Frank Shaw's entry to the noviceship of the Society of Jesus
- IE IJA J/451/1
- File
- 1924
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Frank Shaw's entry to the noviceship of the Society of Jesus.
Frank Shaw's entry to the noviceship of the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Frank Shaw's entry to the noviceship of the Society of Jesus.
Material relating to Fr Seán Ó Catháin SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Seán Ó Catháin SJ, including catalogue entries and memorial cards, letters from Fr Michael Browne SJ, and off print of articles by Fr Ó Catháin SJ.
Correspondence of bequests made to Father Provincial regarding the Hong Kong and China missions
A file relating to correspondence of bequests made to Irish Fr Provincial regarding the Hong Kong and China missions.
Francis Shaw's health and a doctor's report on his health while studying in Valkenburg
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Francis Shaw's health and a doctor's report on his health while studying in Valkenburg.
Shaw, Francis J, 1907-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report by J. A. Kenny and Partners, Consulting Engineers, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin on the heating, water and electrical services in St Mary's, Emo, County Laois.
J. A. Kenny and Partners, Consulting Engineers
Letters and report to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ concerning missions in Spain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters and report to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ concerning missions in Spain, comparisons with missions in Britain and Ireland and the possibility of Fr Sheil’s working in South America. Includes:
– letter from Fr Sheil to the Irish Fr Provincial seeking permission to go to Spain to study Spanish missions in order to adapt certain practices for use in Britain (7 September. 1961, 4pp);
– copy of a ‘Report on Missions in Spain’ following a visit by Frs Shiggins and Sheil who attended five missions around the country (n.d., 4pp);
– letter from Fr Sheil to the Irish Fr Provincial in which he discusses certain Spanish customs which could be used on Missions in Britain. Remarks that he will send the Provincial a report ‘on the meetings I now hold with Protestant clergymen after missions in Ireland’ and that he has sent in ‘full reports on our missions in Britain’ ‘almost every year for ten years’. Also mentions a new member of the mission staff, Fr Kevin Laheen SJ – ‘You will be glad to know that Fr Laheen on this his first mission did very well. He preaches well and his musical voice was a help to O'Beirne and I. I need not tell you that O'Beirne preaches very well, and is a wonderful companion on a mission. He sleeps badly’ (Fr Gerry O'Beirne) (23 March 1963, 3pp) and
– letters seeking permission to go to Spain (and Italy) as a supply priest (25 May 19?? – 30 November 1965, 4 items).
Medical reports for candidates for the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of medical reports for candidates for the Chinese mission.
Report book of a Gerald Kinneen, St Ignatius College, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Report book of a student (Gerald Kinneen), St Ignatius College, Galway.
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province.
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Report issued by the Dioceses of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora on Primary Schools Religious Examinations.
Roman Catholic diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report describing the establishment of the Tertianship in Rathfarnham because of the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.
Reports on Irish Jesuit tertians
Reports on Irish Jesuit tertians.
Regulations made by the Father General in response to the Vice-Provincial's visit and his report
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
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’.
Annual report of the Apostolic School, Mungret
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Annual report of the Apostolic School, Mungret 1884 - 1885. The contents include:
Includes ground floor plan for Mungret College.
Printed by Bernard Kirby, Printer, Rutland Street, Limerick
Annual reports of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Annual reports of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret. Printed by O'Connor, Printer, 20, George Street, Limerick.
Report of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Annual report of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret, 1895. Missing covers, and first few pages. Printed by O'Connor, Printer, 20, George Street, Limerick.
Annual reports of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Report of the Apostolic School of Mungret, Limerick.
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to the controversy between Dr Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick and Mungret College concerning the admission of lay boys to the College. The file contains manuscript material written by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ. In a summary he remarks that the Bishop saw the presence of lay students at Mungret 'as a threat to his seminary' (nd, 1p). Includes correspondence, and prospectus for Mungret College, 1882, Annual reports of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret, 1889 and 1895.
File relating to the publication 'The Rock'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the publication 'The Rock'. Includes financial details of the publication and letters relating to the political nature of some of the articles.
Report of the first 25 years of the Retreat House at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report of the first 25 years of the Retreat House at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, 11 March 1922 - 10 March 1947.
Report on Poverty in the Province
Documents relating to a report on poverty in the Province sent to Rome in October 1926 in response to a letter sent in March 1926 by Fr General to the Irish Fr Provincial. Includes copy of Fr General’s letter, questionnaire and the responses which comprise the report.
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces on changes introduced in Jesuit Studies
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces. The commission was appointed to consider whether any changes should be introduced in Jesuit Studies.
Report written by Fr Tom Counihan SJ on retreats held at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report written by Fr Tom Counihan SJ on various retreats held at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical details and appreciation of Fr John Ryan SJ taken from the report of the President of University College Dublin.
Tierney, Michael, 1894-1975, President of University College Dublin
Appendix to the Report of the Commission on Seminary Training
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the appendix to the Report of the Commission on Seminary Training.
Intermediate Inspector's report on Mungret College, Limerick
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Copy of the Intermediate Inspector's (E. Ensor) Report on Mungret College, Limerick.
Secondary teacher's pension scheme drawn up by Fr Francis Joy SJ Mungret College, Limerick
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to the Secondary teacher's pension scheme drawn up by Fr Francis Joy SJ Mungret College, Limerick.
Joy, Francis, 1903-1977, Jesuit priest
Material relating the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Includes documents relating to the establishment of the Regional Seminary, finances, annual report detailing the opening of the Seminary in 1931 (24 January 1933, 6pp). Includes letters relating to the Terna for the Rector of the Seminary (12 - 15 April 1937, 5 items and 30 June 1937 - 2 July 1937, 7 items).
South China Regional Seminary, 1931-
Report on Mungret College, Limerick.
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Report on Mungret College, Limerick.
Fr Dekker's report on Mungret College, Limerick
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to Fr Leo Dekker's report on Mungret College, Limerick
Dekker, Leo, 1856-1926, Jesuit priest
Fr Matthew Devitt's official investigation into Mungret College, Limerick
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to Fr Matthew Devitt's official investigation into Mungret College, Limerick. Fr Devitt was charged with the investigation by Fr William Power SJ, Visitor to the Irish Province.
Devitt, Matthew, 1854-1932, Jesuit priest
Report on the mission in Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Report on the mission in Australia written by the Superior of the Mission Fr Jeremiah Sullivan SJ.
Sullivan, Jeremiah, 1877-1960, Jesuit priest
Proposed development of Jesuit land at Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
File of material relating to the proposed development of Jesuit land at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes planning application, appeal, and letters from local residents and from Andrew Devane, architect, and Donal Ó Buachalla, auctioneer.
Draft recommendations and of final report prepared by the Committee on the Price of Building Land
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Copy of draft recommendations and of final report prepared by the Committee on the Price of Building Land for Robert Molloy T.D., Minister for Local Government.
Preliminary planning report regarding the lands of the Jesuit Fathers at Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Preliminary planning report by Delaney MacVeigh and Pike, Planning Consultants, regarding the lands of the Jesuit Fathers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Delaney MacVeigh and Pike, planning consultants
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
File containing correspondence between Donal Ó Buachalla, Fr Patrick Doyle SJ and others relating to the sale of a portion of land at Rathfarnham Castle, the gift of 5½ acres of land as a public park to Dublin Corporation and communication with the office of public works relating to purchase of land at Rathfarnham for the construction of a government department building. Also includes statement issued by the Jesuit Fathers on the sale of the land and indications of the charitable uses of the purchase money.
Report of the commission of enquiry into The Irish Penal System
Report of the Commission of enquiry into the Irish Penal System
Chairman
Mr Seán MacBride, S.C.
Editor of Report
Mícheál Mac Gréil, S.J., ph.D., Lecturer in Sociology, St Patrick's College, Maynooth
Report published by the Commission of enquiry into the Irish Penal System, November 1980
Attached Letter from Seán MacBride, S.C. to Father Joe Dargan, S.J. Provincial Milltown Park Ranelagh Dublin 6 transmitting a copy of the Non-Governmental Commission of Enquiry into the Irish Penal System.
Mac Gréil, Micheál, 1931-2023, Jesuit priest
Letters on the declining circulation of 'An Timire'
Letters, mostly to Irish Fr Provincial discussing the declining circulation 'An Timire', the Irish Messenger of the Sacred Heart and proposals to issue the magazine on a quarterly, rather than monthly basis.
Preliminary report on the construction of new buildings at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of the a preliminary report on the construction of new buildings at Wah Yan College, Hong Kong by Philip Will Jr.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Rector's report for the Catholic University submitted to the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland
Part of Irish Jesuits
Rector's report (John Henry Newman) for the Catholic University submitted to the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland for the year
1854 - 1855.
Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890, Saint, Roman Catholic Cardinal, theologian, and educationist
Report of a Commission on Education in the Irish Province
Report, written in Latin, of a Commission on Education in the Irish Province, prepared by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ.
Corcoran, Timothy, 1872-1943, Jesuit priest
Material on the promotion of 'Catholic Action’
Documents relating to a report prepared by the Irish Fr Provincial for Fr General on the activities of the Irish Province for ‘the promotion of Catholic Action’. Includes covering letter and questionnaire sent out by the Irish Fr Provincial to Jesuit houses and individuals with detailed replies from: St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street; Milltown Park, Dublin; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullamore; St Mary’s, Emo Court; University Hall, Hatch Street; Belvedere College; Clongowes Wood College; St Ignatius’ College, Galway; Sacred Heart College, Limerick; the editors of the following periodicals: 'Madonna', 'The Messenger of the Sacred Heart', 'An Timire' (The Gaelic Messenger), and 'Studies'. Also includes handwritten draft report entitled ‘The Society of Jesus in Ireland and Catholic Action’ (Summer 1936) and final printed Latin version 'De Actione Catholica in Hibernia'.
Annual report of the Apostolic School of Ireland
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Annual report of the Apostolic School of Ireland, 1884 - 1885. Contains a sketch of the organisation of the Apostolic school, various extracts from the school diary and letters from the Rev. W. Ronan SJ to the fathers and students of Mungret College.
René, Jean-Baptist, 1841-1916, Jesuit priest
Province Visitation reports on Irish Province
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Visitation reports of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus by Fr William Power SJ, Visitor (17 September 1922) (2 copies) and Fr John J McMahon SJ (August 1962).
Report on the first ten years of the Clongowes Cert.
Report on the first ten years of the Clongowes Cert.
Annotated report, signed by Frs Joseph E. Canavan, Patrick Bartley and Cyril J. Power of the Education Committee appointed to enquire into the working of the colleges of the Irish Province.
Canavan, Joseph E, 1886-1950, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten report written by Rev Dr James Gartlan, Vice-Rector for the session 1858 - 1859 of the Catholic University for the Archbishops and Bishops of Ireland.
Gartlan, James, priest
Material relating to the possibility of Jesuits working with lepers in China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the possibility of working with lepers in China.
Documents relating to the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart founded by Fr James Cullen SJ. Includes: correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial, the office of the Archbishop of Dublin, Dr John Charles McQuaid and Fr Seán McCarron SJ of the P.T.A.A.; memoranda concerning minutes of meetings, annual reports and statistics. Also includes edited text on Fr James Cullen SJ and documents relating to indulgences for Pioneers.
Mission office material relating to Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Mission office material relating to Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ including correspondence on support for a Zambia student, announcement of Jesuit deaths, annual report for Jesuit Mission Office (1989) and leaflet for funeral Mass for Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Report by Fr John Henry Newman relating to offences of two students at the University, Molloy and Mulholland. Relates to Molloy leaving the premises without leave.
He was threatened with rustication by John Henry Newman for absconding one night from University House to go to a party.
Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890, Saint, Roman Catholic Cardinal, theologian, and educationist
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).
‘Animadversiones in Relationes pro Studiis Scholasticorum Ordinanis pro Provinciis Angliae et Hiberniae.’ Regulations issued by the Fr General in relation to the studies of scholastics in the English and Irish Provinces. (In Latin).
Wernz, Franz Xavier, 1842-1914, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters. Includes letters concerning:
Report of a debate held in Dublin Corporation on the Charter for the Catholic University
Part of Irish Jesuits
Report of the two days' debate held in Dublin Corporation on the Charter for the Catholic University.
Dublin Corporation, 1661-2002
Letters, reports and copies of newspaper articles on Opus Dei
Letters, reports and copies of newspaper articles on Opus Dei, and an address given by Fr Denis P Kennedy SJ.
Report on the condition of sanitation services to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report on the condition of sanitation services to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
File entitled Missions in Britain 1950s
File entitled Missions in Britain 1950s containing eleven sections: Introductory letter from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ (20 February 1960, 5pp);
Letters, memoranda and reports concerning the various Sodalities
Letters, memoranda and reports concerning the various Sodalities in Irish Jesuit works.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a report on the Chinese mission written in French relating to a suitable mission district for the Irish Jesuit mission in China. Includes a document on the same subject prepared by Fr Tom Cooney SJ.
Memoranda, notes and reports following consultations concerning the future of the 'Irish Monthly'
Memoranda, notes and reports following consultations concerning the future of the Irish Monthly.
Rahan Monastic Site: A conservation plan prepared by Howley Hayes Architects.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Report by Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the Hong Kong mission) on interviews he had in Rome with various officials concerning the future of the Hong Kong mission.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Report on St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Report on St Ignatius' College, Riverview, Sydney by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ.
Dalton, Joseph, 1817-1905, Jesuit priest
Documents related to Sodality history and surveys
File of documents related to Sodality history and surveys. Includes 'Sodality Conference, 1955', 'A Sodality Venture: St Francis Xavier's Boys' Club' by Charles Molony SJ, '350 years - The Irish Sodalities 1598 - 1948' by Rev. E. O'Connor SJ, 'Memorandum on Sodalities of Our Lady in Ireland, 1958', Extracts from 'A History of the Society of Jesus' by Fr William Bagert SJ, 'General report on Irish Sodalities, 1966', 'The Sodality of Our Lady in Ireland', 'Sodalities of Our Lady: Survey: May 1967', 'The Sodality of Our Lady in Ireland in the Nineteenth Century' by Rev. E. O'Connor SJ, 'Report on the present state of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin in Ireland' by T F Ryan SJ, 'Nursing Sodalities', 'Common Sample Commentary Constitution for a Diocesan Sodality Federation', 'Sample Constitution and By- Laws for Union of Adult Sodalities', 'Popes who were Sodalists', calendar of 'Sancti et Beati Sodales Mariani' and record of donations from the sodality to Pope Pius XII, 1954.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Report by Charles Geoghegan, architect regarding the formation of thoroughfares through the Killiney Castle Estate.
Geoghegan, Charles, 1820-1908, architect
Revisors reports of the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Revisors reports of the Chinese mission.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Note by Fr Jerome Mahony SJ, St Mary’s College, Emo, to Br James Barry SJ, relating to the amount of food which should be allowed to individuals on fast days.
Mahony, Jerome, 1889-1956, 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