- IE IJA FM/RATH/273/37
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- [1925]-[1941]
Knights of Loyola and L. M. & S. Railway Co. with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - College Studios.
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Knights of Loyola and L. M. & S. Railway Co. with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - College Studios.
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Portrait of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Portrait of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - College Studios.
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Individual at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ
Individual at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ.
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Retreat group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ
Retreat group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ - Central Studios.
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Cromwell’s Fort - lounge for retreatants, at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Cromwell’s Fort - lounge for retreatants, at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - Gay O'Brien.
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Jesuit Tertian fathers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Jesuit Tertian fathers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With names.
Very Rev Fr Assistant and Community, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Very Rev Fr Assistant and Community, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With names (See attached names given by Fr Hugh Duffy SJ, 2014).
C.I.E. Employees’ Week-end Retreat, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
C.I.E. Employees’ Week-end Retreat, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Road Passenger Section. Includes Frs Michael Sweetman, John McDonald, Joseph Erraught (Director of Retreats), Br John Adams - Independent News.
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‘The Aughrim Groups’, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Photograph of Presented by ‘The Aughrim Groups’, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin by C. and L. Walsh, 55 Lr. Mount Street, Dublin.
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Group at the entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Group at the entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes Fr Matthew Meade SJ.
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Group at the entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Group at the entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. The Irish and Vatican flags are flying. Includes Jesuits, l-r Bob Thompson, Tony Baggot, Matthew Meade, Paddy Doyle, George Fallon, Seán Ó Duibhir and Jim Fitzgerald.
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Entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Entrance to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. The Irish and Vatican flags are flying.
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Transport workers 25th annual retreat, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Transport workers 25th annual retreat (1925), Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Praying at grotto - Independent News.
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Laymen's retreat association annual re- union. Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Laymen's retreat association annual re- union. Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With Jesuits including Michael Sweetman.
Boland's Bakery Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Boland's Bakery Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes P. Roe, Br John Loftus SJ, Fr Foley, J. Denny (Promoter) and Fr Ward (Director of Retreats).
Shelbourne Hotel Staff, Dublin - first retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Shelbourne Hotel Staff, Dublin - first retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes Frs T Ward and J McLoughlin and Br John Loftus SJ. With names - F.M. Cox.
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Crumlin - D.U.T. Clubs - Mount Brown. St. John Bosco Boys retreat
Crumlin - D.U.T. Clubs - Mount Brown. St. John Bosco Boys retreat with Fr Henry Croasdaile SJ and Br Byrne.
Mounted remembrance of the retreats of the men of the Traffic Department, A.G.S. & Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Retreat conducted by the Rev Henry Croasdaile SJ.
Department of Defence Retreat Group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Department of Defence Retreat Group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
First group of boy retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Senior Grade, North Richmond Street, Dublin - Keogh Brothers. With names.
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St Josephs Young Priests Society, D.U.T. Co Branch. Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle
St Josephs Young Priests Society, D.U.T. Co Branch. Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle. With names. Includes Frs O'Donnell, Henry Croasdaile, Joy, Aubrey Gwynn and Br Byrne - J. Merriman & Son.
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St John Ambulance Brigade in Eire, Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
St John Ambulance Brigade in Eire Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Br Albert Kelly SJ, Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Assistant Commissioner P. J. MacNamara and District Commissioner G. W. Belton.
Messrs. Guiney’s Annual Retreat to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Messrs. Guiney’s Annual Retreat to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes Br Albert Kelly SJ, Frs Patrick Barrett and Henry Croasdaile. Includes some names. - Independent Newspapers.
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Verses by a retreatant on the grotto of Our Lady of Loudres¸ Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Verses by a retreatant, S. O'B. on the grotto of Our Lady of Loudres¸ Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Week-End Retreat, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Week-End Retreat, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats - Keogh Brothers Ltd.
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Mar Ivanios, Archbishop of Trivandrum, India with [retreatants] at Rathfarnham Castle during the Eucharistic Congress. With Fr Patrick Barrett SJ. See photograph FM/RATH/177. One copy is signed - Keogh Brothers Ltd.
