Material relating to the Knights of Loyola
- IE IJA FM/RATH/175
- File
- 31 July 1928
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Knights of Loyola at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Material relating to the Knights of Loyola
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Knights of Loyola at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Will and testament of Ignatius John English
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Will and testament of Ignatius John English, 27 Bayview Avenue, North Strand in the county of Dublin in which he bequeaths property, goods and chalets, money and policy of insurance to his sister Mary Agnes English. Signed and sealed. Includes probate of will of Ignatius John English (deceased, 20 October 1885).
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Text of a speech by [ ] on the occasion of a visit by a special envoy of the Pope to Rathfarnham Castle. Expresses thanks for the Pope's blessing for the Retreat House and describes the work carried out by the Retreat House.
Gardiner Street ‘excursion’ to Lough Tay
Part of Irish Jesuits
Gardiner Street ‘excursion’ to Lough Tay. L-r: Fr Frank Browne SJ, P McGlade, N J Tomkin, Charles Farley, John Fahy, Matthew Devitt, J Keane and M Phelan taken at Mrs McGurk’s cottage, Lough Bray, Wicklow.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Rev James E. Walsh MM, Bishop of [ ], Superior General, Catholic Foreign Mission, Society of America sympathising over the death of the Vicar General of Maryknoll.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Deeds, cheques and shares bequeathed to Fr John Bannon SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Deeds, cheques and shares bequeathed to Fr John Bannon SJ. Includes letter from Mary Agnes English; schedule of payments to Fr. Bannon SJ; account of Fr Bannon’s charity money.
Photographs of Gonzaga College by Fr Frank Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
The library at Gonzaga College, new college buildings, grounds and and exterior of Gonzaga taken by Fr Frank Browne SJ.
Photograph of Mar Ivanios, Archbishop of Trivandrum
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Photograph of Mar Ivanios, Archbishop of Trivandrum, India with [retreatants], and Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, at Rathfarnham Castle during the Eucharistic Congress.
Keogh Brothers, photographers
Letters from Mary Agnes English, Marseille, France to Frs John Bannon and Byrne
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Holograph letters from Mary Agnes English, 47 Rue Marengo, Marseille, France to Frs John Bannon and Byrne, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin requesting monies to be sent and general news from France. Includes envelopes with stamps.
English, Mary Agnes
Copy of probate granted for the will for Josephine Keshan
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Copy of probate granted for the will for Josephine Keshan, deceased. Includes schedule of costs and receipts of payments by Fr Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to J.H. Walsh & Co. Solicitors related to costs incurred with reference to settlement of claim of the owners of premises in Meath Street against estate of Josephine Keshan, deceased; sales of premises No. 73 & 74 Meath street, 60 Thomas Street, 32,33, 34 Vicar Street and 71 Thomas Street being the estate of Josephine Keshan, deceased; extract from the last Will and Testament of Josephine Keshan Spinster.
Photographs taken by Fr Richard Brenan SJ of Fr Frank Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Negatives taken by Fr Richard Brenan SJ of:
Positive photograph of Mr Maurice Leahy SJ, Fr William White SJ and Fr Frank Browne SJ at breakfast.
Brenan, Richard Henry, 1918-1995, Jesuit priest
List of promoters of weekend retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Alphabetical list of promoters of weekend retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Eugene Ward SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial John R McMahon SJ asking him to say Mass for the promoters of the Retreat House and to have dinner afterwards.
Ward, Eugene A, 1906-1976, Jesuit priest
Copy of the last will of Michael Horan of Derrygra, County Roscommon
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Copy of the last will of Michael Horan of Derrygra, County Roscommon, with enclosed letter indicating that the deceased estates was bequeathed to three charities, one of whom is the Jesuits.
Account sheets of the Irish Province in account with the Generalate in Rome
A file of account sheets of the Irish Province in account with the Generalate in Rome. Includes accompanying letters.
