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- 7 January 1920
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Michael Fitzmaurice, Ballincloher, County Kerry to Fr John Sullivan SJ concerning his son Edmond and his health.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Michael Fitzmaurice, Ballincloher, County Kerry to Fr John Sullivan SJ concerning his son Edmond and his health.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Michael Scott, Architect, 19 Merrion Square, Dublin to Fr Joseph Erraught SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle concerning the erection of a statue of St Ignatius by the sculptor Oisín Kelly at Rathfarnham and payment for same.
Scott, Michael, 1905-1989, architect
Letter from Michael Slattery, Archbishop of Cashel, to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, Clongowes. Asks the latter to give a retreat to the clergy of Cashel diocese the following July.
Slattery, Michael, 1783-1857, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
Letter from [Mons] Smollen P.P. & Vic. Gen. to Fr William I. Gleeson SJ. Grants to the latter all faculties that he may require for nuns and others who may call on him during his stay at Monaghan [on a parish mission].
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his studies and when he will take his retreat.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Daniel Fitzgibbon SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ asking to return home to complete his studies. Remarks that his health has improved.
Fitzgibbon, Daniel, 1884-1956, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
MacDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Denis Hayes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Denis Hayes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Hayes, Denis, 1893-1964, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Denis Nerney SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning where he would like to study theology.
Nerney, Denis S, 1886-1958, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Edward J Coyne SJ, Rathfarnham Castle to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning a rockery constructed by the Jesuit Juniors. Remarks that they would like to place a statue of the Virgin on the rockery and asks for Fr Nolan's help.
Coyne, Edward J, 1896-1958, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Engelbert Juric SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Engelbert Juric SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Juric, Engelbert, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Felix Conlon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Felix Conlon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Conlon, Felix, 1888-1933, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Fergal McGrath SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Fergal McGrath SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
MacDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Fergal McGrath SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his scholarship from the civil service.
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Mr Francis Bergin, Civil Engineer, Architect and Estate Surveyor to Fr William Delany SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin regarding architectural plans for University hall. Expresses his surprise at another set of plans being obtained from a different architect. Remarks ‘...in the course of my professional experience I never heard of a second architect being employed to furnish plans...without the knowledge of the man who was first engaged to do so.’. Remarks that he could have altered the plans to suit Fr Delany’s specifications and fears that his reputation may have been affected because of the incident.
Bergin, Francis, 1855-1925, engineer and architect
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mr Francis Shaw, Belsize House, Mullingar, County Westmeath to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ reporting on his visit with Dr Quinlan and his advice for Shaw's future studies. Remarks that he has talked the matter over with Fr Ryan who advised convalescing for another month at home and to go to Tullabeg for another month to prepare for his examination in Philosophy and to then return to Bonn.
Shaw, Francis J, 1907-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Gerald Owens SJ, RMS 'Osterley', Port Said to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the voyage to Australia and a delay in Port Said.
Owens, Gerald, 1886-, former Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Henry McArdle SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Henry McArdle SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
McArdle, Henry, 1888-1940, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr James Gubbins SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr James Gubbins SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Gubbins, James, 1889-1946, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr James Power SJ concerning specimens he collected (shells and geological material)
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr James Power SJ, Riverview, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ concerning specimens he collected (shells and geological material) and arranged in display cases in St Kilda's. Remarks that it was always his intention to send the specimens to Kalksburg. Remarks that he was told he could not remove any of the specimens from St Kilda's. Goes on to describe how Fr Dalton's authority is treated in Australia.
Power, James, 1852-1884, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Jeremiah Kelly SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ thanking Fr Nolan for his gift of records for the Juniors.
Kelly, Jeremiah, 1890-1950, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Jerome Mahony SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Jerome Mahony SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Mahony, Jerome, 1889-1956, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr John J. Carbery SJ, Beech Grove, Drogheda, County Louth to Fr [ ], concerning his health. Remarks that he hopes to be recovered soon.
Carbery, John J, 1897-1918, Jesuit scholastic
Letter from Mr John J MacSheahan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr John J. MacSheahan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
MacSheahan, John, 1885-1956, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr John J. Murphy SJ, Woodstock College, MD to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ congratulating him on his new position as Fr Provincial. Refers to storms in Mid-West, especially Ohio.
