Lenten Calendar for 1957 and Souvenir of Novena of Grace
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- 1957
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Lenten Calendar for 1957 and Souvenir of Novena of Grace for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Lenten Calendar for 1957 and Souvenir of Novena of Grace
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Lenten Calendar for 1957 and Souvenir of Novena of Grace for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
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;
'The New Testament and Divorce, Review' by Fr Patrick Gannon SJ
'The New Testament and Divorce, Review' by Fr Patrick Gannon SJ.
Gannon, Patrick J, 1879-1953, Jesuit priest
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at front.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at front.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at rear.
Abandonment of a procession that was due to take place to celebrate St Patrick's day in Galway
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A file relating to the abandonment of a procession that was due to take place to celebrate St Patrick's day in Galway. The decision was made to abandon the procession after it became apparent that the IRA had been invited to take part. Includes a lengthy letter from Fr John Joy SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning the situation. Remarks that Fr O'Farrell, SJ, as President of the Gaelic League, was invited to be Chief Marshal and became very upset when he discovered that the IRA were to take part. Remarks that he (Fr Joy) had an interview with the Bishop who was very angry. Explains how it was decided to abandon the procession (13 March 1933, 12pp).
Photographs belonging to Fr Joseph Conran SJ
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File of photographs belonging to Fr Joseph Conran SJ which includes:
Report on how Theological Studies are managed
Part of a report on how Theological Studies are managed in an unidentified Theological College. An accompanying note in English suggests that the College may be St Beuno's, and that the writer may be Fr Edmund O’Reilly. (In Latin).
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Group photographs of Irish Provincial Fr John MacMahon SJ, Fr Adélard Dugre SJ, Fr Joseph Garland SJ, Fr Robert Tyndall SJ, Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street and Fr John Coyne SJ planting a tree in the garden of Gardiner Street.
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File relating to the admission of Richard Brenan to the Society of Jesus and subsequent professional life including correspondence relating to retreat work and from a sabbatical year at the École S. Louis de Gonzague, 12 rue Franklin, 75016, Paris. Includes a relic of St Francis Xavier, inherited by Fr Richard brenan SJ (1979).
Brenan, Richard Henry, 1918-1995, Jesuit priest
Agenda for a conference on Jesuit Colleges held in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Agenda for a conference on Jesuit Colleges held in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street.
A file containing remarks by various members of the Irish Province on the proposed booklet to aid Scholastics about to begin their Magisterium.
Incomplete document regarding replies from Fr General Ledochowski SJ
Incomplete document regarding replies from Fr General on various matters including the fourth vow.
Ledóchowski, Wlodimir, 1866-1942, Jesuit priest and Father General
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province.
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.
Brown, Thomas P, 1845-1915, Jesuit priest
Day book for Upper Gardiner Street (Jesuit) community
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Day book for Upper Gardiner Street (St Francis Xavier's) community, which details income and expenditure.
Receipts, requests for masses, and bequests sent to Fr Charles Farley SJ
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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.
Correspondence relating to education issues relating to Jesuit colleges
A file of correspondence relating to general education issues in Ireland and more specific education issues relating to Jesuit colleges. Includes correspondence relating to the establishment of a colleges/schools commission including draft terms of reference (14 December 1930 - 18 January 1931, 5 items).
A file relating to the Association of Secondary Schools in Ireland (ASTI) and correspondence with the Society of Jesus in relation to the secondary schools under their direction. Includes letters relating to the dismissal of lay teachers, the employment of lay teachers in Jesuit schools and the salaries of lay teachers, list of lay teachers at Clongowes Wood College SJ and salary (1941)
Regulations made by the Father General in response to the Vice-Provincial's visit and his report
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Regulations made by the Father General in response to the Vice-Provincial's visit and his report thereon. The rules concern the regulation of timetables in relation to ‘the duties of the day’, such as prayer, meditation, Masses, confessions etc., as well as mealtimes. There is an emphasis on obedience to authority, as well as economy, and a certain amount of disengagement from secular life. It is noted that the ‘Spirit of the Rule…is quite inconsistent with unnecessary visits to persons of the other sex’.
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ, asking Fr James Murphy SJ
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’.
