- IE IJA J/692
- Subfonds
- 1942-2003
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2033.
O'Rourke, Patrick, 1924-2003, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2033.
O'Rourke, Patrick, 1924-2003, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Reid, Derek, 1927-1992, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Sullivan, Edmund M, 1904-1980, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2030.
Wood, John B, 1913-2000, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Lawlor, Gerald P, 1907-1994, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Hlasko, Casimir, 1784-1831, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Coghlan, Seán, 1933-2021, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary from the 'Irish Province News', Vol II, No. 3, p170 (1931), 'The Belvederian', p54. (1931), and 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998', by David Strong SJ, 1999, p23, for Br Kevin Bracken SJ.
Bracken, Kevin, 1904-1931, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin expressing his concern, after visitation to Clongowes, at the lack of regularity in the spiritual life of Matthew Bodkin.
Bodkin, Matthias, 1896-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ from T. Stratton, A.P.C., Staff Officer to Principal Chaplain (R.C.), requesting that Fr Browne remain with the Irish Guards as Commissioned Chaplain. Encloses copies of extracts from letters sent to Fr Browne’s uncle, Dr Browne, Bishop of Cloyne from Dr Keating, Catholic Army Bishop and from Colonel Vesey, Commanding Officer of the Irish Guards referring to Fr Browne’s value and admirable qualities as a Chaplain.
Stratton, T A,
Minutes book of meetings of Dublin Food Supply Society
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: six enclosures – profit and loss account (31 December 1919, 2 items); profit and loss account (1920, 1p.); Report of the Annual General Meeting (16 May 1921, 1p.); profit and loss account and Report of the Annual General Meeting (February 1925, 2 items).
Dublin Food Supply Society, 1916-1926
Copy of a book by Canon W. R. Brownlow entitled 'Memoir of Sir James Marshall'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Xerox copy of a book by Canon W. R. Brownlow entitled 'Memoir of Sir James Marshall.'
Brownlow, William Robert, 1830-1901, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clofton
List of various material of historical interest concerning the Jesuits in Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
List, detailing material in a brown box of various material of historical interest concerning the Jesuits in Galway. Material has now been catalogued within the archives.
'A Pioneer Catholic Action Society (1584 - 1934): A forgotten chapter of history'
Booklet entitled 'A Pioneer Catholic Action Society (1584 - 1934): A forgotten chapter of history' by Fr Richard S. Devane SJ reprinted from the Irish Ecclesiastical Record. Published by Browne & Nolan (Dublin).
Devane, Richard, 1876-1951, Jesuit 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 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 Jesuits
Letter from Dr Harold Quinlan, 43 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin to Fr Laurence Kieran SJ concerning Fr Francis Shaw's health and his recent examination of Fr Shaw.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Henry Fegan SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Mr Fergal McGrath SJ sympathising over the death of [his father].
Fegan, Henry B, 1855-1933, Jesuit priest
Letter from Wallace to Walsh submitting his opinion on the O'Reilly estate
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from [ ] Wallace to [ ] Walsh submitting his opinion on the O'Reilly estate, case of opinion of 1779, and settlement of 1747.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Dr W Scallan to Fr [ ]. Refers to the latter’s reply to his letter of 19 January. Defends himself and his actions with regard to his dealings with Fr Kyan. Claims that he advised 'a course of extreme liberality towards Rev A Kyan in the recent events', and states that the latter ought to be grateful to him (Scallan). Asks for the return of the letters he sent, and directs his addressee's attention to the pamphlet, which he encloses (not included).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Reports on the success of the Association in his diocese. Asks Fr Kelly to send a large supply of tickets to him.
Furlong, Thomas, 1803-1875, Roman Catholic bishop of Ferns
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Cork to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, writing from Cork, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Reports on the end of the academic year in Clongowes. Describes Academy Day, on which some of the scholars who are leaving the school perform and recite. Explains that he is down in Cork on family and other business. Refers to the opening of Belvedere the following September. Asks about members of the community in Louvain. Announces that Fr Peter Kenney SJ is to go to Rome.
Poem by Fr Patrick Gannon SJ 'Five Years a Growing'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photocopy of a poem by Fr Patrick Gannon SJ 'To Mary Patricia Five Years a Growing'.
List of names of scholars at Clongowes, possibly pupils of Robert Haly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
List of names of scholars (72) at Clongowes, possibly pupils of Robert Haly SJ. (Fr. Haly spent his regency at Clongowes from 1816 - 1825).
Haly, Robert, 1796-1882, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of poems by Fr Joseph Canavan SJ. The poems are entitled 'Vetera et Nova', 'In Memoriam Patrick Pearse', 'Canticum Martrum Hibernorum', 'The Martyrs'.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of a letter from Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick to the Editor of the 'Munster News' entitled 'Irish Emigrants and English Mobs'. The letter refers to Irish emigrants being forced to join the British army to fight in the First World War.
O'Dwyer, Edward Thomas , 1842-1917, Roman Catholic Bishop of Limerick
Pamphlets by Fr Lambert McKenna SJ on various social topics
Part of Irish Jesuits
Bound volume of pamphlets by Fr Lambert McKenna SJ on various social topics. Includes 'The Social Teachings of James Connolly'. Includes notations made by [Fr. McKenna].
Material relating to Fr Richard Ingram SJ's entry to the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Richard Ingram's entry to the Society of Jesus.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr James A. Cullen, Tagoat, Wexford to Rev James Tuite SJ, Irish Provincial, Milltown Park, Dublin concerning a meeting with Dr Warren. Remarks ‘He could not be kinder with me and told he would place no obstacle in the way of my vocation.’ Refers also to shares in National Bank stock he (Fr Cullen) intends to sign over to the Society.
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Documents relating to ‘The Archbishop’s Planning Commission for Third Level Colleges under the City of Dublin Vocational Education Authority’, which was established to investigate the ‘religious, educational, emotional and intellectual needs of the students’ and to ‘determine the policy to be pursued and the measures to be taken for the adequate religious education of Catholic students attending Third Level Courses in the Colleges of the City of Dublin Vocational Education Group’. Includes a report of the Commission (4 May 1971, 11 pages).
Letters from Fr Stephen Brown SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Fr Stephen Brown SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Brown, Stephen J, 1881-1962, Jesuit priest
Status Temporalis for the irish Province
Status Temporalis (Province Account) for: St Ignatius’ College, Galway; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; Clongowes College, Naas; Belvedere College, Dublin; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; University Hall; 35 Lower Leeson Street; St Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street.
Photocopy of a pamphlet on the Irish College, Santiago de Compostela
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Photocopy of a pamphlet on 'El Colegio de Irlandeses de Santiago de Compostela' (the Irish College, Santiago de Compostela) by José Couselo Bouzas.
Address list of pupils of St Ignatius College, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Handwritten address book of pupils of St Ignatius College, Galway. Arranged alphabetically under the following headings: name; address; birth; parent/guardian; parents address. Earliest pupil born 1893-latest born 1912.
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Fr Gerald J. Griffith
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Fr Gerald J. Griffith (P.P.).
Letter from Charles Dolman to Daniel O'Connell acknowledging a receipt of money from O'Connell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Charles Dolman to Daniel O'Connell acknowledging a receipt of money from O'Connell. Includes a signed receipt for same.
Dolman, Charles, 1807-1863, publisher
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Bithrey, John, 1878-1974, former Jesuit scholastic
'Archdevil' and Jesuit, The background, life, and times of James Archer from 1950 to 1604
Thesis from M.A. Degree.
History
University College Dublin
Thomas J. Morrissey.
1 September 1968.
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Lawton, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ declaring his willingness to act as a chaplain to the forces.
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘Comhghall Naomhtha 517 – 602’ (8pp) and notes in another hand commenting on the text (6pp).
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
Settlement from Miss Evelyn Egan to Fr Peter Finlay SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Parties:
Evelyn Egan, Sion Hill Convent, Blackrock, County Dublin, Spinster: 1st part.
Rev. Peter Finlay SJ, Milltown Park, Milltown, County Dublin;
Daniel Purcell, 45 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin, Solicitor: 2nd part.
Terms:
Miss Egan appoints Daniel Purcell and Fr Finlay as trustees and transfers £436 4% debenture stock of the Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland Company to the trustees, to be held by them, subject to the following conditions: they shall pay one-fifth of the annual income of the trust fund to the parish priest of Tullamore, county Offaly and one fifth to the Superioress of the Tullamore Convent of Mercy, for the furnishing and upkeep of the parish church ‘now being erected in the town of Tullamore’; one-fifth annually to the St. Vincent de Paul Society; one-fifth to the ‘Police Aided Childrens’ Clothing Society in the City of Dublin for its general purposes’ and one-fifth to the Homestead District Nursing Association of No.22 Lincoln Place. If Miss Egan withdraws at any time from the Dominican Order she shall be at liberty to revoke all or any of the trusts, and the trustees shall transfer the trust fund to her.
Letters written from Nothern Rhodesia to the Irish Fr Provincial during the year 1949
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters written from Jesuits in Northern Rhodesia to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ.
Letter from Bishop Penswick to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ on a potential visit to the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Bishop Penswick, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man concerning a visit he had intended to make to the island. Remarks that because the habeas corpus act has not been sanctioned by the legislators he is going to postpone his visit. Remarks 'I have often thought of you and even expected to be in a situation to relieve your wants; whenever my hopes are realised I will not overlook you.'
Penswick, Thomas, 1772-1836, Roman Catholic Bishop
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Tadeusz, 1749-1820, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters concerning retreats given by Fr John Counihan SJ to the novices in the Society of African Missions.
Notes on the O'Flahertys by Fr James Rabbitte SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Notes on the O'Flahertys by Fr James Rabbitte SJ. Includes notes on the Lynchs and Richard Martin.
Letter from Fr McAlroy, Tullamore, County Offaly to Fr William Seaver SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr McAlroy, Tullamore, County Offaly to Fr William Seaver SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly. Invites the latter and others to dine with him and the Archbishop on the following Thursday.
Photocopy of text of a sermon preached by Rev Thomas Burke, O.P.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photocopy of published text of a sermon preached by Rev. Thomas Burke, O.P. in aid of the evening and Sunday schools founded by Dr Betagh. The sermon was preached in SS. Michael and John's Church.
Burke, Thomas Nicholas, 1830-1883, Dominican preacher and historian
Memorandum from the librarian of the Royal Irish Academy to Fr Edmund Hogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Memorandum from the librarian of the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street Dublin to Fr Edmund Hogan SJ asking him to return overdue books.
Royal Irish Academy, 1785-
Booklet belonging to Fr John R MacMahon SJ containing the names of the Fathers who attended the 29th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Francis Hogan, President, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, County Kildare to Fr John F.X. O'Brien SJ concerning permission for students to subscribe to 'The Irish Monthly' and 'Studies'. Remarks 'In view of the stringent regulations there laid down they could not see their way to accede to your request.'
Hogan, John Francis, 1858-1918, priest, author, and president of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Handwritten notes by Fr Richard Devane SJ on the cinema and film censorship
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten notes by Fr Richard Devane SJ on the cinema and film censorship. Outlines his opinions on and arguments in support of the control of the cinema in Ireland. Emphasises the need for censorship.
Sermon notes by Fr Henry King SJ on 'Holy Name'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Sermon notes by Fr Henry King SJ on 'Holy Name' preached at Galway and St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Booklet written by Bishop Celestin Ibáñez y Aparicio, O.F.M., Bishop of Yenan entitled 'Ordo Vitae pro Ministro Christi'.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Cyril Power SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning a visit made by Fr Cahill to Cork where he delivered a series of lectures. Remarks 'Regarding the matter of Fr Cahill's lectures I am in complete agreement with your Reverence's views - no later than today complaints were made to me regarding what he said...I think he should only be allowed to speak from Mss which has first been censored.'
Power, Cyril, 1890-1980, Jesuit priest
Photograph of group of Jesuits on the beach at Roundstone, Galway
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photograph (blurred) of group of jesuits on the beach at Roundstone, Galway.
Announcement of the death of Fr Stephen Farrell SJ and obituary
Part of Irish Jesuits
Announcement of the death of Fr Stephen Farrell SJ at Milltown Park on 20 June 1879 and obituary. (In Latin and English).
Extracts from a tribute to Mother Mary Martin, Foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary
Part of Irish Jesuits
Extracts from a tribute to Mother Mary Martin, Foundress of the Medical Missionaries of Mary, with article by Fr Hugh Kelly SJ.
Kelly, Hugh, 1886-1974, Jesuit priest
Photographs of students from Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photographs of students from Xavier College, Melbourne, Australia.
Typed diary by Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typed diary by Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ of periods in his life - Chaplain in the R.A.F. (1945-1949), journey to Northern Rhodesia and first impressions (1950), trip to Lourdes, France (July 1970) and Rome, Italy (1975).
Catalogue entries and photograph depicting Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue entries (1930; 1970), black and white photograph depicting Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ at Castel Gandolfo, Rome, Italy (1948) and notes on appointment as Director of the Vatican Observatory (1952).
Poems written by Fr Patrick Connolly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of poems written by Fr Patrick Connolly SJ.
Manuscript of Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ ‘Reminiscences of a Clongowes Octogenarian’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Annotated manuscript of Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ ‘Reminiscences of a Clongowes Octogenarian’ sent to his Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ, with accompanying letter.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Testimonial letter from the Bishop of Cloyne (Robert Browne) granting leave for John Hyde to enter the Society of Jesus.
Browne, Robert, 1844-1935, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne
Fee Farm Grant for 7 Sackville Street, City of Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Parties:
Samuel Page, Notary Public, Dame Street, Dublin and William Napoleon Nolan, Esquire, 32 College Green, Dublin.
Property:
7 Sackville Street, City of Dublin
Terms and Conditions:
£105 sterling to be paid in four quarterly payments on 1st March, 1st June, 1st September and 1st December.
Other:
Signed and sealed by the parties
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typed manuscript of an article by [ ] entitled 'The Confederacy's "Fighting Chaplain": The Civil War Years of Father John B. Bannon'.
Death certificate of John W Bacon
Part of Father William Delany SJ Fund
Death certificate of John W. Bacon, secretary and bursar of UCD, who died on 24 January 1939. Issued by the General Register Office, Dublin.
General Register Office
Article containing references to ‘Fr Prout’ by ‘Oliver Yorke’
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Article (containing references to ‘Fr. Prout’) by ‘Oliver Yorke’ sent to ‘James Frazer publisher, 215 Regent St.’ London with note on first page ‘Send this to printers. I will be in town Monday evening.’ Includes note by ‘Francis Mahony’ stating ‘I will be in London on Monday in time to finish this – Send it to the printers. I sent a proof yesterday…I leave Paris this evening with Wright.’
Mahony, Francis Sylvester, 1804-1866, former Jesuit priest, priest and humorist
Letter from Jane Mitchel to John O'Hagan
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Jane Mitchel, Mill Cottage, Omeath, County Louth to John O'Hagan. Includes a note commenting on the letter by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist).
Mitchel, Jane, c.1820-1899, nationalist
Statements of accounts for 'Studies'
A file of statements of accounts for 'Studies'. Background to the fiances of 'Studies' are given.
Studies, 1912-
Grotto erected by employees of the Dublin United Tramways Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Grotto erected by employees of the Dublin United Tramways Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - Independent Newspapers. With committe names.
Irish Independent, newspaper, 1905-
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Operum de morali theologia,…in tres tomos distributorum, tomus secundus. Lugduni, sumpt. FFr. Anissoniroum & Ioan. Posuel, 1678.
Bonacina, Martino, 1585-1631, theologian
Letters from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ seeking permission to visit his brother’s widow
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ and his Socius, Fr John Coyne SJ seeking permission to visit his brother’s widow and children. His brother was killed in the war, 1945.
Poem written by [ ] in honour of Fr Charles Flanagan
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Poem written by [ ] in honour of Fr Charles Flanagan.
Text of a sermon by Fr Edward J Coyne SJ on 'St John the Baptist' in aid of a missionary college
Part of Irish Jesuits
Text of a sermon by Fr Edward J Coyne SJ on 'St John the Baptist' in aid of a missionary college.
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Correspondence between the Air Ministry and Chaplains Branch,R.A.F. H.Q., Northern Ireland, mainly from Monsignor H. Beauchamp, (Principal Chaplain (R.C.) R.A.F.) and the Irish Fr Provincial (Laurence J. Kieran SJ, then from 8 September 1941, John MacMahon SJ) concerning the R.A.F.’s request for Catholic chaplains; Fr Tony MacSeumais’ acceptance of a post with the R.A.F. in July 1943 and Fr Joseph McSweeney’s acceptance in 1945. Includes;
Beauchamp, Henry, 1883-1948, Roman Catholic Monsignor and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Fr John Barrett SJ, Shrine of Our Lady of Martyrs’, Auriesville, New York to Fr Daniel Shields SJ requesting his assistance in the return of scripts deposited at the Gate and Abbey Theatres. Includes a note from The Abbey Theatre and a copy Fr Barrett’s play ‘Requiem for Jesuits’.
Barrett, John, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Br Edward Sinnott SJ, College of St Francis, Calcutta to Fr Robert Haly SJ, Rector, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare, Ireland. See transcription J406/8.
Sinnott, Edward, 1791-1842, Jesuit brother
Bulletin from the Friends of St. Columba
Part of Irish Jesuits
Bulletin from the Friends of St. Columba (Les Amis de St. Columban) entitled 'Le XIVe Centenaire de la Naissance de saint Colomban'.
Photographs of the altar of chapel at Benada, County Sligo
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photographs of the altar of chapel at Our Lady of Benada, County Sligo.
Letter and poem from Sr D Francis to Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning his diamond jubilee
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sr D Francis, The Sisters of Charity, Our Lady's Hospice for the Dying, Harold's Cross, Dublin to Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning his diamond jubilee (in the Society of Jesus). Includes a poem in honour of the occasion.
Bill of costs to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ regarding his sister's will
Part of Irish Jesuits
Lawyer's bill of costs to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ regarding his sister's will, by Kernan and Treacy, Dominick Street.
Description of the customs approved by the superiors of the Maryland and Missouri Missions
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of the description of the customs approved by the superiors of the Maryland and Missouri Missions and by Fr Visitor (Fr Peter Kenney SJ). Includes comments by Fr Kenney.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to the appointment of Fr Arthur Little SJ to the Chair of Philosophy at the Royal University of Malta. Includes a letter from Fr Joseph Delia SJ, St. Aloysius College, B’Raia, Malta to Irish Fr Provincial informing him that at the last minute ‘...the Rev. gentleman, who was to leave the Chair of Philosophy, changed his mind and is now determined to continue to lecture at the University.’ Expresses his regret at the situation ‘Your Reverence cannot imagine how frightfully disappointed His Grace and myself feel about this whole business, as we both realize what a disgraceful figure we are both cutting before his Paternity, Your Reverence and Father Little. (21 October 1948, 3pp).
Certificates granting faculties to Robert St Leger
Part of Irish Jesuits
Certificates granting faculties to Robert St Leger (for hearing confession and celebrating mass).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy letter from James Campbell, 10 Kings Inn Quay, Dublin to Messrs. Blount, Lynch and Petre concerning the legatees of the two wills relating to the Garrisker estate. Remarks that they require '...immediate payment of their claims now so long overdue.'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Mother Gabriel of the Divine Will, Convent of Firhouse, Tallaght, Dublin to her brother, Fr Patrick Duffy SJ concerning Fr Duffy's health and her own health. Includes a letter referring to the death of Hester Marie (31 August 1897, 8pp).
Duffy, Mary Gabriel, Carmelite sister
Part of Irish Jesuits
Booklet by Fr John Conmee SJ, 'Old Times in the Barony' (Dublin: Catholic Truth Society of Ireland).
Diary of Fr William A Sutton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Surgeon Conway Dwyer to Fr Robert Kane SJ concerning Fr Kane’s operation and illness
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typescript copy of a letter from Surgeon Conway Dwyer to Fr Robert Kane SJ concerning Fr Kane’s operation and illness during the months of May, June and July 1917. Expresses his thanks to Fr Kane for a portrait of Fr Kane and a copy of one of his books. Concludes ‘I feel very happy at the successful issue of what is always a severe and trying operation. I earnestly trust that you will be able now to carry on your great and good work for many fruitful years.’.
Dwyer, Sir, Frederick Conway, 1860-1935, surgeon
Ordination certificate for Cyril Power SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Ordination certificate for Cyril Power SJ.
Photograph of main entrance to the museum in Brussels, Belgium by Fr Michael Garahy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photograph of main entrance to the museum in Brussels, Belgium.
Bill for from Maxwell and Weldon, 37 North Great Georges Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Bill for £65.10.0 from Maxwell and Weldon, 37 North Great Georges Street, Dublin to Fr John Grene SJ.
Documents relating to the 1856 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1856 Provincial Congregation.
‘Famous Seats of Learning in Spain’
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Photocopy of an article published in the Irish Independent by Fr John J. Hanly entitled ‘Famous Seats of Learning in Spain’.
Hanly, John J., -2016, priest and historian
A file relating to the 'Consilium Permanens', a standing committee of Prefects of Studies to offer advice to Superiors in the matter of the education of pupils attending Jesuit schools. Includes agendas and minutes of the 'Consilium Permanens', includes a statement issued by Fr Provincial on how the 'Consilium Permanens' should be conducted, its duties and terms of reference (31 December 1939, 3pp).
Portrait photographs of Fr Richard Gallagher SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Portrait photographs of Fr Richard Gallagher SJ at the time of his ordination and later in life.
Diary entitled ‘Impressions of a wanderer over the face of the earth’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typescript diary entitled ‘Impressions of a wanderer over the face of the earth’ which details Fr John Hannon’s travels around the English speaking world (Gibraltar, South Africa, India, Ceylon, Australia, New Zealand, U.S.A. and Canada) as Visitor for the Irish Christian Brothers. Dated: mentions death of Archbishop of Adelaide, Dr Killian (June 1939). Two of the three books are here. Full typescript (3 volumes) of his memoir, 'Memories of a wanderer over the face of the earth' are in ARSI (Jesuit Archives), Rome, Italy.
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Photograph of Irish Fr Provincial Charles O'Conor SJ, Éamon de Valera (president of Ireland), Fr Patrick O'Kelly SJ and Fr Michael McGrath SJ, taken outside St Ignatius Church, Galway on the occasion of the centenary of St Ignatius College.
Letter from the Irish Fr Provincial to the Bishop of Melbourne, on the arrival of two Jesuits
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to the Bishop of Melbourne, James Alipius Goold, concerning the arrival of Frs Lentaigne and Kelly in Australia in order '...to take preliminary steps for the establishment of our Society in Melbourne.'
O'Reilly, Edmund J, 1811-1878, Jesuit priest