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Reports that, on the orders of the Fr General, he intends to remove the lay brother novices from Clongowes to Milltown.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
St John Ambulance Brigade in Eire, Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
St John Ambulance Brigade in Eire Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Br Albert Kelly SJ, Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Assistant Commissioner P. J. MacNamara and District Commissioner G. W. Belton.
Document entitled ‘Testimonials of Doctor Michael F. Cox’
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Typescript document entitled ‘Testimonials of Doctor Michael F. Cox’ which details his qualifications and includes 15 testimonials from doctors and surgeons he has worked with or studied under. 10 original handwritten testimonials which appear in the typescripts testimonial are included.
Cox, Michael Francis, 1852-1926, physician
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
Documents relating to the 1906 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1906 Provincial Congregation.
Manresa House retreat and army retreat
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Manresa House retreat and army retreat organised by Colonel Sullivan (1949) which includes Frs Sean McCarron and Laurence Kearns (1948-49);
Sullivan, Colonel
Memoriale of Irish Fr Provincial's visitation to St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Memoriale of Irish Provincial Fr Laurence Kieran SJ, visitation to St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street.
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
'The History of Tacitus According to the Text of Drelli. Books III, IV, V.'
Part of Irish Jesuits
'The History of Tacitus According to the Text of Drelli. Books III, IV, V.' by W.H. Simcox M.A. (ed.) (London: Rivingtons). With typed note by Fr Anthony Bischoff SJ (7 June 1947): ‘Marginal notes in Hopkins’s hand on pp. [1], 6 – 7, 19, 41, 49, 59, 88, 94, 96, 118, 125, 133, 135, 140, 161, [220]. These are significant mainly as examples of his textual conjectures.’ With a University College, St. Stephen’s Green stamp on first page.
Letters from Charles Russell to Lord O'Hagan
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Dr Charles Russell to Lord O'Hagan (Thomas O'Hagan, first Lord O'Hagan, twice Lord Chancellor of Ireland).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin to Fr Hilary Lawton SJ, wishing him well in his new position as Superior in Leeson Street.
Dargan, Joseph, 1933-2014, Jesuit priest
Covering letter from Noel Purcell to Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Covering letter from Noel Purcell to Fr Finlay (30 December 1930, 1p.) and costs of solicitor Daniel Purcell & Son in account with Rev. Thomas A. Finlay in the matter of the conveyance settlement and appointment of trustees (29 December 1930, 1p.).
Purcell, Noel, solicitor
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Diaries concerning the taking over of Rathfarnham Castle by the Society of Jesus, describing the various maintenance work carried out to make Rathfarnham habitable for the community.
Case concerning the will of William Joseph Kane and his widow Mary Kane
A file relating to a case Kane versus Kane concerning the will of William Joseph Kane and his widow Mary Kane.
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
A file of correspondence relating to an article by Séamus O'Neill on Irish Maritime History submitted for publication in 'Studies'. Includes letters from the author enquiring why there was a delay in communicating a decision concerning the publication of his article.
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Fr Daniel Jones SJ. Advises the use of the English or Latin language for the Irish noviceship. Quotes from a letter from the Father General on the subject of the serving of punch to scholastics. Also refers to the wearing of watches by novices.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning the desire of a member of the lay staff at Milltown to become a lay brother.
Bodkin, Matthias, 1896-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Prospectus for University College, Dublin
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
A file containing prospectus’ for University College, Dublin.
University College Dublin, 1854-
Translation of 'The Imitation of Christ' by Fr Thaddeus, O.F.M.
Part of Irish Jesuit Special Collections
Material relating to a translation of Thomas Kempis ’s 'The Imitation of Christ' by Fr. Thaddeus, O.F.M.. Includes newspaper articles and correspondence of, and concerning Sir. Francis Cruise, the author of a 1904 translation of 'The Imitation of Christ'. (This material was found among the papers of Fr William A. Sutton SJ, the connection between it and F. Sutton is unknown.