Kenny, Timothy J, 1843-1917, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Curtis SJ to Irish Fr Provincial and referes to Mr Gallery's papers
Letter from Fr John Curtis SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ. Refers to Mr Gallery's papers, and encloses some remarks on them (not included). Suggests that it might not be appropriate to include in the catalogue ‘those whose works are immoral or irreligious’ for fear ‘the young may be tempted to seek them’.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Curtis SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ. Refers to a reply he received from Fr John J O'Carroll SJ, and states that the arrangement of the matter in question remains with Fr Sturzo.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
Copy of a circular letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence J. Kieran SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to members of the Irish Province concerning the booklet compiled to aid scholastics about to begin their Magisterium. Asks for comments on the booklet under different headings.
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
Letters to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ
File of letters to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Includes an index/précis to the letters.
Instructions for the saying of Mass by Irish Fr Provincial James F Murphy SJ
Instructions for the saying of Mass by Irish Fr Provincial James F Murphy SJ.
Murphy, James F, 1852-1908, Jesuit priest
Copy of 'Meditations and devotions, part three, Meditations of Christian Doctrine'
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Copy of ‘Meditations and devotions, part three, Meditations of Christian Doctrine’ by John Henry Cardinal Newman belonging to Fr John Naughton SJ. The copy is annotated by Fr Naughton with his prayers and notes with inserts. Includes reference to retreats he gave, Kilkee 30th August 1910.
Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890, Saint, Roman Catholic Cardinal, theologian, and educationist
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Title page and handwritten contents page from ‘The Holy Bible’ by Rev. Dr. Crolly belonging to Sir Francis R. Cruise, 93 Merrion Square West, Dublin. Pages taken from the Jesuit community Library, St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street.
Books taken from the Cruise Library, St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Books taken from the Cruise Library, St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin entitled 'Manuale Parvulorum' (1884), 'The Imitation of Christ' (1897) by Thomas A Kempis translated by Richard Challoner, D.D. and 'The Imitation of Christ' (1905) by Sir Francis R. Cruise. Some annotation by Cruise. Includes entry for Sir Francis R. Cruise in the Dictionary of Irish Biography and obituary from 'The Belvederian', 1912.
Part of Irish Jesuit Special Collections
Specially bound volume entitled ‘O'Connell's Letter 1833’ presented to ‘the Jesuit Fathers of St. Francis Xavier’s Upper Gardiner Street For their Library. In grateful memory of much kindness received from them for nearly forty years’ from ‘W.L.' '. Includes colour poster of Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847) and O'Connell's name and address (written in his own hand) attached to the frontispiece. Contains two letters:
4 April 1833
Letter from Daniel O'Connell, London to Richard Barrett, editor of the 'Pilot' newspaper, Suffolk Street, Dublin, to be published as an open letter to the people of Ireland. ‘This is the first of a series of Letters which I intend to publish on the present state and future prospects of our Country including the best suggestions I can give for regulating your conduct in the manner most calculated to mitigate the evils of the one and to insure the amelioration of the other.’ (Letter is divided into five envelopes, each containing nine pages. Franked 6 April 1833.) 45pp
Richard Barrett, editor of the Pilot was prosecuted by the government for having published on 8 April 1833, the last letter. He was tried and found guilty, imprisoned for six months and fined £100. During his imprisonment, O'Connell paid Barrett a total of £656, consisting of his £100 fine, £150 in American subscriptions and weekly sums amounting to £406.
18 February 1840
Private letter from Daniel O'Connell, 16 Pall Mall, London, to David R. Pigot, Solicitor General, concerning the Municipal Reform Bill. Letter published in full in Maurice R. O'Connell’s (ed.) 'The Correspondence of Daniel O'Connell, Vol. VI, 1837-1840' (Blackwater Dublin for the Irish Manuscripts Commission, 1977) p.308/9 (2687a), where the source is given as ‘Jesuit Fathers, Gardiner Street, Dublin.’
2pp
Photograph of the façade of St Francis Xavier's Church and Residence, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Photograph of the façade of St Francis Xavier's Church and Residence, Upper Gardiner Street taken in summer time. In foreground local children and group with two members of the order of the Sisters of Charity.
Letter from Fr John Bannon SJ to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ. Informs the latter that [Br.] Carolan wishes to make a few days’ retreat at Milltown Park, Dublin.
Bannon, John P, 1829-1913, Jesuit priest and confederate chaplain
A file relating to the will of Elizabeth Cahill, Hill View, Meath Road, Bray, County Wicklow and the estates of both Elizabeth Cahill and James Healy. Elizabeth Cahill bequeathed the residue of her estate to Fr Kirwan SJ, Superior of Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin for the charitable purposes of the Jesuit Fathers.
A file relating to the will of Philip Francis Little. Bequeaths £50 to the Society of Jesus. Includes a copy of the will. Remarks in a postscript 'I do not include my dear brother the Rev. Robert J. Little SJ under any benefit in my will. Professing as he does the holy virtue of poverty, it is useless conferring benefit upon Robert of which he can not avail. (23 September 1916, 3pp). Includes a letter from Patrick J. Little, executor of his brother's will. Enquires '...I would like to know whether a claim would be advanced on behalf of Father Robert to a share on technical grounds.' (27 January 1927, 2pp).
A file relating to the will of Matilda O'Donnell in which she bequeathed the residue of her property to her trustees and executors, Fr. Thomas V. Nolan SJ and Fr Michael Browne SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. The file contains extensive background material that appears to have little to do with the Society of Jesus and their bequest. However, as Frs. Nolan and Browne were appointed as trustees and executors of the will it may have been necessary to acquaint themselves fully with Miss Matilda O'Donnell's affairs.
Will of Richard Gore Daly, Grenville Street, Dublin naming Fr Charles Ferguson SJ, St. Francis Xavier's, Dublin as a beneficiary.
A file relating to the will of Mr Denis Kehoe. Includes a copy of the will (13 November 1831, 7pp). Includes a letter from Thomas Leland, [Solicitor], Fitzwilliam Square to Fr Esmonde concerning the appointment by Mr Denis Kehoe of Fr Esmonde SJ and Fr John O'Connor SJ as guardians of his son and daughter (24 February 1832, 3pp).
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).
A file relating to the will of Jessie Maguire. Appoints Fr Thomas V. Nolan SJ and Fr James Fottrell SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin as executors. They are also named amongst the beneficiaries.
A file relating to the will of Joseph Ryan, 81 Hollybank Road, Drumcondra, Dublin in which he bequeathed £25 to the Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ, St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Copy will of Ellen Colgan, 33 Great Charles Street, Dublin. Bequeaths the residue of her estate to her brother Rev. John Colgan SJ and Rev. Thomas Vincent Nolan SJ, Rev. Michael Browne SJ and Rev. James Bury SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Lease for vaults under St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Lessor:
The Reverend John Grene and others
Lessee:
James and Charles Kennedy, Capel Street, Dublin
Property:
Vaults under St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Terms and Conditions:
Term of fifty years thence next ensuing and fully to be completed and ended determinable nevertheless as hereinafter mentioned yielding and parting therefore yearly and every year during the said term unto the said Lessors their executed admons or assigns the yearly rent of Eighty pounds to be paid by equal half yearly payments on every final day of February and first day of August each year during the term.
Other:
Signed, sealed and delivered
Maxwell and Weldon Soliciotrs, 37 North Grrat George Street
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Book from the Cruise Library (Cruise Collect B.2.), St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin entitled 'The Soliloquy of the Soul', published by James Duffy, 23 Anglesea Street, Dublin. Inserted page explains that Sir Francis Cruise loaned this book to Sister Francis, Harold's Cross, Dublin (6 January 1886).
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Handwritten notebook on Thomas à Kempis possibly belonging to Sir Francis R. Cruise.
Draft will of [ ] bequeathing a sum of £50 sterling to Rev. [ ], of the church of St Francis Xavier's, Gardiner Street, Dublin.
A file of letters from Frank Kennedy, 85 Haddington Road, Dublin to Rev. Thomas V. Nolan SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the estate of James Browne and annuities due to Rev. Eugene Browne.
Assignment of loan between Jesuit fathers by the will of Rev.d George F. Waters
Parties:
Rev. Timothy Kenny SJ, Melbourne, Victoria, Rev. John Verdon SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin of the first part (the Grantors). Rev. James Murphy SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Rev. John Verdon SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Rev. Thomas V. Nolan SJ, Milltown Park of the other part (the Grantees).
Terms & Conditions:
Sum of £500 by the will of Rev.d George F. Waters Decd.
Other:
Signed and sealed
Release for the will of the late Annie Catherine Fox
Parties:
Rev. John Conmee SJ, Provincial, St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin of the first part, Rev. Thomas Forde (Fr Stanislaus), St. Teresa's, Clarendon Street, Dublin of the second part and Ellen B. D. Griffen, Monasterevin, County Kildare of the third part.
