Photograph of Jesuits at house warming
- IE IJA MSSN/ZAM/105
- Item
- [1930]
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photograph of Jesuits at house warming in Northern Rhodesia [Not Northern Rhodesia, but Irish Jesuits at Hong Kong in 1930s].
Photograph of Jesuits at house warming
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photograph of Jesuits at house warming in Northern Rhodesia [Not Northern Rhodesia, but Irish Jesuits at Hong Kong in 1930s].
Photograph of group of Jesuits talking outside a residence
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photograph of group of Jesuits talking outside a residence in Northern Rhodesia. The car belongs to a Franciscan according to the writing on the reverse of the photograph [Not Northern Rhodesia, but Irish Jesuits at Hong Kong in 1930s].
Financing of the Chikuni mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
File relating to the financing of the Chikuni mission. Contains a letter to Dr Adam Kozlowiecki SJ, Archbishop of Lusaka, from Fr Thomas J. Martin SJ and resume of payments made to the Chikuni mission from 1964-1969.
Martin, Thomas, 1907-1978, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Historiae Domus for houses in the Chikuni Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Historiae Domus for houses forming part of the Chikuni Mission, divided into sections relating to personnel, apostolic and spiritual life and events of import.
Litterae Annuae for the Jesuit houses at Lusaka, Chivuna, Fumbo and Pemba
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
General Annual Histories of the Chikuni Mission with sections on Religious and Intellectual Life, Ministry and Health.
Sketch of a proposed plan for the Father's house, Lusaka
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Revised sketch of a proposed plan for the Father's house, Catholic Church, Lusaka.
Photograph of the mission community, Chikuni
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Photograph of the mission community taken on the occasion of Fr Assistant's visit to Chikuni.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photograph of Fr Patrick J. Walsh SJ receiving the insignia of Officer of the Companion Order of Freedom from His Excellency, the President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda.
Photograph of Fr Kevin Quinn SJ receiving the insignia of Officer of the Companion Order of Freedom
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Photograph of Fr Kevin Quinn SJ receiving the insignia of Officer of the Companion Order of Freedom from His Excellency, the President of Zambia, Kenneth Kaunda.
Statement of expenditure, at the regiment Church, Lusaka
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Statement of expenditure on the Priest's residence at the regiment Church, Lusaka.
Photograph depicting Irish Jesuits in Zambia
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Black and white photograph depicting Irish Jesuits in Zambia. Names are tentatively suggested.
Photograph depicting the Zambia mission community and Father General Fr Pedro Arrupe SJ
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Photograph depicting the Zambia mission community and Father General Pedro Arrupe SJ on the occasion of his visit to Zambia.
Photograph of Frs John Coyne, Daniel Meagher and Joseph McCarthy
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Photograph of Irish Jesuits John Coyne, Daniel Meagher and Joseph McCarthy.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ detailing the literary work he has been engaged in as Scriptor in Tullabeg.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Note concerning the results for Intermediate and Leaving Certificate Irish
Part of Irish Jesuits
Note concerning the results for 1941-1944 in Intermediate and Leaving Certificate Irish.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Programme written in Irish concerning celebrations for the feast of St Patrick
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Programme written in Irish concerning celebrations for the feast of St Patrick.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ enclosing a list of suitable names to take over the editorship of An Timire.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
'Memorandum on Spiritual Needs of Native Irish Speakers in Britain 1958-59'
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'Memorandum on Spiritual Needs of Native Irish Speakers in Britain 1958-59' by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning an article to be censored
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Belvedere College, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ concerning an article to be censored. Refers in a postscript to a selection of prayers to be included in the next edition of the MissaLaurence.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, FÁS, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ describing his activities concerning the inauguration of the Tomás Ághas commemoration year.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his editorship of An Timire
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his editorship of An Timire.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
'Abdul an Bulbul-Aimír' Bionn fíor-chlann an fháid go fíochmhar san ár
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Irish Song entitled 'Abdul an Bulbul-Aimír' Bionn fíor-chlann an fháid go fíochmhar san ár.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial seeking accommodation in Leeson Street
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Belvedere College, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ seeking accommodation in Leeson Street as a result of the demolition of the Ossary and Messenger Office.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin 6 to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Doyle SJ seeking permission to spend a holiday with his cousin and to assist at a family wedding.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
List of corrections [for a book by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ].
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial acknowledging receipt of a letter
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, county Kildare to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ acknowledging receipt of a letter from him.
