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A file of receipts relating to payments made by the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes receipts for payment of income tax, interest on mortgages and loans, bridge rate, poor rate.

Letter from Dr Matthew Gaffney, Bishop of Meath, to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Expresses his sorrow at the news of Fr [Alfred] Murphy’s death. Due to an attack of lumbago he will be unable to attend the funeral.

Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Complains about the inaccuracy of the information contained in a directory which he was consulting.

Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the condition and requirements of the higher studies in the English and Irish provinces.

Letter from John Lyster, Bishop of Achonry, The Abbey, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning property belonging to the Society in Tobercurry, County Sligo and an order of nuns who wish to build a school on it. Includes a draft of a reply from Fr Murphy SJ.

List of pamphlets and booklets written by Jesuits on the lives of saints, with details of publishers and date of publication.

Administration (intestate) in the High Court of Justice, Ireland, Kings Bench behalf of Henry Alexander Donovan, The Square, Listowel, County Kerryh Division (Probate) deceased bachelor assigning his estate to his brother and only next of kin, Edmund William Donovan SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway. Two pendant wafer seals attached.

Letter from Cardinal Logue to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Acknowledges receipt of Fr Murphy’s letter, with accompanying documents. Undertakes to lay them before the bishops at their next meeting.

Statement of rental and epitome of title of houses and premises in Common Street and Lower Sheriff Street derived through the will of Rev. Joseph Christopher McCann.

Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings of reviews concerning publications about Jesuits and Jesuit history.

A file of plans depicting: Melbourne and suburbs; Adelaide and suburbs; principal railway systems and Australia and New South Wales railway system

Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, writing from Hof in Bayern, Germany, to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Refers to the Commission set up to examine the proposal to establish a Catholic university in Ireland. Expresses his concern over the attitude of Jesuit priests to such an institution.

Copy of a typescript entitled ‘Past and Present. Mainly a Retrospect’ by Fr Joseph McDonnell SJ [from the Memorials of the Irish Province?], concerning Fr Thomas Betagh SJ and the history of the early Restored Society of Jesus in Ireland. Incomplete.

Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes insert for Tullabeg villa, August 1887.

Copybook containing lists of Irish Jesuit officials and a history of the Restored Society. Compiler unknown.

Copy of ‘An account of a voyage from Falmouth to Buenos Ayres in 1828 - 9 written by Father Patrick Moran SJ of the Irish Mission.’ Incomplete.

Schedule of deeds relating to premises in Drogheda, County Louth.

Fragment of formula of declaration by scholastic. Also includes a note (in a different hand) regarding the transfer of £600 from the St Francis Xavier community to Tullabeg. (In Latin).

Minutes of meetings held by the Central Association of Graduates of the Royal University. Includes newspaper cuttings and enclosures.

Letter from Matthew Gaffney, Bishop of Meath, The Presbytery, Navan, County Meath to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Keating SJ concerning an application by the Society to establish a house in Meath. Refers to the Redemptorists who made a similar application. Remarks 'The late Bishop and the Priests…strongly decided against their introduction.' Continues 'I am determined not to re-open the question…'

Letter from Dr Matthew Gaffney, Bishop of Meath, to Fr James Murphy SJ. Refers to news the latter had sent him; that he had ceased to be rector of Tullabeg, and had been made Provincial. Thanks him for his recognition of his ‘friendly feelings towards the Society’, and declares that Murphy’s ‘fraternal relations’ with his (Gaffney’s) priests was a source of comfort to him.

Regulations for unidentified house of formation in relation to the announcement of Communion days, Cases of Conscience etc., reporting of irregularities, retreats etc.

Lists of contents written on scrap paper and envelopes which detail papers previously held in the basement of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes document entitled ‘Archives of the Irish Province’ with box numbers.

Custom books of the Irish Jesuit Province, some annonated.

• 1896 (2 copies, 35pp);
• 1897 (2 copies, 35pp);
• 1899 (2 copies, 32pp);

File of handwritten documents setting out rules and regulations for juniors and scholastics in Irish Jesuit formation colleges. Relates to Masses, prayer, timetables, dining, recreation, personal freedom, villas etc.

Register of graduates of University College, Dublin, listing name, subject, year of graduation and whether B.A. or M.A.

Student no.1, 1884
McWeeney, Edmund

After, 1899, register of names and addresses (unknown connection), starting with F, with reference to Kilrush Branch, Down and Connor, Cork, Clonbury

Documents relating to the 1899 Provincial Congregation.