Murphy, John J, 1884-1955, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr John Mary O'Connor SJ to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ in relation to the Dowling mortgage
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mr John Mary O'Connor SJ, writing from Brussels, to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ. Asks the latter to communicate with Messrs Sheridan & Kenny – solicitors of Fr O'Connor’s mother – in relation to the ‘Dowling mortgage’.
O'Connor, John Mary, 1879-1958, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr John Monahan SJ, Loyola, Watsonia, Victoria to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning general news from Australia including the major villa taken on Phillip Island off the South Coast of Victoria. Refers to the new status.
Monahan, John, 1920-1993, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ, Maison Saint Louis, Jersey to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Leo Murphy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Leo Murphy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Murphy, Leo, 1888-1957, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Maurice Dowling SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Maurice Dowling SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Dowling, Maurice, 1896-1965, Jesuit priest, chaplain and missioner
Letter from Mr Michael Meaney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Michael Meaney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Meaney, Michael, 1889-1955, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Michael Saul SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Michael Saul SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Saul, Michael, 1884-1932, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Patrick Joy SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial asking permission to visit his home before setting off to study Philosophy.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Paul Healy SJ, Bodington, Wentworth Falls, NSW to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his ill health and his admission to a private sanatorium.
Healy, Paul, 1894-1934, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Richard O'Mara SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning money he received
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Richard O'Mara SJ, St Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst, Blackburn to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning money he received.
O'Mara, Richard, 1884-1977, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Robert McCarthy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Robert McCarthy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
McCarthy, Robert, 1889-1953, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Thomas Counihan SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, concerning the results in his exams and his move to Stonyhurst. Remarks that he is looking forward to studying Philosophy.
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Thomas J. O'Mara SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview to to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning money left to him by his father. Remarks that he would like to use the money to repair the cricket ground at the college.
O'Mara, Thomas, 1882-1933, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Thomas Shuley SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ seeking permission to smoke.
Shuley, Thomas, 1884-1965, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Timothy Moloney (Centro Irlandes, Lerida, Spain) concerning his thesis
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mr Timothy Moloney (Centro Irlandes, Lerida, Spain) concerning his thesis and Denis Gwynn’s manuscript on William Smith O'Brien.
Touhill, Blanche, historian
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Vaughan Dempsey SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his brother in England who was wounded in the trenches. Asks Fr Provincial's permission to visit him in hospital before he returns to the trenches.
Dempsey, Vaughan B, 1895-1961, former Jesuit scholastic, Irish consul
Letter from Mr William Allen SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr William Allen SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, complaining that Fr William Lockington SJ has refused him permission to visit his brother (a Christian Brother) once a month. Includes a letter from Fr Lockington to Fr Fahy concerning the matter.
Allen, William, 1900-1964, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr William Owens SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr William Owens SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Owens, William, 1888-1963, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mrs Lily Odell, Stile House, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England on-board the Titanic
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mrs Lily Odell, Stile House, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England (fellow passenger of Mr Frank Browne SJ on-board the Titanic, who disembarked at Queenstown), addressed 'To the Canon of Queenstown Cathedral), enquiring after a fellow passenger, complimenting Mr Browne’s photographs in the Daily Sketch and describing her holidays in Ireland.
Odell, Lily
Letter from Mrs Nolan of Killiney House, Killiney, to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ
Letter from Mrs Nolan of Killiney House, Killiney, to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to her financial difficulties and to their effect on her son [Tom], who is studying to be a priest.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mrs P. Elkinson, Secretary, Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 to Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Rathfarnham Retreat House, Dublin 14 concerning payment for a retreat attended at Rathfarnham.
Letter from Mrs Walls to Fr Daniel Shields SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mrs Walls, 13 Willow Park Avenue, Ballymun, D 11 to Fr Daniel Shields SJ in which she encloses £2 for the Penny Dinners. Refers to her mother as ‘Aunt Josephine, mentioned in James Joyce’s books and that she is ‘his first cousin’.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Muriel J. L Frazer, 48, Wellington Road, Belfast to Fr john J Coyne SJ regarding the contribution made by Fr John J Neary SJ, to the Caribbean voyage last winter.
Letter from Nobert de Baynes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Nobert de Boynes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
de Boynes, Norbert, 1870-1954, Jesuit priest
Letter from Norbert L. Moran, solicitor, Dublin, to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Norbert L. Moran, solicitor, Dublin, to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ. Encloses a bill for miscellaneous costs (not included). Also refers to his efforts for a sale of Tobercurry.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Otho Fitzgerald, Carton, County Kildare to Dr Charles Russell congratulating him on his election as President of Maynooth College. Includes a biographical note written by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist).
