- IE IJA J/395
- File
- 1927; 1932
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Catalogue entires for Fr James Scally SJ.
Scally, James, 1902-1948, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entires for Fr James Scally SJ.
Scally, James, 1902-1948, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Fr Matthew Saurin SJ, writing from Milltown Park, Dublin to the Fr General. Describes his ill-health, and states his desire to live out his days in a Jesuit school (1p, in Latin) (September 1870). Photocopies of obituaries.
Saurin, Matthew, 1828-1901, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr William Saul SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries,
Saul, William, 1910-1976, Jesuit priest
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Obituary for Fr John Ryan SJ.
Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning the pastoral care of Gaeltacht London emigrants.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Judge Thomas Webb
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Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Judge Thomas Webb, author, scholar and fellow Baconian.
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File relating to Br John Ronan SJ, including biographical information and catalogue entry.
Ronan, John 1893-1979, Jesuit brother
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File relating to Br John K Rogers SJ, including application to join the Society, catalogue entries, and memorial card.
Rogers, John K, 1905-1976, Jesuit brother
Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Mrs Constance Pott, founder of the Bacon Society
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Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Mrs Constance Pott, founder of the Bacon Society.
Pott, Constance Mary Fearon, 1833-1914, author
Photographs of Denis Gwynn, and Sheila Moorhead
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Photographs of Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s brother, Denis and sister, Sheila Moorhead, at Malahide, Dublin (1970), at the grave of Mary Louisa Gwynn, Stanmullan, County Meath (1970) and Jacquline's wedding (30 April 1968).
Gwynn, Denis Rolleston, 1893-1971, journalist and historian
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File relating to Fr Redmond F Roche SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and (57) photographs of Jesuits, on holiday, plays, and outdoor scenes (some of the same photographs are in the papers of Fr William R Prendergast SJ, IE IJA J/365).
Roche, Redmond F, 1904-1983, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry and obituary for Fr George Roche SJ. Book by Fr Roche entitled ‘The Divinity of Jesus Christ’ (1916) published by the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, Dublin. Taken from the Jesuit community library, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin (November 2012).
Roche, George Redington, 1869-1953, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Br Vincent Robinson SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, and memorial card.
Robinson, Vincent, 1943-1982, Jesuit brother
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Biographical details on Fr Brian J Riordan SJ.
Riordan, Brian J, 1907-1985, Jesuit priest
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Map of Cork with Frank Browne’s birthplace marked in red.
Memorial card and legal documents arising from the death of Thomas A. Finlay, K.C., T.D.
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Memorial card and legal documents arising from the death of Thomas A. Finlay, K.C., T.D., (43 Pembroke Road, Dublin) [nephew of Fr Finlay]. Includes letter from stockbrokers Horan & Devine, 12 Dame Street [representatives of Mrs. Eva Finlay, widow of Thomas) to [ ] enclosing ‘a list of a few safe Trustee Securities from which you might be able to make a selection for the Trust Funds in this case’ (1 February 1933, 2pp). Memorial card missing (2020).
Invitation cards for Belvedere College plays
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Assortment of invitation cards for Belvedere College plays: 'The Gondoliers' (1941), 'Ruddigore' (1945) and 'The Mikado' (1947).
Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Isaac Hull Platt
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Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Isaac Hull Platt.
Platt, Isaac Hull, 1853-1912
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Catalogue entry and memorial card for Fr Michael Quinlan SJ.
Quinlan, Michael, 1887-1956, Jesuit priest
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Correspondence from Fr Mark Quigley SJ to his Irish Provincial, and catalogue records.
Quigley, Mark, 1897-1980, Jesuit priest
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Memorial card and obituaries for Br James Priest SJ.
Priest, James, 1884-1965, Jesuit brother
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A file relating to Fr William R Prendergast SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and an album of black and white photographs (Jesuit life, villa, school and family photographs (1916-1950).
Prendergast, William R, 1906-1971, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry (1930) and obituary for Fr Edmund Power SJ (1953).
