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- [1925]-[1927]
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Text of a speech delivered by [ ] at the dedication of the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Rathfarnham Castle.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Text of a speech delivered by [ ] at the dedication of the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Rathfarnham Castle.
Correspondence relating to Pat Boland, caretaker, Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
File relating to Pat Boland, caretaker, Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence relating to his house at 178 Rathfarnham Road and a letter congratulating him on his retirement.
Colour photocopy of an unsigned painting of the original building at Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Colour photocopy of an unsigned painting of the original building at Rathfarnham Castle.
Information on the history of Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file containing information on the history of Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a photocopy of a chronological timeline, ‘Notes on Rathfarnham’ from the Irish Jesuit Directory and a photocopy of ‘Rathfarnham Castle and some of its former owners’ published in Memorials of the Irish Province, Part 1, Centenary Year 1814 – 1914.
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
Receipts, requests for masses, and bequests sent to Fr Charles Farley SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of receipts, requests for masses, and bequests sent to Fr Charles Farley SJ, St. Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, (Province
Procurator). Includes receipts, postcards and letters from Frs Edward Boyd Barrett, James O'Connor, Joseph Flinn, A. Magne, Daniel J. Finn (from R.M.S Orsova on the way to Australia), James Creagh, James Farrell, John Ryan (Valkenberg), William Byrne, Bernard Page, John Nerney, C. Wishoff, Leopold Skarek, and Dr. Conway Dwyer, 86 Merrion Square, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Document confirming the appointment of Fr Stephen Farrell as Extraordinary Confessor to Carmelite nuns at Blackrock, and to Mercy Sisters at Baggot Street, Rathdrum and Richmond.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typescript copy of sermons by Fr Hugh Kelly SJ preached at Gardiner street church on the occasion of the reception there and veneration of the right arm of Saint Francis Xavier.
File containing Fr Seán Ó Catháin's admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing Fr Seán Ó Catháin's admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials concerning his role as head of the Education Department, University College Dublin and later supply work.
Details of Fr Daniel O'Connell's next-of-kin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Details of Fr Daniel O'Connell's next-of-kin.
Notes on the history of the Jesuits in Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Typed notes on the history of the Jesuits in Galway by [Fr Paddy O'Kelly SJ]. Includes reference to books in Waterford and Carlow College which belonged to the Jesuit residences of Galway, New Ross and Dublin and book on the Jesuit residence at Athlone in Galway. Note by Rupert Coyle SJ (17 January 1964); list of priests educated at St Ignatius College, Galway; list of furnishings of St Ignatius Church.
Coyle, Rupert F H, 1896-1978, Jesuit priest
Copy of indenture concerning Sherwood Fields, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Parties:
Fr Eugene Browne SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin and Fr Edward Kelly SJ, Upper Gardiner Street on the one part, Fr John Hughes SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway and Dominick Kelly, Mungret College, Limerick, Fr Edward Dillon, Clongowes Wood College, Sallins, County Kildare and James Forristal, Milltown Park, Dublin of the other part.
Property:
Plot of ground marked number twenty on the map or plans of Sherwood Fields, in the parish of Rahoon and West Liberties, Galway containing 38 perches and a quarter Irish Plantation measure.
Terms and Conditions:
Residue of the term of 999 years
Text of radio appeals by Fr Tim Mulcahy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Text of radio appeals by Fr Tim Mulcahy SJ, on the occasion of World Sodality Day, on behalf of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (4th November [ ]) and High Park Convent, Drumcondra, Dublin (10 September [ ]).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten information sheet in relation to the Association of Prayer. States that letters, applications etc must be addressed to Fr Kelly SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Adds that no money is demanded, but offerings are accepted.
Leaflets outlining the aims and organisation of the Association of Prayer against intemperance
Part of Irish Jesuits
Five versions of a printed leaflet outlining the aims and organisation of the Association of Prayer against intemperance.
Application by Mr Richard Ingram SJ for sub-diacanate
Part of Irish Jesuits
Application by Mr Richard Ingram SJ for sub-diacanate.
Part of Irish Jesuits
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.
Renewal of lease for 7 Sackville Street, Parish of St Thomas, city of Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
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
Renewal of lease for 7 Sackville Street, city of Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
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
Fee Farm Grant for dwelling house on Lower Sackville Street
Part of Irish Jesuits
Parties:
William Napoleon Nolan, Esquire, Lower Dominick Street, city of Dublin and Thomas Henry Kohler, Merchant Tailor, 7 Lower Sackville Street, city of Dublin.