Terms & Conditions:
In consideration of a sum of £800 left to the Society of Jesus for the training of a priest for the Foreign missions provided that the sum of money is accepted by the Society of Jesus in full satisfaction and discharge of the legacies mentioned in the will of the late Annie Catherine Fox.
Other:
Signed and sealed by John Conmee and Ellen B. D. Griffen.
Deed of Covenant between Thomas Waters and John Waters and Jesuit fathers
Parties:
Thomas Waters, Esquire, Carrigdoone, Blackrock, County Cork and John Waters of Montenotte, County Cork of the one part and Rev. Timothy Kenny, S.J., Rev. Thomas Kelly, S.J. and Rev. John Verdon, S.J., Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Terms & Conditions:
Payment of £1,888 on 31 December by Thomas Waters and John Waters to the parties of the other part and £1,000 plus interest to be paid at a later date provided 6 months notice is given.
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Book taken from the Cruise Library, St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin entitled 'Alphabetum divini amoris'. With note by Sir Francis R. Cruise 'This book was kindly given to me by my friend Mr Wm Watson - It is a slighlty modified version of an essay [wrongly] attributed to John Gerson - See Vol III. page 770. of his works. Dated. 1706.' (26 April 1897). Cruise Collect C. I.
Religious duties of staff of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Notice which has been taken out of its frame previously hung in the Jesuit community, Gardiner Street, which indicates the 'Religious duties obligatory on all members of the staff who live in the house'. Details times of mass and communion. Indicates that 'repeated violations of any of the above regulations particularly with regard to attendance at daily mass, will incur dismissal from the Service'. Signed by Fr Frank Browne SJ, Superior of the Gardiner Street Community.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
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Includes, front row: l-r: 1., 2. Paddy Doherty, 3. John Coyne, 4., 5. Tim Mulcahy, 6., 7. Peader MacSeamus, 8.,. Includes a name, George Courage on the rear.
Arrangement of St Francis Xavier's Community Library, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Mounted board with details of the 'Arrangement of the Library: Main Library' of St Francis Xavier's, for example: 0. Works of reference, 29. Books on Ireland.
'Rules of the Library' for Association of the Children of Mary
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Copy of 'Rules of the Library' of the Association of the Children of Mary, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes six rules: 6th. - The members are requested to keep the Books covered with paper (c.1900) and ‘Rules’ (c.1909).
Rental of the Estates – Corporation of Dublin
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Presentation copy from Councillor Richard Joseph Devitt of the ‘Rental of the Estates of the Corporation of Dublin’ by Francis Morgan, Law Agent to the Jesuit community library, St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street.
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List of books 'listed here have been transferred to the storeroom beneath the church, most of them are much abused by water and grime, the balance need trimming of pages. All need re-binding either complete or in part. No classification attempted. Close examination of this list is requested.' at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes list of books that have been parcelled up for re-binding.
Volume which lists by date the new books put into the Jesuit library at St Francis Xavier Community
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Volume which lists by date the new books (and authors) put into the Jesuit library at St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes list of books for binding.
'Library Rules' for the Jesuit library at St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Plaque with page entitled 'Library Rules' which outlines the taking and returning of books from the Jesuit library at St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Signed by the Superior, Fr John Conmee SJ.
Conmee, John S, 1847-1910, Jesuit priest
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Draft letters, unsigned, from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr James O'Dwyer concerning the position of Rector of Newman College and explaining why Fr O'Dwyer service as Rector was not continued.
Nolan, Thomas V, 1867-1941, Jesuit priest
Charles Kennedy, 151 Capel Street and 17 Mountjoy Square, Dublin
Material relates to the life and work of Charles Kennedy and to a lesser extent, James Kennedy. Includes large amount of correspondence and receipts, 1871-1901;
Material related to Jervis Street Hospital. Includes correspondence, report wills, plans, fundraising committee meetings, 1876-1902;
Wills, land details on property on Capel Street, Mountjoy Square; correspondence between Charles Kennedy and business associates, friends and relations including Chief Baron Christopher Palles. Wills and receipts related to Laurence, Richard and James Devereux, Distillers, Wexford Distillery, Kilkenny and land in Wexford. Receipts including from the Royal Yacht Club, the Smithwicks in Kilkenny. 1875-1884;
Material relates to a nephew of Charles Kennedy, Charles Doyle (wife, Lizzie Doyle, and daughter Rosetta). Charles Doyle appears to be a serial conman (at one stage changes his name to Edward Gerard) and Charles Kennedy corresponds with fellow family members in Ireland and abroad, priests in the UK and Citeaux, France and reformatories about Charles Doyle’s criminal behaviour and imprisonment in Austria, the U. S. and France. Chief Baron Christopher Palles was a brother-in-law of Charles Doyle.1872-1899;
Correspondence between Rosetta Doyle, Youghal, Fermoy, Killarney and Taunton, Somerset and her grand uncle, Charles Kennedy, 151 Capel Street and 17 Mountjoy Square, Dublin.
Correspondence between Lizzie Doyle, Youghal, Cork and her uncle, Charles Kennedy, 151 Capel Street and 17 Mountjoy Square. Relates to her time as a student at the Loreto convent, Youghal and issues such as family matters, school fees; 1875-1889.
Kennedy, Charles, benefactor
St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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The papers of St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concentrate on the history and work of the church and community, domestic and spiritual matters, penny dinners, benefactors, general administration, finances, retreats, lectures, novenas, missions, sodalities, relics, the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association and St. Francis Xavier's Hall.
The material is mainly in the form of letters, ledgers, plans, maps and photographs.
St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, 1832-
Mechanical Services for St Francis Xavier's Hall
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Specifications for the Mechanical Services for St Francis Xavier's Hall, Sherrard Street by Architect, Messrs. Jones and Kelly and Consulting Engineer, L.C.G. Leonard, 12 Clare Street. Includes a letter from L.C.G. Leonard, Dublin to Fr Troddyn, Upper Gardiner Street concerning tenders for mechanical services and an analysis of the estimates submitted.
Jones and Kelly, architects
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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.
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Series of articles by Dr Helena Concannon on ‘The Jesuits in Ireland: Some chapters in their history’.
Concannon, Helena, 1878-1952, historian and politician
Letters from Fr Michael Browne SJ to Fr William Stephenson SJ
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Letters from Fr Michael Browne SJ to William Stephenson SJ:
Retreat and sermon notes attributed to Fr William Flynn SJ
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Retreat and sermon notes attributed to Fr William Flynn SJ in the main. One document refers to Easter Sunday, 1 April 1866, [Fr.] James Butler [SJ]. References to sermons at St Beuno's, Wales, Mungret, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Galway.
Parties:
Rev. Nicholas Walsh SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Rev. Charles McKenna SJ and Rev. John Grene SJ, Milltown Park, county Dublin of the first part and Thomas Healy, Smith, 23 Commons Street, Dublin of the other part.
Property:
No. 22 Commons Street, Parish of St. Thomas, Dublin.
Terms & Conditions:
Yearly rent of £16 to be paid in two equal instalments on 1 August and 1 February.
Other:
Signed and sealed
Conveyance for property at Killiney Castle
Parties:
Rev. John Power, Roman Catholic Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, David Keogh, Adelphi Hotel, Waterford, John Slattery, Merchant, William Street, Waterford of the one part and Rev. William Delaney, S.J. St. Stanislaus College, Tullamore, county Offaly, Rev. Edward Kelly, S.J., Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Rev. John O'Carroll, S.J., county Kildare, Rev. Sylvester O'Callaghan, S.J., Milltown Park, county Dublin of the other part.
Property:
Lands of Scalp William or Mount Mapas containing 5 acres, 1 rood and 131/2 perches and other lands known as Killiney Castle containing 14 acres 3 roods and 20 perches, part of Dalkey containing 11 perches and part of Dalkey Commons containing 3 roods and 12 perches, Barony of Rathdown and county Dublin.
Terms & Conditions:
Principal sum of £4,500
Other:
Signed and sealed
Bequests made in the will of Eliza MacDonnell
A file relating to a deed approving the application of funds between Francis Edward Joseph MacDonnell, Esquire, Dunfearth and the Lodge, Rathangan, County Kildare and Rev. Philip Dominick Kehoe, Church of St. Francis, Merchant Quay, Dublin and Rev. John Curtis, S.J., Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin following bequests made in the will of Eliza MacDonnell.