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Knights of Loyola, Sports Cohort at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Knights of Loyola, Sports Cohort at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
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A.G. & S. Racking and Traffic Department at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
A.G. & S. Racking and Traffic Department at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. J.C. O’ Toole, Fr Patrick Barrett SJ (Director of Retreats) and J.J Whelan.
A telegram from Pope Pius XI to Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, blessing all those making a retreat at Rathfarnham. In Latin.
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Retreat Group, including some members of the staff of the L. M. & S. Railway Co
Retreat Group, including some members of the staff of the L. M. & S. Railway Co. with Frs Patrick Barrett, Dr Naughton (Lord Bishop of Killala), Richard Devane, Michael Garahy and Canon O'Boyle, College Studios, 31 Westmoreland Street, Dublin. With names.
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Fr William Doyle SJ, Chaplain - by Keogh Brothers Ltd
Fr William Doyle SJ, Chaplain - by Keogh Brothers Ltd., 124 St Stephens Green West and 75 Lower Dorset St, Dublin. On reverse is written Rev. C. Doyle, Presbytery, Upper Gardiner Street.
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Mounted photographs relating to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Mounted photographs relating to Rathfarnham Castle. In the main, they are of retreat groups outside Rathfarnham Castle (1916- 1966).
Booklet entitled 'Irish Messenger’ Series: ‘How to serve mass’
Booklet entitled 'Irish Messenger’ Series: ‘How to serve mass’ which includes a reference on inside page to ‘Three-days retreats for boys at Rathfarnham Castle: Dublin.
Articles by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ entitled ‘The Jesuit Connection’ and ‘Sacred Heart Statute’
Articles by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ entitled ‘The Jesuit Connection’ and ‘Sacred Heart Statute’ which describes the statute by Albert Power of the Sacred Heart in the grounds of the parish church in Knock, County Mayo which had previously been situated in Rathfarnham Castle. Guinness workers who attended weekend retreats at the Castle paid for the statute. See Irish Province News, September 1931 as statute erected in June 1931.
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Letter from James G. O'Connor, solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick Kennedy SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham, County Dublin concerning a portion of land held by William George Bailey under his own conveyance, rent free. Remarks that the rent on the land held by the Jesuits is incorrect and advises the correct amount.
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Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin of Jesuit tertians
Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin of Jesuit tertians. Includes from:
Top row: l - r; Frs. Tom Scott (Maryland), Vinny Murphy, Jeff Donahue (Buffalo), Ned Lynch (New York), Ciaran Kane, Henry Bischoff (New York), Tom O'Brien.
Middle: l- r; Sebastian Felieu (Aragon, Spain), Colin Warrack, Gerry Cavanagh (Detroit), Sean O'Connor, Tom Feliu ((Aragon, Spain), Gunter Reuter (Germany).
Front: l - r; Tom Martone (New England), Bill Lane, Joe Dargan, Michael Connolly (Tertian Director), Joe Tai, Fergus O'Keefe, Francesco Corsengo (Turin).
Postcard with an image of Rathfarnham Castle at night
Postcard with an image of Rathfarnham Castle at night, sent from Dick Howell to Fr Fergus O'Keefe SJ.
Photograph of group of Jesuit brothers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin which includes:
Back row: Edmund Keogh, Gabriel McKinney, Liam O'Hara, William Glanville, Roderick Greaney, Tony McShera.
Third row: Tony Baggot, ?, Joe Osborne, Stephen Fitzgerald, Jim Fitzgerald.
Second row: Albert Kelly, Paddy Brady, Joe Clery, James Priest, Frankie Roe.
Front row: Andy Bannon, Br John Adams, Irish Fr Provincial Charlie O'Conor SJ, Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Superior, Pat McNamara.
See IE IJA FM/RATH/69
Programmes of dramas and concerts performed by Jesuits at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Programmes of dramas and concerts performed by Jesuit Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Christmas 1932 ‘Ambrose Applejohn’s Adventure’
Christmas 1935 ‘The man from Buenos Aires’ (An fear as Buenos Aires)
26 November 1936 Feast of St. John Berchmans
Christmas 1936 Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society
Christmas 1937 ‘Lord Babs’
Christmas 1938 ‘Professor Tim’
Christmas 1938 Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society
Christmas 1938 An Cumann Gaedhealach
Christmas 1949 ‘The Grandmother clock’
Christmas 1950 Christmas plays
Christmas 1950 ‘Jack Strauss and the Seven Dwarfs’
26 November 1950 Feast of St. John Berchmans
Christmas 1951 ‘The Terror’
Christmas 1951 ‘An Ruincleireach’
26 November 1951 Feast of St. John Berchmans
Christmas 1952 ‘Tons of Money’
Christmas 1952 ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
Christmas 1953 ‘X = 0’ & ‘Brother Wolf’
Christmas 1953 Pantomime & Concert
Christmas 1953 ‘Cuirm Ceoil’
March 1954 ‘The Singer’ & ‘Cuirm Ceoil’
Christmas 1954 ‘Riders to the Sea’ & ‘The Bespoke Overcoat’
Christmas 1955 ‘They got what they wanted’ & ‘An Dochtuir Breige’
Christmas 1955 ‘Aladdin and his lame’
1955 ‘Rock and Rome’
Christmas 1956 ‘Professor Tim’ & ‘Cruit agus Dhá Cruit’
Christmas 1957 ‘Labhartar Bearla Annseo’ & ‘The Devil a Saint would be’
Christmas 1958 ‘An chuis dli’ & ‘Is the priest at home’
Christmas 1959 ‘The Winslow Boy’
Christmas 1959 Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society
Christmas 1960 ‘The Ringer’ & ‘An rod seo romham’
Photographs of the main gateway and first floor chapel of Rathfarnham Castle
Photographs of the main gateway and first floor chapel of Rathfarnham Castle, taken by the Irish Architectural Archive.
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Map of Dublin south, around the area of Rathfarnham, Dundrum, Rathmines, Rathgar and Simmonscourt. Prepared at the Ordnance Survey Office, Phoenix Park, Dublin. Includes main routes, buildings, electoral boundaries and wards, and scale.
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Photograph of a Harry Clarke stain glass window, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Photograph of a Harry Clarke studio stain glass window, at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. The panel of 'Abraham Kneeling Before Melchizedek' is by William Dowling (1907–1980), who studied under Harry Clarke himself and subsequently became manager of the Harry Clarke Studio.
Now located at Jesuit curia, Milltown Park, Dublin.
Photograph of the Triumphal Arch, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Photograph of the Triumphal Arch, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin by the OPW.
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Article entitled 'Rathfarnham Castle once shook to another beat'
Article entitled 'Rathfarnham Castle once shook to another beat' by Dr. A.E Somerfield, in Lifetimes, p.26.
Material relating to part of the Rathfarnham estate known as Cliff
A file relating to part of the Rathfarnham estate known as Cliff. Includes correspondence concerning its value and the rental of the land. It was proposed to have a novitiate there, and Charles Powell indicates that expenditure would amount to £15, 415 to fit out (6 September 1911).
Account book for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Account book for Rathfarnham Castle. Entries are divided into Ordinary Receipts and Ordinary Payments and Extraordinary Receipts and Extraordinary Payments into pre-printed columns. Extra details are handwritten. Each page is signed by the Superior of Rathfarnham Castle at the time, Fr J Keane SJ, T Nolan SJ, Fr P Kennedy SJ, Fr H Kelly SJ. The annual Balance Sheet indicates liabilities and assets and observations on the financial year are written. Includes some loose page inserts of accounts.
Photographs taken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ, made by the Office of Public Works of ceiling panel paintings installed by Jesuits to replace Angelica Kaufmann’s panels in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes visitors’ guide (FM/RATH/256) on Rathfarnham Castle history from 16th to 20th century, produced by the Office of Public Works. Words in guide are crossed out, ‘but those on the first ceilings are not now thought to be her work’ and replaced with ‘attributed to the artists Patrick Tuohy’.
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Visitors’ guide on Rathfarnham Castle history from 16th to 20th century
Visitors’ guide on Rathfarnham Castle history from 16th to 20th century, produced by the Office of Public Works.
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Information on the history of Rathfarnham Castle
A file containing information on the history of Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a photocopy of a chronological timeline, ‘Notes on Rathfarnham’ from the Irish Jesuit Directory and a photocopy of ‘Rathfarnham Castle and some of its former owners’ published in Memorials of the Irish Province, Part 1, Centenary Year 1814 – 1914.
Leaflet on Rathfarnham Castle history from 16th to 20th century
Leaflet on Rathfarnham Castle history from 16th to 20th century, produced by the Office of Public Works.
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Article relating to Rathfarnham Castle in ‘Historic Irish Mansions’
Article relating to Rathfarnham Castle in newspaper series on ‘Historic Irish Mansions’.
Colour photocopy of an unsigned painting of the original building at Rathfarnham Castle
Colour photocopy of an unsigned painting of the original building at Rathfarnham Castle.
Photographs of statues in Rathfarnham Castle
Photographs of statues in Rathfarnham Castle.
Letter to Irish Fr Provincial from J.F. Green concerning the restoration of Rathfarnham Castle
Letter to Irish Fr Provincial Philip Harnett SJ from J.F.Green, architect, Board of Public Works, concerning the restoration of Rathfarnham Castle; essay on ‘Rathfarnham Castle’ by Alastair Lindsay, Senior Architect, Office of Public Works; Notice of talk to the Crumlin Historical and Preservation Society on the history of Rathfarnham Castle by Jim Dillon.
Newspaper cuttings relating to the sale of Rathfarnham Castle by the Jesuits to a private developer
File of newspaper cuttings relating to the controversy surrounding the sale of Rathfarnham Castle by the Jesuits to a private developer.
Property developments at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
File of material relating to developments at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes letters by Donal O'Buachalla, Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham, and Irish Fr Provincial Paddy Doyle SJ; market valuations for sites A and B by Hamilton and Hamilton Estates Limited; expressions of interest in the site by various groups of developers; letters by representatives of the Rathfarnham Traders Association.
File containing letters relating to access roads to sites at Rathfarnham, the use of Rathfarnham Castle for accommodation for residents from St Michael's House and the planning conditions on land at Rathfarnham which was offered for sale to the Irish League of Credit Unions.
File of correspondence mainly between Noelle Clery, Director, The Institute for Irish Studies, Wilton Place, Dublin and Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle, concerning the possible establishment of a ‘world college’ at Rathfarnham.
Sale catalogues, prepared by Donal Ó Buachalla auctioneers, containing particulars of land, and particulars and conditions of sale and tender form for land owned by the Jesuit Fathers at Rathfarnham Castle; Later catalogue containing description of further site for sale on behalf of the Society of Jesus at Rathfarnham Village.
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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.
Letter to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ from P. Sheehy, Manager Allied Irish Bank, Rathfarnham
Letter to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ from P. Sheehy, Manager Allied Irish Bank, Rathfarnham, acknowledging receipt of a letter of authority.
Interior photographs of Rathfarnham Castle
Interior photographs of Rathfarnham Castle including negatives of the stained glass windows in the Chapel.
Letter sent to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ by Fr Martin Cecil D'Arcy SJ forwarding an article concerning the sale of developed sites. Response attached.
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Preliminary planning report regarding the lands of the Jesuit Fathers at Rathfarnham Castle
Preliminary planning report by Delaney MacVeigh and Pike, Planning Consultants, regarding the lands of the Jesuit Fathers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
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File containing correspondence mainly between Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Donal Ó Buachalla, Andrew Devane and Gabriel Byrne, Engineer of Euro–Irish Securities, relating to the Rathfarnham road widening scheme, the possible conversion of South Wing of the Castle and the Junior House for light office use, and the formal offer for the purchase of land for Rathfarnham Village By-pass from Dublin Corporation.
Photographs of the model of the planned development at Rathfarnham Castle by Robinson, Keefe and Devane architects.
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Draft recommendations and of final report prepared by the Committee on the Price of Building Land
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.
Newspaper cuttings relating to the new development at Rathfarnham Castle
Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to the new development at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Development of Jesuit property at Rathfarnham Castle
File relating to the development of Jesuit property at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence relating to the appeal for planning permission, the building development at Rathfarnham, the road improvement scheme, and meetings with officials from Dublin Corporation; maps and plans, valuations of the property, accounts of negotiations with developers and their proposals. Main correspondents include Frs Patrick Doyle, Cecil McGarry, and Andrew Devane, Donal Ó Buachalla and Tom Bacon.
File of letters addressed to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle, mainly containing expressions of interest in sites or houses in the proposed new development at Rathfarnham. Letters include both those from individual applicants and cooperative housing associations.
Proposed development of Jesuit land at Rathfarnham Castle
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.
File of correspondence between Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle, and Thomas Bacon of J.G. O'Connor, solicitors, relating to the purchase of the fee farm rent for Rathfarnham Castle from the Blackburn Estate.
Photographs depicting exterior and interior views of Rathfarnham Castle
Photographs depicting exterior and interior views of Rathfarnham Castle (originally part of an album).
Material relating to the development of property at Rathfarnham Castle
File containing material relating to the development of property at Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence concerning the widening of the road running through the property, as envisaged by Dublin Corporation as part of its general town plan, and initial correspondence relating to the development and planning permission for the land itself. Contains letters by Donal Ó Buachalla, auctioneer, Thomas Bacon of J.G. O'Connor and Company Solicitors, E.J. Bourke, Dublin City Engineer, Frs Fergal McGrath and Patrick Doyle, Rectors, Rathfarnham Castle, and Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ.
Maps, plans and survey drawings relating to developments at Rathfarnham Castle
File containing maps, plans and survey drawings relating to developments at Rathfarnham Castle from the offices of Donal Ó Buachalla, auctioneer and land valuer, and Robinson, Keefe and Devane Architects. Includes maps showing the location and type of trees on the property.
Group photograph of Jesuit community at Rathfarnham Castle
Group photograph of the Jesuit community at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. - check if copy of:
Photograph of the Rathfarnham Castle community on the occasion of Fr John Swain's visit.
IE IJA FM/RATH/273/31, Mounted photograph of Very Rev. Fr. Assistant and Community, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin (See attached names given by Fr Hugh Duffy SJ, 2014).
Photograph of group of Jesuit brothers on the front steps of Rathfarnham Castle
Photograph of group of Jesuit brothers on the front steps of Rathfarnham Castle.
Correspondence relating to Pat Boland, caretaker, Rathfarnham Castle
File relating to Pat Boland, caretaker, Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence relating to his house at 178 Rathfarnham Road and a letter congratulating him on his retirement.
Correspondence relating the seismic observatory at Rathfarnham Castle
Correspondence relating the seismic observatory at Rathfarnham Castle and to the transfer of the ‘O’Leary Seismograph’ to the museum at Maynooth College. Includes letters by Fr Richard E. Ingram SJ, Dr Thomas Murphy, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, and Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Doyle.
Beadles (Jesuit junior) journal (diary) of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Beadles (Jesuit junior) journal (diary) of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes reference to feastdays, the annual villa and changes of duties.
Scrapbook of the Sodality Academy, Rathfarnham Castle
Scrapbook of the Sodality Academy, Rathfarnham Castle. Contains newspaper cuttings mainly from the Irish Catholic relating to the work and history of various sodalities in Ireland. Insertions include further newspaper cuttings and the anonymous draft of an article entitled ‘Devotion to our Lady in the Sodality’.
Article by Fr Matthew Meade SJ on 'Rathfarnham Retreat’
Copy of article by Fr Matthew Meade SJ, on 'Rathfarnham Retreat’ in Interfuse No. 8, March/April 1980.
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Postcards depicting interior and exterior views of Rathfarnham Castle
Postcards depicting interior and exterior views of Rathfarnham Castle and Retreat House.
Photograph of group of retreatants at Our Lady’s Grotto, Rathfarnham
Photograph of group of retreatants at Our Lady’s Grotto, Rathfarnham.
Material relating to Retreat promoters and programmes at Rathfarnham Castle
File relating to Retreat promoters and programmes at Rathfarnham Castle, the golden jubilee year of the retreat house (1972) and the Layman’s Retreat Association.
Annual financial statements and accounts for Rathfarnham Castle
Annual financial statements and accounts for Rathfarnham Castle.
Inventory of Rathfarnham Castle for Fire Insurance made out by Fr Thomas Shuley SJ
Inventory of Rathfarnham Castle for Fire Insurance made out by Fr Thomas Shuley SJ. Inventory includes details of the furnishing and content of each room. Inventory of the kitchen area by Br Andrew Bannon SJ.
Letters containing provincial and international news sent by Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ for display on the notice board at Rathfarnham Castle.
Booklet entitled ‘Retreat Notes (Clergy, Teachers, Sodalists)’
Booklet entitled ‘Retreat Notes (Clergy, Teachers, Sodalists)’. The booklet is a reference guide for retreat givers (Jesuit).
Journal produced by the Irish Society/Juniors entitled 'Ar Aghaidh' at Rathfarnham Castle
Journal produced by the Irish Society/Juniors entitled 'Ar Aghaidh'. The journal is handwritten and contains essays, poems, songs and illustrations.
Photographs of the grounds at Rathfarnham Castle
A file of photographs of the grounds at Rathfarnham Castle.
Minutes of the Irish Society for Juniors meetings at Rathfarnham Castle
Minutes of the Irish Society for Juniors meetings (Cumann Gaelach na Soisear) Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, with inserts of plays performed.
'Dawning Day', compiled by the Juniors in Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Bound volumes entitled 'Dawning Day', compiled by the Juniors in Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing articles, poems and songs on the various missions - China, India and Australia. Binding is loose on 'Dawning Day', 10th edition. Includes photographs of Frs Edward Bourke, Gerald Kennedy and George Byrne, Mr Richard Harris, Mr John Moran, Wah Yan College, the graves of Frs Saul and McCullough.
Information on the history of Rathfarnham Castle
A file containing information on the history of Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a photocopy of an article on Rathfarnham Castle by Alistair Lindsay, Senior Architect, OPW from Interfuse (Autumn 1994, 4pp).
'Country Life' article on Rathfarnham Castle by Edward McParland
Copy of Country Life (vol. CLXXII no. 4438) containing an article on Rathfarnham Castle by Edward McParland.
Historical note on Rathfarnham castle
Historical note on Rathfarnham castle. Includes a postcard with a note by Fr Richard Coyne SJ concerning the historical note and remarks that he left a copy with Mrs Carter, 12 Doddervale. Continues 'The housekeeper asked if I were from the castle and if I wanted to see the picture...The housekeeper said they were expecting another priest...to call to see the picture. I had mentioned at my last visit that Fr Rector might be interested in seeing it.' (2 September 1972, 1 item).
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A file of correspondence between Brother Gabriel, De La Salle College, Churchtown and Fr Richard Coyne SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin concerning the history of Rathfarnham Castle.
Discovery of a woman's skeleton behind panelling in one of the rooms in Rathfarnham Castle
A file relating to the alleged discovery of a woman's skeleton behind panelling in one of the rooms in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes correspondence between Fr Fergal McGrath SJ and Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ concerning the matter (14 May 1968 - 17 May 1968, 3 items).
Article by Fr Charles Scantlebury SJ entitled 'Rathfarnham Castle'
Copy of an article by Fr Charles Scantlebury SJ entitled 'Rathfarnham Castle' published in the Dublin Historical Record vol. xii, no. 1.
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Article entitled 'Ghosts of Rathfarnham'
Photocopy of an article entitled 'Ghosts of Rathfarnham.'