List of subscribers and amounts paid to 'The Irish Monthly'
Bound volume containing a list of subscribers and amounts paid to 'The Irish Monthly'.
Browne & Nolan Limited, Printers, Nassau Street Dublin
List of tenants in arrears [Dromore, County Down]
List of tenants in arrears [Dromore, County Down]. A note states that proceedings should be taken against them to recover rent and arrears. Adds that Fr [McCartan] ‘says that they are well able to pay’.
List of the numbers of retreats and tridua given by Irish Jesuit priests 1884 - 1946
List of the numbers of retreats and tridua (three day retreat for religious communities) given [for statistical purposes].
Lists of books in Irish Jesuit library, and suggestions regarding access
Lists of books in Irish Jesuit library, and suggestions regarding access. Refers to writing of the history of the Irish Province - archives and library [Edmund Hogan SJ].
Loose account sheet of the Toulouse Province in account with the Irish Province
Loose account sheet of the Toulouse Province in account with the Irish Province. Three Irish Jesuits, Christopher Bellew, John O'Carroll and O'Brien are mentioned in the accounts. All three were studying Theology in the Toulouse Province at this time.
Loose sheets of general Irish Province accounts detailing annual income and expenditure
A file containing loose sheets of general Irish Province accounts detailing annual income and expenditure.
Manuscript by Fr Joseph E. Canavan SJ describing how the Jesuits elect their General
Typed and handwritten manuscript with corrections by Fr Joseph E. Canavan SJ describing how the Jesuits elect their General.
Canavan, Joseph E, 1886-1950, Jesuit priest
Manuscript entitled 'Method. The making of a Jesuit. Ratio Studiorum 1548 - 1599.'
Manuscript entitled 'Method. The making of a Jesuit. Ratio Studiorum 1548 - 1599.' Chapters I to V inclusive. Includes notes and comments (letters) on the method, the direct method of teaching and discussio classes. Probably developed in conjunction with the Clongowes Cert.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Morals'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Morals' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Duty'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Duty' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Human Testimony'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Human Testimony' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Reason'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Reason' -possibly University College, Dublin.
Material concerning the appointment of diocesan censors
Letters and printed circulars concerning the appointment of diocesan censors.
Material relating to Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Jesuit Missions. Includes information on the date of the mission, the name of the person who gave the mission and the location of the mission.
Material relating to Theological Theses
Handwritten file relating to Theological Theses.
Material to relating to Philosophical Theses
A file relating to Philosophical Theses.
'Maxims of Christian Chivalry' by Fr Robert Kane SJ
'Maxims of Christian Chivalry' by Fr Robert Kane SJ.
Kane, Robert I, 1848-1929, Jesuit priest
Memoranda, notes and reports following consultations concerning the future of the 'Irish Monthly'
Memoranda, notes and reports following consultations concerning the future of the Irish Monthly.
Memorandum for Irish Fr Provincial on property matters
‘Memo. For Rev. Fr. Prov. in re Proc. Prov. Hib.’ Relates to dealings with a solicitor, Mr. Maxwell, who owes money; a field in Milltown bought from Lord Mount Temple; a debt due to John Errington SJ in California etc. Signed ‘P.H. S. J.’ [Patrick Hughes]
Memorandum for the Prefects of Studies of Irish Jesuit colleges
Memorandum for the Prefects of Studies.
Memorandum on Aims and Methods in the College re: Jesuit schools
Memorandum on Aims and Methods in the College re: Jesuit schools
Memorandum on the history course in Irish Jesuit colleges
Memorandum concerning the history course for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year Inter Cert. syllabus.
Minutes of the Commission on Scholastics Formation - 'De Scholasticum Institutione, Praesertim in Studiis.'
Newspaper clippings of reviews concerning publications about Jesuits and Jesuit history
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings of reviews concerning publications about Jesuits and Jesuit history.
Newspaper cutting: letter from ‘A Schoolmaster’ to a newspaper on the subject of the Intermediate Commissioners. Criticises what he terms the mistakes of the Board, and refers to the satirical letter in circulation.
Note by Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ on orders from Fr General
Note by Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ on orders from Fr General.
Note from Fr James Cleary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ
Note from Fr James Cleary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ.
Cleary, James, 1841-1921, Jesuit priest
Note from Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ
Note from Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ. Informs the latter that her husband is anxious to engage a Jesuit private chaplain who is English by birth. Asks if Fr Lentaigne would consent to recall Fr Costa from Malta. Encloses a letter from Fr Ryan (not included). Includes a note: ‘F. Costa was refused, as can't live out of Community’.
Note from Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ
Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ. States that she and Sir Charles ‘are particularly anxious to have an English chaplain, and therefore would not wish to apply for F. Costa’.