FitzGerald, Lord Otho, 1827-1882, soldier and politician
Letter from P. McDonnell OCC to Fr Murphy concerning his wish to join the Society
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from P. McDonnell OCC, Carmelite Convent, Moate, County Westmeath to Fr Murphy concerning his wish to join the Society.
Letter from "P" to Charlie concerning an African boy who wishes to attend Mungret Apostolic School
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from "P", Mungret College, Limerick to Charlie [ ] concerning an African boy (Ladislaus Kamata) who wishes to attend Mungret Apostolic School.
Perrott, Gerard P, 1909-1985, Jesuit priest
Letter from P. Turner, [Staplestown], County Kildare to Fr Edward Kelly SJ, Clongowes Wood College
Letter from P. Turner, [Staplestown], County Kildare to Fr Edward Kelly SJ, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare. Asks on behalf of James Hanlon, for permission to use ground at Mainham, formerly used by the Jesuit community for burials, as a burial ground for his own family.
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Typescript letter from Paddy J Hogan, Auctioneer, Hogan & Son, 17 Church Street, Athlone to Fr Patrick H O'Kelly SJ, Jesuit House, Galway, describing the location and provenance of the Jesuit House in Athlone, ‘…situated immediately outside the old Dublin Gate, now known as O’Leary’s (Grocers & Provisions)’. Envelope with stamp is attached.
Hogan, Paddy J, auctioneer
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Patrick Crowe SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the organisation of Jesuit teaching staff at Mungret College.
Crowe, Patrick J, 1925-2017, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Patrick Cusack SJ, St Mary's, Emo, Portlaoise, County Laois to Irish Fr Provincial accepting an invitation to dinner. Discusses noviceship matters.
Cusack, Patrick, 1918-2003, Jesuit priest
Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin concerning his life in the noviceship in Rome. Another letter is written by James Patrick McDonnell on the reverse concerning St. Andrea. It would seem (the letter is almost indecipherable) that this second letter also concerns the noviceship in Rome.
Drinan, Patrick Aloysius, 1804-1832, Jesuit scholastic
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Patrick F. Moran, 55 Eccles Street to Dr Charles Russell concerning Dr. Russell's participation in a commission '...proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer...'.
Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Letter from Patrick Griffin to Fr William Ronan SJ asking for a prospectus for Mungret College
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Patrick Griffin, Woburn, Mass., USA to Fr William Ronan SJ asking for a prospectus for Mungret College with a view to training as a priest.
Letter from Patrick Maxwell to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ and reports that he met with Mr Montfort
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letter from Patrick Maxwell of 37, North Great George's Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ. Reports that he met with Mr. [Montfort], and it was agreed that Fr Hughes/the Society would pay off the entire amount. Adds that he had a [ ] deed prepared.
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.'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mr Patrick Tighe SJ, Maison St Augustin, Enghien to Fr William Kane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin thanking him for his letter and apologising for the delay in replying. Asks for news from Ireland. Remarks that he is very happy living in France and recounts news of the Irish Brothers studying there reporting that all are very happy. Remarks '..you have experienced the genuine charity of our French brothers, it makes me very glad to have the opportunity of making part at least of one's studies abroad (4pp)'.
Tighe, Patrick, 1866-1920, Jesuit, priest, chaplain and missionary
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Patrick Walter Shaw (father of Fr Frank Shaw SJ), Belsize House, Mullingar to Fr Laurence Kieran SJ expressing his joy at his son's improved health. Remarks that the trip home will complete his recovery.
Shaw, Patrick Walter, 1872-1940, politician and businessman
Letter from Patrick William Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco, writing from Thurles, to the Father Superior. Reports that he was seeking some students for the San Francisco diocese at an un-named seminary. States that he will be unable to return to Dublin before sailing, as the president of the seminary was not there, and therefore he has to remain in Thurles until the next day. Thanks the Father Superior for his invitation.
Riordan, Patrick William, 1841-1914, Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco
Letter from Paul de Gibergues SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Paul de Gibergues SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
de Gibergues, Paul, 1895-1953, Jesuit priest
Letter from Peter Doyle, Old Derry to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Peter Doyle, Old Derry to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare concerning [ ] salvation and Rev. Furlong.
Letter from Peter Kenney to Bartholomew Esmonde
Letter from Peter Kenney to Bartholomew Esmonde.