Address book of members of the Central Association of Graduates, University College, Dublin.

List of students attending University College, Dublin detailing disciplines, subjects chosen, scholarships and studentships obtained, attendance at morning lectures and evening classes (B.A. and M.A.). Includes a list of Fellows, subjects taught by them, dates and number of students in attendance - this last list goes until 1901.

A file relating to the estate of Catherine Cleary and litigation between Raphael Ambrose Biale, Plaintiff and Frs Timothy Kenny, Alfred Murphy and Christina Hodgens, Alice Chamberlain, Anne Healy, Mary Lentaigne, Emily O'Brien, Mary Anne Cleary and Jane Denehey.

Volume containing information on retreats and missions given by Irish Jesuit priests. Includes information on the date of the retreat, the type of group to whom the retreat was given and the name of the person who gave the retreat or mission.

Letter from Fr General Luis Martin SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Keating SJ and refers to Pope Leo XIII. (Printed; in Latin).

Day book of University College, Dublin detailing money spent (servants wages, milk, paper, stamps, wine, photo, newspapers, doctor, fruit, insurance...) and income (intentions, cheques, pension fee..).

Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province. The results are listed under name in alphabetical order.

Material on James S. Duggan who departed the Society of Jesus, as a scholastic.
Born: 11 August 1862
Entered: 23 September 1890
Left: 1897

Documents relating to the 1896 Provincial Congregation.

A file relating to the will of John C. Mackey, Nenagh, County Tipperary, father of Fr Ernest Mackey SJ in which he names his son as one of his beneficiaries (one fifth of his property).

Letter from Fr James Murphy SJ, writing from St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly, to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Keating SJ. Relates to a sequence of events involving Fr Murphy, Monsignor Gaffney, the Bishop of Meath (Dr. Thomas Nulty) and Fr Anderson. The Bishop tried to assert his right to examine Fr Anderson after the latter had been granted faculties by the Monsignor. The letter describes a conversation between Fr Murphy and the Monsignor on the subject, and Fr Murphy asks for the Provincial's approval to write to the Monsignor, confirming Fr Anderson's fitness in terms of theological knowledge.

Costs from Maxwell, Weldon and Company, Solicitors, 40 North Great George's Street, Dublin to the Jesuit Fathers for the sale of 34 Lower Sackville Street, Dublin.

Unidentified account book, which includes novice's pensions for the Irish Jesuit Province, and monies from Irish Jesuis. includes refeences to The Grattan Bellew charity.

Letter book belonging to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ.

Lists of books in Irish Jesuit library, and suggestions regarding access. Refers to writing of the history of the Irish Province - archives and library [Edmund Hogan SJ].

Probate of the will of Laurence Brady, Lynch Park, County Dublin. Bequeaths his property to Rev. John S. Conmee SJ and Rev. George Kelly SJ, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare as joint tenants. Appoints Conmee and Kelly, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare as joint tenants and as executors of his will.

Handwritten document setting out the order of the day, and reading lists for an unidentified formation house. (In Latin).

Cash book belonging to the Irish Jesuit Province.

Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province.

Note by Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ on orders from Fr General.

Letter from Fr General Luis Martin SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ. Writes with regard to the compilation of a history of the Society. (Printed; in Latin).

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ, where reports on his and others’ journey to, and arrival at, Loyola, and to their reception there. Refers to the health of some of the priests/novices, and to the imminent election of a new General.

Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Duty' - possibly University College, Dublin.

Letter from John Cavanagh, Solicitor, 13 College Green, Dublin to Rev. Eugene Browne SJ concerning the will of Mr Patrick Matthews in which he bequeathed the annual dividends or interest of 74 shares of Drogheda Steam Packet company to his nephew Rev. John Stanley Matthews SJ.