Power, Edmund, 1878-1953, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry (1930) and obituary for Fr Laurence Potter SJ (1934).
Potter, Laurence, 1872-1934, Jesuit priest
Letters from Maureen Cooper, Harwich, Essex to her uncle, Fr Henry Gill SJ
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Two handwritten letters from Maureen Cooper, Detached House, Michaelstow, Ramsey Road, Harwich, Essex to her uncle, Fr Henry Gill SJ in which she details local news, her health issues and urges Fr Henry to request more regularly correspondence from family members. Her mother was Cissie Gill, died in 1938, younger sister of Henry.
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Copy letter from [Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ], St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ instructing him to cease working on the organisation of local branches of the Gaelic League. Remarks '...I think that it would be better if you did not even write on this subject...' Includes a reply from Fr Hurley, St. Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Booklet containing the ‘Rules of The Bacon Society’
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Booklet containing the ‘Rules of The Bacon Society’.
The Francis Bacon Society, 1886-
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Catalogue entry for Fr Cyril Peyton SJ (1950), letter from Fr Peyton to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ, seeking a return to Ireland from Australia (1952), and memorial card.
Peyton, Cyril, 1911-1955, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Gerard P Perrott SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, memorial card and application to join the Society.
Perrott, Gerard P, 1909-1985, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Frederick Paye SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, ordination card and application to join the Society.
Paye, Frederick, 1895-1972, Jesuit priest
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Photocopies of obituary for Fr John Norton SJ, and mounted studio portrait photograph of Fr Norton SJ, by Chancellor photographers.
Norton, John, 1821-1898, Jesuit priest
Panegyric on Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ following his retirement from office in the University
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Panegyric on Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ following his retirement from office in the University.
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Letter to Fr William A Sutton SJ from his brother, Sir Abraham Sutton
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Letter to Fr William A Sutton SJ from his brother, Sir Abraham Sutton following the publication of 'The Clongownian' in June 1921, containing a photograph of him (Sir Abraham), following his election as President of the Clongowes Union, for 1920 – 1921, and an appreciation (p.120 – 121). States in his letter ‘Dont fail to read 'The Clongownian'. You will be amazed to read about your younger brother as indeed he was to read about himself.…I suspect who wrote it but I am not quite certain. It is artistically done but much over laudatory. You cried when I returned to the world but Providence decreed otherwise for there were many family matters that required my special attention. Just think I entered my 73rd year on last Monday. Oh how short they appear now!’
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A file relating to a speech made by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ in which he criticised the department of Education's policy regarding Irish. Includes cuttings from the Irish Press of the speech (23 August 1945 - 24 August 1945, 2 items).
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Newspaper articles on the display at the Titanic Experience, Cobh, Cork.
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Newspaper articles, The Cork News and The Evening Echo, on the display at the Titanic Experience, Cobh, Cork.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
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Material relating to Br Jimmy Owens SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, and application to join the Society.
Photograph of Fr Cyril Power SJ, Br Jimmy Owens SJ and Marcella (Smith) Hargrove outside the castle at Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare (June 1967). With note from Fr Charlie Davy SJ (12 February 2019).
Owens, James, 1913-1978, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to Fr Thomas F O'Sullivan SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, memorial card and application to join the Society.
O'Sullivan, Thomas F, 1908-1983, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entries for Fr Frank O'Riordan SJ.
O'Riordan, Frank, 1897-1954, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Michael J O'Reilly SJ, including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and application to join the Society.
O'Reilly, Michael J, 1909-1975, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue available 2023.
O'Neill, Ignatius, 1905-1934, Jesuit scholastic
‘Some stray Titanic photographs by Fr Frank Browne SJ’
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Copies of original - ‘Some stray Titanic photographs by Fr Frank Browne SJ’.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
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Letter to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Fr Herman Walmesley SJ congratulating him on behalf of Fr General, on the Golden Jubilee of his entrance into the Society.