Kenney, Peter J, 1779-1841, Jesuit priest and educator
Letter from Peter McGrath to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Peter McGrath, Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning a law that has been passed by the legislature of the island regulating marriage. Remarks that it requires a proprietor or trustee of a building used as a Catholic church to seek a licence from the Governor to celebrate a marriage. Asks Fr Aylmer to organise this for him with the proprietor/trustee of the chapel on the Isle of Man.
McGrath, Peter, priest
Letter from Philip Brady SJ to Irish Fr Provincial expressing his willingness to go to Malta
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Philip Brady SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial expressing his willingness to go to Malta.
Brady, Philip, 1846-1917, Jesuit priest
Letter from Philip de Villefort to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Philip de Villefort to Patrick Bracken.
de Villefort, Philip, 1799-1866, Jesuit priest
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA to Fr Francis Finegan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA, Department of Medieval History, University College Dublin to Fr Francis Finegan SJ enquiring about the relationship between Dr William Gahan OSA and Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Martin, F. X., 1922-2000, Augustinian, historian and activist
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from publishers the Clarendon Press, Oxford to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on his proposed book on the history of the early Irish Church.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, English and American Publishers, Colonial and Continental Booksellers, Crown Buildings, 188 Fleet Street, London to Fr Joseph O'Malley SJ, St Aloysius College, Waikari, Dunedin, New Zealand concerning his manuscript entitled 'The Complete Theory of Music' and the details of its publication.
O'Malley, Joseph, 1832-1910, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from S. MacMargamhna SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Fr [Michael Quinlan], [St Ignatius College, Galway] concerning the Bishop [of Galway] and his right to dictate to the Superior of an exempt house regarding the number and times of public masses on Sundays or holidays.
Letter from Raymond Brzozowski to Peter Kenney
Letter from Raymond Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Raymond, 1763-1848, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rev. George O'Neill SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning an article written by Fr Phelan about Canon Sheehan. Remarks that the article was sent to him as a reader for the Catholic Truth Society ‘I reported strongly against its publication thinking it lamentable from many points of view. The other reader and the Hon. Sec. were equally unfavourable.’.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rev. George O'Neill SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Fr Provincial’s objection to Scholastics continuing as committee members of the English Society at University College. Remarks ‘This Society fulfils an exceedingly useful function in the college. It exercises its members in three most useful things...writing...reading them out...(and) criticizing each others work.’. Continues ‘I fear that their (the Scholastics) withdrawal from active participation...would simply mean its extinction.’.
Letter from Rev. Henry James Coleridge SJ to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry James Coleridge SJ, St Beuno's, St. Asaph to Dr Charles Russell concerning some '...trouble that has lately taken place about the 'Dublin Review'. Discusses in detail the editorship of the publication.
Coleridge, Henry James, 1822-1893, Jesuit priest and editor
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, Molesworth Street, Dublin to his sisters, Mary Young (1783-1830) and Johanna (Mary Ursula) Young, Ursuline Convent, Cork concerning the death of their father, Charles Young.
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, Mount Carmel Convent, Blackrock, County Dublin to Rev. D. Nolan, Carlow concerning the consecration of Right Rev. Dr. Griffith. Refers to copies of Latin prayers for the mass. Remarks that he gathered the prayers together himself with help from Mr. Meagher.
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, St Joseph's to his cousin Rev. Henry Lynch concerning a manuscript of Cardinal Bellarmin's Catechism which he wishes to show Rev. Lynch 'After which I will show it to Rev. Mr. Pope...who will, I hope, get Dr. Cullen's sanction for its publication.'
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, St Joseph's to his cousin Rev. Henry Lynch concerning a small bottle of water. Remarks that the water might have been '...distilled from the bones or other relicks of St. Nicholas of Bari. Remarks that he was a curate in St. Nicholas's new church in Kinsealy and it was to this church that the bottle of water was brought by a Rev. William.' Refers to the death of Rev. James and a parcel of papers including a manuscript of Bellarmin's Catechism. Remarks that he would like the manuscript to be copied '...which I shall willingly do but gradually and scrupulous by following James's copy with corrections before me for copying any work imprints more the subject on the mind than hasty reading.'
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev James Henthorn Todd, secretary of the Irish Archaeological Society to Eugene O'Curry informing him of his election as life member of the Society “ ‘...as an acknowledgement of the valuable services he has rendered to the Society...’ ”.