Sir Francis Cruise left his collection of books to the library of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street.
Minute book of the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Minute book of the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin (This Association subsequently operated from Milltown Park).
Will of Catherine Logan, 14 Little Denmark Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Will of Catherine Logan, 14 Little Denmark Street, Dublin in which she bequeaths sums of money to Jesuits at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner street. Includes two codicils to will.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Sheridan & Kenny Solicitors, 24 Eustace Street, Dublin to the Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin re: James McEvoy and the enclosed cheque for &20.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning the number of retreats being organised at Rathfarnham. Refers to the need for a kitchen and remarks that funds could be raised through the Layman's Retreat Association.
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Bequest to Fr John St Leger SJ in the will of Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
File of material related to the bequest to Fr John St Leger SJ in the will of Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy. Includes correspondencefrom Michael Cartan O’ Meara, Solicitor to the Jesuits, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner street; miscellaneous costs;
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file of letters from Fr Joseph Erraught SJ to Irish Fr Provincial O'Grady SJ expressing his concerns over the retreats organised at Rathfarnham and how the organisation of the Retreat House might be improved.
Erraught, Michael, 1913-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Fr Francis Chan SJ and his qualifications and suitability to take a course in Education in Manresa College, Roehampton, London.
Copy of guarantee, Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy and Fr John St Leger SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Copy of guarantee re: Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy deceased and Fr John St Leger SJ deceased from Frs Conmee, Fottrell and Farley, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street to Michael Cartan O'Meara, Solicitor, 44 Kildare street; receipt for Legacy Duty paid.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Joseph Erraught SJ concerning the availability of rooms in Gardiner Street for retreats. Remarks that there is a shortage of space in the house. Continues that it may be necessary for Rathfarnham to 'cede' some rooms.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
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
The annals of Dublin
Currach Press, Dublin, 2008
O'Donnell, Edward E, Jesuit priest
Copy of the will of Mary Anne Louisa O'Byrne
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Copy of the will of Mary Anne Louisa O'Byrne, Clan Morni, Ulverton Road, Dalkey, County Dublin. Includes codicil to the will.
Material relating to the bequest of Mrs Mary O'Callaghan
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
File of material relating to the bequest of Mrs Mary O'Callaghan, 15 Leinster Road, Rathmines, County Dublin such as: miscellaneous costs of probate, receipt from Mr Gill, costs in connection with the conveyance of the Upper Sherrard Street property of the Jesuit community; cheques to be drawn; correspondence from Maxwell, Weldon & Co. Solicitors; receipts from Glasnevin Marble Works and B. Farrell, Job Carriage Proprietor & Undertaker; will and codicil of Mrs Mary O’ Callaghan; list of Mrs Mary O' Callaghan’s papers; letters to be opened after Mrs Mary O'Callaghan’s death’
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning the running of the Retreat House. Expresses his concerns 'I cannot get Fr Joe to see that the iron heel, threats and expulsions are all futile...I appealed to him not to break my heart...no good. Joe is going to build a new tradition on fear and terror!'
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Parties:
Mary O'Callaghan, 37 Lower Dorset Street and Frs Timothy Kenny, John Norton, Mathew Russell, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Property:
37 Lower Dorset Street
Terms and Conditions:
In consideration of two hundred pounds this day handed by Mary O'Callaghan to Frs Kenny, Norton and Russell and annual payment of £10 paid in two equal half yearly portions.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr William Hogan SJ, including admission details, catalogue entry, and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincial.
Hogan, William, 1912-1978, Jesuit priest
Retreat register for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Retreat register for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Report written by Fr Tom Counihan SJ on retreats held at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report written by Fr Tom Counihan SJ on various retreats held at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Material related to the bequest of Ellen Taaffe
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Material related to the bequest of Ellen Taaffe, deceased. Includes correspondence and legacy receipts for Ellen & Sophie Taaffe; James Taaffe; Mary Anne Taaffe; Robert James Taaffe; Mary Ryan.
Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various Papal Bulls with regard to Christ Church, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various Papal Bulls (and other sources) with regard to Christ Church, Dublin:
List of retreat promoters, from Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Bound list of retreat promoters, from Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Account notebook detailing money entries from bequests of Fr John Bannon SJ and Miss English’s assets. Includes expenditure such as ‘Mrs Gaffney’s funeral’ (14 August 1914).
James Joyce's schooldays
St. Martin's Press, New York, 1982
Bradley, Bruce, Jesuit priest
Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ with regard to St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ (mostly transcriptions from various Papal Bulls) with regard to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin:
Account notebook belonging to Fr John Bannon SJ which notes deposit, interest and dividends
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Account notebook belonging to Fr John Bannon SJ which notes deposit, interest and dividends on the credit side and purchases on the debit side. Part of province finances at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Material relating to the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a description of a weekend retreat held in Rathfarnham by one of the participants, Joseph S. Considine (nd, 5pp).
Letter from Frank Duff to Irish Fr Provincial, sympathising over the death of Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Frank A. Duff, MCH, FRCSI, 9 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin sympathising over the death of Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ.
Duff, Francis Michael, 1889-1980, founder of the Legion of Mary
Letters written to Fr John Conmee's friend, Fr Matthew Russell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters written to Fr John Conmee's friend, Fr Matthew Russell SJ, following Fr Conmee’s death. Includes:
– letter from Fr Patrick J. Ryan, C.C. of Fairview, Dublin – ‘God grant that he is now with the good Master he loved to speak of and to paint in words love and rainbow-hope. Your Fathers will miss his sweet, lovely voice, and so will many hundreds of secular priests who rose up to better and loftier things begotten of his preaching and good example. Who can tell the number of wounded hearts he cured and sent away rejoicing?’ (13 May 1910, 2pp);
– letters from a Mr Cullinan and his wife of Portrane House, Donabate, Dublin – ‘His whole personality endeared him to everyone with whom he came in contact…he was always a true friend and advisor.…We both owe more to Fr Conmee than you can have any idea of and his loss is a cruel blow to us’ (14 May 1910, 4pp). Also states “As regards our dear friend being ‘forgotten’ – that can never apply to 'us', at any rate. He lives in our memory every hour of the day and his place in our hearts, as the dearest friend and finest man we ever met, can never be filled” (16 Jun. 1910, 2pp).
St Josephs Young Priests Society, D.U.T. Co Branch. Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
St Josephs Young Priests Society, D.U.T. Co Branch. Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle. With names. Includes Frs O'Donnell, Henry Croasdaile, Joy, Aubrey Gwynn and Br Byrne - J. Merriman & Son.
J. Merriman & Son, photographers
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Thomas H. Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr William Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning a draft contract for the sale of Emo Park.
Bacon, Thomas, solicitor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Case for counsel on behalf of Rev. Thomas A. Finlay and George O'Brien Esquire and Counsel’s opinion on settling the draft Deed of Trust. Provides the background to the Rural Industries Trust Fund. Joseph H. Murray, one of the trustees of the Fund has recently died and they wish to know if the other two trustees remain secure in their position but with the power of adding to the number of trustees if required. ‘It is desired that the Trustees should have the widest possible powers as to the manner in which they may carry out the Trust…Counsel will please settle Draft Deed and advise.’
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter informing Michael F. Cox that he has been ‘this day elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy’. Includes extracts from the by-laws relating to the admission of members, and payments to be made by them.
Royal Irish Academy, 1785-
'The Protestant Church of Ireland and its Claim to Episcopal Succession' by Br Denis Fennell SJ
'The Protestant Church of Ireland and its Claim to Episcopal Succession' by Br Denis Fennell SJ .
Fennell, Denis Peter, 1872-1959, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Hilary Lawton SJ, Superior, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Dargan SJ, concerning books and periodicals in the library that he wishes to donate to colleges.
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
Correspondence on the republican procession at Bodenstown, County Kildare
Correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial and various Jesuits regarding an incident which took place at the graveyard in Bodenstown, County Kildare during a Republican procession from Sallins to the grave of Wolf Tone, in which Fr Daniel Fitzgibbon SJ played a prominent role in preventing an outbreak of violence.
Documents relating to the 1910 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1910 Provincial Congregation.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Visit of Mondragone party which included three priests, two scholastics and sixteen pupils of the Collegio Nobile of Mondragone, Frascati, Italy and Jesuits including Frs Sean McCarron (Superior of Manresa), Denis P. Kennedy (Rector of Belvedere College), Peader McSeaumais (Belvedere College) and Laurence Kearns(Minster of Manresa), on pier in Dublin Bay, 7 August 1950;
'Corpus Poetarum Latinorum' by William S. Walker
Part of Irish Jesuits
'Corpus Poetarum Latinorum' by William S. Walker (ed.) (London: George Bell & Sons). With note by Fr Anthony Bischoff SJ (7 June 1947): ‘Clearly annotated in Hopkins’s hand on following pages: [89], 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 102, 103, 155, 157. Annotations of Juvental, pp.686ff., are not Hopkins. This book is valuable as an example of Hopkin’s minute attention to textual details.’ With University College, St. Stephen’s Green and St. Ignatius College’, S.J. Dublin stamps.
Letter from [ ], writing from 9 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, to Dr Anderson. Suggests that the latter should apply to the Irish Fr Provincial for permission for Fr Costa to return from Malta to act as chaplain to Lady Margaret Frances Domville of Santry House. A word or phrase has been cut out of this letter.
Copy of University College St Stephen's Green in account with the Province of Ireland
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Copy ‘University College St Stephen's Green in account with the Prov. of Ireland.’. Contains a reference to Gerard Manley Hopkins, ‘paid Eng. Prov. travell. Exp. Fr. Hopkins - £3.’ (3 March 1885).
University College Dublin, 1854-
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry from Sr Mary Regis, Mercy Convent, Doon, County Limerick, following Fr Leonard Sheil's death. Encloses letters sent to her from Fr Sheil over a number of years and press-cuttings relating to him, in the hope they might be useful to the Society when writing Fr Sheil's biography. States ‘I thought I would like to do a little for him after all he did for me.…When he started his missions in England I used to make pictures & pieties to help him & send them to the different addresses. He sent me accounts of these missions…He never thought of himself, his aim was to use everything he could to bring souls to God… I have kept letters of his since 1939 & all the years of the war & until he wrote before Christmas to announce his illness’ (Aug. 1968, 4pp). Encloses seven letters from Fr Sheil, thanking her for sending badges and medals and discussing her health and his missions. Includes letter in which he remarks ‘…thanks so much for all your lovely pictures and things. They are immensely valued over here. Sometimes indeed religion is not valued, but I hope that these pictures etc. will make it impossible for them to forget the lovely things of Our Faith. One little boy brought five Protestant pals, mostly bigger than himself, to the mission at West Hartlepool. I have had many conversions of people years away from Mass and the Sacraments. Many others have rejected me. The [leak]age of the children when they leave school, & have no Catholic school, and no good parents, is frightful. I start missions again on January 8th at Coventry and near Northampton. They will be very tough, so help me with your prayers. I bless each house I enter, put them on their knees, if they don’t refuse, and instal (sic.) a holy picture’ (28 Dec. 19--, 2pp). Also includes photocopies of clippings on Fr Sheil from various English newspapers (n.d., 4 items).
Letter from William [Jackson], to John O'Hagan thanking him for his letter and praise for his [book]
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from William [Jackson], 20 Herbert Street, [Dublin] to John O'Hagan thanking him for his letter and praise for his [book]. Refers to John O'Hagan's retirement.