Walmesley, Herman, 1850-1927, Jesuit priest
Material relating to Duain Chroí Íosa by Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin (1715-1795)
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Material relating to Duain Chroí Íosa by Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin (1715-1795). Includes text, translation and commentary on hymn, entitled ‘Duain Chroí Íosa’ , ‘The Earliest Irish Hymn to the Sacred Heart. An Exemplar of Adaption and Integration’. Two drafts, both with handwritten corrections, annotations and amendments (17pp each).
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Easter card from Prof. Jack Watt to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Easter card from Prof. Jack Watt to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ containing domestic news. Encloses publisher’s notice for Dr Katherine Walsh-Strnad’s book on Archbishop Richard FitzRalph, A Fourteenth-Century Scholar and Primate: Richard FitzRalph in Oxford, Avignon, and Armagh (1981).
Watt, Jack, historian
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‘New Testament’ in Irish by Fr McGrath SJ. With brown paper which indicates that ‘Book Proofs' for final correction by Fr John Hyde SJ. This set of proofs contains many minor corrections as well as some important ones.
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
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File relating to the death of Fr William J O'Leary SJ - obituaries in newspaper, in 'Royal Astronomical Society' by Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ (1940), and the O'Leary clock in the Smithsonian museum.
O'Leary, William J, 1869-1939, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry and obituary for Fr Augustine O'Kelly SJ.
O'Kelly, Augustine, 1876-1950, Jesuit priest
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File of materiel relating to Fr Michael A O’Grady SJ which includes retreat notes, correspondence regarding possible cause of Fr O'Grady after his death (4 August 1970-2 June 1972, 9 items). Inlcudes notes by Fr O'Grady concerning the wishes pf Anthony Lalor to bequeath a sumo of money to tHe Society. Includes 'Doctor of Laws', from NUI.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
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File of material relating to Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and application to join the Society.
O'Higgins, Pearse, 1916-1976, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries.
O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priest
Letters and cards sent to Fr William A Sutton SJ from an old school-friend R. Chinnery
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Letters and cards sent to Fr William A Sutton SJ from an old school-friend R. Chinnery (Waterloo Place, Cork) for his birthday.
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Gilbert Laithwaite
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Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Gilbert Laithwaite (an Old Clongownian, 1907-1911) to whom Fr Gwynn frequently sent his publications.
Laithwaite, Sir, John Gilbert, 1894-1986, Irish-British civil servant and diplomat
Presentation at U.C.D. to Fr Thomas Finlay SJ
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Photocopy of a cutting from The Universe reporting on a presentation at U.C.D. to Fr Thomas Finlay SJ , following his retirement from the University after seventeen years as Professor of Philosophy and nearly thirty years as Professor of Political Economy. Photocopy of a cutting from The Independent reporting on the presentation to Fr Finlay on the occasion of his retirement.
University College Dublin, 1854-
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Catalogue entry for Fr Patrick O’Donoghue SJ (1930) and copy of 'Vade Mecum', inscribed with ‘Rev. P. C. O’ Donoghue SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin’. Includes silk bookmark - Fr Purcell and calling card for Rev. P. C. O’ Donoghue SJ (1911).
O'Donoghue, Patrick, 1885-1949, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Paul P O'Dea SJ, including his mother's (Mrs Bridget O'Dea) will.
O'Dea, Paul P, 1894-1972, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr Thomas J O'Donnell SJ including memorial card, photographs, catalogue entries, application to join the Society and correspondence relating to his time spent in India and at Vatican Radio.
O'Donnell, Thomas J, 1906-1983, Jesuit priest
Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from his nephew George in Inniscarrig House, Cork
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Letters to Fr William A Sutton SJ from his nephew George in Inniscarrig House, Cork. Includes: note enclosing letter from a Mr Michael Holland a ‘local artist and literary man’ explaining the history of a statue of William Pitt, the elder, commissioned by Cork Corporation in recognition of Pitt’s ‘active part in promoting Irish interests in the English Parliament when Vice-Treasurer of Ireland’ (May 1914, 2 items & 1 envelope) and letter containing family news and thanking him for sending a letter of condolence following the death of his [sister] Ma[i] in childbirth (17 Jul. 1918, 2pp & 1 envelope).
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr George Maguire
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Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr George Maguire concerning his late brother Conor, and a Fr Peter Golding, an Irish teacher at Clongowes Wood College (Dr. Maguire went to Clongowes from 1902 to 1907; Fr Gwynn from 1903 to 1908). Fr Richard Golding SJ taught Irish at CWC. Dr Maguire writes that his father taught Fr Golding Irish when he was living in Cong.
Maguire, George, doctor
Fr Joseph Hurley's wish to write some of the Messenger of the Sacred Heart in Irish
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A file relating to Fr Joseph Hurley's wish to write some of the Messenger of the Sacred Heart in Irish. Includes a letter from Fr F. Schwendimann SJ, Directio Generalis, Apostolatus Orationis, Borgo S. Spirito 5, Rome, Italy to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ expressing his worry over different dialects in Ireland and the possibility of misinterpretation (21 November 1952, 1p). Includes a copy reply from Fr Provincial explaining that although differences do occur within the Irish language in different parts of Ireland the meaning would not be misinterpreted (26 November 1952, 1p).
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
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Catalogue entry and obituary Fr Charles O'Connell SJ.
O'Connell, Charles, 1870-1952, Jesuit priest
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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
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Obituary, memorial card and catalogue entry for Fr Patrick O'Brien SJ.
O'Brien, Patrick, 1876-1957, Jesuit priest
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Letters to scholastic William Sutton SJ from fellow Jesuits, Frs Heinrich Thiemann (Stonyhurst) and Edmund O'Reilly (Milltown Park) on philosophical matters.
Letters from Prof. Geoffrey Hand to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Letters from Prof. Geoffrey Hand to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ. Includes news of his appointment to the Fiesole Institute, Florence; his work, colleagues in U.C.D. (where he Lectured in Legal and Constitutional History); family and health.
Hand, Geoffrey Joseph Philip, 1931-2016, Professor and former Chairman of Irish Manuscripts Commission
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File of materiel relating to Fr Gerard O'Beirne SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
O'Beirne, Gerard, 1905-1986, Jesuit priest
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Br Patrick Nolan SJ seeking permission to travel. Includes a poem by Br Nolan entitled 'Mary', given to Irish Fr Provincial at visitation at St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly (25 March 1946).
Nolan, Patrick, 1904-1967, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to Fr Gerard P Nolan SJ, including catalogue entry, correspondence regarding his entry into the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and biographical information.
Nolan, Gerard P, 1912-1972, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entries and obituary for Fr Anthony Naughton SJ.
Naughton, Anthony, 1900-1958, Jesuit priest
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Naughton, John, 1835-1911, Jesuit priest
Newspaper articles reporting the death of Fr Richard Devane SJ
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A file of photocopies of newspaper articles reporting the death of Fr Richard Devane SJ. Summarises his life and career.
Material relating to legacies due to Fr John Burden SJ
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A file relating to legacies due to Fr John Burden SJ.
Letters concerning Fr Thomas Byrne SJ
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A file of letters realting to Fr Thomas Byrne SJ. Includes a letter from Fr John L Swain SJ, Borgo S. Spirito, Rome to Irish Fr Provivnial Charles O'Conor SJ concerning an emergencvy operatiopn performed on Fr Byrne in Rome (22 December 1963, 1p); letter from Fr Bernard Lonergan SJ, Regis College, 3425 Bayview Avenue, Willowdale, Ontario, Canada to Fr Thomas Byrne SJ, thanking him for suggesting that Fr General be asked to allow Fr Lonergan more free time to write (21 Decmeber 1967, 1p).
Mission Office material relating to Fr Thomas Ryan SJ
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Mission Office material relating to Fr Thomas Ryan SJ. Includes photographs, announcement of death, obituaries, personal record; review of ‘Jesuits Under Fire’ (1943-4), proofs and illustrations of ‘Jesuits Under Fire’ by Fr Ryan; correspondence between Fr Coyne, St. Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland and the publishers of ‘Jesuits Under Fire’; censorship judgements, book requests and receipts for the book; article entitled ‘The Church in China’ (1950); and correspondence between Fr Ryan and Fr Thomas J Martin SJ, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland.
Mission material relating to Fr Patrick Walsh SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr Patrick Walsh SJ. Includes photograph; announcement of death; personal record; obituary and correspondence between Fr Patrick Walsh SJ and Frs Thomas Martin and Vincent Murphy, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Online obituary for Fr Francis Chan SJ
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Online obituary for Fr Francis Chan SJ taken from the Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives, accessed 26 September 2011. http://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/F-Chan%20FW.htm
Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives
Photographs of Br Frank Bonfield SJ
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Photographs of Br Frank Bonfield SJ.
Mission office material relating to Colm Ó Riordan
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Mission office material relating to Fr Colm Ó Riordan SJ. Includes passports; copy of birth and death certificates; announcement of death; passport photographs; obituaries; medical and travel issues; correspondence between Fr Ó Riordan and Frs Thomas Martin and Vincent Murphy, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin; report of the Commission of Inquiry into Disturbances in Certain African Schools by Northern Rhodesian Government (23 June 1960).
Correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Maurice Fitzgerald SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Maurice Fitzgerald SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr John Foley SJ and his Irish Provincials
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Correspondence between Fr John Foley SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Mission material relating to Fr Patrick Grogan SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr Patrick Grogan SJ. Includes photographs; announcement of death; personal record; and correspondence between Fr Grogan and Fr Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Brian Kelly SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr Brian Kelly SJ. Includes personal record; and correspondence between Fr Kelly and Fr Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland and Fr Tim Mulcahy, SJ, Dublin, Ireland.
Notes and correspondence concerning Fr John MacErlean's family tree
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A file of notes and correspondence concerning Fr John MacErlean's family tree. Includes letters from a relative, Teady McErlean, Portglenore concerning their family history (8 August 1928 - 14 January 1932, 31 items).
Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Betagh SJ
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Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Betagh SJ including:
Letters from Fran Talbot, Malahide, Dublin to Charles Aylmer, Painstown, County Kildare
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Letters from Fran Talbot, Malahide, Dublin to Charles Aylmer, Painstown, County Kildare (father of Fr Charles Aylmer SJ).
Mission office material relating to Fr Matthew Corbally SJ
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Mission office material relating to Fr Matthew Corbally SJ. Includes passport, photographs, announcement of death, personal record; and letter from Fr Corbally to Fr Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Mission Office staff, and Online obituary taken from the Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives: https://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/M-Corbally.htm
Online obituary for Fr Gerard Casey SJ
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Online obituary for Fr Gerard Casey SJ taken from the Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives, accessed 23 September 2011. http://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/GH-Casey.htm
Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives
Certificates awarded to Fr Joseph Conran SJ
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Certificates awarded to Fr Joseph Conran SJ which includes:
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File of material relating to Fr Joseph McSweeney's tour of duty as chaplain to the Royal Air Force in the Middle East after Second World War (material on Second World War check chaplain's file). Includes letters regarding going to Belfast in 1945 for medical examination, a letter from Fr Edmund D'Arcy SJ, 114 Mount Street, London to Irish Fr Provincial expressing his concern over Fr McSweeney. Remarks that Fr Blount, senior army chaplain , came to see him and said that he considered Fr McSweeney. to be '...very weary and ought to be brought home'. (28 July 1948, 2pp).
Photographs containing Fr Andrew O'Farrell SJ and others
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Photographs containing Fr Andrew O'Farrell SJ and others.
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Series of letters from Fr Richard Gallagher SJ to various family members, mainly Frank, Cecilia, Ann and Mary Gallagher. Material written from Hong Kong, the letters describe the way of life, the weather, schools and holiday greetings.
