMS 'Omrah', Fremantle concerning the voyage to Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Br James Jackson SJ, RMS 'Omrah', Fremantle concerning the voyage to Australia and arrival in Fremantle.
Jackson, James, 1887-1956, Jesuit brother
Photographic album of the Xavier Mission Guild, China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photographic album with original and copy inserts of scenes from Hong Kong, Canton and China. The copy photographs (seem to be mass-produced and touristic) have numbers in the bottom left hand corner, with white handwritten captions, for example, 'A chair at Hong Kong', while original photographs are often described on reverse with pencil, 'The Seminarians 1926', and underneath in light pencil. The first number of photogrpahs are missing. The album appears to contain a large number of photographs of Franciscans in China and of Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Inc. (Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers), and some Jesuits. Includes: the consecration of Bishop Valtorta [with the] Band from the Salesian Industrial School, Macao (1926); Fr Crochet SJ and his Chinese flock; Bishop Wittner OFM and his Chinese priests; seminarians of the regional seminary at Tatungtu, Shansi; Fr Netto; Fr Pradel with lepers at Sheklung; Fr Nugent (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America), Ningpo, Fr Gleeson, Frs Driscoll, Malone and Murphy (Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America). The Irish element to the album may perhaps why it ended up with the Irish Jesuits.
Letter from Fr William Moloney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial thanking him for sending him to Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Moloney SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial thanking him for sending him to Australia. Remarks how much he likes Australia and his work there.
Moloney, William, 1880-1972, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Eustace Boylan SJ, Canisius College, Pymble, NSW, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his manuscript on the life of Fr Fegan SJ. Asks if the manuscript has been passed by the censors. Remarks that if the manuscript is not to be published he would like it to be returned.
Boylan, Eustace, 1869-1953, Jesuit priest
Invitation to Fr Provincial to attend a garden party at Xavier College, Kew
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Invitation to Fr Provincial to attend a garden party at Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne, Australia to celebrate the jubilee of the Archbishop of Melbourne.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Group photograph of the first year of Aberdeen Seminary, Hong Kong. The photograph includes Bishop Valtorta and Fr Thomas Cooney SJ (Rector) and other Irish Jesuits.
A Fong, photographer
Valuation of the property relating to the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Valuation of the property relating to the Isle of Man Mission in Douglas and Castletown.
Map of central Northern Rhodesia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map of central Northern Rhodesia. Scale 1:1,000,000.
Part of a letter from [ ], Geelong, concerning the accounts of Richmond College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Part of a letter from [ ], Geelong to Fr N Walshe, S.J. concerning his work in Australia and the accounts of Richmond College.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from J. A. Hoare, Novitiate of the Christian Brothers, Belvidere House, Drumcondra to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ concerning a letter he received from the Brother Director of one of their houses in Melbourne referring to the Bishop's decision that until the needs of Melbourne had been addressed he would not sanction the opening of another house in his diocese (i.e. Richmond).
Hoare, J. A.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Christopher Augustine Reynolds, Bishop of Adelaide to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the sending out of two Jesuit Fathers and Nuns from Cabra.
Reynolds, Christopher Augustine, 1834-1893, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Adelaide
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Tappeiner SJ, Superior of the Austro-Hungarian Mission, St. Ignatius, Norwood to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ concerning the prospect of two Jesuit Fathers being sent out to Norwood. Expresses his satisfaction at the news and advises that the Fathers should be young men. Remarks 'We find that it is always more difficult for men whose habits are already formed to get into the way of colonial life.'
Tappeiner, Joseph, 1820-1882, Jesuit priest and missionary
Map of Northern Rhodesia (eastern region)
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map of Northern Rhodesia (eastern region). Scale 1:1,000,000.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John McEncroe, Archdiocese, Sydney, Australia to Fr John Callan SJ concerning the introduction of Fathers from the Society of Jesus into the Diocese of Sydney.
McEncroe, John, 1794-1868, Catholic priest and archdeacon
Group photograph of the retreat group at the Regional Seminary, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Group photograph of the retreat group at the Regional Seminary, Hong Kong.
South China Regional Seminary, 1931-
Letter from Fr [ ] SJ on board the ship 'City of Santiago' and arrival in Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr [ ] SJ on board the ship 'City of Santiago', Lat. 44° S, Long. 102° E and St. Ignatius, Richmond to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the voyage to Australia and his arrival in Australia.
Letter from Fr Joseph Clery SJ to Irish Fr Provincial urging him to send out a visitor
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Joseph Clery SJ, The Presbytery, North Shore to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ urging him to send out a visitor as soon as possible. Remarks '...nothing short of a visitorial inspection by a "visitor" such as I have described will meet the difficulty, will elicit "the truth - the whole truth" '.
Clery, Joseph, 1837-, former Jesuit priest
Letter from D. Morrissey concerning the heirs of Mr Brettargh
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from D. Morrissey, Dunsany, County Meath to Fr James Tuite SJ concerning the heirs of Mr Brettargh and the help given to him by Fr Watson SJ in the matter.
Morrissey, D.
Diary kept by Fr Edward Murphy SJ during the voyage to Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Diary kept by Fr Edward Murphy SJ during the voyage to Australia. Includes a covering letter from Fr Murphy, Richmond, Melbourne, Australia to Fr Thomas Brown SJ explaining that Fr Sturzo SJ encouraged him to keep the diary and he wishes Fr Provincial to have the account of the journey. Remarks 'On the whole Australia is a delightful mission and what so many object to namely the sea voyage out is positive pleasure - I never enjoyed six weeks more in my life than the "life on the ocean wave" '.
Murphy, Edward, 1829-1886, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Martin Jacques SJ, St Xavier's College, Kew, Melbourne, Australia to Fr Thomas Brown SJ concerning his voyage to Australia.
Jacques, Martin, 1835-1890, Jesuit priest
Group photograph taken on the occasion of His Excellency Mgr Zanin's visit to the Regional Seminary
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Group photograph taken on the occasion of His Excellency Mgr Zanin's (Apostolic Delegate to China) visit to the Regional Seminary.
South China Regional Seminary, 1931-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Joseph Alipius Goold, Archbishop of Melbourne, writing from Brussels, Belgium to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ concerning an urgent request by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ for a community of teaching nuns to go to Australia.
Goold, James Alipius, 1812-1886, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne
List of books for the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of books for the Isle of Man.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Map of Northern Rhodesia. Scale 1:2,000,000.
Letter from Katie M. Drinan describing a tour of Europe and thanking Fr Brown for his advice
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Katie M. Drinan, 'E de Marie', Branxton, New South Wales, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin describing a tour of Europe and thanking Fr Brown for his advice.
Drinan, Katie M.
Letter from Fr Augutus Fleury SJ, Port Darwin to concerning his life and work in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Augutus Fleury SJ, Port Darwin to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ concerning his life and work in Australia. Remarks 'You may perhaps desire to hear some particulars about our living in our exile of Palmerston...we are in good health in spite of the great heat; yet I long for leaving this country and be again among ours where I could live a better conventual life than we do here'.
Fleury, Augustin, 1855-1931, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Patrick Keating SJ concerning the proposal to sell St Aloysius College. Suggests selling Loyola instead and keeping St Aloysius College as a novitiate, a mission house and house of studies.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest