Newspaper cuttings concerning the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus
- IE IJA ADMN/26/6
- File
- 15 - 24 September 1941
Photocopies of newspaper cuttings concerning the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Newspaper cuttings concerning the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus
Photocopies of newspaper cuttings concerning the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Bishop Laurence Nihil Manuscript
Part of Irish Jesuit Special Collections
Manuscript book entitled ‘Instructions on Catechizing , & preaching also on The Sacraments of Marriage & Penance’ by ‘the Right Revd. in God Christopher Lord Arch-Bishop of Cashel & Primate of all Munster’ ‘To the Secular, & Regular Clergy of both his Dioceses, having care of Souls’. With notes in unknown hand on front cover: ‘Found or got by E. Hogan, S.J. circ. 1858’ and ‘15th Aug. 1737 E. Hogan, S.J.’. Also includes note stuck on to back cover ‘Christopher Butler A(rch)B(ishop) of Cashel for 45 y(ea)rs died in 1757 aged 84 y(ea)rs’.
Nihill, Lawrence Arthur, 1726-1795, former Jesuit priest and Roman Catholic Bishop of Kilfenora and Kilmacduagh
Letter from Charles Dolman, London to Daniel O'Connell thanking him for his subscription
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Letter from Charles Dolman, London to Daniel O'Connell thanking him for his subscription. Expresses thanks for the support O'Connell is giving to the 'Dublin Review'. In particular he thanks O'Connell for recommending it to the clergy. Remarks 'For years past the principal reason of the circulation not being more extended is owing to the little support received from the Irish Clergy. Remarks that he will continue to promote and support the 'Dublin Review'.
Dolman, Charles, 1807-1863, publisher
Memorandum on problems for the future of the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Memorandum on problems for the future of the Hong Kong mission.
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
A file of notices and order of time for retreats conducted by Fr John Counihan SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ , St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr John MacErlean SJ appointing him (on behalf of Fr General) to investigate and repel attacks made against the Society in the Irish Province.
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
Copy of a list of writings of Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of a list of writings of Fr Charles Aylmer SJ and a note on the pedigree of the Aylmer family.
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
List of names of the elementary class at Hodder
Part of Irish Jesuits
List of names of the elementary class (30) at Hodder, possibly pupils of Robert Haly SJ. Haly was a novice at Hodder from 1814 - 1816).
Haly, Robert, 1796-1882, Jesuit priest
Letters from Blount, Lynch and Petre concerning the estate of Rev. John Errington SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters from Blount, Lynch and Petre, Solicitors, London concerning the estate of Rev. John Errington SJ.
Blount, Lynch and Petre, solicitors
Extract from 'Interfuse' of an article on Fr Henry Fegan SJ by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Extract from 'Interfuse' of an article on Fr Henry Fegan SJ by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ.
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
Sermon notes by Fr Henry King SJ on 'Our Lady'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Sermon notes by Fr Henry King SJ on 'Our Lady'.
Certificate awarding Doctor in Philosophy to Fr Patrick Joy SJ
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Certificate awarding Doctor in Philosophy to Fr Patrick Joy SJ.
Postcard to Fr Michael Browne SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin from Fr Michael McGrath SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Postcard to Fr Michael Browne SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin from M.M. (Fr Michael McGrath SJ), St Stanislaus, Tullabeg, County Offaly.
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
Description written by J. M. O'Callaghan, C.C. of a visit made by Fr Patrick Duffy SJ to Tasmania
Part of Irish Jesuits
Description, written by J. M. O'Callaghan, C.C. of a visit made by Fr Patrick Duffy SJ to Tasmania. Refers to a meeting between Fr Duffy and Archbishop Murphy and Governor Hamilton at a Government House Levée. Governor Hamilton greeted Fr Duffy very warmly and remembered how Fr Duffy saved his life in the Crimean war when he carried Governor Hamilton to an ambulance.
O'Callaghan, Matthew, d 1899, priest
Certificate of Baptism of Aubrey Osborn Gwynn
Part of Irish Jesuits
Certified copy of Certificate of Baptism of Aubrey Osborn Gwynn, son of Stephen Lucius and Mary Louisa Osborne (sic) Gwynn, 10 Arlington Villas, Bristol, on 25 March 1892.
Photographs of exterior views of the college at Valkenberg
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Photograph of exterior views of the college at Valkenberg.
Material relating to Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ includes identity card, catalogue entry, correspondence between Fr Sullivan and Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran, and Frs Lawrence Andrew, Joseph Garland and Robert Tyndall, and Selvaraju Selvam.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Mr Higgin (the purchaser of Killiney Castle from the Society of Jesus) concerning the payment of income tax on Killiney Castle. Refers to the house insurance premium which requires Mr Higgin’s name to be put on the policy.
Grene, John, 1807-1887, Jesuit priest
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney
Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney
Brzozowski, Tadeusz, 1749-1820, Jesuit priest and Father General
Documents relating to the 1847 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1847 Provincial Congregation.
Volume of the history of the Irish College in Seville
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Published volume of the history of the Irish College in Seville, entitled, 'Compendio histórico de la fundacion del Orden Regulares Jesuitas en Sevilla, sus progresos, expulsion ... concluyendose con su nuevo restablecimiento en virtud de los Reales Decretos...'.
Typed manuscript concerning the influence of the Church on cinema, radio and television distributed to the Fathers attending the 29th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus.
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Letter from Fr Proinsias Ó Fionnagáin SJ, 35 Lower Leeson St, Dublin to Br John Maguire SJ, replying to a query on Fr Daniel Finn SJ. Fr Ó Fionnagáin SJ researches Finn’s writings in the Irish Province News and at the National Library of Ireland. Note on top of letter ‘Copy of this letter posted to Fr Joe Shields – 2/7/74 John Maguire’
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of newspaper cutting from ‘The Catholic Weekly’ reporting on Fr Daniel O'Connell’s appointment as Director of the Vatican Observatory.
Photograph of the top table at the Coláiste Iognáid dinner
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Photograph of the top table at the Coláiste Iognáid dinner, in Jury’s. Includes Irish Father Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ, Fr Sean Hughes SJ, Rector of Coláiste Iognáid and Mr Frank Roche, Chairman.
Evening Press, newspaper, 1954-1995
Sermons at St Ignatius, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Sermons by Jesuit priests from the Church of St Ignatius, Galway. Small number in Irish.
A. G. S. Group - Retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A. G. S. Group - Retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats - by Keogh Brothers Ltd.
Keogh Brothers, photographers
Part of Irish Jesuit Special Collections
Photocopy of a letter from Fr Joseph Dunn SJ, Preston, England to Fr Gaetana Angiolini SJ, Gesu, Italy concerning the Restoration of the Society, and with references to Irish Jesuits in Palermo. In Italian; original document in the Bibliotheca Corsini, Rome (15 July 1815, 3pp) and translation of same made by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (Irish Province Archivist until 1986) (5pp).
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from William Codd, Bishop of Ferns, Summerhill, County Wexford to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning the Society of Jesus' desire to establish a community house in the Diocese of Ferns. Remarks 'They have about a score of applications from Religious Congregations and Orders for permission to take up property here within the past few years...they made an exhaustive inquiry as to whether the needs of any part of the diocese or of the whole would admit the introduction of a new congregation...they came to the unanimous conclusion that they could see no need at all for this.'
Codd, William, 1864-1938, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ferns
Part of Irish Jesuits
Certificate of Ordination (ordained on 13 May 1942).
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Fr Francis Browne SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ, written from Germany (28 December 1918-9 February 1919, 4 items), Bishop's House, Queenstown (Cobh), Cork (27 February 1919) and from Warley Barracks, Essex (10 March 1919-6 September 1919, 8 items) including one describing his daily routine as Chaplain to the Irish Guards (6 May 1919, 6pp).
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Minutes of meetings of Dublin Food Supply Society cont..
Part of Irish Jesuits
Volume of minutes of committee meetings of the Dublin Food Supply Society (DFSS), a society with which Fr Thomas Finlay SJ was associated and whose object was the supply of cheap food to the poor of Dublin in difficulties due to either the Great War or the ‘local Irish situation’. Includes an explanatory note (n.d., 1p.) in an unidentified hand, which references typed history of Society by Michael Dillon, 8 March 1918.
Dublin Food Supply Society, 1916-1926
Letters concerning the Dromore property belonging to the Society of Jesus
A file of letters concerning the Dromore property (Loyola House) belonging to the Society of Jesus. At the time the Jesuits were not occupying Dromore, but leasing the land for grazing. The estate was eventually sold in 1918. Includes a note, written on the back of an Income Tax Assessment form, concerning the names vested in the Dromore estate.
Copy of letter from Fr Christiaan Hoeken SJ, a missionary to the Pottawatomie tribe of North America, to the Fr General. Describes some of his experiences as a missionary, including his converting of a number of the tribe. Relates his activities in a typical day, including the celebration of Mass, the hearing of confession etc. Speaks of the natives’ devotion to the Virgin Mary. Asks the Father General for his assistance.
Hoeken, Christiaan Jacob Adriaan, 1808-1851, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial, mostly from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ, relating to his Mission work throughout Ireland. Includes:
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Parties:
Most Noble Anna Maria Dowager Marchioness of Ely, Chester Square, London and Most Noble John Henry Loftus Marquis of Ely, Ely Lodge, County Fermanagh.
Property:
Rathfarnham House, Parish of Rathfarnham, Barony of Newcastle, County Dublin.
Terms and Conditions:
Release of two annuities of £1,000 on the property.
Responses to Irish Fr Provincial's letter seeking volunteers to serve as chaplains
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Responses to Irish Fr Provincial's letter seeking volunteers to serve as chaplains. Includes;
List of alumni in the Irish College, in Salamanca who entered the Society
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
List of alumni in the Irish College, in Salamanca who entered the Society.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Account book relating to the expenditure on the extension to the presbytery at St Francis Xavier's
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Account book relating to the expenditure on the extension to the presbytery at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. With note from Willam Patrick Ryan, 1, Albemarle Street, London explaining that he found it in his father's effects (the late John Ryan, architect) (3 May 1919).
Note written by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ commenting on the Pigot letters
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Note written by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist) commenting on the Pigot letters.
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
‘Status Temporalis’ for the Irish Jesuit Province
‘Status Temporalis’ (Accounts) for the Irish Jesuit Province.
Receipts, requests for masses, and bequests sent to Fr Charles Farley SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of receipts, requests for masses, and bequests sent to Fr Charles Farley SJ, St. Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, (Province
Procurator). Includes receipts, postcards and letters from Frs Edward Boyd Barrett, James O'Connor, Joseph Flinn, A. Magne, Daniel J. Finn (from R.M.S Orsova on the way to Australia), James Creagh, James Farrell, John Ryan (Valkenberg), William Byrne, Bernard Page, John Nerney, C. Wishoff, Leopold Skarek, and Dr. Conway Dwyer, 86 Merrion Square, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Document confirming the appointment of Fr Stephen Farrell as Extraordinary Confessor to Carmelite nuns at Blackrock, and to Mercy Sisters at Baggot Street, Rathdrum and Richmond.
Black and white group photograph at the ordination of Fr Richard Gallagher SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Black and white group photograph at the ordination of Fr Richard Gallagher SJ with the Gallagher family at Milltown Park, Dublin. Includes: Back row; Maud, Leonard, Jenny. Centre; Frank, Cecilia, Ursula, Rose, Roland. Front row; Mary Archibald (Aunt), James,-, Richard, Mrs James (All Gallaghers). Photocopy with names on reverse.
‘The Suppression of the Carrigan Report: A historical perspective on child abuse’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of article entitled ‘The Suppression of the Carrigan Report: A historical perspective on child abuse’ by Finola Kennedy, which appeared in 'Studies', Volume 89, Number 356, pp354 - 363. Fr John Hannon SJ was part of the Carrigan Committee.
Kennedy, Finola
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typed extract from the Drogheda Independent of 17 April 1938 reporting on the opening of the novitiate of the Order of the Medical Missionaries of Mary at Collon, County Louth, and the sermon preached by Fr Hugh Kelly SJ, Rector, St. Stanislaus’ College, Tullamore, for the occasion. The extract was forwarded to Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ by Sr Eileen Keogan.
Drogheda Independent, newspaper
Letter from Father General Pedro Arrupe congratulating Fr John McAvoy SJ on his Golden Jubilee
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Father General Pedro Arrupe congratulating Fr John McAvoy SJ on his Golden Jubilee.
Arrupe, Pedro, 1907-1991, Jesuit priest and Father General
Confraternity of the Bona Mors Register, St Ignatius, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Register for the Confraternity of the Bona Mors at St Ignatius Church, Galway giving names, address and date.
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence between Fr Colm Ó Riordan SJ and Frs. Tom O'Brien and Vincent Murphy, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Relate to health issues, weather and travel plans.
Photographs of Fr Joseph Canavan SJ, Fr John Hannon SJ and Fr J R MacMahon SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of photographs of Fr Joseph Canavan SJ (c.[1930], 1946, 1947), Fr John Hannon SJ and Fr John R McMahon SJ and others.
Handwritten prayer entitled 'Gods Will Be Done'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten prayer entitled 'Gods Will Be Done'.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr Arthur Little SJ’s health. Includes a letter from Dr George A. Little (Fr Arthur Little SJ’s brother). Remarks ‘Dr Albert Fagan examined him and agreed with me regarding his condition, namely that it should be operated on without too much delay.’ (7 February 1946, 1p).
Little, George A, doctor
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Typed text from a copy of an original letter from Edmund Rice to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare asking for news from Clongowes. Remarks that he and others are confused '...on account of this Roman Rescript on the Veto.' Continues 'It is considered here that the treatment was most contemptible to the Irish Bishops, Clergy and people.' Refers to Fr St Leger's family who '...are teasing me to write to you to know do you expect him. The Bishop told me it would be well to know as if there was no expectation of him that the matter should be broken to his poor mother.'
Rice, Edmund Ignatius, 1766-1844, religious and educator
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Michael Curtin, Parochial House, Cloyne, County Cork certifying that John Hyde was confirmed by Dr Browne on 14 May 1921.
Fee Farm Grant for dwelling house on Lower Sackville Street
Part of Irish Jesuits
Parties:
William Napoleon Nolan, Esquire, Lower Dominick Street, city of Dublin and Thomas Henry Kohler, Merchant Tailor, 7 Lower Sackville Street, city of Dublin.
Property:
Dwelling house on Lower Sackville Street
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent of £151.1.4 sterling to be paid in four equal payments on 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typed manuscript of an article entitled 'The Fourth Career of Father John B. Bannon; St. Louis Pastor, Southern Chaplain, Confederate Agent, Irish Orator' by William Barnaby Faherty SJ
Faherty, William Barnaby, 1914-2011, Jesuit priest, historian and writer
Notebook belonging to Fr Joseph Darlington SJ containing poems, prayers and spiritual writing
Part of Irish Jesuits
Notebook belonging to Fr Joseph Darlington SJ containing poems, prayers and spiritual writing.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters from Fr Laurence Kieran SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning his campaign for cinema censorship. Encourages him and wishes him success.
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Xerox copy of Sir James Marshall's personal diary kept while he and William Kane were in Nigeria organising a judicial system for the country.
Marshall, Sir, James, 1829-1889, former Scottish Anglican clergyman and Chief Justice of the Gold Coast
Memorandum concerning the council room and its use for various meetings
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Memorandum concerning the council room and its use for various meetings.
Biographical information on Fr John Burden SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr John Burden SJ - catalogue entries and obituary.
Catalogue entries for Br John Baptist Byrne SJ
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Catalogue entries for Br John Baptist Byrne SJ.
Diary of Fr William A Sutton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mary H. Allies to Fr Matthew Russell SJ informing Fr Russell of her father’s death
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file containing letters from Mary H. Allies, 3 Lodge Place, St John’s Wood, London to Fr Matthew Russell SJ informing Fr Russell of her father’s death and agreeing to supply information about him for an article.
Allies, Mary Helen Agnes, 1852-1927, Catholic historian, writer and translator
Dissertation for M.A. in Education Science in University College Dublin by Patrick Simpson
Part of Irish Jesuits
Dissertation for M.A. in Education Science in University College Dublin by Patrick Simpson, ‘Plato’s use of literature’.
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
Photographs depicting various scenes and people sent to Fr John Ryan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of photographs depicting various scenes and people.
Invitation to Mr Fergal McGrath SJ to attend the wedding of his sister
Part of Irish Jesuits
Invitation to Mr Fergal McGrath SJ to attend the wedding of his sister, Mercedes.
Obituary of Fr Patrick Gannon SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary of Fr Patrick Gannon SJ, with annotations.
Notes and newspaper clippings on distinguished Ecclesiastics in the Tuam Diocese
Part of Irish Jesuits
Notes and newspaper clippings on distinguished Ecclesiastics in the Tuam Diocese, compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ.
Origins of the Trinitarian Orphan Society founded by Fr Thomas Betagh
Part of Irish Jesuits
Manuscript by an unknown author concerning the Trinitarian Orphan Society founded by Fr Thomas Betagh in 1796.
Reader's tickets/call slips in Fr Edmund Hogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Reader's tickets/call slips in Fr Edmund Hogan SJ name for the Archivo Secreto Della S. Sede and the Biblioteca Vaticana.
Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Lisbon
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Handwritten index cards by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College in Lisbon, 1608-17545.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
List of students in the Irish College, Rome
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
List of students in the Irish College, Rome compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Manresa - north side from Avenue
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Manresa - north side from Avenue [1948-1960];
Letters from Fr John Ffrench SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
A file of letters from Fr John Ffrench SJ (all except one dated 2 September 1870 are written from Gesú, Rome) to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ (term 20 April 1870 - 17 March 1877). Fr Ffrench's letters were written in his capacity as English Assistant to Fr General. As a result all of the letters have an official slant. Fr Ffrench, SJ died in Rome on 31 May 1873. Includes an index/précis to the letters by Fr James Rabbitte SJ.
Ffrench, John, 1812-1873, Jesuit priest
Material to relating to Philosophical Theses
A file relating to Philosophical Theses.
Triennial Documents, 1920 - 1923
Documents for Ireland:
Status Temporalis for Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare
Status Temporalis (Province Account) for Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare.
Letters from English Fr Provincial Joseph Browne SJ to Irish Fr Provincials
Letters from English Fr Provincial Joseph Browne SJ to Irish Fr Provincials William Delany and Thomas V Nolan.
Browne, Joseph, 1856-1917, Jesuit priest
Letter from James MacSweeney, Chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Society to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Social Apostolate
Letter from James MacSweeney, Chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Society to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ. Expresses condolences on behalf of the Society on the death of Fr Thomas Scully SJ. Asks Fr Barry to appoint another Jesuit in Fr Scully’s place, and asks permission to name the flats to be built in Lower Gardiner Street after Fr Scully. Encloses the Society’s January 1968 newsletter (SOC/4) and a document entitled ‘Our Problem’ (SOC/5).
MacSweeney, James, chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Society
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from S.F. O'Mahony, Seminaire du Grand, Montrouge, Paris to his father (Martin Mahony) on the question of where he shall minister ‘…it is of no Consequence that I serve my God in one climate preferably to another provided I accomplish faithfully his ever adorable will, all I ask is to be allowed to follow his voice which evidently calls me to the Society, and of that you can entertain no reasonable doubt. The rest is not essential, so I abandon it to whatever dispositions may be made by you and my Superiors. As I am of an age at which tis customary in France to receive the Ecclesiastical tonsure, I hope you will have no objection to my contracting this preliminary obligation to persevere, begging you to obtain the necessary documents from Our Bishop to whose prayers I wish to be recommended.…I received two letters from the Clongonians but decline answering as I feel every day more & more the necessity of absolute retirement and complete sequestration to enable myself to meet with some confidence the serious duties which will be one day incumbent on me & which I learn in my solitude to appreciate.’ On reverse is a letter in French, by Fr Jean Baptiste Gury SJ, Master of Novices, Montrouge, Paris, France to the father of S.F. O'Mahony regarding his son's entry into the Society.
Mahony, Francis Sylvester, 1804-1866, former Jesuit priest, priest and humorist
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
Manuscript by John Bithrey of his memoirs
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Typed manuscript by John Bithrey of his memoirs.
Letters from Rev. Henry Young to his brother Fr Charles Young SJ on litanies and station pictures
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letters from Rev. Henry Young, St Joseph's to his brother Fr Charles Young SJ on litanies and station pictures. Envelopes indicates material sent onto Fr Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin, post 1861.
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Extracts from [John O'Hagan's] journal on resolutions with regard to his spirituality
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file containing extracts from [John O'Hagan's] journal. Sets out resolutions with regard to his spirituality.
O'Hagan, John, 1822-1890, Young Irelander, writer, and judge
Descriptions of what a Marriage Encounter weekend involves in Ireland
Three descriptions of what a Marriage Encounter weekend involves in Ireland.
Announcement of the establishment by the Holy Father of indulgences in honour of the newly established fraternal society of ‘l’Oeuvre de S. Joseph’. Fr Joseph Lentaigne’s name appears at the head of the first page. (In French).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning a possible vocation to the Society.
Bodkin, Matthias, 1896-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Article by Fr Peter Finlay SJ, ‘Miracles: An Address’ in an unidentified journal, p.41-50.
Finlay, Peter, 1851-1929, Jesuit priest and theologian
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Commentaria allegorica moralia de Christo Abrahamo, et Iosue figurato in Veteri Testamento, tomus tertius
Baeza, Diego De, 1582-1647, Jesuit priest
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'As Strong as Death'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Article by Fr Henry Gill SJ in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'As Strong as Death' (p.526 - 532).
Note written by [ ] on the death of Fr Charles Gavan Flanagan in the West Indies
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Note written by [ ] on the death of Fr Charles Gavan Flanagan in the West Indies. Pays tribute to his religious work and to his poetry and prose.
Letter from the Superior of the Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Father General
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Father General Peter Beckx SJ concerning the Australian Mission.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
O'Curry, Eugene, 1794-1862, Irish scholar
List of deeds relating to the original Mungret farm
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
List of deeds relating to the original Mungret farm up to 1895, in Mungret College safe, 5 March 1926, signed Fr George Redington Roche SJ.
Declaration by Fr Willie Doyle SJ - ‘My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Declaration by Fr Willie Doyle SJ - ‘My Martyrdom for Mary’s Sake’ (Oblation). First class relic as written in Fr Doyle's blood.