List of the Rectors of the Irish College in Poitiers
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Handwritten list of the Rectors of the Irish College in Poitiers, 1674-1762, by Fr John MacErlan SJ.
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List of the Rectors of the Irish College in Poitiers
Handwritten list of the Rectors of the Irish College in Poitiers, 1674-1762, by Fr John MacErlan SJ.
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Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Poitiers
Handwritten index cards by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College in Poitiers, 1674-1762.
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Transcript of a letter from the Royal Council of Spain
Transcript by Fr John MacErlean SJ, of a letter from the Royal Council of Spain concerning the studies, government and aims of the Irish College in Santiago de Compostela, 9 March 1613
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List of the Rectors of the Irish College in Santiago de Compostela
List by Fr John MacErlean SJ of the Rectors of the Irish College in Santiago de Compostela, 15 April 1613 - [ ] 1776
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Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Santiago de Compostela
Handwritten pages by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College in Santiago de Compostela, 1691-1767
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Visitations made to the Irish College in Santiago de Compostela
A file of typescripts by Fr John MacErlean SJ of descriptions of visitations made to the Irish College in Santiago de Compostela, 14 June 1618-8 July 1692.
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Transcripts by Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning the Irish College in Seville
A file of transcripts by Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning the Irish College in Seville [ ] 1612 - 10 July 1649. Most of the transcripts were made from originals in the Archives of the Irish College Salamanca (now in Maynooth University). Includes transcripts relating to the origins of the Irish College in Seville.
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Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Seville
Handwritten cards by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College Irish College in Seville, 1620-1767.
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Consultation about the Irish College in Seville and its affairs
Typescript copy (with pencil annotations by Fr John MacErlean SJ) about the Irish College in Seville and its affairs, [1635]-[1655] (Archivo Historico Nacional - Section de Clero, leg o. 299, J).
Irish College, Santiago de Compostela
The Irish Jesuit College at Santiago de Compostela was established in 1605. Fr Thomas White SJ (1558-1622) founded Salamanca and went on to become Vice-Rector (for diplomatic reasons the title of Rector was held by a Spanish Jesuit) successively at Santiago (1612) and Seville (1619).
Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Salamanca
Handwritten notes by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College in Salamanca, [ ] April 1603 - [ ] 1767
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Notes complied by Fr John MacErlean SJ on the Irish College in Salamanca
Various notes complied by Fr John MacErlean SJ on the Irish College in Salamanca.
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List of Rectors of the Irish College in Salamanca
List of Rectors of the Irish College in Salamanca, 27 August 1592-3 April 1767
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List of deceased Rectors of the Irish College in Salamanca
Brief list of deceased Rectors of the Irish College in Salamanca, 1646-[1790].
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List of alumni in the Irish College, in Salamanca who entered the Society
List of alumni in the Irish College, in Salamanca who entered the Society.
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The Irish Jesuit College at Rome was established in 1628.
Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Rome
Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ entitled 'Odd Papers and Notes from Rome and Spain.'
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Key dates in the history of the Irish College in Rome
Brief notes of key dates in the history of the Irish College in Rome compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Rectors of the Irish College in Rome
A file relating to the Rectors of the Irish College in Rome by Fr John MacErlan SJ, 1 January 1628 - 6 December 1769. Includes biographical details.
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List of students in the Irish College, Rome
List of students in the Irish College, Rome compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Lecture on the Irish College in Rome
Notes by Fr John MacErlean SJ for a lecture on the Irish College in Rome (not delivered).
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Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Rome
Handwritten entries by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College in Rome, 1635-1773, and a notebook on letters of interest in Rome, Italy, and whether to photograph or copy.
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Cardinal Marefoschi's visitation of the Irish College in Rome
Marefoschi, Mario Compagnoni, and Clement. 1772. Relazione della visita apostolica del Collegio Ibernese. Roma: Nella stamperia di Marco Pagliarini.
Publication concerning Cardinal Marefoschi's visitation of the Irish College in Rome presented to Pope Clement XIV. Includes a Papal document of 20 September 1773 placing the college in new hands (the Society had been suppressed the month before). Includes two short MSS bound into the text. The book is annotated in pencil by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ, with inserts by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on the history of the Irish College in Rome
A file of notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on the history of the Irish College in Rome.