Photograph of the rear of Rathfarnham Castle, showing the Retreat House and Juniorate
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Photograph of the exterior (rear) of Rathfarnham Castle showing the Retreat House and Juniorate.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from [Superior], St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick J Morris SJ, Rector, Belvedere College concerning the supply of priests.
Some Jesuit Contributions to Irish Education: with special reference to 16th & 19th centuries Vol.II
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
Part of a draft typescript ‘Dowdall Deeds: Indentures of Apprentices etc...'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Part of a draft typescript ‘Dowdall Deeds: Indentures of Apprentices etc.’ (p.23 – 30) (typescript on Archbishop Richard FitzRalph and his sermons). 8pp (Part of an article ‘The Sermon-diary of Richard FitzRalph, Archbishop of Armagh’ by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, published in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, (xliv, section C, p.1 – 57); Annotated bound copy of Studies articles by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on Richard FitzRalph, Archbishop of Armagh.
Programme for a day retreat for ladies at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Programme for a day retreat for ladies at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Material related to insurance policies in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
File of material related to insurance policies in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes correspondence from Sun Fire & Life Assurance Office, old rent receipts, cancelled insurance documents and dividend counterfoils.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Copy letter from Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Director, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Retreat Promoters, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle concerning the new road and long term development plans and how these might affect Rathfarnham Castle. Reassures the Association that the work of the retreats will not be disrupted.
Meade, Matthew, 1912-1992, Jesuit priest
'The Day Before Yesterday - Father Browne's Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Invitation and booklet on an exhibition entitled, 'The Day Before Yesterday - Father Browne's Dublin, 1922-1949', curated by Peter Walsh, at the Guinness Hop Store, Dublin. Includes catalogue to 174 photographs exhibited. 'The Day Before Yesterday' became a six-part series which traced the origins of the Irish state through the photographs of Fr Browne. It was made by Promedia for RTÉ Television. The first episode was broadcast on 6 April 1994.
Guinness, 1759-
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Notebook detailing annuities and dividends payable by St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Material related to shares given to Fr John Bannon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin in order for masses to be said for Mr Edward McDonough, Balmarino, Drogheda.
Programme for a retreat for Clongowes Wood College at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Programme for a retreat for Clongowes Wood College at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
The First Irish Mission of the Society of Jesus
'The First Irish Mission of the Society of Jesus' serialised in the Irish Ecclesiastical Record.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr Francis Joy SJ including catalogue record, mortuary card, and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials.
Joy, Francis, 1903-1977, Jesuit 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.
List of Jesuit shares in companies with amount in dividend and income tax
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
List of Jesuit shares in companies with amount in dividend and income tax, ‘Arthur Guinness & Co.’.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Receipt of shares payments by the Jesuit fathers St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin towards £25 annuity to Mrs Brosnahan.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Br James Kavanagh SJ including admission details, catalogue entry, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and mortuary card.
Kavanagh, James, 1910-1982, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Transfer deeds for 65 Grand Canal Preference Shares from Sun Fire & Life Assurance to Fr Vincent Byrne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Sun Fire Office, 1706-1996
Bibliographical references to Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Bibliographical references to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Notebook of costs taken from the Gardiner Street Bursarship
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Notebook of costs taken from the Gardiner Street Bursarship, surrendered by Fr Andrew Henry Rorke SJ to Fr Charles Farley SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of materiel relating to Fr Joseph Kavanagh SJ including: correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials; his work at St Joseph's East Wall and St Kevin's, Harrington Street, Dublin: catalogue entry: obituary and correspondence relating to his death in a motorcycle accident.
Kavanagh, Joseph, 1913-1982, Jesuit priest
Information notice concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Information notice concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle Dublin
Receipts for income and expenditure for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Receipts for income and expenditure at the Jesuit community, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Manuscript by Séan Griffin entitled 'A Last Look at Rathfarnham (1199 - 1973)'
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Two copies of a manuscript by Séan Griffin entitled 'A Last Look at Rathfarnham (1199 - 1973)'.