'A Diary or Jottings, from day to day of events, especially 1 Nov. 1892 regarding the Society and, in particular, this (Irish) Province, which may prove interesting &, perhaps, even useful when The Writer shall be many years dead and gone.’ Found enclosed is a typed note (n.d., 2pp) by an unknown Jesuit (possibly Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Irish Province Archivist 1975-1986) giving brief biographical details of Fr Murphy. Also comments on the contents of the diary, ‘Some interesting things recorded are: the initial history of all the houses of the province: the story of the setting up of Milltown as a Coll. Max.: the dispute with the Bishop of Meath (Dr Nulty) over faculties for fathers at Tullabeg: the biographies of various S.J.s (and, e.g., reference to W. Coyne, later father of Fr Eddie Coyne and to Charles Kennedy a benefactor of the province): the account of the great storm of 1890/1 and of the influenza epidemic which swept over Europe from Russia. Minutiae of the day-to-day life, customs, studies and so on, and the final account of the Provincial Congregation (June 1892) after Fr General’s (Anderledy) death are also of interest and some historical value.’ Enclosures includes extracts from diary kept in Tullabeg, 1856 (9pp).

Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Reason' -possibly University College, Dublin.

Documents relating to the 1892 Provincial Congregation. Includes Letter from Fr. Alfred Murphy SJ to [ ] regarding a Provincial Congregation prior to a General Congregation (3 April 1892).

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ, asking Fr Alfred Murphy SJ to make a request to Fr Nicholas Walshe SJ to let Fr Charles Lynch SJ have a room at Milltown, as he is unhappy at Tullabeg. Refers to the death of Fr McElroy. Reports the visit of Fr Carbery and Fr Gallwey. Describes the college as being immense, dark and ‘on the whole very fine’.

Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Human Testimony' - possibly University College, Dublin.

Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Morals' - possibly University College, Dublin.

Communication to the [Irish Provincial], announcing the death of the Fr General, and the election of Fr Louis Martin SJ as Vicar General.

Document concerning the question of the use of text books in Theological studies.

A file relating to the will of Anna Maria Dennis and a bequest made by her in her will to the Society of Jesus. Includes a file of letters relating to the bequest which was a matter of dispute between the Society of Jesus and the Archbishop of Dublin (27 April 1876 - 24 January 1891, 4 items).

Account book for University College, Dublin. Details expenditure on newspapers, advertisements, postage, furniture, monthly food bills, wines and whiskey, clothes, books, stationery, wages, rents, taxes, travelling expenses for the community. Includes a reference to Gerard Manley Hopkins under community travelling expenses. (2 April 1883, 3 January 1884, 24 December 1885, pp. 70 -71). Includes an alphabetical index to the accounts.

Copy letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ thanking Fr Kenny for his letter and expresses the wish that the work of the Jesuit Fathers in the Archdiocese will be a 'great gain both to the diocese and to all their works. This is certainly my wish and desire as I know it is yours.'

Letter from Cardinal Moran, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ praising the work of Jesuit priests in Australia.

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.

Part of document, drawn up by Fr Lentaigne SJ, summarising sums of money invested in property, mainly Milltown Park, Dublin.

Photograph of John Casey, Professor of Mathematics at University College, Dublin.

Records of the Irish Jesuits.

A file relating to the establishment of an Mungret College Apostolic School. Includes letters to Irish Fr Provincials James Tuite, Thomas Browne and Timothy Kenny concerning the matter.

Letter from Fr Robert Whitty SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Fr Murphy. Refers to the reaction in America to an article in the March 1890 edition of the Lyceum on ‘The Church in America’, and to a letter received by the Father General from an American Jesuit on the subject. Includes a review taken from a Chicago Catholic newspaper, which criticises the article.

Letter from Archbishop Thomas J Carr, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ concerning Fr Kenny's visit to Australia. Expresses his gratitude to the Jesuit Fathers for the work they have carried out. Refers to relations between himself and the Jesuit Fathers and describes them as unsatisfactory until Fr Kenny's arrival. Remarks 'You have met all my representations in an open, disinterested and religious spirit. You have framed wise and salutary regulations...You have carried out...the whole object of your mission in a very successful manner.'

Document outlining the domestic duties of two Jesuit brothers: [Br.] Pat McGennis and Br. Farrell, in an unidentified boarding school.

List of securities held by the Irish Province and how they are allocated.

A file of account sheets of the Belgian Province in account with the Irish Province. Includes accompanying letters.

Documents relating to the 1889 Provincial Congregation.

Drafts of letters written by Fr Timothy Kenny SJ. Includes a letter concerning a novena in honour of St. Joseph.

University College, Dublin examination record with names, results and order of merit, in subjects such as Latin, Greek, Mathematics, French, English, Logic and Physics, for 1st Arts, 2nd Arts, B.A. and M.A.