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List of names relating to the Irish College in Lisbon
Handwritten list of names occurring in the letters of 1592 relating to the Irish College in Lisbon, by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Catalogues for Jesuits at the Irish College in Lisbon
Handwritten index cards by Fr John MacErlan SJ of the catalogues (Catalogus Brevis) for Jesuits at the Irish College in Lisbon, 1608-17545.
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List of Masses said by obligation in the chapel of the Irish College in Lisbon
List of Masses said by obligation in the chapel of the Irish College in Lisbon, [1671-1705], by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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List of students who studied in Irish Colleges abroad
Notes on students who studied in Irish Colleges abroad, including Lisbon, 1617-1867, by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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List of students and their progress
List of students and their progress in their studies and Holy Orders,11 June 1615-21 March 1682; 24 September 1736, by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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‘The Society of Jesus in Ireland before the Suppression (1540-1773)’ by Fr John MacErlean SJ
Extract from the 'Irish Jesuit Directory' entitled ‘The Society of Jesus in Ireland before the Suppression (1540-1773)’ by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Transcripts in Italian made by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources, concerning the Suppression and preservation of the Society of Jesus. Includes:
– extract of a published document dating from 1773 ‘Frederic II to his agent in Rome, giving reasons why he wishes to preserve the Jesuits in his states’ and
– ‘Lettera del Cardinale Cristoforo Migazzi Arcivescovo di Vienna alla Santità di N.S. Papa Clemente XIV’ (3pp).
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Extract from The Parliamentary Register - William Fletcher, M.P. for Tralee
Typescript by Fr John MacErlean SJ of an extract from The Parliamentary Register (Vol. XV, 1795, p. 324) concerning a speech mentioning the Society of Jesus, by William Fletcher, M.P. for Tralee, 4 May 1795.
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List of those professed of the four vows in the Society, between 1541-1705
List of those professed of the four vows in the Society, between 1541 and 1705.
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List of admissions to the Society from 1556 onwards
List of admissions by Fr John MacErlean SJ, to the Society from 1556 onwards, with some biographical information (mainly dates of entry, profession of fourth vows, death etc.) (45pp). Includes:
– list of the Rectors of the Irish College, Salamanca, from its foundation in 1592 to 1871 (1p);
– lists of Jesuits of the Old Society and their date and place of death/departure (c15pp) and
– extracts from catalogues of various Provinces (c20pp).
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‘Catalogue of Early Irish Jesuits with dates of deaths’
‘Catalogue of Early Irish Jesuits with dates of deaths’ compiled in a diary by Fr John MacErlean SJ (1922), and list of Irish Jesuits in Ireland in 1640 by Fr Francis Finegan SJ (4pp).
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Letters from various academics and clergy to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ mainly informing him of additional sources of information concerning his research on the Irish in the West Indies in the seventeenth century. Includes:
Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Brennan SJ
Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Brennan SJ, compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Documents concerning Fr John Meagh SJ. Includes biographical notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ (n.d., 16pp), ‘De P. Joanne Meagh authore P.F. Antonio Bruodino in Propugnaculo. 1669’ (4pp) and letter from Fr Leopold Škarka SJ, with notes from Prague, Czechoslovakia (21 September 1930).
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'Father Philip O'Reilly Missioner in French Guiana in the Last Century'
Printed extract from an unknown journal, entitled 'Father Philip O'Reilly Missioner in French Guiana in the Last Century' (n.d., 19pp) by Fr John MacErlean SJ and a partial draft/typescript of same by MacErlean (n.d., 5pp).
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Biographical material on Fr Richard Conway SJ
Biographical material on Fr Richard Conway SJ. Includes 'P. Richard Conway SJ (1573 – 1626)' by Fr John MacErlean SJ, in 13 parts, being extracts from 'The Irish Monthly', February 1923 to February 1924, bound together in one hardcover volume (74pp) and bound extract from the 'Irish Jesuit Directory', 'Fr Richard Conway SJ 1573 – 1626. Abbreviated from the account published by Fr John MacErlean, S.J. in the Irish Monthly, 1923 – 24. (n.d., 17pp).