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, seeking permission to attend the funeral of his cousin
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ seeking permission to attend the funeral of his cousin, Mother M Teresa. Refers to his need for a typewriter to keep up to date with his writing.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial asking permission to attend a golden jubilee
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ asking permission to attend Fr Kehoe's golden jubilee.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ seeking permission to visit his cousin
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ seeking permission to visit his cousin, Mother M. Teresa, St Louis Convent who is dying of cancer.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ concerning a letter he wishes to send to the Editor of the Irish Times in reply to an 'attack' made on Fr Stephen Brown's book.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial seeking permission to visit relatives
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ seeking permission to visit relatives.
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ seeking permission to officiate at a wedding
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Letter from Fr Hurley, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, county Kildare to Fr Socius (acting on behalf of Fr Provincial) seeking permission to officiate at a wedding.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ on his golden jubilee
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ congratulating him on his golden jubilee in the Society.
McGarry, Cecil, 1929-2009, Jesuit priest
Cutting of an article on Fr Joseph Hurley SJ
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Cutting of an article on Fr Joseph Hurley SJ taken from Inniu.
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Dargan SJ congratulating Fr Joseph Hurley SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joe Dargan SJ to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ congratulating him on his sixty years in the Society.
Dargan, Joseph, 1933-2014, Jesuit priest
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Mr Joseph Hurley SJ concerning faults he must correct before progressing to Theology.
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Application by Joseph Hurley SJ for sub-diaconate.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Letter written by Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter written by Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin concerning Fr Joseph Hurley's conduct towards his work and spiritual duties.
Kenny, Patrick, 1889-1973, Jesuit priest
Letter from Timothy Hurley (father of Joseph Hurley) to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Timothy Hurley (father of Joseph Hurley), Rusnacahara NS, Ahakista, Durrus, Bantry, County Cork to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning his son's progress in Tullabeg. Refers to his contribution towards his son's upkeep.
Hurley, Timothy, teacher
Pray card with image of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pray card with image of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Calendars with text from Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Calendars with text from Fr Willie Doyle SJ selected from ‘A Year’s Thoughts’ and note by Mr Christopher J. Dunne.
Cure of Sr Francis Loyola, Convent of Notre Dame, Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Part of Irish Jesuits
Cure of Sr Francis Loyola, Convent of Notre Dame, Tunbridge Wells, Kent attributed to Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Mulderry, Chaplain, 61st General Hospital, Salonica referring to a letter received from [Father Provincial] ‘as
regards your queries I must candidly confess that my evidence (and I told them so in Clonliffe) rests solely an accounts given me by other Chaplains which accounts, rested on rumour...I should have thought the Society would have probed the matter to the bottom’.
Mulderry, John, Roman Catholic priest and chaplain
Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy
Part of Irish Jesuits
Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy in the memory of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Duffy, E, Sergeant
Reprint of the 'Synopsis of the Rubrics and Ceremonies of Holy Mass'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Reprint of the 'Synopsis of the Rubrics and Ceremonies of Holy Mass' by the Fr William Doyle SJ.
Doyle, Willie, 1873-1917, Servant of God, Jesuit priest and chaplain
‘The Daily Mail Bird’s Eye Map of the British Front – Section 1’
Part of Irish Jesuits
‘The Daily Mail Bird’s Eye Map of the British Front – Section 1’ (northern section, scale: 1 inch to 1 mile). Published by the Daily Mail, Carmelite House, London.
The Daily Mail, newspaper, 1896-
Part of Irish Jesuits
Portrait print of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuits
‘A Rondeau for Father Doyle’, Convent of the S[acred] Heart, Vancouver, Canada.
Text of ‘Last thing to be read’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Text of ‘Last thing to be read’ for dinner and supper at the first, second and third day of Triduum.
Catechism in Congolese used by Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catechism in Congolese written by R. Buyate SJ, Louvain used by Fr Willie Doyle SJ with his annotations.
Buyate, R, Jesuit priest
Certificate appointing Fr William Joseph Doyle SJ chaplain to the Forces
Part of Irish Jesuits
Certificate appointing Fr William Joseph Doyle SJ chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, Land Forces, Temporary.
British Army, 1660-
‘Pioneer Pin’ belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Fr Willie Doyle’s ‘Pioneer Pin’.
Card with image entitled ‘Behold this Heart which hath so love men!’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Card with image entitled ‘Behold this Heart which hath so love men!’ given to Fr Willie Doyle SJ by his mother.
‘The Din of Battle- The Story of Father William Doyle, S.J. for Boys’
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‘The Din of Battle- The Story of Father William Doyle, S.J. for Boys’ by Fr Gerald Kelly SJ.