Letter from William Cartan O’Meara, solicitor, Dublin, to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ. Writes in relation to the estate of George F. Waters SJ [scholastic in Louvain], deceased. States that he has arranged for the shares (listed) to be sold. Refers to other stock, some of which has been assigned to C.T. Waters.

A file of bank account books for the Hibernian Bank and the National Bank Limited, related to the Irish Jesuit Province

Community account book entitled 'cash a/c from Fr Grene's book'. At this time Fr John Grene SJ was living at Milltown Park, Dublin.

A file of letters to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ (term 7 May 1883 - 2 February 1888). Includes an index/précis to the letters by Fr James Rabbitte SJ.

A file relating to the will of John Murphy, Rathangan. His son Fr Luke Murphy SJ is named as a beneficiary.

Documents relating to the Visitation of the Irish Province by Fr Robert Fulton SJ, Visitor in 1888. Includes three versions of the Memorial of the Visitation:

• printed version ‘Memoriale Visitationis Provinciae Hiberniae ab. A.R.P.N. approbatum A.D. 1888’ (2pp);
• handwritten transcriptions of same (3 items, 4pp each) and;
• handwritten English translation of same (6pp).

‘Memo. For Rev. Fr. Prov. in re Proc. Prov. Hib.’ Relates to dealings with a solicitor, Mr. Maxwell, who owes money; a field in Milltown bought from Lord Mount Temple; a debt due to John Errington SJ in California etc. Signed ‘P.H. S. J.’ [Patrick Hughes]

List of tenants in arrears [Dromore, County Down]. A note states that proceedings should be taken against them to recover rent and arrears. Adds that Fr [McCartan] ‘says that they are well able to pay’.

Notes compiled by Fr John Grene SJ, on individual Jesuits of the Irish Province. A note states 'Possibly all are in Memorials Ir. Prov.' Some notes in other hand, post-date Grene.

Browne, Thomas
Burke, William
Butler, James

Cunningham, John
Curtis, John

Ferguson, Charles

Gannon, Nicholas

Halpin, Thomas
Haly, Robert
Hayes, James Mark
Hearne, John

Kavanagh, Michael
Kelly, Michael
Kernan, Edward

Lentaigne, Joseph
Lynch, Henry
Lynch, John

McDonnell, James

O'Callaghan, Sylvester
O'Connor, John
O'Farrell, Michael
O'Reilly, Edmund

Rorke, Henry
Ryder, Alexander

Seaver, Matthew
Sheehan, Patrick
Stackowski, Francis Xavier

Memoriale of a Visitation by [ ] to the Irish Province.

A file containing loose sheets of general Irish Province accounts detailing annual income and expenditure.

University College, Dublin roll book detailing student's names and results obtained in examinations, starting Hilary term 1883.

Insert, p.36, printed list of students, who registered since 12 November 1884, at University College, annonated with fees;
Insert newspapers with list of students.

Statement by Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ indicating that he has received and accepted ‘the sum of £900 on 3 per cent stock’ from Sister E.M. Sutton of the Ursuline Convent of Ardanche, France, on certain conditions.

Fragment of letter from Fr General Beckx. Refers to ‘Dionysius Murphy’ and ‘William Seaver’.

Irish Jesuit Province Status Temporalis (Province Account).

Documents concerning:

• Catalogue of those apt for governing (Catalogus Aptorum ad Gubernandum);
• Lists of admissions to the Novitiate, First and Final Vows, etc. (Elenchi Triennales Admissorum in noviciatum, Admissorum ad Vota Prima et Ultima).

List of cash amounts received from and paid to various Jesuit colleges for Religious [Exhibition] prizes.

List of results for the Inter-Collegiate Competition in Religious Instruction for the academic year 1885-86.

Documents relating to the 1886 Provincial Congregation.

A file of envelopes, stamped (Queen Victoria) and postmarked from Australia to Ireland.

Letter from Fr Anton Anderledy SJ, Vicar General, to Fr Eugene Browne SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin in relation to the Exercises given to priests and lay people. (Handwritten; in Latin).

Letter from Fr Joseph E Keller SJ, (English Assistant) writing from Fiesole, to [ ]. Undertakes to bring up the points raised by the latter with the Provincial. Also refers to the subject of stipends for Masses etc.

Notebook containing names of those Irish Jesuits taking final vows, and date and location (also date of first vows, and location).

Letter from Fr Anton Anderledy SJ, Vicar General, to all the Provincials. (Printed; in Latin; also includes English translation).