Property:
Dwelling house on Lower Sackville Street
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent of £151.1.4 sterling to be paid in four equal payments on 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr John Coyne's translation of 'Christian Prayer in its Course through the Centuries' by Josef Andreas Jungmann SJ. Includes correspondence with the publishers and Josef Andreas Jungmann. The translation was published by Paulist Press, New York posthumously. Includes a typed manuscript of the translation.
File of material relating to Fr John Coyne SJ taken from the Mission Office
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr John Coyne SJ taken from the Mission Office, 28 Upper Sherrard St (12 July 2011). Includes photographs; personal record; and correspondence between Fr Coyne and Fr Thomas J Martin, SJ Jesuit Missions, 20 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Material collected by Fr John Grene SJ on the life of Mr James Murphy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of material collected by Fr John Grene SJ on the life of Mr James Murphy SJ, a scholastic who drowned whilst on villa (holiday) at Poulaphuca, County Wicklow. The contributors provide information of his life as a student at Clongowes Wood College and later as a novice in the Society.
Grene, John, 1807-1887, Jesuit priest
Genealogical notes compiled and collected by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ on his family
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of genealogical notes compiled and collected by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ on his family. Includes letters, from Margaret Ryan, 14 Grand Street, Pokepsie, New York, U.S.A. to Fr Corcoran concerning other relatives in America (18 October 1931), Rody Dwan, Lisnagonoge, Thurles, County Tipperary (1 June 1915) and John D Corcoran, Williamsport, Ohio, U.S.A. (24 January 1929) ; genealogical notes on Corcoran of Clontaffe, parish of Killea (1766-1842) and of Honeymount, parish of Rathnaveoge, Ikerrin (1855-1929) and Curraduff, parish of Killea, Ikerrin, (1855-1929), 1p; copies made by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ of family relatives in census material, 1821, 6 June 1841, at the Public Record Office, Dublin, (16 April 1916, 24 December 1917), 2pp; copies of originals at Lisnagonoge, Thurles, County Tipperary (25 August 1915), 1p; notes by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ from the Public Record Office, Dublin (March 1914) on the numbers of peoples in townlands related to him - Rathnaveoge, Honeymount, Gurteen in 1821 census; inscription in Monsea burial ground and photocopies of newspaper clippings (1911).
Biographical information on Fr Martin Cryan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr Martin Cryan SJ.
Photocopy of ‘Status Temporalis Coll. Univ. a die 1st Sep. 1884 ad d. 1 Aug. 1885.’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photocopy of ‘Status Temporalis Coll. Univ. a die 1st Sep. 1884 ad d. 1 Aug. 1885.’ Contains reference to Fr Hopkins under ‘Receipts: Ordinary’ – ‘Fr. Hopkins, Mr Curtis, Fr Klein – 866.19.7.’
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file concerning a proposal for a new edition for Rodriquez’s ‘ “Practice of Christian and Religious Perfection” for use in English-speaking Countries.’.
Entry of John Bury into the Catholic faith, first Communion and Confirmation
Part of Irish Jesuits
Documents related to the entry of John Bury into the Catholic faith, first Communion and Confirmation.
Draft articles for a Charter of University College, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of draft articles for a Charter of University College, Dublin (Irish Universities Bill, 1908).
University College Dublin, 1854-
Admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Elogium Sepulcrale Sancti Ignatii
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Handwriiten poster 'Elogium Sepulcrale Sancti Ignatii'
Construction of a boundary wall at Killiney Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
A file relating to the construction of a boundary wall at Killiney Castle.
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Document entitled ‘What is your function, Father?’, produced by the Chaplains’ Office, Kevin Street College of Technology. Explores the roles of chaplains in the Colleges of Technology.
Irish-English Commission on Higher Studies
A file relating to the joint Irish-English Commission on Higher Studies.
Triennial Documents, 1920 - 1923
Documents for Ireland:
Triennial Documents, 1923 - 1926
Documents for Ireland and Hong Kong.
Documents relating to the 1927 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1927 Provincial Congregation. Includes photograph (Fr Peter Finlay SJ) at Procurators Congregation, Rome, 1927 - with names.