Todd, James Henthorn, 1805-1869, librarian and scholar
Letter from Rev James Tuite SJ to Fr James A. Cullen replying to his request for a meeting
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rev James Tuite SJ, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr James A. Cullen replying to his request for a meeting. Remarks that he should call at Gardiner Street.
Tuite, James, 1831-1891, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Rev John T Kelly SJ, Apostolic School, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning two donations to the school, one from William Jones and the other from Mr. Randal de Courcy MacDonnell.
Kelly, John T, former Jesuit priest
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Copy letter from Rev William Delany SJ, University College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin to the Archbishop of Dublin, William J. Walsh concerning the application of the Governing Body of University College for three years tenancy of the St Stephen's Green buildings. Remarks ‘The first essential preliminary to the transfer is obviously [to] providing a home for this community to which they may transfer their belongings...’. States that he has searched the neighbourhood for a suitable hall of residence where Jesuit Fathers could also live. Continues ‘...the most I could secure were two houses some 6 minutes walk from each other. No. 35 Lower Leeson Street... and Winton House, Winton Road...’. Remarks that these two houses although physically separate ‘...will be under one jurisdiction the responsible head being the superior in Leeson Street.’. Concludes ‘...I recognise most fully the advantage of having the new Institution begin its existence in the old home of Newman’s “Catholic University” and this helps me to go not merely with resignation but with positive gladness.’.
Delany, William, 1835-1924, Jesuit priest
Letter from Richard Clarke SJ, Manresa House, Roehampton, England to Father Rector and refers to Br Brady’s poor academic progress.
Clarke, Richard, 1839-1900, Jesuit priest
Letter from Richard Clarke SJ to the Father Rector of [ ]. Writes from Manresa in relation to the progress of Brother Brady, who, he believes, would benefit from the Belgian system of education, as he requires supervision in order to improve.
Clarke, Richard, 1839-1900, Jesuit priest
Letter from Richard Doyle to Dr Charles Russell apologising for the delay in replying to his note
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Richard Doyle, 17 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, England to Dr Charles Russell apologising for the delay in replying to his note and informing Dr Russell that he will make inquiries to an acquaintance on his behalf. Includes a note by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist) on Richard Doyle and surmises that he is Dickie Doyle, an artist for Punch.
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883, illustrator, printmaker, and watercolour painter
Letter from Richard [F] [Sidney] of 9 Nelson Street, to Fr Alexander Kyan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Richard [F] [Sidney] of 9 Nelson Street, to Fr Alexander Kyan SJ. Encloses letter received from the latter and from Howard Kyan in relation to Dr Scallan.
Letter from Richard Gallagher, Western Road, Cork to his aunt Mary
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letter from Richard Gallagher, 2 Inniscarraig, Western Road, Cork to his aunt Mary, wishing her ‘a very merry Christmas and a bright new year’.
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ reporting on the health of members of the community
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ, Loyola, Greenwich Road, Greenwich, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ reporting on the health of members of the community.
Murphy, Richard James Francis, 1875-1957, Jesuit priest
Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Catholic Chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man agreeing that Fr Patrick Bracken SJ may supply for Fr Gahan on the Isle of Man while he is away.
Thompson, Richard, priest
Letter from Rita (cousin) to Fr William White SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rita (cousin), Ballkealy, Tullow, Carlow to Fr William White SJ.
Letter from Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Beverley, to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Beverley, to Irish Fr Provincial. Recounts some details of a mix-up, involving himself and another bishop, from whom he asked for a letter. Also refers to the ‘very pardonable pious impatience” of Mr ‘McDonnell’.
Cornthwaite, Robert, 1818-1890, Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Letter from R. Donovan, Dublin Commission, Royal University Buildings, Dublin to Rev William Delany SJ requesting a list of Fellows of the Royal University teaching in University College, Dublin. Includes a list of the Fellows detailing dates of appointment, ages, subjects taught, number of lectures delivered and academic distinctions.
Donovan, Robert, 1862-1934, journalist and professor
Letter from Robin Gwynn, New Zealand to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Robin Gwynn, New Zealand (Fr Gwynn’s first cousin once removed, on his father’s side) to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, concerning the future custodian of the Gwynn family papers (i.e. who should it be and where should the papers be kept). At the time Mercy Simms was the custodian.
Gwynn, Robin
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr [ ] praising the work being carried out at St Kilda's.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney