Letter from Alice Gwynn on domestic affairs
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- [1963]-[1983]
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Letter from Alice Gwynn (Fr Gwynn’s sister-in-law) on domestic affairs.
Gwynn, Alice, 1904-1991
Letter from Alice Gwynn on domestic affairs
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Letter from Alice Gwynn (Fr Gwynn’s sister-in-law) on domestic affairs.
Gwynn, Alice, 1904-1991
Obituary and appreciation of Denis Gwynn
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Photocopies of an obituary and appreciation of Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s brother, Denis.
Irish Times Limited, 1859-
Negative of photograph of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Negative of photograph of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, taken from a group with Eamon De Valera and Prof. Michael Tierney. Original copyright the Irish Times.
Irish Times Limited, 1859-
Photograph of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ at Milltown Park, Dublin
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Photograph of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ at Milltown Park, Dublin with Frs. Michael Hurley and Dermot Fleury.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Burke’s Complete Peerage
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Handwritten notes by Fr Gwynn from Burke’s Complete Peerage, VII, pp.55 – 56.
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Letter from Brian Trainor, Director of the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, enclosing ‘a few references which I came across in our card index some of which might be of interest,’ concerning Gwynn family genealogy.
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland, 1924
‘William Smith O'Brien and the Principles of Young Ireland’
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Photocopy of a paper by Prof Blanche Touhill on ‘William Smith O'Brien and the Principles of Young Ireland.’
Touhill, Blanche, historian
Letter from Mr Timothy Moloney (Centro Irlandes, Lerida, Spain) concerning his thesis
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Letter from Mr Timothy Moloney (Centro Irlandes, Lerida, Spain) concerning his thesis and Denis Gwynn’s manuscript on William Smith O'Brien.
Touhill, Blanche, historian
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Case for counsel on behalf of Rev. Thomas A. Finlay and George O'Brien Esquire and Counsel’s opinion on settling the draft Deed of Trust. Provides the background to the Rural Industries Trust Fund. Joseph H. Murray, one of the trustees of the Fund has recently died and they wish to know if the other two trustees remain secure in their position but with the power of adding to the number of trustees if required. ‘It is desired that the Trustees should have the widest possible powers as to the manner in which they may carry out the Trust…Counsel will please settle Draft Deed and advise.’
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Draft notes made by solicitor [and clerks] concerning the drawing up of the Deed of Trust
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Draft notes made by solicitor [and clerks] concerning the drawing up of the Deed of Trust.
'Foxford and the Providence Woollen Mills, Story of an Irish Industry'
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Pamphlet entitled 'Foxford and the Providence Woollen Mills, Story of an Irish Industry' by Fr T.A. Finlay (C.J. Fallon Ltd., Dublin).
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Article entitled ‘Liberty of Thought: An Address’
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Article by Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ, ‘Liberty of Thought: An Address’ in an unidentified journal, p.219-226, kept by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Letter from Thomas McCreevy to Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ
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Letter from Thomas McCreevy, Garland’s Hotel, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, London, to Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ concerning Fr Finlay’s “attitude to Mr Lennox Robinson in regard to his story ‘The Madonna of Slieve Dun’…I presume that you accept Mr Robinson’s repudiation of the suggestion that his story was a parody of the Scripture History of the Incarnation.” Protests about the attitude of a ‘small section of the press in Ireland’ with regard to ‘Christian standards’, defends Mr. Robinson and states ‘I…regard it as binding, in us Catholics particularly, to see that injustice is not done in our name in this matter…I am prepared to urge Mr. Robinson to get the matter considered by the Holy Office itself if necessary rather than submit to the injustice of being treated as a blaspheming parodist.’
Royal Dublin Society silver medal for crochet work awarded to the Irish Lace Depot
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Royal Dublin Society silver medal for crochet work awarded to the Irish Lace Depot, 76 Grafton Street, Dublin during the 1895 Art Industries Exhibition.
Royal Dublin Society, 1731-
Photocopied front cover and inside pages of: 'Handbook of the History of Philosophy’
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Photocopied front cover and inside pages of: 'Handbook of the History of Philosophy’ by Dr Albert Stockl translated by Fr Thomas A Finlay SJ (initially June 1887), January 1903 - located at St. Francis Xavier Community Library, Upper Gardiner Street.
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
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Leaflet, ‘Berehaven…the beautiful’ with photographs by Fr Frank Browne SJ.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Minutes book of meetings of Dublin Food Supply Society
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Volume of minutes of committee meetings of the Dublin Food Supply Society (DFSS), a society with which Fr Thomas Finlay SJ was associated and whose object was the supply of cheap food to the poor of Dublin in difficulties due to either the Great War or the ‘local Irish situation’. Includes: six enclosures – profit and loss account (31 December 1919, 2 items); profit and loss account (1920, 1p.); Report of the Annual General Meeting (16 May 1921, 1p.); profit and loss account and Report of the Annual General Meeting (February 1925, 2 items).
Dublin Food Supply Society, 1916-1926
Solicitors copy costs of assignment of premises No. 1 Pimlico, Dublin
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Solicitors copy costs of assignment of premises No. 1 Pimlico, Dublin (Daniel Purcell & Son in account with Fr Thomas A. Finlay).
Purcell, Daniel, solicitor
Note from the Sisters of Mercy, Cobh of the visit of Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Note from the Sisters of Mercy, Cobh of the visit of Fr Frank Browne SJ and lecture given by him while on leave from acting as chaplain in the First World War.
Sisters of Mercy
AIB sponsored Spirit of Father Browne photography competition
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Leaflet with details of the AIB sponsored, Spirit of Father Browne photography competition, which has a prize of €5000.
Allied Irish Bank, 1966-
Ration book belonging to Fr Frank Browne SJ, Irish Guards
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Leave or Duty ration book belonging to Fr Frank Browne SJ, Irish Guards, which includes stamps for meat, tea, butter and margarine, sugar, lard, cheese and jam.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Robert Browne, bishop of Cloyne with one religious sister
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Robert Browne, bishop of Cloyne with one religious sister [his niece].
Copy of photograph of the winners of Army athletic championship
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Copy of photograph of the winners of Army athletic championship.
Blessing the fishermen and their boat, River Suir
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Blessing the fishermen and their boat on the feast of Corpus Christi by Rev Paul O'Flanagan SJ, Mooncoin, River Suir. Caption by Fr Frank Browne SJ on reverse.
Newgrange, Meath (neg in album).
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Newgrange, Meath (neg in album).
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Letter from Fr Hilary Lawton SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, county Kildare to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ asking permission to spend a few nights in Dublin.
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
Newspaper cutting reporting on the blessing of the new science block in Clongowes
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Photocopy of a newspaper cutting reporting on the blessing of the new science block in Clongowes and an address by Fr Hilary Lawton SJ.
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
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Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin expressing his concern, after visitation to Clongowes, at the lack of regularity in the spiritual life of Matthew Bodkin.
Bodkin, Matthias, 1896-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letter from Frank Duff to Irish Fr Provincial, sympathising over the death of Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ
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Letter from Frank A. Duff, MCH, FRCSI, 9 Fitzwilliam Place, Dublin 2 to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin sympathising over the death of Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ.
Duff, Francis Michael, 1889-1980, founder of the Legion of Mary
Lucius Gwynn’s copy of 'A Manual of Prayers for the use of the Catholic Laity'
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Edward Lucius Gwynn’s copy of 'A Manual of Prayers for the use of the Catholic Laity'. Prayerbook used by Edward Lucius (Fr Gwynn’s brother, who died in Sydney aged 28 in 1919) in Australia and kept for fifty years by Cornelia Jennings. With a Greek inscription on the flyleaf and the following inscription on the opposite page ‘Love is stronger than Death, but Time is stronger than both. Therefore when we die then Time will be no more.’
Gwynn, Edward Lucius, 1890-1919, historian
Unfinished manuscript by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ of a history of the Gwynn family from 1660 to 1903
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Unfinished manuscript, handwritten and typed, by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ of a history of the Gwynn family from 1660 to 1903. Divided into five chapters. Intended by Fr Gwynn for publication.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
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Letter to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Matthew J. Byrne, Kerry (brother of Frs. George and William Byrne SJ), relating some incidents which occurred during the era of the Penal Laws. Includes information on a ‘penal law Altar preserved in a house at Causeway with vestments and altar furniture, all ready for Mass…in a concealed hollow in wall of bedroom of house once occupied by a Fr Neilan.’
Pamphlet by Fr Gwynn entitled 'Cardinal Bellarmine: An Historical Sketch'
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Pamphlet by Fr Gwynn entitled 'Cardinal Bellarmine: An Historical Sketch' (Irish Messenger Series, Irish Messenger Office, Dublin).
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Letter from Fr Michael Kelly SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence J Kieran SJ concerning the time Fr Joseph Hurley SJ rises in the morning.
Kelly, Michael, 1892-1964, 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 Cecil McGarry SJ to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ on his golden jubilee
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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
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial acknowledging receipt of a letter
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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
Newspaper cutting concerning an ancient Irish Litany
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Photocopy of a newspaper cutting concerning an ancient Irish Litany with commentary by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ.
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 concerning a censored article for R.M. News
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning a censored article for R.M. News. Seeks permission to read a paper for the Gaelic League.
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 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
'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
Newspaper clippings on the 450th anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit Order
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Photocopies of newspaper clippings from the ‘Galway Advertiser’ which comments on the 450th anniversary of the founding of the Jesuit Order. Gives a brief history of the Jesuits in Galway. Includes a photograph of a Past Pupils Union annual dinner c. 1948.
The Galway Advertiser, newspaper
List of various material of historical interest concerning the Jesuits in Galway
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List, detailing material in a brown box of various material of historical interest concerning the Jesuits in Galway. Material has now been catalogued within the archives.
Newspaper article on 17th century altar stone
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Photocopy of newspaper article from The Irish Times entitled ‘Work on historical Galway shop ordered to stop’ which references an altar stone belonging to the Jesuits during the 17th century which had been smashed by Cromwell.
Irish Times Limited, 1859-
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Notes on Galway Diocese.
Beginnings of the Jesuits in Galway
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Information related to the beginnings of the College and Church in Galway and history of persons and events related to the Jesuits in Galway. Written at the time of the centenary celebrations (1963) more than likely by Fr Francis Finegan SJ. Includes list of past pupils who became priests and their present location; details of renovations to the interior of St. Ignatius Church; list of rectors and vice-rectors of St Ignatius, Galway; background to the history of St Ignatius, Galway; details of decorative engraving on walls at the back of Powell’s at Miss Jordan's bookshop (11 December 1963).
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
The Elements of Euclid Explain’d
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‘The Elements of Euclid Explain’d, in a new, but most easie method.’3rd Edition by Fr Claude Millet de Chales SJ, published in Oxford, 1700. Printed by L.L. for M. Gillyflower at the Spread-Eagle in Westminister–Hall and W. Freeman at the Bible over against the Middle-Temple-Gate, in Fleet-Street, 1700.
With inscriptions, ‘1703 Dec 23 Mr Phil[bishop] E[x] lib Jno (John) Ellis’, stamp of ‘N Riordan’ and ‘Edwin Barton from his father’
Presented to Fr Fergal McGrath SJ by Frances Riordan, 23 St Clements Rd, Harrogate, England (March 1953).
Dechales, Claude François Milliet, 1621-1678, Jesuit priest and mathematician
Manuscript by Donncha Bán Ó Flionn of poems and songs
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Manuscript by Donncha Bán Ó Flionn of poems and songs in Irish. With inscription: ‘Seán Ó Síocháin a bhronn ar A of SI a, Meitheamh, 1934 ’(A present from Seán Ó Síocháin to A of the SJ, June 1934) (Seán Ó Síocháin was GAA Secretary from Cill na Marta, Cork). Broken spine. End papers have watermark, 1 Grove Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
Ó Síocháin, Seán, 1914-1997, General Secretary of GAA and singer
Copy of indenture concerning Sherwood Fields, Galway between Louisa Whaley and Martin Hernon
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Parties:
Louisa Whaley, widow, Olive Meade and John Whaley, all of Robertstown, Naas, County Kildare and Martin Hernon, William Street, West Galway, farmer.
Property:
Plot of ground marked number nineteen on the map or plans of Sherwood Fields, in the parish of Rahoon and West Liberties in the town of Galway containing one rood and twenty-two perches Irish Plantation measure.
Terms and Conditions:
To hold from 29 September 1894 for aterm of 999 years subject to a rent of £5.10.0
Copy of indenture concerning Sherwood Fields, Galway between Martin Hernon and Jesuit fathers
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Parties:
Martin Hernon, William Street, West Galway, farmer and Frs John Hughes, James Forristal and Dominick Kelly all of St Ignatius College, Galway.
Property:
Plot of ground marked number nineteen on the map or plans of Sherwood Fields, in the parish of Rahoon and West Liberties, in the town of Galway containing one rood and twenty-two perches Irish Plantation measure.