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Notes on Richard Fleming SJ and Michael Godinez SJ
Photocopies of biographical notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Richard Fleming SJ (3pp) and Michael P. Godinez SJ (2pp) (Michael Wadding).
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Biographical notes on Ambrose, John, Luke, Michael, Peter, Thomas and Walter Wadding
Biographical notes on Ambrose, John, Luke, Michael, Peter, Thomas and Walter Wadding compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Irish Jesuits in Foreign Missions From 1574 to 1773
Pamphlet entitled 'Irish Jesuits in Foreign Missions From 1574 to 1773' by Fr John MacErlean SJ (n.d., 14pp) and typescript of same, consisting of brief biographical sketches of the following 41 Irish Jesuits:
Brazil:
Thomas Field (1549 – 1626);
Richard Cary or Carew (1619 – 1696);
Ruperto de Campos (Robert Field) (1637 – 1712);
Thomas Lynch (1685 – 1761);
William Lynch (1712 – 1774);
Canada:
John William Butler (1703 – ?);
Goa:
James Grace (1644 – 1673);
Francis Skerret (1683 – 1721);
James Alyward (17?? – 17??)
Mexico:
Michael Wadding (1586 – 1644);
John Vasquez (1631 – 16?);
Stephen Font (de la Fuente) (1631 – 1673);
Cornelius Guillereag (MacGiolla Riabhaigh) (1635 – 1671);
John Munoz (Muñoz de Burgos) (1645 – 1700);
Thomas Butler (1722 – 1790);
Thomas Arsdekin (1721 – 1767);
Joseph Arsdekin (1743 – 1788);
Nuevo Reino:
Francis Lea (1605 – 1675);
Ruperto de Acuna (Kyne?) (1620 – 1675);
Thomas Lewis (1648 – 1721);
Paraguay:
Thomas Field (1549 – 1626);
Thomas Browne (1656 – 1717);
William Leny or de Leny (Delaney?) (1692 – 1769);
Thaddeus Enis (? – 1769);
Andrew Stritch (17? – 1773);
Thomas William Browne (? – ?);
Ignatius Walter (1625 – 1672);
Maurice Ophelan (1693 – 1772);
Michael Lynch (1701 – 17??);
John Brand (1712 – 17(62));
James Woulfe (1724 – 1783);
Philippine Islands:
John Baptist (1581 – 1630);
Francis O'Driscoll (1630 – 1682);
Richard O'Callaghan (1728 – 1807);
Charles O’Dwyer (1729 – 1772);
West Indies:
John Stritch (1616 – 1681);
John O'Daly (1663 – 1738);
James Galway (1655 – 1732);
Roger(?) Maguire (Louis de Magloire) (1701 – 17??) and
Philip O'Reilly (1719 – 1775).
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Biographical notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Frs David Woulfe, Paschase Broët and Charles Lea.
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Notes on the Jesuits in Cashel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century
Notes made by Frs John MacErlean and Francis Finegan on the Jesuits in Cashel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century. Includes drafts of a typescript ‘The Jesuit School at Cashel - 1620’ (n.d., 1p. and 2pp).
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Notes on the Jesuits in Drogheda, County Louth in the seventeenth century
Notes made by Fr John MacErlean SJ and Fr Fergus O’Donoghue SJ, (Irish Province Archivist 1986 - 2019)) on the Jesuits in Drogheda, County Louth in the seventeenth century.