Kelly, Gerald, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Willie Doyle SJ to Fr Charles Farley SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr William Doyle SJ, writing from Stonyhurst College, to Fr Charles Farley SJ. Reports on his search in the archives of the English Province for documents relating to the Irish Province. Undertakes to copy some early nineteenth century letters for Fr Farley.
Doyle, Willie, 1873-1917, Servant of God, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Leaflet in Italian containing prayers to Fr William Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Leaflet in Italian containing prayers to biography of Fr William Doyle SJ.
Doyle, Willie, 1873-1917, Servant of God, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical essay on the centenary of the birth of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Anonymous [ Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ] biographical essay on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Ffrench, Gregory, 1903-1985, Jesuit priest
Small piece of clothing owned by Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Once owned by Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Doyle, Willie, 1873-1917, Servant of God, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Certificate given to Fr Doyle on his first leave of absence from the Front
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten copy of a parchment certificate given to Fr Doyle on his first leave of absence from the Front in 1916. Issued by Major General W.B. Hickie, Commander of the 16th Irish Division, commending his ‘gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on April 27th & 29th’.
Hickie, Sir, William Bernard, 1865-1950, Major General in the British Army
Handwritten copy of memorial scroll issued in the name of the king, George V
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten copy of memorial scroll issued in the name of the king, George V, which commends Fr Doyle for his actions and self-sacrifice during the First World War, and for giving up his life ‘that others might live in freedom’.
George V, King, 1865-1936, King of the United Kingdom
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA to Fr Francis Finegan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA, Department of Medieval History, University College Dublin to Fr Francis Finegan SJ enquiring about the relationship between Dr William Gahan OSA and Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Martin, F. X., 1922-2000, Augustinian, historian and activist
Letter from Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
From Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ in Tullabeg, County Offaly. States that he regrets that the latter did not inform him earlier of his desire that the sale of the chapel at Castletown be deferred. Reports that he has recently moved to the ‘new house’, and complains about the walk he has to make every Sunday to say Mass, given his present ill-health. Asks for some money to be sent over to him, as he is ‘tormented with one little debt or other’.
Gahan, Matthew, 1782-1837, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Patrick Bracken SJ to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man
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From Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, writing from Tullabeg, County Offaly to Fr Gahan in the Isle of Man. Reports on some members of the community in Tullabeg, including Fr Robert Haly and Fr Aylmer, and adds that Fr Esmonde is on his way to Rome. Refers to Fr Gahan’s problems in the Isle of Man in relation to the provision of Mass for Catholics in Douglas, and the question of whether the Bishop would permit this. Asks him to defer the sale of the chapel in Castletown until he (Fr. Bracken) receives a reply from the Fr. General.
Bracken, Patrick, 1795-1867, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ
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From Fr Matthew Gahan SJ in the Isle of Man to Fr Parick Bracken SJ. Discusses the situation of the Jesuit mission on the island, the retention of the chapel and school-house, and the difficult relations that existed between the Society and the Bishop. Refers to his own ill-health. Expresses his desire to have a person to assist him on the mission, but fears that such a move is not financially possible. Announces that he is to sell the chapel in Castletown. Adds that he will not be able to move into the new house in Athol Street the following week as planned. Refers to the departure of his house-keeper and his misfortune in acquiring a new servant who is both Manx and a Methodist.
Gahan, Matthew, 1782-1837, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 20 March 1837
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From Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Discusses the withdrawal of Irish Jesuits from their mission in the Isle of Man, with reference to the financial and logistical operations involved. Refers to the death of Fr Gahan, and the bishop’s reaction to it and to the departure of the Irish Jesuits. Also refers to Fr Aylmer’s reaction. Reports on the situation in Clongowes, and to the small amount of money received in the collections. Hopes that Fr Bracken will make his visitation within the month.
Kenney, Peter J, 1779-1841, Jesuit priest and educator
Letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 5 June 1837
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From Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, writing from Douglas, Isle of Man, to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Refers to books being shipped to and from the island. Reports that he has settled all accounts, including money owed to Mrs Wilson and Dr Youens, and has prepared the way for the new incumbent. Refers to taking out administration to the will and the transfer of the Society’s property, on which two points he awaits instructions. Mentions the Catholics on the island, and their attendance at Mass. Adds that there are rumours that the privileges of the Isle of Man are to be withdrawn, and that it will be united to one of the English Northern Counties.
Aylmer, Charles, 1786-1849, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 28 February 1837
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From Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, in Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Refers to the death of Fr Gahan, and to his estate and debts. Suggests that since the Bishop is to have the whole mission resigned into his hands, he should be responsible for its administration. Refers to the value of the property, including the house and chapel. Asserts that the complete handover of the mission to the Bishop, and the loss to the Society as ‘an injustice’. Reports that he has written to the Bishop about the death of Fr Gahan, and also to explain why it was necessary to open the new chapel. States that some people on the island intend to erect a monument to Fr Gahan’s memory in the chapel.
Aylmer, Charles, 1786-1849, Jesuit priest
Letter from Bishop Briggs to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, 24 March 1836
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Letter from Bishop Briggs, writing from Ushaw College, Durham to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ in the Isle of Man. Writes in relation to the admission to the Sacraments of members of various societies, and advises Gahan in relation to those to exclude (e.g., members of the Knights of St. Patrick), and those not to exclude (e.g., members of the Freemasons).
Briggs, John, 1788-1861, Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley
Letter from Bishop Briggs to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 27 February 1837
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From Bishop Briggs in York to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Thanks him for informing him that the new chapel at Douglas had been used for Mass. Refers to Fr Aylmer’s presence on the island, and undertakes to relieve him as soon as possible. Asks Fr Bracken to forward him a statement in relation to property due to the Society.
Briggs, John, 1788-1861, Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley
Letter from Fr Patrick Bracken SJ to Bishop Briggs, 12 March 1837
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[Copy of letter] from Fr Patrick Bracken SJ to Bishop Briggs, in reply to the latter’s letter of 27 February 1837. Refers to the issue of the opening of the new Chapel, and agrees with the Bishop that it was probably ‘an error of judgment’. Refers to the death of Fr Gahan, and refers to his ill-health and the circumstances which led up to this demise. Praises the dedication and hard work of Fr Gahan, and his service to the Catholic population of the island. Informs the Bishop that it has been decided to place whatever property Fr Gahan possessed at his disposal. Refers to the debts owed now, and the value of the property, and also to Fr Gahan’s last will, which he suggests should be proved, and a legal transfer made. Encloses a copy of a written statement by Fr Gahan in relation to the property (not included).
Bracken, Patrick, 1795-1867, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 10 December 1835
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From Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Announces that he will not be able to go to Tullabeg that year. Reports on the situation in Clongowes, and on the various Jesuits residents there. Reports also on the Jesuit mission in the Isle of Man, where Fr Aylmer stopped for a time to assess the situation. Refers to the debate on the question of whether the mission there should be retained by the Irish Jesuits, and also to the opening of a new chapel in Douglas.
Kenney, Peter J, 1779-1841, Jesuit priest and educator
Letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 7 January 1836
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Letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Discusses the situation regarding the Isle of Man mission. Reports that Fr Aylmer believes that it should be retained, and a trustee appointed. Outlines Aylmer’s suggestions on the matter.
Kenney, Peter J, 1779-1841, Jesuit priest and educator
Letter from Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 27 January 1837
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From Fr Matthew Gahan SJ in the Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ in Tullabeg. Declares that he would not think he should cross the Channel (back to Ireland) in his current state of health, and furthermore that he would only leave if the person who was to supply for him had been there for a time. Refers to the debts owed by him to various people. States that he would rather ‘die in a ditch’ before yielding to ‘a Judas like trick on the part of Dr Briggs [Bishop of the Northern District]’.
Gahan, Matthew, 1782-1837, Jesuit priest
Letter from Bishop John Briggs, 13 December 1835
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
From Bishop Briggs to [ ]. Thanks the latter for his letter detailing his visit to the Isle of Man, and gives permission for the new chapel at Douglas to be used for divine service, on certain conditions. Wishes also to have a written assurance from ‘Dr. Kenny’ to the effect that the conditions would be complied with.
Briggs, John, 1788-1861, Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley
Letter from Bishop Briggs to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 28 April 1837
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From Bishop Briggs in York to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Refers to the latter’s two previous letters, of 14 April and 12 March. Reports that Fr Aylmer and Dr Youens have corresponded on the subject of the property and debts of the Mission. Also reports that he has been attempting to secure someone to relieve Fr Aylmer on the island.
Briggs, John, 1788-1861, Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley
Letter from Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 2 January 1837
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From Fr Matthew Gahan SJ in the Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ in Tullabeg, County Offaly. Complains that the latter’s request that ‘the place in Castletown’ not be sold was untimely, and announces that he is to rent it out. Believes that the mission should be given up, but does not think it possible. Refers to his bad health, and asserts that he believes that he is ‘very soon to meet death’. Also refers to the bad state of the chapel. Asserts that he would rather be dismissed from the Society, which, he believes, has been betrayed, than ‘be made the foot ball of any Vicar Apostolic’.
Gahan, Matthew, 1782-1837, Jesuit priest
'The Story of the Catholic Church in the Isle of Man'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photocopy from a book entitled 'The Story of the Catholic Church in the Isle of Man' by Rev. William S. Dempsey concerning Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Dempsey, William S, priest
'Fr Myles MacPharlan, P.P. Predecessor of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Unpublished text by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ entitled 'Fr Myles MacPharlan, P.P. Predecessor of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ'.
Laheen, Kevin A, 1919-2019, Jesuit priest
Letter from Peter McGrath to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Peter McGrath, Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning a law that has been passed by the legislature of the island regulating marriage. Remarks that it requires a proprietor or trustee of a building used as a Catholic church to seek a licence from the Governor to celebrate a marriage. Asks Fr Aylmer to organise this for him with the proprietor/trustee of the chapel on the Isle of Man.
McGrath, Peter, priest
Photographs taken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ on the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Album containing photographs taken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ of the exterior and interior of the Church of St Mary's (formerly St Francis Xavier's), Castletown, Isle of Man, the Church of St Francis Xavier in Douglas (now the Bank of the Isle of Man), the church and garden of the present parish church in Douglas, the grave yard at Kirk Bradden and Fr Gahan's grave, a monument to Fr MacPharlan and various photographs of the Nunnery Estate.
Laheen, Kevin A, 1919-2019, Jesuit priest
Printed circular on behalf of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Printed circular on behalf of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ appealing for funds to raise a second chapel and school on the Isle of Man.
Altering part of the Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of specifications for altering part of the Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas to be used as a dwelling house by Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Letting of stables under the Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Document signed by William Quiggin and Robert Quiggin concerning the letting of stables under the Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas and an adjustment in the amount of rent due. Refers to the rent on the room used by Fr Gahan as a kitchen.
Quiggin and Co. Ltd, rope makers and timber merchants, 1821
Insurance policy for the Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Insurance policy issued by the Sun Fire Office in Fr Gahan's name for the large building (called the Club Room), Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Sun Fire Office, 1706-1996
Subscribers to the New Chapel in Douglas, Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Account book detailing subscribers names and subscription amounts to the New Chapel in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Plan of the chapel in the Isle of Man
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Plan of the chapel erected by Fr Matthew Gahan SJ in the Isle of Man.
Bill from the Isle of Man Steam Packet company for goods freighted
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Bill made out to Rev Charles Aylmer SJ from the Isle of Man Steam Packet company for goods freighted.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, 1830-
Agreement for property under the old Club Room, Athol Street
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Parties:
Rev. Matthew J. Gahan SJ and Robert Kay.
Property:
House situated under the old Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man in the occupation of Moses Kennedy.
Terms & Conditions:
Yearly rent of £6
Letter praising Fr Gahan's work as a priest on the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from The Mona Herald and General Advertiser from Alex Oswald to the Editor praising Fr Gahan and his work as a Catholic priest on the Isle of Man.
Letter from Fr Robert Haly SJ to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
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Letter from Fr Robert Haly SJ, Clongowes Wood, Kildare to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ concerning Fr Gahan's will. Remarks that as one of the legatees named in the will he agrees to assign any property he is entitled to, to Dr. Briggs.
Haly, Robert, 1796-1882, Jesuit priest
Letter from Thomas Penswick, Bishop of Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Thomas Penswick, Bishop of Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Catholic Chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man concerning rent money due to General Goldie for the chapel and garden occupied by Fr Matthew Gahan. Remarks that General Goldie is anxious to have the amount paid.
Penswick, Thomas, 1772-1836, Roman Catholic Bishop
Memorandum of Agreement for premises in Athol Street, Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Parties:
William Steel, Douglas and Thomas Crelly, Douglas.
Property:
Premises in Athol Street lately used as a Theatre.
Terms & conditions:
In consideration of a sum of £680 to be paid in instalments.
Sale of the Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Parties:
John Cowle and his wife Elizabeth Cowle and Thomas Callow and his wife Jane Callow to Thomas Crelly.
Property:
Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas.
Terms & Conditions:
£680
Lease for property known as the old Club Room, Athol Street
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Parties:
Rev. Matthew Joseph Gahan SJ and Thomas Redfern.
Property:
Stables, yard and dwelling house known as the old Club Room, Athol Street, Douglas, Isle of Man.
Terms & Conditions
For a term of 5 years at a yearly rent of £15 to be paid on 12 November and 12 May.
Lease for Club room, Athol Street, Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Parties:
Thomas Crelly, Painter, Douglas, Isle of Man and his wife Margaret Crelly and Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Property:
Large house known as the Club Room, yard, stables, offices and buildings, Athol Street, Douglas.
Terms & Conditions:
In consideration of a sum of £600.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of names [subscribers] to the new chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man.