Correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials
- IE IJA J/687/3
- File
- 20 December 1965; 13 February 1986 - 27 July 1989
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File of correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Mission material relating to Fr Patrick O'Brien SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Patrick O'Brien SJ. Includes passport photograph; announcement of death; obituaries; death certificate; personal record; Zambian stamps from 1980 - 81; newspaper cuttings from the trial of Laurence Sullivan, Lusaka, Zambia in which Fr O'Brien refused to be called as a witness (1952) and correspondence between Fr O'Brien and Frs. Thomas Martin, Vincent Murphy and Thomas O'Brien, Jesuit Missions, 20 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Correspondence between Fr Patrick J O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Patrick J O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material mainly relates to his departure to and arrival at the Chikunii Mission, Northern Rhodesia, 1946.
Ordination of Patrick J O'Brien SJ to the Society of Jesus
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Ordination of Patrick J O'Brien SJ to the Society of Jesus.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary of Fr Denis Gilmore SJ taken from 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998', by David Strong S.J., 1999, pp120.
Includes papers copies of photographs of Fr Denis Gilmore sent by email by Archivist, Society of Jesus, Australia, May 2011.
Gilmore, Denis, 1906-1961, Jesuit priest
Ars metrica: id est, ars condendorum eleganter versuum
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Ars metrica, id est ara condendorum eleganter versum, ab uno e Societate Jesu. Editio novissima, alteris prioribus auctior, multoque emendatior.
Metis, apud Josephum Collignon, Civitatis et Collegii typographum, sub signo Biblioum Aureorum.
de Cellières, Laurent, 1630-1721, Jesuit priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Dr Charles Russell, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, County Kildare to Denis Florence MacCarthy. Includes letters arranging a meeting with Sir Charles Gavan Duffy (14 June 1865 & 20 June 1865, 2 items).
Assignment for premises in Drogheda
Parties:
Rev. John Ffrench, S.J., Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Rev. Stephen Farrell, S.J., Clongowes Wood, County Kildare of the first part, Charles Kernan Esquire, Lower Dominick Street, Dublin of the second part and Rev. Joseph Lentaigne, S.J. and Rev. Stephen Farrell, S.J., Clongowes Wood of the third part
Property:
Premises in Drogheda
Terms & Conditions:
To be held in trust to the use of Rev. Joseph Lentaigne, S.J. and Rev. Stephen Farrell, S.J. forever.
Other:
Signed and sealed by Rev. John Ffrench, S.J. and Charles Kernan.
Assignment for premises in Drogheda and lands of Ballyboggan
Parties:
Rev Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Rev. John Ffrench SJ, Tullabeg, County Offaly and Rev. Stephen Farrell SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Property:
Premises in Drogheda and lands of Ballyboggan
Terms and Conditions:
Payment of rent and performance of the convents to which the premises are subject and liable.
Other:
Signed and sealed by Rev Bartholomew Esmonde SJ
Conveyance of property at Ballawly, County Dublin
Parties:
Patrick Lynch, Esquire, Tara Hall, County Meath and Fr Charles James Lynch SJ, Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare.
Property:
One fourth part of the lands of Ballally otherwise Ballawly known as Rockbawn Farm.
Terms and Conditions:
For the life and lives of Her Majesty Queen Victoria, Charles William, Marquis of Kildare and Matthew Patterson names in the lease of 30 June 1838. Payment of rent and renewal fines as stated in the original lease.
Other:
Signed and sealed
Notes on the early history of Manresa House, Dollymount
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Notes on the early history of Manresa House by a sister of the Loreto Convent, Bray, forwarded to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ by James O'Connor, solicitor.