Short obituaries of various members of the Society of Jesus by Fr David Gallery SJ
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Short obituaries of various members of the Society of Jesus by Fr David Gallery SJ. A covering note by Fr James Rabbitte SJ reads ‘These were prepared for publ(ication). The writer of them Fr Gallery. My opinion is that they are not suitable i.e. as a whole JPR’. Obituaries are provided in the following order:
Name Year of Death
Brady, Fr Philip 1917
Maher, Fr Thomas 1917
Mahon, Br Thomas 1917
Kenny, Fr Timothy 1917
Doyle, Fr William 1917
Hogan, Fr Edmund 1917
Verdon, Fr John 1918
Fottrell, Fr James 1918
Daly, Fr Hubert 1918
Postponement of Fr Arthur Little’s last vows
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A file relating to the postponement of Fr Arthur Little’s last vows. Includes a letter from Irish Fr Provincial, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Little outlining the reasons behind the postponement (27 December 1932, 1p).
Letters to Fr Thomas Finlay SJ from various individuals
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Letters to Fr Finlay from various individuals. Includes:
– letter from Lord Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, asking Fr Thomas Finlay SJ to become a member of the Board of Intermediate Education (14 November 1900, 1p.);
– letter from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ regarding finance, University Hall, Rathfarnham Castle and Kennedy case (7 July 1913, 2 items);
– letters from Augustine Birrell, Chief-Secretary of Ireland, concerning grants for the National Library (21 February, 5 March 1915, 2 items);
– letter of congratulation from Timothy Healy, Glenaulin, Chapelizod, County Dublin [following Fr Finlay’s retirement from University College?] (19 December 1930, 2pp);
– letter from John Stafford Johnson, Carrickmines House, Carrickmines, County Dublin informing Fr Finlay that Dr Lea Wilson requested that (John Stafford Johnson) call on you with updates regarding the hospital situation, and childrens hospitals (19 January 1935, 2pp);
– letters from Fr Edward Dillon SJ regarding the progress of Rory O'Connor (payment of his fees) at Mungret College, and Mungret College results of public examinations 1934 and 1935 (4 March, 12- 13 September 1935, 5 items).
Birrell, Augustine, 1850-1933, chief secretary for Ireland
Misson material relating to Fr Patrick Toner SJ
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File of misson material relating to Fr Patrick Toner SJ, Includes passport; passport photographs; photographs; personal record; and correspondence between Fr Toner and Fr Thomas J. Martin SJ, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland.
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Notice of entering in the record of the Irish Division (Mentioned in Dispatches) of Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ (att. 8th Royal Munster Fusiliers) (in February and March 1916; 3 and 9 September 1916) for ‘your gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field’ signed by W.B. Hickie, Major General, Commanding 16th Irish Division.
Hickie, Sir, William Bernard, 1865-1950, Major General in the British Army
Faculties of the diocese of Meath granted to the Rev. George Byrne SJ
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Insription on faculties of the diocese of Meath granted to the Rev. G[eorge] Byrne SJ by Bishop Laurence Gaughan, on inside cover of 'Collectio Nova. Facultatum, Legum Dispositionumque Diocesesos Midensis'. Handed in by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ (2013), who found it in St. Francis Xavier Community Library, Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Gaughran, Laurence, 1842-1928, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath
Letters concerning arrangements for Br John Baptist Byrne SJ to spend his holidays in Ireland
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Letters concerning arrangements for Br John Baptist Byrne SJ to spend his holidays in Ireland.
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Letter from Sr M. Catherine of the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, St Mary’s, Limerick, to Fr Stephen Farrell SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin. Conveys her thanks, through the latter, to the anonymous benefactor, who gave a donation of £100 for the use of her Convent. Includes a handwritten receipt for the above donation, signed by Sister Mary Catherine Bren.
Photographs belonging to Fr John W Hutchinson SJ
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Photographs belonging to Fr John W Hutchinson SJ of self, family and on outings.