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Mission material relating to Fr Walter O'Connor SJ

File of mission material relating to Fr Walter O'Connor SJ. Includes passport photographs, photographs, personal record, rough notes on coloured slides for the ordination of the first Tongan priest, Fr Dominic Nchete (15 August 1952); extract from a letter of Fr O'Connor SJ (28 March 1952) and homilies.

Obituary notices of brothers of the Society by Fr Charles Farley SJ

File containing the obituaries of brothers of the Society by Fr Charles Farley SJ.
Name Year of Death
Boyle, Robert 1878
Bowe, John 1883
Brady, Lawrence 1895
Curry, Thomas 1893
Dempsey, James 1904
Frayne, William 1895
Gallagher, Thomas 1865
Killian, Patrick 1894
Leny, Francis 1906
McHugh, James 1872
Monaghan, Bryan 1865
Nolan, Michael 1870
Pexton, John 1904
Rorke, James 1883
Rogan, John 1886
Short, John 1887
Scott, John 1894
Spiteri, Salvator 1871
Temple, Patrick 1890
Zanti, Francis 1851

Correspondence concerning Madame Regina Łukasiewicz’s accusations of the theft of her late husband’s papers

  • IE IJA J/10/111
  • File
  • 18 July 1956 - 30 December 1957

    • Part of Irish Jesuits

Correspondence concerning Madame Regina Łukasiewicz’s accusations of the theft of her late husband’s papers by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and Prof. E. O'Doherty of U.C.D. (her late husband was Jan Łukasiewicz, Professor of Mathematical Logic at the Royal Irish Academy (a special professorship) ). Madame Łukasiewicz was suffering from ‘paranoid psychosis with delusions of persecution’ and was admitted to St Vincent’s Private Mental Home for a number of weeks until Fr Gwynn helped to arrange her removal to the house of her nephew in England. The papers had in actual fact, been deposited by herself in the R.I.A. Library in 1956. Documents include:

  • copies of letters sent by Madame Łukasiewicz to the Taoiseach and the Commissioner of the Gardai stating her case and seeking help with living expenses and the return of her husband’s manuscripts (15 and 18 July 1957, 2 items, 2pp each);
  • letter from the Slavic Assistant in Rome to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ (8 December 1957, 2pp);
  • statement of Fr Gwynn made for the Provincial explaining his ‘connection with the sad history of Madame Regina Łukasiewicz’ (11 December 1957, 4pp);
  • statements of Dr Mary Sullivan and Dr John Malone on the mental health Madame Lukasiewicza (13, 16 December 1957, 4pp);
  • statement by Dr Farrington, Librarian and Assistant Secretary, R.I.A. (13 December 1957, 1p.);
  • copy of statement made by solicitor Arthur Cox ‘acting as Madame Lukasiewicza’s legal advisor’ for the Provincial (16 December 1957, 1p.);
  • letter to Fr Gwynn from Fr Stanislaus Wawryn SJ (Polish Provincial) (23 December 1957, 1p.);
  • letter to the Provincial from the Society’s Curia in Rome (26 December 1957, 1p.);
  • copy of letter of Taoiseach Éamon de Valera to Fr Gwynn on the matter, in which he states ‘I know that since Prof. and Madame Lukasiewicz came here you have been one of their kindest friends…I regret very much that you should be subject to the annoyance which these charges cause you; and I would be glad to assist in any way in making it known, to any one who may be concerned, that I regard these charges as altogether without foundation and, indeed, in the circumstances, as outrageous’ (30 December 1957, 1p.).

Fr Thomas J O'Donnell SJ

File relating to Fr Thomas J O'Donnell SJ including memorial card, photographs, catalogue entries, application to join the Society and correspondence relating to his time spent in India and at Vatican Radio.

O'Donnell, Thomas J, 1906-1983, Jesuit priest

Fr Paul P O'Dea SJ

Material relating to Fr Paul P O'Dea SJ, including his mother's (Mrs Bridget O'Dea) will.

O'Dea, Paul P, 1894-1972, Jesuit priest

Fr Patrick O'Donoghue SJ

Catalogue entry for Fr Patrick O’Donoghue SJ (1930) and copy of 'Vade Mecum', inscribed with ‘Rev. P. C. O’ Donoghue SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin’. Includes silk bookmark - Fr Purcell and calling card for Rev. P. C. O’ Donoghue SJ (1911).