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Historia Domus for St Ignatius, Galway
Lined notebook 'COLL S. IGNATII, HIST. DOM.' (House history for St. Ignatius College, Galway) Historia Domus, with handwritten entries which record important dates in the history of the church, college and community in Galway. At the start, it lists the instructions for the ‘Scriptores Historiae Domus’. Reports on number of confessions for each year, the Men’s Sodality and the Apostleship of Prayer. Lists the members of the community for each academic year and records the arrival of new members and the departure of the old, as well as last vows, illnesses, deaths and funerals. Details building work carried out to the buildings and new sport pitches and includes a photograph of such work in 1939. The renovations to the roof and the boiler are described as are the cost of work done, the craftsmen and architects involved etc. Relevant references are made to weather conditions and current affairs, including the reopening of the school ‘which had been suspended for 3 years (1929), ‘War declared. Invasion of Poland’ (1939), fourth centenary of the Society of Jesus (1941), ‘Around this time, the presence of a strange cat was felt (“perceived is better word”) in various parts of the house... she was caught, but escaped, + continued her evil way’ (1942), Taoiseach broadcast to the Nation on the conclusion of the War in Europe’ (16 May 1945), ‘Spiddal priest released by Communists’ (7 June 1952). Other entries refer to feast days, special Masses, novenas and processions, as well as to special periods within the Church calendar, such as Lent and Christmas. Provincials’ visitations are also recorded, as are the visits of other important guests. School events, such as the beginning and end of terms, examinations and prize-giving, operettas, theatricals, Féis Cheoil, debates, sports fixtures, excursions etc. also feature in the house history.
Also contains several insertions, some loose and some pasted onto notebook pages including; newspaper cuttings of special ceremonies, debates, school tours, reviews of theatricals, prize days, obituaries for Jesuits such as Fr Edmund Downing SJ, Jesuit educated pupils and past pupils, articles by Jesuits for example, ‘Why is not more Irish spoken?’ by Fr John J. Mac Sheahan SJ., articles of Jesuit interest in Galway, ‘Attacked by Beetle: Work to Save Church Roof’ (1939), ‘Past Pupils’ union for St Ignatius College’ (December 1946); numbers and finances of the Jesuits in Galway from 1862- 1877 (In Latin); leaflets; Lenten lectures & devotions; musical and theatricals programmes such as Concert & Dramatic Entertainment (4 January 1899); ‘The Rale True Doctor’ and ‘The Cuckoo’ (1936), ‘Sinbad the Sailor’ (1945); copy of report in the Galway Pilot of private theatricals at the College of St Ignatius (5 March 1892); copy of excavation plan done by Mr Edwards, Clerk of Works; holograph letter from Fr John MacErlean SJ to Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ concerning the early history of the Jesuits in Galway (29 March 1947). Includes copy book which contains correspondence and articles in Galway newspapers about Scoil Fursa, a school which educates through Irish (December 1945 - January 1946).
List detailing the location of Jesuits in Ireland, 1540-1809
List detailing the location of Jesuits in Ireland, 1540-1809. Complied by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
The Irish Colleges were established chronologically as follows: Lisbon 1590, Salamanca 1592, Santiago de Compostela 1605, Seville 1608 or 1612, Rome 1628 and Poitiers 1674. Irish Jesuits were involved in the establishment or running of the colleges at Lisbon, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela and Seville. The colleges were established with the aim of educating and training students for the priesthood and acted as service and social centres for Irish religious communities all over Europe. Fr Thomas White SJ (1558-1622) founded Salamanca. For diplomatic reasons the title of Rector was held by a Spanish Jesuit successively at Santiago (1612) and Seville (1619). Fr John Howling SJ (1543-1599) founded Lisbon.
The material comprises of notes on the Irish Colleges at Lisbon, Poitiers, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville and Rome by Frs Edmund Hogan (1831-1917), John MacErlean (1870-1950) and Fergal McGrath (1895-1988). Includes lists of rectors and students of the Colleges.
Two bound volumes relating to the Irish College, Lisbon concern the foundation of the college, accounts, custom book and statutes. Analysis of the documents relating to the Irish College, Lisbon by Fr Francis Finegan SJ (1909-2011).
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Pamphlet entitled 'Bellarmine and Ireland' by Fr John MacErlean SJ
Pamphlet entitled 'Bellarmine and Ireland' by Fr John MacErlean SJ (Dollard, Printinghouse Ltd., Dublin, n.d.).
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‘P. Nicolaus Netterville’s dealings with Internuntio Jacobus Rospigliosi, in connection with the Taafe affair 1666 - 1669’ notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Notes on on Fr Joseph Ignatius O'Halloran SJ
Documents on Fr Joseph Ignatius O'Halloran SJ, includes note on his being at Cork in 1765, by Fr John MacErlean SJ (1p) and biographical sketch extracted from 'Worthies of Thomond' Third Series, collected and edited by Robert Herbert, Limerick, 1946 (2pp).