Domville, Lady Margaret Frances, 1840-1929, writer
Notebook (XXXII) belonging to Fr John Curtis SJ containing the accounts of the property of the Irish Vice Province of the Society of Jesus and other details including title deeds etc.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province
Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province. The results are listed under name in alphabetical order.
Notebooks which details Jesuit missions, and includes date, location and on odd occasion, the priest giving the mission. (Front covers detached).
Notes by Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the finances of the Irish Province
Copy notes by Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the finances of the Irish Province. Lists various legacies left to the Society by different individuals e.g. relatives of priests in the Society and how they were spent.
Sturzo, Aloysius,1826-1908, Jesuit priest
Notes complied from retreats given by Fr Michael Browne SJ
Notes complied from retreats given by Fr Michael Browne SJ at the Convent of the Sisters of Charity, Mount St Anne's, Milltown, Dublin.
Browne, Michael, 1853-1933, Jesuit priest
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology.
Notes concerning the three vows of religion - poverty, chastity and obedience taken from the lectures of Fr George Byrne SJ, Master of Novices. The notes appear to be in the handwriting of Robert Nash SJ.
Nash, Robert, 1902-1989, Jesuit priest and writer
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ entitled ‘The Cure of the Blind Man’.
Considine, Daniel, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Notes on the role of the Prefect of Studies
Notes on the role of the Prefect of Studies.
Notes on the Theology course in Milltown Park, Dublin
Notes on the Theology course in Milltown Park, Dublin.
Notices delivered by Jesuits and members of other Religious Orders to Clerks of the Peace or their Deputies in Great Britain and Ireland. The notices divided into counties consist of the date of registry, the name of the party, age, place of birth, name of the religious community, usual residence and name of immediate superior.
Notices to be read in the Refectory of the Irish Jesuit Province
A file containing notices to be read in the Refectory and annual proclamations of the Irish Jesuit Province.
Novice's pensions at Loyola House, Dromore, County Down
Note detailing novice's pensions at Loyola House, Dromore, County Down.
Novice's pensions for the Irish Jesuit Province
Unidentified account book, which includes novice's pensions for the Irish Jesuit Province, and monies from Irish Jesuis. includes refeences to The Grattan Bellew charity.
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows.
'Oliveira Salazar and the Portuguese Corporative Constitution' by Fr Edward Coyne SJ
'Oliveira Salazar and the Portuguese Corporative Constitution' by Fr Edward Coyne SJ.
Coyne, Edward J, 1896-1958, Jesuit priest
Opinion on behalf of Fr William Ronan SJ, concerning the will of Mr Devereux
Copy opinion of Mr. R. P. Carton on a case submitted to him on behalf of Fr William Ronan SJ, concerning the will of Mr Devereux and a bequest to St Mungret's College, Limerick.
Oral examination in the Jesuit College, Louvain by Francis Murphy SJ
Oral examination in the Jesuit College, Louvain by Francis Murphy SJ on 'Actual Grace'.
Murphy, Francis, 1814-1898, Jesuit priest
Order forms for advertisements in 'The Irish Monthly'
A file of order forms for advertisements in 'The Irish Monthly'.
Browne & Nolan Limited, Printers, Nassau Street Dublin
Ordinatio from Fr General Roothaan to the Vice-Provincial, rectors and superiors of the Irish Vice-Province. (Handwritten; in Latin).
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Outline of a plan for systematic training and qualification of teachers in the Province
Outline, written by Timothy Corcoran, S.J., of a plan for systematic training and qualification of teachers in the Province.
Corcoran, Timothy, 1872-1943, Jesuit priest
Part of document, drawn up by Fr Lentaigne SJ, summarising sums of money invested in property
Part of document, drawn up by Fr Lentaigne SJ, summarising sums of money invested in property, mainly Milltown Park, Dublin.
Philosophy examination papers from St Mary's Hall Stonyhurst, England
Philosophy examination papers (Easter Term ) from St Mary's Hall Stonyhurst, England.
Photograph of Jesuit scholastics from a house of formation
Photograph of Scholastics from a house of formation, perhaps Tullabeg, at villa, Castlebellingham, County. Most individuals are named.
Poster advertising a Solemn Triduum in St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street to celebrate the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Preparatory notes by John O'Holohan SJ for the summer Pedagogical Course in Clongowes
Preparatory notes by John O'Holohan SJ for the summer Pedagogical Course in Clongowes.
O'Holohan, John, 1923-2018, Jesuit priest
Printed forms confirming faculties in the Diocese of Dublin from Paul Cardinal Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin. Also includes information on reserved sins and ‘Animadversiones’. Pages form part of a larger document. (In Latin).
Cullen, Paul, 1803-1878, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and cardinal
Probate of Henry Alexander Donovan, The Square, Listowel, County Kerry
Administration (intestate) in the High Court of Justice, Ireland, Kings Bencon behalf of Henry Alexander Donovan, The Square, Listowel, County Kerryh Division (Probate) deceased bachelor assigning his estate to his brother and only next of kin, Edmund William Donovan SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway. Two pendant wafer seals attached.
Property belonging to the Irish Province
Proposal concerning the establishment of 'Studies'
Proposal, written in Latin [and submitted to Fr General in Rome] concerning the establishment of 'Studies'.
Proposal to found a Jesuit Weekly Paper
Documents examining ‘the question of the advisability or otherwise of our…(the Irish Jesuit Province)…founding & running a Weekly Paper’ following Fr General’s letter asking the Provincial to “find out the views of ‘peritorum Patrum’ on this subject.” Includes copy of circular letter and questionnaire sent by the Provincial to sixteen ‘knowledgeable’ Jesuits and replies from the following Fathers: Patrick Connolly (Editor of 'Studies'), Michael Kirwan, John Ryan, Aubrey Gwynn (ADMN/3/18; 29; 40), Timothy Corcoran, Michael Egan, Edward Cahill, Joseph Canavan, Timothy Mulcahy (Editor of 'Madonna', 'Irish Monthly' and 'The Jesuit Directory'), Edward J. Coyne (See also ADMN/3/29; 39; 42; 57), John McMahon, George Roche, John Keane, Charles Doyle (includes two unsigned replies from Frs Stephen Brown and Charles Scantlebury). Also includes tables of summaries of the views expressed.
Proposal to publish a quarterly review of 'Letters, Philosophy and Science'
Proposal to publish a quarterly review of 'Letters, Philosophy and Science' under the control of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus.
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General.
Provincials' Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at front.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at rear.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at front.
Question of establishing a tribunal of appeals for lay teachers in Catholic secondary schools
A file relating to the question of establishing a tribunal of appeals (in cases of dismissal) for lay teachers in Catholic secondary schools.
'Radio Retreat for the Sick' by Fr Frank Shaw SJ
'The Nun at her Prie-Dieu' by Fr Robert Nash SJ.
Shaw, Francis J, 1907-1970, Jesuit priest
Receipt issued by Fr Edward Kelly SJ for £50 stg
Receipt issued by Fr Edward Kelly SJ for £50 stg, received from Fr John Curtis SJ ‘on account of the debt due by [ ] to this Province’.
Kelly, Edward, 1824-1905, Jesuit priest
A file of receipts from the Sun Fire Office, later the Sun Insurance Office, London for premiums received from the Jesuit Fathers.
Sun Fire Office, 1706-1996
Receipts of dividends from railway stocks invested by the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Receipts of dividends from railway stocks invested by the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus - for example - ‘The West Carbery Tramways and Lights Railways Co. Ltd’, ‘Dublin & South Eastern Railway Company’, Great Northern Railway Company’.
Receipts relating to payments made by the Irish Jesuit Province
A file of receipts relating to payments made by the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes receipts for payment of income tax, interest on mortgages and loans, bridge rate, poor rate.
Regulations for unidentified house of formation in relation to the announcement of Communion days, Cases of Conscience etc., reporting of irregularities, retreats etc.
Regulations issued by Fr John Curtis SJ in relation to meals, smoking, the purchase of newspapers
Regulations issued by Fr John Curtis SJ in relation to meals, smoking, the purchase of newspapers etc., the receipt of presents, dining out, the hearing of confessions etc.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
‘Animadversiones in Relationes pro Studiis Scholasticorum Ordinanis pro Provinciis Angliae et Hiberniae.’ Regulations issued by the Fr General in relation to the studies of scholastics in the English and Irish Provinces. (In Latin).
Wernz, Franz Xavier, 1842-1914, Jesuit priest and Father General
A file containing remarks by various members of the Irish Province on the proposed booklet to aid Scholastics about to begin their Magisterium.
Rent charge for farm and lands in County Kerry concerning Humphrey Donovan's novitiate
Parties:
Richard Donovan Esquire, Tralee, county Kerry of the first part, Humphrey Donovan Esquire, Tralee, county Kerry of the second part and Gerald Fitzgibbon, Merchant, Tralee, county Kerry of the third part.
Property:
Farm and lands of Derrymore, Barony of Corkaguiney, County Kerry
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent charge of £30 during the period of Humphrey Donovan's novitiate studies until his ordination to be paid yearly on 1 March.