Loreto Convent, Bray
Letters concerning the application for a license to build
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letters concerning the application for a license to build by Mr Pritcher of a number of dwelling houses on the right hand side of the passage way and ground rent to Mr Gwynn. Details that Clontarf Estates (representing Vernon Estate) are prepared to pay Mr Gwynn £1,500 for the plot. See CM/MAN/54.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Letters and plans on proposed additions and alterations to drainage at Manresa
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letters and plans from Oliver McCarron, Architect, M.R.A.I. to Fr Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin on proposed additions and alterations to drainage at Manresa. Includes tender by contractors.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
File relating to a bequest for £883-11
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
File relating to a bequest for £883-11 left to the Irish Fr Provincial by Mary Mooney, Portslade-by-Sea, Sussex, England for the cost and maintenance of Manresa and the erection of a plaque to the memory of Fr Charles Doyle SJ. Includes copy of Mary Mooney’s will, accounts of the executor and correspondence between representatives of Barclay’s Bank and William Dargan, Bursar of the Irish Province.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Letters and documents relating to Mr McCafferkey and the Gate Lodge
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letters and documents from James G. O'Connor, Solicitor to Frs Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa, Dollymount, Dublin relating to Mr McCafferkey and the Gate Lodge, Baymount, Dollymount, Dublin. Includes draft agreement of exchange of plots of ground at lands at Baymount, Clontarf between Fr Joseph Erraught SJ & others and McCafferkey and letters from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ to Fr Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa, Dollymount on the subject.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Purchase of Baymount Castle, Dollymount
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Purchase of Baymount Castle, Dollymount. Letters from Mr J T Gwynn, Baymount Castle, Dollymount to Frs Sean McCarron and John Coyne, regarding the sale of Baymount to the Jesuits which refers to sale price, dates in which they can occupy the house, solicitors details and queries (boundary wall, rates), items for sale at Baymount which the Jesuits intend to buy (278 lbs of jam), discounts on items. Includes lists of items bought from Mr J T Gwynn, Baymount Castle by the Jesuits which include items from basement pantry, kitchen, dining room, drawing room, etc (August 1948) and items required (December 1948). Mr J T Gwynn was the uncle of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and had been headmaster of the Protestant Preparatory School at Baymount. His daughter made an unsuccessful effort to carry on the school with a small mixed infants class (See letter from Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ to Father Provincial, 16 February 1948). See CM/MAN/55.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Letter on the erection of a Grotto of Our Lady of the Assumption at Manresa House
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from M. D. Dack, 96a, St Ignatius Rd, Drumcondra Rd, Dublin (Secretary of Our Lady’s Grotto Committee) to Fr Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin on the erection of a Grotto of Our Lady of the Assumption at Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin and a rough draft of proposed circular letter (9 March 1952). Includes an address on the occasion of the presentation of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption at Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin on Sunday 9 March 1952 at 11.30am by Mr T. Scally, President, Our Lady’s Grotto Committee (CIE Employee). Photographs of the unveiling of the Grotto of the Assumption of Our Lady at Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin by C.I.E. Employees, 17 August 1952. Seven photographs of unveiling.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Article on Baymount in The Father Mathew Record Vol. 44, No. 3
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Article on Baymount in The Father Mathew Record, Vol. 44, No. 3.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Copies of Superiors letters of Manresa House to Rome
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Copies of Superiors letters (Fr Sean McCarron SJ) of Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin to Rome (in English) and acknowledgment of letters from Rome (in Latin). The letters outline the works going on at Manresa (1949, 1952; 1954-56). Annual letter Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin (In Latin). 1951-52; 1952-53.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Newspaper clippings on retreats at Manresa House
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Newspaper clippings on retreats at Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin (June -5 October 1949; 11 December 1950) and the opening of the new retreat house (20 October 1967).
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Notes and letters on the history of Baymount
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Notes and letters on the history of Baymount. Handwritten and typed notes by J T Gwynn on the history of Baymount (3 June 1948) and letter from James G. O'Connor, Solicitor to Fr Coyne SJ on the history (23 June 1948). Letter from Fr Thomas Shuley SJ to Fr Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin referring to a book on the life of Mrs Ball which says that she bought Baymount Castle in 1847 and it was taken over by some Sisters from Rathfarnham Abbey (18 August 1848). Letter from F. John L. Evans, 39 James Street South, Hamilton, Canada to Fr Donal Mulcahy SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin thanking him for his hospitality in showing him the home of his ancestors and the copy of the history of the house (5 June 1967).
Gwynn, J T
Postcard of Baymount School, Dollymount, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Postcard of Baymount School, Dollymount, Dublin.
Mounted group photograph of the first community at Manresa House
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Mounted group photograph of the first community at Manresa House. Includes seven Jesuits, Frs Laurence Kearns, Sean McCarron and William Stephenson. Others possibly are Brother Edward Foley SJ and Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ. Black and white.