Notes on Fr Francis White SJ, ‘Novice Master of the Blessed John de Britto, martyr, S.J.’
Notes made by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Fr Francis White SJ, ‘Novice Master of the Blessed John de Britto, martyr, S.J.’. Also lists S.J. Generals and Provincials in the ‘time of De Britto’ (1647 – 1693).
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Biographical material concerning David Woulfe SJ
Biographical material concerning David Woulfe SJ. Includes
Extract from the 'Irish Jesuit Directory', of an article by Fr John MacErlean SJ entitled 'The Superiors of the Irish Mission of the Society of Jesus 1598 – 1774'; annotated by Fr MacErlean (24pp) and handwritten draft of same which includes index at front, listing the Superiors, their date of appointment and terms of office (34pp).
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Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Jesuits at New Ross in the seventeenth century
Biographical notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Jesuits at New Ross in the seventeenth century.
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Obituaries of Jesuits, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ, arranged chronologically 1660-1702
Obituaries of Jesuits contained in correspondence, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources. Arranged chronologically, from 1660 to 1702. In Latin and Spanish.
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Extracts relating to [Irish] novices, from ‘Liber Ingressum et Votorum’ of the Provinces of Castille and Toledo. Arranged chronologically from 1592 to 1765. Reference to Irish Jesuits in Spain at the time of the Suppression, 1773. Transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources.
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Documents relating to the Belgian Novitiates of Mechelen and Tournai. Includes extracts from Albums of Novitiates at Tournai (from 1584 to 1667 and 1710 to 1750, 26pp) and Mechelen (from 1614 to 1744, 33pp) containing brief biographical details of the Irish novices. Transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ. In Latin.
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‘Obituary Letters’ of individual Jesuits [who died in Spain], transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources. Arranged chronologically from 1705 to 1790. In Spanish.
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Copies of Irish ‘Informationes’ transcribed from the ‘Codex Novitiorum’ and ‘Informationes Novitiorum’ kept at Galloro, Roman Province. Sent with covering letter (12 February 1933, 1p) by Fr Denis Nerney SJ to Fr John MacErlean SJ. Includes ‘Informationes Novitiorum Hib. S.J. in Tirocino Romano, 1826 - 1841’ (in Italian, 6pp) and extracts from the Codex Novitiorum, 1565 – 1586 (in Latin, 7pp).
Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Galway in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Galway in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Includes:
Material relating to the Jesuits in Limerick in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries
Material relating to the Jesuits in Limerick in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Includes:
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Material concerning the Jesuits in New Ross, County Wexford in the seventeenth century
Material concerning the Jesuits in New Ross, County Wexford in the seventeenth century. Includes:
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List of Jesuits and their date of arrival in Ireland, 1554-1637
List of Jesuits and their date of arrival in Ireland, 1554-1637.
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Notes on Irish Jesuits copied by Fr John MacErlean SJ from Watty Cox’s Irish Magazine
Notes on Irish Jesuits copied by Fr John MacErlean SJ from Watty Cox’s Irish Magazine, August 1810.
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Material concerning the Jesuits in Waterford in the seventeenth century
Documents concerning the Jesuits in Waterford in the seventeenth century. Includes:
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Obituary of Fr John MacErlean SJ written by Fr John Nerney SJ
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Obituary of Fr John MacErlean SJ written by Fr John Nerney SJ.
Genealogical notes by Fr John Curtis SJ on his family
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Genealogical notes by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Fr John Curtis SJ and his family.
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Note by Fr John MacErlean SJ regarding two novices in the Province of Belgium in 1611
Note by Fr John MacErlean SJ regarding two novices in the Province of Belgium in 1611. Summarises that Stephan Goulding, Cork, second year novice, is a diligent student while Peter Halling, first year novice in which he was mediocre in every respect, has in the future, promise. (In Latin).