Other:
Signed and sealed
Renunciation for Irish Jesuit scholastics and form of will
Renunciation for Irish Jesuit scholastics and form of will.
'Reply to Dr Gregg’s Sermon'.
Report of a Commission on Education in the Irish Province
Report, written in Latin, of a Commission on Education in the Irish Province, prepared by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ.
Corcoran, Timothy, 1872-1943, Jesuit priest
Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the condition and requirements of the higher studies in the English and Irish provinces.
Report on how Theological Studies are managed
Part of a report on how Theological Studies are managed in an unidentified Theological College. An accompanying note in English suggests that the College may be St Beuno's, and that the writer may be Fr Edmund O’Reilly. (In Latin).
Report on the first ten years of the Clongowes Cert.
Report on the first ten years of the Clongowes Cert.
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces on changes introduced in Jesuit Studies
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces. The commission was appointed to consider whether any changes should be introduced in Jesuit Studies.
Reports on Irish Jesuit tertians
Reports on Irish Jesuit tertians.
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province.
Responses of some Irish Jesuit priests to Fr General's observations on the order of Studies
Responses of some Irish Jesuit priests to Fr General's observations on the order of Studies.
Revision to the Custom Book of the novitiate of Irish Jesuit Province
A file relating to the revision to the Custom Book of the novitiate of Irish Jesuit Province, including a letter from Fr John J Coyne SJ, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois to the Irish Fr Provincial, with copy of Custom Book.
Coyne, John J, 1889-1978, Jesuit priest
Revisions to the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province
A file relating to revisions of the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes a letter informing of the decision taken by Fr General to revise the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province (15 December 1934, 1p). Includes two minutes books of the Custom Book Commission. Details suggested changes. The minute books are in the handwriting of Fr John MacErlean SJ who was the secretary of the Commission (15 December 1934 - 7 June 1935, 51pp; 18 January - 7 June 1935, 43pp). Includes a letter from Fr John MacErlean SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to the Irish Fr Provincial concerning protests against altering the Custom Book. Remarks 'I put in (a notebook) everything that came into my head that might be made use of in building up our protest.' (10 April 1940, 1p). Includes a notebook containing details of protests against changes to the Custom Book (handwriting of Fr John MacErlean SJ).
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Revisions to the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province
A file relating to revisions of the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes a manuscript entitled 'Some hints for Reading' (nd, 2pp). Includes a letter from Irish Fr Provincial James F Murphy SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Rector concerning the consumption of spirits. Remarks 'Owing to grave representations made to me from many quarters and regrettable facts that have come to my knowledge...I have decided that for the future of the Province the following points should be observed as obligatory customs of the Province.' (12 March 1901, 4pp). Includes a typed supplement to the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province entitled 'Customs of Serving Mass and Benediction(13pp, [1935-]); regulations for the Villa menu (1919, 1p); revision of Custom Book by Fr John J Coyne SJ, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois (12 April 1933);
'Roman Catholic Relief - A Bill'
‘A Bill for the further Repeal of Enactments imposing Pains and Penalties upon Her Majesty’s Roman Catholic Subjects on account of their Religion’.
Rules and regulations for juniors and scholastics in Irish Jesuit formation colleges
File of handwritten documents setting out rules and regulations for juniors and scholastics in Irish Jesuit formation colleges. Relates to Masses, prayer, timetables, dining, recreation, personal freedom, villas etc.
Rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
‘De votes et virtutibus’. Document on rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
Sample questions on education from the University of London
Sample questions on education from the University of London - in preparation for the Clongowes Cert.
Satirical circular letter entitled ‘The Intermuddle-it Education Board for Ireland’
Two copies of a satirical circular letter entitled ‘The Intermuddle-it Education Board for Ireland’. Pokes fun at the work of the Intermediate Education Board by implicitly criticising it having set up its own commission to inquire into itself
Schedule of deeds relating to premises in Drogheda, County Louth
Schedule of deeds relating to premises in Drogheda, County Louth.
Scheme for Juniorate classes in the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Scheme for Juniorate classes in the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus.
'Shadow of the Cross', 'Crossroads', 'Temptation', 'My Importance', 'Don’t Read This', 'The First Christmas Present' and 'St. Joseph on Trial' by Fr Robert Nash SJ.
Nash, Robert, 1902-1989, Jesuit priest and writer
A file relating to the 'Consilium Permanens', a standing committee of Prefects of Studies to offer advice to Superiors in the matter of the education of pupils attending Jesuit schools. Includes agendas and minutes of the 'Consilium Permanens', includes a statement issued by Fr Provincial on how the 'Consilium Permanens' should be conducted, its duties and terms of reference (31 December 1939, 3pp).