Letter from C. [Dudgeon], Inland Revenue Office, Drogheda to Rev. John Callan, S.J., Church of St. Francis Xavier's, Dublin concerning arrears of Quit Rent due on premises in Drogheda belonging to the estate of the late Mr. W. Skelly. Remarks that he is now arranging to have the outstanding amounts paid to the Inland Revenue Office in Drogheda.
Memorandum of Agreement between Rev. Joseph Lentaigne SJ and and Marianne Murphy, Spinster
Parties:
Rev. Joseph Lentaigne, S.J. and Rev. John Callan, S.J. and Rev. John Lynch, S.J., Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Marianne Murphy, Spinster.
Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Marianne Murphy, Spinster.
Terms & Conditions:
Payment of £50 in two equal half yearly payments on 11 April and 11 October to Marianne Murphy for the term of her life.
Letter from Townly W. Hardiman, Solicitor and Agent of Mrs L. B. Hamlin, 22 Bachelors Walk, Dublin to the executors of the will of A. N. Skelly concerning the affairs of W. N. Skelly and premises in Drogheda. Refers to the payment of rents due on the premises and gives notice to the executors of the will that they are liable for the rent and responsible for keeping the premises in good repair.
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A file relating to the fate of the Irish Jesuit priests working in Hong Kong during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of the city. Includes returned letters to Irish Fr Provincial marked 'No Service Return to Sender'. Includes letters from family members asking for news or reporting to Irish Fr Provincial on letters received by them. Includes letters from other individuals seeking news about non Jesuit family members. Includes a copy of a request by Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ to Joseph P. Walshe, Department of External Affairs seeking help in assisting four Jesuit students to return home to Ireland (23 March 1943, 1p). Includes a reply stating that a proposed scheme to exchange civilian internees applies only to British or Allied subjects (12 May 1943, 1p). Includes a memorandum written by Fr Joy on Irish nationals in Hong Kong. The memorandum was sent by Irish Fr Provincial to the Irish Red Cross (24 October 1942, 2pp). Includes letters concerning Irish Jesuits who left Hong Kong to live and work in India during the war and subsequent return to Hong Kong when the war was over. Includes 'A Priest in a Japanese Jail' by Fr Gerard Casey SJ (1948)
Correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Edward O’Connor SJ and his Irish Provincials. Material relates to his time in Rome during WWII and his time in Zambia
Correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ and his Irish Provincials.
Mission material relating to Fr Patrick O'Brien SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr Patrick O'Brien SJ. Includes passport photograph; announcement of death; obituaries; death certificate; personal record; Zambian stamps from 1980 - 81; newspaper cuttings from the trial of Laurence Sullivan, Lusaka, Zambia in which Fr O'Brien refused to be called as a witness (1952) and correspondence between Fr O'Brien and Frs. Thomas Martin, Vincent Murphy and Thomas O'Brien, Jesuit Missions, 20 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Assignment for premises in Drogheda
Parties:
Rev. John Ffrench, S.J., Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Rev. Stephen Farrell, S.J., Clongowes Wood, County Kildare of the first part, Charles Kernan Esquire, Lower Dominick Street, Dublin of the second part and Rev. Joseph Lentaigne, S.J. and Rev. Stephen Farrell, S.J., Clongowes Wood of the third part
Property:
Premises in Drogheda
Terms & Conditions:
To be held in trust to the use of Rev. Joseph Lentaigne, S.J. and Rev. Stephen Farrell, S.J. forever.
Other:
Signed and sealed by Rev. John Ffrench, S.J. and Charles Kernan.
Assignment for premises in Drogheda and lands of Ballyboggan
Parties:
Rev Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Rev. John Ffrench SJ, Tullabeg, County Offaly and Rev. Stephen Farrell SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Property:
Premises in Drogheda and lands of Ballyboggan
Terms and Conditions:
Payment of rent and performance of the convents to which the premises are subject and liable.
Other:
Signed and sealed by Rev Bartholomew Esmonde SJ
Admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of John Monahan to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Mission material relating to Fr John Moran SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr John Moran SJ. Includes passports; passport photographs of Fr Moran; announcement of death; obituary; personal record; and mainly correspondence between Fr Moran and Frs. Vincent Murphy and Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Photograph of Christie Breen at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Photograph of Christie Breen who 'became house porter - 1925' at Gardiner Street.