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Manresa House, with car outside
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Manresa House, with car outside [1948-60];
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Chapel at Manresa, Dollymount [1949-50];
Retreatants outside Manresa with Fr [ ] and Fr Sean McCarron SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Retreatants outside Manresa with Fr [ ] and Fr Sean McCarron SJ, [1950-55];
Retreatants, perhaps from CIE, outside Manresa
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Retreatants, perhaps from CIE, outside Manresa with Fr [ ], Father Provincial Thomas Byrne, Fr Sean McCarron SJ and Fr [ ], [1950-53];
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Chapel at Manresa, Dollymount [1955-65];
Print outs of photographs and copy of advertisement for the Manresa
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Print outs of photographs (1970-1992) and copy of advertisement for the Manresa Gymkhana, 17 June 1956, to be held at Manresa House, Dollymount, held at the Irish Jesuit Archives.
Photographs of Manresa, Dollymount, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Sketch plan of proposed alterations and additions to Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Sketch plan of proposed alterations and additions to Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin.
McCarron, Oliver, ?-2010, Architect
Photographs of the views of the exterior of Manresa Retreat House, Dollymount, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Photographs of the views of the exterior of Manresa Retreat House, Dollymount, Dublin.
The purchase of Baymount, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Correspondence relating to the purchase of Baymount, later known as Manresa House, by the Jesuit Fathers. Includes letters from James O'Connor, solicitor, to Fr John Coyne SJ, relating to the erection of a new boundary wall and the maintenance of a drain on Sea Road (Clontarf Road).
O'Connor, James, solicitor
Irish Jesuits 1560 - 1814 Vol.2.
Stephenson, James B, 1906-1979, Jesuit priest
The Irish Jesuits Vol.1: being a collection of articles on the history of the Irish Province, culled from various sources, mainly for the Jesuit Year Book.
Blessed John Sullivan: a man sent by God
Blessed John Sullivan: a man sent by God. Messenger Publications, Dublin, Ireland, 2017.
Looby, John, Jesuit priest
A page of Irish history: story of University College, Dublin, 1883-1909
A page of Irish history: story of University College, Dublin, 1883-1909. Talbot, Dublin, 1930
McKenna, Lambert, 1870-1956, Jesuit priest, Irish language scholar and Catholic social thinker
Leaflet of Newman in Dublin: a guide to lcoations in and around Dublin relevant to the life of John Henry Newman by Niall Tierney.
Admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Adversus omnes haereses
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de Castro, Alfonso, 1495-1558, Franciscan theologian and jurist
De eloquentia sacra et humana libri XVI
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
De eloquentia sacra et humana libri XVI
Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651, Jesuit priest
De symbolica Aegyptiorum sapientia in qua symbola, parabolae, historiae selectae
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
De symbolica Aegyptiorum sapientia in qua symbola, parabolae, historiae selectae
Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651, Jesuit priest
M.A. thesis by James Corboy SJ, 'The Jesuit Mission to Ireland 1596-1626'
Thesis by Mr James J Corboy SJ, 'The Jesuit Mission to Ireland 1596-1626', for the degree of M.A. in the faculty of Modern History and for Archbishop Walsh Memorial Prize, University College Dublin.
Corboy, James, 1916-2004, Jesuit priest and Roman Catholic Bishop of Monze
Mission material relating to Fr John Moran SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr John Moran SJ. Includes passports; passport photographs of Fr Moran; announcement of death; obituary; personal record; and mainly correspondence between Fr Moran and Frs. Vincent Murphy and Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Correspondence between Fr John Moran SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr John Moran SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Admission of John Moran to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of John Moran to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Correspondence, death notice, funeral arrangements and obituaries for Fr John Monahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Death notice, funeral arrangements, correspondence on flight and travel arrangements, obituaries of Fr John Monahan SJ; such as 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998', by David Strong S.J., 1999, p239 - 240.