Documents relating to the 1938 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1938 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the Visitation of the Irish Province by Fr Visitor in 1922
Documents relating to the Visitation of the Irish Province by Fr William Power SJ, from 9 July 1921 to the end of September 1922. Includes:
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to a petition signed by members of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary urging the Jesuit Fathers not to close St Ignatius College, Galway.
Draft and copy Declaration of Trust - Rural Industries
Part of Irish Jesuits
Parties:
Rev. Thomas Aloysius Finlay, 35 Lower Leeson Street and George O'Brien, 3 Burlington Road, County Dublin, Doctor of Letters (the Trustees).
Material relating to the Sisters of Charity and the Providence Woollen Mills, Foxford, County Mayo
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to the Sisters of Charity and the Providence Woollen Mills, Foxford, county Mayo. Includes: envelope sent to ‘Sr. Alcantra (of Foxford), The Sisters of Charity, Merrion, Dublin’ from Foxford enclosing a St. Christopher bracelet, an embroidered patch commemorating the 1932 Eucharistic Congress in Dublin made by the mills and some prayer cards ([n.d.], 6 items);
– copy of supplemental instruction for Counsel, John H. Pigot (16 December 1919, 2pp) on behalf of the trustees of Mrs. E.M. Lynch’s will (2pp), enclosing copy of an extract of a letter from Fr Finlay to a ‘Mr. Ryan’ concerning a bequest to Mother Morrogh Bernard, Superioress of Foxford, to establish an industrial foundation at Warrenstown (2pp) and Counsel’s opinion.
A file containing the texts of sermons preached in honour of the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Programme of examinations and examination papers of the Catholic University of Ireland
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Programme of examinations and examination papers of the Catholic University of Ireland.
Catholic University of Ireland, 1854-1911
Part of Irish Jesuits
Edited text of a paper by Fr Henry Gill SJ entitled ‘On the Rise of Temperature of Air Rushing into an Exhausted Vessel’ to be published in Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society. Includes tables of results (2pp).
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr Patrick Coffey SJ. Includes biographical information, correspondence, concerning his health during his early years in the Society and correspondence during his time in England working in parishes in Birmingham and London.
Coffey, Patrick, 1909-1983, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pass issued by Willie Chamberlain, Inspector General, Dublin Metropolitan Police for Fr Daniel Joseph Flinn SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to travel around Dublin in May 1916, and catalogue entry for Fr Flinn SJ (1930).
Flinn, Daniel Joseph, 1877-1943, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to the entry of Br Peter Foley SJ into the society, final vows and medical note.
Foley, Peter, 1891-1968, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to which Fr Conal K Murphy SJ includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
Murphy, Conal K, 1902-1979, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary for Fr John J O'Carroll SJ [1980] by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ, article written by Fr John J O'Carroll SJ entitled 'La littérature féniane' pp507-516, and testimonials of Rev. J. J. O'Carroll candidate for a fellowship in modern languages in the Royal University of Ireland.
O'Carroll, John J, 1837-1889, Jesuit priest
Invitation card, order of service and hymn sheet for the service of remembrance
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Invitation card, order of service and hymn sheet for the service of remembrance at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Remembrance Sunday, Armistice Day, 11 November 1928 (perhaps an Irish Jesuit attended the service).
'Reply to Dr Gregg’s Sermon'.
'Letter to the Editor of the Irish Press, Re: Spain' by Fr Patrick Gannon SJ
'Letter to the Editor of the Irish Press, Re: Spain' by Fr Patrick Gannon SJ.
Gannon, Patrick J, 1879-1953, Jesuit priest
'The Date of the B-text of Piers Plowman' by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
'The Date of the B-text of Piers Plowman' by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
'A Man who took Christ at his Word' and 'Life and letters of Fr Michael Browne SJ' by Fr Thomas Hurley SJ.
Hurley, Thomas, 1890-1976, Jesuit priest
'The Blessed Sacrament' by Mr Robert Nash SJ
'The Blessed Sacrament' by Mr Robert Nash SJ.
Nash, Robert, 1902-1989, Jesuit priest and writer
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
House consultors letters regarding the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Federation of Malaya to Irish Fr Provincial.
Material relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the establishment of a foreign mission to China and the foundation of a school for higher studies in Hong Kong.