O'Donoghue, Patrick, 1885-1949, Jesuit priest

Mission material relating to Fr Kevin O'Dwyer SJ

  • IE IJA J/329/4
  • File
  • 17 April 1947 - April 1987

    • Part of Irish Jesuits

File of mission material relating to Fr Kevin O'Dwyer SJ. Includes passport, passport photographs, photographs, personal record, announcement of deate, memorial card, obituary, newspapers articles, and correspondence between Fr O'Dwyer and Frs Thomas J. Martin and Vincent Murphy, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, Ireland.

Material relating to Fr Andrew O'Farrell SJ

Material relating to Fr Andrew O'Farrell SJ, including letter from Fr Willie Doyle SJ introducing Andrew O'Farrell to Fr Provincial (1913), catalogue entry (1930), memorial card and obituary.

Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ

Material relating to Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries.

O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priest

Br James O'Grady SJ

Obituary for Br James O'Grady SJ.

O'Grady, James J, 1858-1943, Jesuit brother

Mr Michael Hegarty SJ

Memorial card for Mr Michael Hegarty SJ.

Hegarty, Michael, 1904-1930, Jesuit scholastic

Material relating to Fr Henry O'Brien SJ

File of material relating to Fr Henry O'Brien SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia regarding his years spent in Arizona, obituary, personal record and application to join the Society.

Fr Michael A O’Grady SJ

File of materiel relating to Fr Michael A O’Grady SJ which includes retreat notes, correspondence regarding possible cause of Fr O'Grady after his death (4 August 1970-2 June 1972, 9 items). Inlcudes notes by Fr O'Grady concerning the wishes pf Anthony Lalor to bequeath a sumo of money to tHe Society. Includes 'Doctor of Laws', from NUI.

O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest

Mr Michael O'Kelly SJ

Memorial card for Mr Michael O'Kelly SJ.

O'Kelly, Michael, 1923-1955, Jesuit scholastic

Fr Augustine O'Kelly SJ

Catalogue entry and obituary for Fr Augustine O'Kelly SJ.

O'Kelly, Augustine, 1876-1950, Jesuit priest

Fr William J O'Leary SJ

File relating to the death of Fr William J O'Leary SJ - obituaries in newspaper, in 'Royal Astronomical Society' by Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ (1940), and the O'Leary clock in the Smithsonian museum.

O'Leary, William J, 1869-1939, Jesuit priest

Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ

File of material relating to Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and application to join the Society.

O'Higgins, Pearse, 1916-1976, Jesuit priest

Photographs of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ visiting Milltown Park, Dublin

Photographs of Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ visiting Milltown Park, Dublin, with Archbishop John Charles McQuaid and with the Jesuit community at Milltown Park, Dublin by Lensmen photographer (with Frs Tony Geoghegan, Michael Mac Greil, William White).

Not Fr Browne photographs.

Lensmen, photographer, 1952-

Br James O'Neill SJ

Catalogue entry for Br James O'Neill SJ.

O'Neill, James, 1901-1958, Jesuit brother

Fr Michael J O'Reilly SJ

Material relating to Fr Michael J O'Reilly SJ, including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and application to join the Society.

O'Reilly, Michael J, 1909-1975, Jesuit priest

Fr Frank O'Riordan SJ

Catalogue entries for Fr Frank O'Riordan SJ.

O'Riordan, Frank, 1897-1954, Jesuit priest

Material relating to Fr Donal O'Sullivan SJ

Material relating to Fr Donal O'Sullivan SJ including correspondence relating to his appointment to the Arts Council (1960). Includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, memorial card and application to join the Society.

Fr Thomas F O'Sullivan SJ

Material relating to Fr Thomas F O'Sullivan SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, memorial card and application to join the Society.

O'Sullivan, Thomas F, 1908-1983, Jesuit priest

Br James Owens SJ

Material relating to Br Jimmy Owens SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, and application to join the Society.

Photograph of Fr Cyril Power SJ, Br Jimmy Owens SJ and Marcella (Smith) Hargrove outside the castle at Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare (June 1967). With note from Fr Charlie Davy SJ (12 February 2019).

Owens, James, 1913-1978, Jesuit brother

Fr John Norton SJ

Photocopies of obituary for Fr John Norton SJ, and mounted studio portrait photograph of Fr Norton SJ, by Chancellor photographers.

Norton, John, 1821-1898, Jesuit priest

Fr Frederick Paye SJ

Material relating to Fr Frederick Paye SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, ordination card and application to join the Society.

Paye, Frederick, 1895-1972, Jesuit priest

Fr Gerard P Perrott SJ

  • IE IJA J/356
  • File
  • 22 June 1926-20 September 1985

    • Part of Irish Jesuits

Material relating to Fr Gerard P Perrott SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, memorial card and application to join the Society.

Perrott, Gerard P, 1909-1985, Jesuit priest

Fr Cyril Peyton SJ

Catalogue entry for Fr Cyril Peyton SJ (1950), letter from Fr Peyton to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ, seeking a return to Ireland from Australia (1952), and memorial card.

Peyton, Cyril, 1911-1955, Jesuit priest

Fr Michael Phelan SJ

Catalogue entry for Fr Michael Phelan SJ.

Phelan, Michael, 1854-1932, Jesuit priest

Fr Hugh Pidcock SJ

Obituary for Fr Hugh Pidcock SJ.

Pidcock, Hugh, 1839-1919, Jesuit priest

Fr Joseph Polk SJ

Obituary for Fr Joseph Polk SJ.

Polk, Josef, 1820-1914, Jesuit priest

Fr Laurence Potter SJ

Catalogue entry (1930) and obituary for Fr Laurence Potter SJ (1934).

Potter, Laurence, 1872-1934, Jesuit priest

Fr Edmund Power SJ

Catalogue entry (1930) and obituary for Fr Edmund Power SJ (1953).

Power, Edmund, 1878-1953, Jesuit priest

Fr Patrick Power SJ

Catalogue entry (1930) for Fr Patrick Power SJ.

Power, Patrick, 1867-1931, Jesuit priest

Br James Priest SJ

Memorial card and obituaries for Br James Priest SJ.

Priest, James, 1884-1965, Jesuit brother

Fr Michael Quinlan SJ

Catalogue entry and memorial card for Fr Michael Quinlan SJ.

Quinlan, Michael, 1887-1956, Jesuit priest

Fr George Redington Roche SJ

Catalogue entry and obituary for Fr George Roche SJ. Book by Fr Roche entitled ‘The Divinity of Jesus Christ’ (1916) published by the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, Dublin. Taken from the Jesuit community library, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin (November 2012).

Roche, George Redington, 1869-1953, Jesuit priest

Fr Mark Quigley SJ

Correspondence from Fr Mark Quigley SJ to his Irish Provincial, and catalogue records.

Quigley, Mark, 1897-1980, Jesuit priest

‘New Testament’

‘New Testament’ in Irish by Fr McGrath SJ. With brown paper which indicates that ‘Book Proofs' for final correction by Fr John Hyde SJ. This set of proofs contains many minor corrections as well as some important ones.

McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar

Br John Pexton SJ

Obituary for Br John Pexton SJ, and for Br James Dempsey SJ.

Pexton, John, 1821-1904, Jesuit brother

Br Eugene Duffy SJ

Copy of obituary for Br Eugene Duffy SJ.

Duffy, Eugene, 1841-1897, Jesuit brother

Br Hubert Rice SJ

Brief biographical details on Br Hubert I Rice SJ.

Rice, H Ignatius, 1908-1960, Jesuit brother

Fr Brian J Riordan SJ

Biographical details on Fr Brian J Riordan SJ.

Riordan, Brian J, 1907-1985, Jesuit priest

File relating to Fr John Purcell SJ

File relating to Fr John Purcell SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, and memorial card.

Br Vincent Robinson SJ

File relating to Br Vincent Robinson SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, and memorial card.

Robinson, Vincent, 1943-1982, Jesuit brother

Biographical information on Fr Doyle

Biographical information on Fr Doyle including a copy of his birth certificate and memorial card.

Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-

Spiritual diaries belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ

  • IE IJA J/2/85
  • File
  • 31 March 1895 - 25 July 1917

    • Part of Irish Jesuits

Diaries in notebook and copybook form, belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ which documents his spiritual thoughts, confessions, resolutions and retreats notes, list of mortifications. Some are contemporaneous with his time as a chaplain in WWI, which he alludes to. Inserts comprise loose documents in the form of notes, prayers and letters (July 1908; 5 November 1911 - 16 April 1916) addressed to ‘My dear Child; My dearest Child’.

J2/85 (16) - notebook for conscreation of the Sacred Heart, signed in Fr Doyle's blood.

Fr William R Prendergast SJ

A file relating to Fr William R Prendergast SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and an album of black and white photographs (Jesuit life, villa, school and family photographs (1916-1950).

Prendergast, William R, 1906-1971, Jesuit priest

Fr Redmond F Roche SJ

File relating to Fr Redmond F Roche SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and (57) photographs of Jesuits, on holiday, plays, and outdoor scenes (some of the same photographs are in the papers of Fr William R Prendergast SJ, IE IJA J/365).

Roche, Redmond F, 1904-1983, Jesuit priest

Br John K Rogers SJ

File relating to Br John K Rogers SJ, including application to join the Society, catalogue entries, and memorial card.

Rogers, John K, 1905-1976, Jesuit brother

Mission material relating to Fr Joseph McCarthy SJ

  • IE IJA J/277/2
  • File
  • 20 June 1950 - 7 March 1986

    • Part of Irish Jesuits

File of mission material relating to Fr Joseph McCarthy SJ. Includes passport, passport photographs, personal details, obituary, next of kin details, account of Fr McCarthy’s death (13 January 1986), Curriculum Vitae, and correspondence between Fr McCarthy and Frs Thomas Martin and Vincent Murphy, Jesuit Missions, 20 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.

Correspondence relating to Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s life-long friend Fr Thomas J. Fullerton

Correspondence relating to Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s life-long friend Fr Thomas J. Fullerton. Includes:
– letters from Fr Fullerton to Fr Gwynn (17 September 1971 – 1975, 3 items);
– note to Fr Gwynn from Gearoid Cr[ookes], Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2, following Fr Fullerton’s death in 1976, enclosing four letters Fr Gwynn wrote to Fr Fullerton from 1916 and 1932. Includes references to Fr Gwynn’s brother Edward Lucius’ departure for Australia, his brother Denis (a soldier who had just been gazetted to the 5th Munsters at the Curragh) (18 November 1916, 4pp), political and social events at home and academic life in U.C.D. (16 April 1932, 2pp).

Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic

Genealogical notes compiled and collected by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ on his family

A file of genealogical notes compiled and collected by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ on his family. Includes letters, from Margaret Ryan, 14 Grand Street, Pokepsie, New York, U.S.A. to Fr Corcoran concerning other relatives in America (18 October 1931), Rody Dwan, Lisnagonoge, Thurles, County Tipperary (1 June 1915) and John D Corcoran, Williamsport, Ohio, U.S.A. (24 January 1929) ; genealogical notes on Corcoran of Clontaffe, parish of Killea (1766-1842) and of Honeymount, parish of Rathnaveoge, Ikerrin (1855-1929) and Curraduff, parish of Killea, Ikerrin, (1855-1929), 1p; copies made by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ of family relatives in census material, 1821, 6 June 1841, at the Public Record Office, Dublin, (16 April 1916, 24 December 1917), 2pp; copies of originals at Lisnagonoge, Thurles, County Tipperary (25 August 1915), 1p; notes by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ from the Public Record Office, Dublin (March 1914) on the numbers of peoples in townlands related to him - Rathnaveoge, Honeymount, Gurteen in 1821 census; inscription in Monsea burial ground and photocopies of newspaper clippings (1911).

Br John Ronan SJ

File relating to Br John Ronan SJ, including biographical information and catalogue entry.

Ronan, John 1893-1979, Jesuit brother

Letter from Dr Patrick Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, writing from Kilkenny, to Fr William Ronan SJ

Letter from Dr Patrick Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, writing from Kilkenny, to Fr Ronan. States that the work in which the latter is engaged ‘cannot be aided by the Executors of the late Mr. Devereux’, and that ‘there is no fund available which the Executors could apply to [his] charitable undertaking.’ Accompanied by an envelope addressed to Fr Brown in Gardiner Street, with a note which reads: ‘a courteous! letter from Dr Moran - Abp Sydney’.

Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney

Letter from Sr Mary Francis Bridgeman of the Sisters of Mercy, relating to her experiences in the Crimean War

Letter from Sr Mary Francis Bridgeman of the Sisters of Mercy, to unknown bishop/archbishop. Relates her experiences of travelling to, and working in, British military hospitals with other Irish Catholic nuns in the Crimea (Scutari and Koulali) when Florence Nightingale was in charge there. States that she writes at the instigation of Frs Molony and Ronan. Refers to the bad relations that existed between the nuns and Nightingale, and the charges of proselytism laid against the former.

Bridgeman, Mother Mary Francis, 1813-1888, Sister of Mercy nun

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