Cronologia y reportorio de la razon de los tiempos : el mas copioso que hasta oy se a visto
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Cronologia y reportorio de la razon de los tiempos : el mas copioso que hasta oy se a visto En la imprenta de Andrea Pescioni y Iuan de Leon, En Sevilla, 1585
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Zamorano, Rodrigo, 1542-1620, cosmographer
Tractatus adventualis, seu expectatio incarnati verbi divini, complectens conciones
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Tractatus adventualis, seu expectatio incarnati verbi divini, complectens conciones Antverpiae, typis Cornelii Woons, 1667
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Le bouquet sacré. Ou Le voyage de la Terre Sainte
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Le bouquet sacré. Ou Le voyage de la Terre Sainte,…. A Rouen, chez Jean B. Besogne, 1698
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Boucher, Jean
Thesaurus hispano-latinus : utriusque linguae diues opum
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Thesaurus hispano-latinus : utriusque linguae diues opum Por Rafael Figuerò ..., En Barcelona, 1717
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Bravo, Bartolomé, 1554-1607, Jesuit priest
Draft constitution for University College Dublin student's union
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten draft constitution for University College Dublin student's union.
Fr John MacErlean S J and the development of the Irish Jesuit Archive
Fr John MacErlean SJ and the development of the Irish Jesuit Archive by Elizabeth Mullins in 'Archives and Archivists', pp166-176.
Mullins, Elizabeth
Mission material relating to Fr Brian Kelly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
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.
Correspondence between Fr Brian Kelly SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Brian Kelly SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Letter from Fr Matthew Russell SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial. Refers to the publication of the first volume of 'The Irish Monthly' as regards finances. Suggests that Fr Clery be appointed as financial manager, and discusses advertising in the publication. Also discusses the layout and encloses a trade-mark design (included).
Russell, Matthew, 1834 -1912, Jesuit priest and editor
Mission material relating to Fr Patrick Grogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
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.
Admission of Patrick Grogan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of Fr Patrick Grogan SJ to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Patrick McLoughlin, St John's, Carrigart, County Donegal to Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ concerning the papers of Dr Charles Russell held in Maynooth College and those in Leeson Street. Remarks 'My recollection is that those you had at 35 Lr. Leeson Street were a disappointing lot.'
Gritos del Purgatorio, y medios para acallarlos
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Gritos del Purgatorio, y medios para acallarlos. Libro primero, y secundo. Compusto por el Doctor Joseph Boneta,…En Sevilla, por Locus Martin de Hermosilla, 1718
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Mission material relating to Fr John Foley SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr John Foley SJ. Includes announcement of death; personal record; obituary; sermons, articles and correspondence between Fr Foley and Frs. Thomas O'Brien, Vincent Murphy and Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Dublin.
Correspondence between Fr John Foley SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence between Fr John Foley SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Admission of John Foley to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of John Foley to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Photograph of Christie Breen at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Photograph of Christie Breen who 'became house porter - 1925' at Gardiner Street.
Catalogue for the Jesuit residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1838 - 1840
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Handwritten catalogue for the Jesuit residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1838 - 1840, in Fr Edmund Hogan's handwriting. Includes details such as name, place and date of birth, health, ministry and vows.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ to the Rector of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street in the appointment of Rev. Alexis Magni to the office of Vicar-General which entitles him to ‘the full powers of a General till such time as a successor to the late Fr Ledochowski has been appointed’ and ‘the powers of Visitor granted Fr Dugre on 9 April 1939 will remain in force till they are revoked’.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Medal of Mary Immaculate, with image of the church at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin on the obverse, with the words 'St. FRANCIS XAVIER'S DUBLIN 1871'. On the reverse - image of Miraculous Medal (or Medal of the Immaculate Conception) with the words 'MARY IMMACULATE PRAY FOR US 1871'.
Newspaper clippings from various Irish and British newspapers of the Eucharistic Congress
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Newspaper clippings from various Irish and British newspapers of the Eucharistic Congress, June 1932 which occurred in Dublin. The large folio has pasted newspaper clippings collected and presented to the Gardiner Street Library by Fr William Gwynn SJ, 3 December 1942.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
O'Curry, Eugene, 1794-1862, Irish scholar
Envelope in which the Eugene O'Curry letters were contained
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Envelope in which the letters N6/1 - N6/14, Eugene O'Curry, were contained. Notes on the envelope refer to dates, senders and recipients of some of the letters. Another note reads ‘(The history of these letters is unknown: they were not part of Fr Delaney’s papers). Found loose in strong room April 1944. Seem to belong to Leeson Street.’.
Connolly, Patrick J, 1875-1951 Jesuit priest and editor
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Eugene O'Curry, Brehon Law Office, Trinity College Dublin to Dalton regarding a proof sent to by Stokes to O'Curry. Apologises for the delay in replying. O'Curry indicates a number of mistakes and discusses some corrections.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Eugene O'Curry, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin to T. D. Mc [ ], Montreal, Canada regarding a draft of $100 sent to O'Curry to purchase books. O'Curry apologises for the delay explaining that some volumes he wished to purchase were not available and that he fell ill on two occasions. O'Curry refers to the death of his son in 1857 and his wife in 1858. Concludes that he is still working on the Brehon Laws and that he has published the first twenty one lectures given by him to the Catholic University.
O'Curry, Eugene, 1794-1862, Irish scholar
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Eugene O'Curry, 2 Portland Street North, Dublin to Rev. John Henry Newman, Rector of the Catholic University, Dublin regarding an offer of the Professorship of Archaeology at the University. Remarks ‘...I would gladly accept (it), if the term does not mean more than I could honestly undertake.’. Explains that he is working under a Royal Commission as a co-translator of the Brehon Laws and also with the Irish Archaeological and Celtic Society, to translate and edit an ancient Irish Law Tract, the Battle of Moylena.
O'Curry, Eugene, 1794-1862, Irish scholar
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from [ ] to Eugene O'Curry regarding O'Curry’s election as Life Member of the Irish Archaeological Society.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from William Forbes Skene to Eugene O'Curry, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin regarding extracts from the Annals of Ulster. Skene queries an observation made by O'Curry and remarks ‘...(there) must be some mistake as there never was a Murray of [Lennox]. Requests O'Curry to send him the original word.
Skene, William Forbes, 1809-1892, historian and Celtic scholar
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Eugene O'Curry, 5 Portland Street, Dublin to William Forbes Skene, Edinburgh, Scotland referring to extracts that Skene collected from O’Curry. Remarks that he (O'Curry) did not send them to Skene ‘...lest they may not be exactly what you would want...’. Refers to pedigrees of the kings of Scotland contained in the extracts and remarks ‘You seem to think lightly of (them)...’. Continues ‘...I think them very valuable as the Ms. is one of the close of the eleventh or beginning of the twelfth century and appears to have been got up with very great care and attention...’. Refers to a note written by Skene in which he indicates that the pedigrees can be found in a more authentic source. O'Curry expresses his interest in this information. Remarks that Irish historical scholars are ‘...neither mercenary nor jealous, but seek to establish truth...’. Concludes ‘...I wish to say that there is not now any acceptable Irish Ms. in Dublin that I have not carefully read and the value of which as a historical document, I do not clearly understand...’.
O'Curry, Eugene, 1794-1862, Irish scholar
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from William Forbes Skene to Eugene O'Curry, 32 Bayview Avenue, Dublin thanking him for information received on the Book of Lecan. Refers to transcripts he (Skene) wishes to send to O'Curry and asks him to ‘...ascertain if it is the same as the extract taken from the Book of Ballymote...’. Discusses how the transcripts should be dispatched. Concludes by asking O'Curry to point out any further references to the history of Scotland, the highlanders and the genealogy of their clan that O'Curry may have discovered in the Irish Manuscripts.
Skene, William Forbes, 1809-1892, historian and Celtic scholar
Newspaper articles concerning the finding of Fr Browne's collection of photographic negatives
Part of Irish Jesuits
Newspaper articles concerning Fr Browne's collection of 42,000 photographic negatives re-found in the basement of the Provincial’s house in Dublin by Fr Eddie O’Donnell SJ.
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Mission material relating to Fr Patrick Finneran SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Patrick Finneran SJ. Includes passport photographs; announcement of death; death notice; mortuary card; personal record; correspondence between Fr Finneran and Frs Vincent Murphy, Thomas O'Brien and Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Dublin.
Correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Irish Jesuit education and imperial ideals
Irish Jesuit education and imperial ideals by Timothy G McMahon in "Irish Classrooms and British Empire".