Catalogue for the Jesuit residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1838 - 1840
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Handwritten catalogue for the Jesuit residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1838 - 1840, in Fr Edmund Hogan's handwriting. Includes details such as name, place and date of birth, health, ministry and vows.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ to the Rector of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street in the appointment of Rev. Alexis Magni to the office of Vicar-General which entitles him to ‘the full powers of a General till such time as a successor to the late Fr Ledochowski has been appointed’ and ‘the powers of Visitor granted Fr Dugre on 9 April 1939 will remain in force till they are revoked’.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
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Medal of Mary Immaculate, with image of the church at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin on the obverse, with the words 'St. FRANCIS XAVIER'S DUBLIN 1871'. On the reverse - image of Miraculous Medal (or Medal of the Immaculate Conception) with the words 'MARY IMMACULATE PRAY FOR US 1871'.
Newspaper clippings from various Irish and British newspapers of the Eucharistic Congress
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Newspaper clippings from various Irish and British newspapers of the Eucharistic Congress, June 1932 which occurred in Dublin. The large folio has pasted newspaper clippings collected and presented to the Gardiner Street Library by Fr William Gwynn SJ, 3 December 1942.
Correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Patrick Finneran SJ and his Irish Provincials.
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Series of letters written by Fr John Neary SJ to Irish Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning his arrival to Hong Kong and the development of the Mission there
5 December 1926, 3pp
9 December 1926, 3pp
12 December 1926, 4pp
18 December 1926, 5pp
21 December 1926, 3pp
29 December 1926, 3pp
17 February 1927, 1p
26 February 1927, 2pp
1 March 1927, 1p
11 April 1927, 3pp
2 June 1927, 1p
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Dublin to Fr Thomas Ryan SJ, Chungking, China relating to news about Jesuit works, Irish Jesuits and their travels and work, recent deaths, schools and contemporaries of Fr Ryan.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
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Two letters written by Fr John Neary SJ to Irish Provincial John Fahy SJ relating to arrangements for his journey to Hong Kong.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Faculties for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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File of documents requesting for and granting of faculties for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes requests from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ and Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ - 'Canonical erection of Stations of the Cross in the Church of St. F. Xavier, Dublin' (5 November 1861), plenary indulgences (22 December 1832). On the reverse of a request, 12 February 1840, a holograph letter is written to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ.
Announcement Book for Refectory at St Francis Xavier's, Dublin
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Announcement Book for Refectory for the Province of Maryland and New York used at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Has some annotation i margin.
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Copy of article from the Sunday Independent by Tomas S. Cuffe, on the centenary of St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Sunday Independent, newspaper, 1906-
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Handwritten history of the bequest (of Miss Anne Kellet, who died in 1811) which subsequently established the Kellet school on Dorset Street. After 'arson' in 1855, the school was repaired and was acquired by Fr Gaffney, where the St. Francis Xavier School was built.
Rabbitte, James, 1857-1940, Jesuit priest
Pilgrimage to Rome by Irish pilgrims in connection with the jubilee of his holiness, Pope Leo XII
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Documents and objects relating to a pilgrimage to Rome by Irish pilgrims in connection with the jubilee of his holiness, Pope Leo XIII. Includes travel documents; diary of journey; pilgrim's enrolment certificate for Michael Mulraney, 21 Mid Gardiner Street, Dublin, medals of Pope Leo XIII and green maniple with harps.
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Pamphlet of a sermon by Rev. Henry Marshall, missionary apostolic and priest of the archdiocese of Dublin at the church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin on the festival of the Most Holy Name.
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Correspondence between Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Rector, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Mr. G. P. Broderick, Director, John Smyth & Sons Ltd, Ecclesiastical Art Manufacturer, 1-5, Wicklow Lane, Wicklow Street regarding the removal of the 33 stones from one monstrance, cleaning and transfer to the O'Mara monstrance. Includes insurance quote by Coyle & Co. Brokers, Insurance Brokers of diamond monstrance (valuation of stones £3,500 and mounting £500) and valuation of T Kelly, Jeweller & Silversmith, 8 Westmoreland Street, Dublin for diamond monstrance £3,540 (3 December 1942) and silver gilt monstrance £1,980 and old monstrance £2,240 (2 March 1943).
Annual letters for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Annual letters for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street which details finances. In Latin.
Fragment of formula of declaration by Irish Jesuit scholastic
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).
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Leaflet of the 'Calendar for Lent 1928' which gives details on morning and evening sermons, church notices and Lenten lectures taking place at the church of St. Francis Xavier, Dublin during Lent.