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Revisions to the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province
A file relating to revisions of the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes a letter informing of the decision taken by Fr General to revise the Custom Book of the Irish Jesuit Province (15 December 1934, 1p). Includes two minutes books of the Custom Book Commission. Details suggested changes. The minute books are in the handwriting of Fr John MacErlean SJ who was the secretary of the Commission (15 December 1934 - 7 June 1935, 51pp; 18 January - 7 June 1935, 43pp). Includes a letter from Fr John MacErlean SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to the Irish Fr Provincial concerning protests against altering the Custom Book. Remarks 'I put in (a notebook) everything that came into my head that might be made use of in building up our protest.' (10 April 1940, 1p). Includes a notebook containing details of protests against changes to the Custom Book (handwriting of Fr John MacErlean SJ).
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'Reply to Dr Gregg’s Sermon'.
Notes by Fr John MacErlean SJ on a chronology of the Society in Ireland from 1814 to 1819
Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ in effort to establish a chronology of the Society in Ireland from 1814 to 1819.
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Lists of writers of the Restored Society and their publications compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ
Lists of writers (arranged alphabetically) of the Restored Society and their publications (1832-1925, 38pp, ). Compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ of Gardiner Street, (Custodian of the Irish Province Archives, 1924-1930). Typed list of Irish Jesuit authors and title, 20th century (1900-1939, 6pp).
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Miscellaneous notes and lists made by Fr John MacErlean SJ on the early history of the Restored Society from 1814 onwards, with special reference to Clongowes Wood College SJ.
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Booklets for the Sodality of Our Lady
Booklets relating to the Sodality of Our Lady concerning rules, meditations, prayers, explanations and history of the Sodality. Includes 'Meditations for Sodalists', 'Rules of the Sodality of Our Lady', 'Prayers for the Dying', 'How to Establish a Sodality', 'His Mother's Beads', 'No surer way to heaven', 'What is the sodality of Our Lady?', 'The Message', 'Guide to the Sodality of Our Lady', 'The Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Ireland: A short history' by Fr John MacErlean SJ, 'Sodality of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Joseph: For Invalids', 'Sodality of Our Lady of Lourdes and St Joseph: For Invalids, Daily duties', 'Magnificat Bulletin of the Sodality for the Sick' and 'Favours lost by a person who deliberately neglects to receive one holy communion'.
Notebook containing list of ‘Books of Old Irish Mission’ at Milltown Park, Dublin and list of 'Relics of the Old Society in Ireland' by Fr John MacErlean SJ, from notes by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ (4pp).
Biographical notes on Irish Jesuits and Jesuits of the Old Society, compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ
Biographical notes on Irish Jesuits of the Old Society, compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ. Arranged chronologically by individual, tracing the history of the Society in Ireland from 1541 - 1774.
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Copy transcripts relating to documents on Fr John Stritch SJ and Irish mission
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Copy typescript transcripts, mostly relating to documents (1640-1661), supplied by Fr John MacErlean SJ, in Jesuit archives, on Fr John Stritch SJ and Irish mission.
Obituaries of Irish Jesuits of the Old Society, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ, from various sources. Arranged chronologically, from 1590 to 1656. Most in Spanish, some in Latin.
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Covering letter from R.M. Sweetman, father of Fr Michael Sweetman SJ, Derrybawn, Glendalough, County Wicklow, to Fr John MacErlean SJ, enclosing the pedigrees of Frs Lyonel Sweetman and Michael Sweetman.
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Notes on the Jesuits in Kilkenny in the seventeenth century
Notes on the Jesuits in Kilkenny in the seventeenth century. Includes:
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A file related to Fr William Wallace SJ. Includes biographical notes on Fr Wallace compiled by Frs John MacErlean and Francis Finegan (5 items). Includes letters from Fr Wallace before and after his conversion, addressed to Mrs Conway, Portaferry, County Down and a letter and card of Fr Charles Blount SJ, concerning Fr Wallace (26 July 1889, 6 items). includes typescript copies of four of the letters from Fr Wallace to Mrs Conway (26 July 1886-25 May 1909, 6 items) and correspondence concerning Fr Wallace (1916 January 1950-16 July 162, 2 items).
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Notes and correspondence concerning Fr John MacErlean's family tree
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A file of notes and correspondence concerning Fr John MacErlean's family tree. Includes letters from a relative, Teady McErlean, Portglenore concerning their family history (8 August 1928 - 14 January 1932, 31 items).
Catalogue entry for Fr John MacErlean SJ
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Catalogue entry for Fr John MacErlean SJ.
Certificate awarding tonsure and minor orders to John MacErlean SJ
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Certificate awarding tonsure and minor orders to John MacErlean SJ.
Mass stipends received by Fr John MacErlean SJ
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Notebook containing details of mass stipends received by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ , St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr John MacErlean SJ appointing him (on behalf of Fr General) to investigate and repel attacks made against the Society in the Irish Province.
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Letter and poem from Sr D Francis to Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning his diamond jubilee
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Letter from Sr D Francis, The Sisters of Charity, Our Lady's Hospice for the Dying, Harold's Cross, Dublin to Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning his diamond jubilee (in the Society of Jesus). Includes a poem in honour of the occasion.
Relic of Thérèse of Lisieux belonging to Fr John MacErlean SJ
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Relic of Thérèse of Lisieux belonging to Fr John MacErlean SJ.
Spiritual bouquet and poem by Fr Diarmuid Ó Laoghaire SJ in honour of Fr John MacErlean's jubilee
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Spiritual bouquet and poem by Fr Diarmuid Ó Laoghaire SJ in honour of Fr John MacErlean's jubilee in the Society of Jesus.
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Wording of Fr John MacErlean's death notice published in the 'Irish Independent'
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Wording of Fr John MacErlean's death notice published in the 'Irish Independent'.
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Obituaries for Fr John MacErlean SJ
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Copy of newspaper obituary and obituary in Latin for Fr John MacErlean SJ.
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Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ entitled 'New Martyrs'
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Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ entitled 'New Martyrs'. The reverse of some of the notes used by MacErlean, is the answer sheet, 1st paper Mathematics, Entrance Scholarship for the National University of Ireland by M.J. O'Halloran.
Fr Denis Murphy SJ last work as entitled “Our Martyrs”.
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Notes compiled by Frs John MacErlean and Denis Murphy on the cause of the Irish Martyrs
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Miscellaneous notes, compiled by Frs John MacErlean and Denis Murphy on the cause of the Irish Martyrs.
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Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Betagh SJ
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Biographical notes on Fr Thomas Betagh SJ including:
Notes by on transcripts by Fr John MacErlean SJ relating to Fr Thomas Betagh
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Notes by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ on transcripts by Fr John MacErlean SJ relating to Fr Thomas Betagh.
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr John MacErlean SJ on various matters
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr John MacErlean SJ on various matters including:
– Fr MacErlean’s censure on a Society Appeal for Funds;
– the progress of his historical research, news from Rome and news about the Society in Australia;
– the establishment of the Society in Ireland including a ‘list of whatever documents exist to my knowledge regarding the establishment of the Society in Ireland…What exactly the establishment of the Society in Ireland means I do not know. It may be a question for a canonist to solve. The canonical succession of the New Society to the Old is disputed, and Rome has never decided the point’;
– the proposed purchase of a volume consisting of ‘the indexes of the first eleven volumes of the Bollandist Acta Sanctorum down to the 3rd volume of April’ and the binding which is ‘much older than the contents…the binding of a Missal that was presented to Father (Nicholas) Leynach in 1613 - 14 by Francis Bray, at a time when Fr Leynach was trying to establish a chapel or oratory of the Society in Clonmel’;
– the Irish College in Rome;
– lists of books the Province could present to ‘the library to be established for the use of the Coll(egium) Scriptorum and a ‘list of those members of our Province who might now or hereafter be fit to cooperate with the Collegium Scriptorum in the production of works’ and a
– ‘Brief Sketch of the Work of the Irish Jesuits from the foundation to the Suppression of the Society 1540 – 1773’ (11pp).
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Correspondence relating to the shipment of a painting of ‘The First/Irish/Jesuit College Dublin’
Correspondence between the Vice-Provincial, Mr Andrew MacErlean (brother of Fr John MacErlean SJ) and J.F. MacCarthy (New York Art Dealer) relating to the shipment of a painting by Mr MacCarthy to the Provincial. The painting is by Sir Thomas Thorpe/Sharpe of London and is thought to be entitled ‘The First College of Dublin’, although there is some confusion over the correct title. The painting thought in Dublin to be of poor quality and incorrect title.