Mission material relating to Br George Feeney SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Br George Feeney SJ. Includes passport photographs, personal record and correspondence between Br Feeney and Frs Thomas Martin, Vincent Murphy and Tom O'Brien, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Admission of George Feeney to the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuits
Admission of George Feeney to the Society of Jesus.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Series of letters written by Fr John Neary SJ to Irish Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning his arrival to Hong Kong and the development of the Mission there
5 December 1926, 3pp
9 December 1926, 3pp
12 December 1926, 4pp
18 December 1926, 5pp
21 December 1926, 3pp
29 December 1926, 3pp
17 February 1927, 1p
26 February 1927, 2pp
1 March 1927, 1p
11 April 1927, 3pp
2 June 1927, 1p
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Material related to Liam Egan SJ and canary bredding
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material related to Liam Egan SJ. Typed notes (possibly by Fr Egan) on ‘Canary Breeding at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin’ published in ‘Cage Birds’, 4 August 1949. Letter from Donal G. (Godfrey), Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Fr Edward O'Keefe SJ (ADMN/7) on the typed notes and the sale of birds by Val (McLaughlin).
Mission material relating to Fr Liam Egan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Liam Egan SJ. Includes announcement of death; funeral mass pamphlet; and correspondence between Fr Egan and Frs Thomas J. Martin, Vincent Murphy, Thomas O'Brien and Francis Keenan, Mission Office, Dublin.
Admission of Liam Egan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of Liam Egan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Operum de morali theologia,…in tres tomos distributorum, tomus secundus. Lugduni, sumpt. FFr. Anissoniroum & Ioan. Posuel, 1678.
Bonacina, Martino, 1585-1631, theologian
Consolation de la Philosophie / traduite du latin de Boèce en françois, par le P.R. de Ceriziers
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Consolation de la Philosophie / traduite du latin de Boèce en françois, par le P.R. de Ceriziers SJ A Paris, chez Nathurin Henault, 1639.
de Ceriziers, René, 1609-1662, Jesuit priest
Mission material relating to Fr Seamus Doris SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Seamus Doris SJ. Includes passport photograph; personal record; announcement of death; homily; and correspondence between Fr Doris and Frs Thomas J. Martin and Thomas O'Brien, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Timothy Doody SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Timothy Doody SJ. Includes passport photograph; identity papers; personal record; announcement of death; obituary; Ten Yuan Held Bank Note - The Bank of Ming Tung - Currency for the Other World (1941); ‘residence and identity card issued by puppet government in Shanghai’; invitations to weddings; and correspondence between Fr Doody and Frs Thomas J. Martin, Vincent Murphy and Thomas O'Brien, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Admission of Timothy Doody to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of Timothy Doody to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Photographs belonging to Fr Kyran Ward SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photographs belonging to Fr Kyran Ward SJ which documents his life from 1912 until his death, 1972.
Galway:
Photographic album includes:
Mission material relating to Fr Charles Daly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Charles Daly SJ. Includes announcement of his death, appreciations; personal record; scriptural texts annotated by Fr Daly; and correspondence between Fr Daly and Fr Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Correspondence between Fr Charles Daly SJ and his Irish Provincials
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Charles Daly SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Part of Irish Jesuits
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.
Mission material relating to Fr Fergus Cronin SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Fergus Cronin SJ. Includes passport photograph and photograph on 75th birthday; announcement of death; homily; personal record; and correspondence between Fr Cronin and Frs Thomas J. Martin, Vincent Murphy and Thomas O'Brien, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Admission of Fergus Cronin to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to the admission of Fergus Cronin to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Some Jesuit Contributions to Irish Education: with special reference to 16th & 19th centuries Vol.I
Some Jesuit Contributions to Irish Education: A Study of the Work of Irish Members of the Society of Jesus in connection with the Irish College, Salamanca (1592-1610); Mungret College, Limerick (1881 to 1889): St. Stanislaus College. Tullabeg 1818 to 1886): and University College, Dublin (1883 to 1909)
Two Volumes
Thomas J. Morrissey, M.A.
Ph.D Degree N-U.I.
Faculty of Arts, University Collge, Cork.
Department of education: Professor V.A. McClelland.
1975
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian