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Rathfarnham Castle: A history. by Louise Walsh.

Postcard with an image of Rathfarnham Castle at night, sent from Dick Howell to Fr Fergus O'Keefe SJ.

Information on Rathfarnham Castle, written by Fr Senan Timoney SJ for OPW guides.

Photographs taken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ, made by the Office of Public Works of ceiling panel paintings installed by Jesuits to replace Angelica Kaufmann’s panels in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes visitors’ guide (FM/RATH/256) on Rathfarnham Castle history from 16th to 20th century, produced by the Office of Public Works. Words in guide are crossed out, ‘but those on the first ceilings are not now thought to be her work’ and replaced with ‘attributed to the artists Patrick Tuohy’.

Photograph of a Harry Clarke studio stain glass window, at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. The panel of 'Abraham Kneeling Before Melchizedek' is by William Dowling (1907–1980), who studied under Harry Clarke himself and subsequently became manager of the Harry Clarke Studio.

Now located at Jesuit curia, Milltown Park, Dublin.

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.

Visitors’ guide on Rathfarnham Castle history from 16th to 20th century, produced by the Office of Public Works.

Photograph of the Triumphal Arch, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin by the OPW.