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Case on behalf of Fr Stephen Farrell, S.J. and Fr Joseph Lentaigne, S.J. submitted to the Attorney General (C. Palles) for his opinion concerning a mortgage between John O'Brien and Anna Maria Elizabeth O'Brien (his wife) of the first part, Patrick Oliver Plunkett and Columbus M. O'Flanagan of the second part and Anna Maria Matilda Dennis, Spinster of the third part.
Statement of title of Messrs Butler to obtain Fee Farm Grant concerning Butlers Trusts, Milltown Premises, Dublin.
Copy case concerning the property of Rev. Henry SJ and Rev Charles James Lynch SJ submitted to the Solicitor General Charles O'Conor. Includes his opinion.
A file relating to the will of Anna Maria Dennis and a bequest made by her in her will to the Society of Jesus. Includes a file of letters relating to the bequest which was a matter of dispute between the Society of Jesus and the Archbishop of Dublin (27 April 1876 - 24 January 1891, 4 items).
Letters from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ concerning the establishment of Mungret College
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file of letters (including a summary) from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ, Fiesole, Italy to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ concerning the establishment of Mungret College as a Jesuit College and his approval for the project.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to the controversy surrounding the Apostolic and Lay Schools, Mungret College and the separation of the two schools following intervention by the Bishop of Limerick and a Decree of Propaganda. Includes correspondence relating to the valuation of the property and the question of the ownership of the Mungret property. Includes a certificate of valuation (25 June 1921, 7pp) and various financial accounts. Includes a ground floor plan and front elevation of Mungret College. Finally, in 1928 a further session of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith decided the transference of the Lay School should not be insisted on but that the two schools should be administered separately (21 April 1928, 1p). Includes letters from Michael Curly, Archbishop of Baltimore offering his support to Mungret College. Refers also to the 'Mungret Case' (23 August 1928; 22 December 1928 - 4 February 1932, 5 items) and photographs of Cardinal's visit to Mungret, 1928 (2 items)
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Document entitled 'Summary of the collection made for the liquidation of the debts of the Church of St. Francis Xavier' which details gross receipts and disbursements.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Regulations in relation to mealtimes, times of confessions, prayer, and Masses, dining out, accounts, cases of conscience etc.
Regulations for the community issued by Fr Robert St Leger SJ, Vice Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Regulations for the community issued by Fr Robert St Leger SJ, Vice Provincial, in compliance with an ordination of the Father General regarding Holy Poverty.
St Leger, Robert, 1788-1856, Jesuit priest
Income tax claim by Fr James Fottrell SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Income tax - charity (dividends) claim by Fr James Fottrell SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
History of St Joseph's Penny Dinners
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
History of St Joseph's Penny Dinners at Lower Gardiner Street, Dublin from 1892-1963.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Notice and prayer leaflet of the annual retreat for the members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force held in the Church of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Material relating to the proposed rebuilding of St Francis Xavier's Hall, Upper Sherrard Street
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
A file relating to the proposed rebuilding of St Francis Xavier's Hall, Upper Sherrard Street.
Account which detail the number of confessions to have taken place at St Francis Xavier's Church
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Account which detail the number of confessions, communions etc...to have taken place at St Francis Xavier's Church.
Liam Ó hAodáin S.J. (1839-1919) agus A Mhuintir
Booklet entitled ‘Liam Ó hAodáin S.J. (1839-1919) agus A Mhuintir’ by Proinsias Ó Fionnagain SJ in Irish which describes the life and work Fr Liam Ó hAodáin SJ of and his contemporaries.
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
Declaration signed by Francis Henry Blackburne concerning the lands at Rathfarnham prior to its sale
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Declaration signed by Francis Henry Blackburne concerning the lands at Rathfarnham prior to its sale. Includes a map of the demesne.
Blackburne Daniell, Francis Henry, 1845-1921, barrister and historian
Conveyance - William George Bailey and Frs Thomas V. Nolan, John Fahy, Dominick Kelly and James Bury
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Parties:
William George Bailey, Builder, Cherryfield, Sandford, County Dublin and Frs Thomas V. Nolan, John Fahy, Dominick Kelly and James Bury all of Milltown Park.
Property:
Rathfarnham House, Parish of Rathfarnham, Barony of Newcastle, County Dublin.
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent and receivers fees created by and to the covenants, conditions and clauses contained in the Fee Farm Grant of 4 April 1851 in addition to the sum of £5,900. Yearly rent of £123.6.6.
Other:
Signed and sealed by the parties. Includes a map depicting the extent of land cited in the conveyance.
Paintings in Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the paintings in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes letters relating to the ceiling paintings by Angelica Kauffman and new decorative works. Includes letters from Joshua Clarke, J Clarke & Sons, Stain glass manufacturers & Church decorators, 33 North Frederick Street, Dublin regarding the ceiling painting by 'my lady artist' (Miss Crilly, later known as Margaret Clarke) (10 September 1913). Only one painting by Margaret Crilly was accepted, which disappointed Joshua Clarke. Initially Miss Crilly rejected the offer of £7 10 shlllings per painting. Joshua Clarke persuaded her to accept £7, but by this stage, it was too late. She received £10 for her painting and Cambridge & Co. Ltd, Dublin were engaged (October 1913), and agreed a price of £35 for the series of nine painting. The artist Patrick Tuohy completed the ceiling paintings.
Material relating to part of the Rathfarnham estate known as Cliff
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to part of the Rathfarnham estate known as Cliff. Includes correspondence concerning its value and the rental of the land. It was proposed to have a novitiate there, and Charles Powell indicates that expenditure would amount to £15, 415 to fit out (6 September 1911).
Supply of electricity to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the supply of electricity to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Rates due on Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to rates due on Rathfarnham Castle, an appeal by the Jesuit Fathers to be exempt from the rates and receipts for rates paid on the property.
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Insurance policies held by the Jesuit Fathers, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to various insurance policies held by the Jesuit Fathers, Rathfarnham Castle including workmen's compensation insurance, main building and outhouses, contents, motor, public liability, fire insurance.
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Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the road widening scheme at Rathfarnham and work carried out by Dublin Corporation on part of the boundary wall of Rathfarnham Castle and the subsequent problems that arose due to the Corporation's failure to complete the work. Includes a letter from Tom Bacon, Solicitor (acting on behalf of the Jesuit Fathers), 9 Clare Street, Dublin to Fr McDonald SJ Remarks 'This matter has taken a new and interesting turn... Mr Beausang (Dublin Corporation).. .explained his predicament. Apparently in his final anxiety to get the work through he agreed our terms without obtaining any additional estimates as to the cost... Mr Beausang states that there is a deficiency of at least £7,000...There is no fund out of which this deficiency can be met...Mr Beausang's first suggestion was that the Jesuit Fathers would make a grant to the corporation of half the increased cost namely £3,500. When he was told that this was out of the question it was then suggested that you might disclaim the acquisition money £2,000.' (11 October 1956, 3pp).
Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Construction of the bye-pass at Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the construction of the bye-pass at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes maps and plans.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Society of Jesus' decision to move the Noviceship and Juniorate from Tullabeg to Rathfarnham. This decision was made following the change of regulations of the National University requiring students to attend lectures in one of the University Colleges. Under the Royal University students had to pass examinations set by the University but could be prepared for the exams elsewhere.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to formation, order of time, customs, discipline amongst the Jesuit Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes correspondence between Irish Fr Provincial and Fr Rector.
Material related to related to the studies of Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the studies of Juniors. Includes a report compiled by a committee set up to investigate the studies undertaken by Juniors (Ordinatio Studiorum Juniorum Provinciae Hiberniae Societatis Jesu).
Material relating to the Knights of Loyola
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Knights of Loyola at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Material relating to the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a description of a weekend retreat held in Rathfarnham by one of the participants, Joseph S. Considine (nd, 5pp).
Information notice concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Information notice concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle Dublin
Inventory of Rathfarnham Castle for Fire Insurance made out by Fr Thomas Shuley SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Inventory of Rathfarnham Castle for Fire Insurance made out by Fr Thomas Shuley SJ. Inventory includes details of the furnishing and content of each room. Inventory of the kitchen area by Br Andrew Bannon SJ.
Material relating to Retreat promoters and programmes at Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
File relating to Retreat promoters and programmes at Rathfarnham Castle, the golden jubilee year of the retreat house (1972) and the Layman’s Retreat Association.
'Rathfarnham Castle: A history'
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Rathfarnham Castle: A history. by Louise Walsh.