Terms & Conditions:
999 years from 29 September 1894 at a yearly rent of £5.10.0.
Pupil names that entered Coláiste Iognáid SJ
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Bound handwritten volume of pupil names that entered Coláiste Iognáid SJ, Gallimh, 1903 - 1939.
School register for St Ignatius College, Galway
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Handwritten school register which lists pupils and teachers at Coláiste Iognáid (as Gaelige), giving attendance and marks.
Address list of pupils of St Ignatius College, Galway
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Handwritten address book of pupils of St Ignatius College, Galway. Arranged alphabetically under the following headings: name; address; birth; parent/guardian; parents address. Earliest pupil born 1893-latest born 1912.
School Attendance Committee, Galway
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Minutes of School Attendance Committee meetings in Galway City, which references parents served with notices for failure to send children to school. Includes list of members of the board - no Jesuit involved. Note on front 'Has nothing to do with house but came to us probably through Fr A. O'Reilly. His uncle Canon Nestor was chairman at the end'. Index at rear of volume, and two inserts from parents outlining reasons for failure to send to school (1926).
Newspaper clippings relating to Land Struggle
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Hard backed journal with pasted newspaper clippings from the 19th century which mostly relate to the Land Struggle. Includes index at the front.
School magazine by students of Coláiste Iognáid entitled ‘iognáid’
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School magazine by students of Coláiste Iognáid entitled ‘iognáid’ which includes articles on poetry, advertisements, library news, Jes senior rugby, mountaineering club, art work, quotes of students, crossword, debating and colour photographs of staff, students, rowing club, orchestra, hockey and rugby.
Coláiste Iognáid Booklet - Deed of Covenant
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Leaflet outlining the history and developments of the Jesuits in Galway and of Coláiste Iognáid, with a request and information for parental funding in the form of a direct cash gift or deed of covenant. Includes details of covenant benefits, sketch map of school are and proposed development programme.
‘Teach Trealmhach le Leigint’ (A Louer Meublé)
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Programme for play ‘Teach Trealmhach le Leigint’ (A Louer Meublé) held at Coláiste Iognáid, Galway. Details argument of play in two Acts (In English). On the rear, the cast of play is given. (In Irish)
Ticket for a film on the life of Fr John Sullivan SJ
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Ticket for a film on the life of Fr John Sullivan SJ, 'Of whom the worlds knows least’, held at Columban Hall, Sea Road, Galway. Sponsored by the St Ignatius Past Pupils’ Union.
St Ignatius' College, Galway, school group
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School group of St Ignatius College, Galway, in seven rows with five priests, including Fr John MacSheahan SJ (centre), and five lay teachers. Taken outdoors Robert William Simmons.
Simmons, Robert William, photographer
St Ignatius' College, Galway, students with Fr Richard Gallagher SJ
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Black and white photograph class taken outdoors, with Fr Richard Gallagher SJ in the centre.
Photograph of the St Ignatius Rowing Club on a river
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Group photograph of the ‘St. Ignatius R[owing] C[lub] 1936’, on the river rowing. Same individuals as in SC/GALW/3/84.
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Group photograph of students of Coláiste Iognáid, Galway, who participated in the ‘Fuireann Díospóireacta, 1949, Féis Ceoil’. Taken outdoors by the Connacht Tribune, in two rows, with cup in the centre. Names in Irish. Includes Fr Sean Ó Duibhir SJ.
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Group photographs of senior students of Coláiste Iognáid, Galway, who participated in the ‘Féis Ceoil, 1951, Fuireann Díospóireacta’. Taken outdoors by the Connacht Tribune, in two rows, with cup in the centre. Gives names in Irish. Includes Mr Michael O'Kelly SJ.
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Letter from Fr Laurence Kieran, SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial concerning staff in the college.
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
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Photograph of ‘Most Holy Father’, (Pope Pius X) with the inscription ‘The community + Pupils of St Ignatius College, Galway, Ireland humbly prostate at the feet of Your Holiness beg you to grant them the Apostolic Benediction and plenary Indulgence in ‘Articulo Mortis’’. Papal embossment seal.
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Typed leaflet entitled ‘Rules of St Ignatius Union’ which were adopted at the first general meeting of the Union, held at St Ignatius College. Printed by Philip O'Gorman, Galway.
Bunreacht - Cumann Seandaltai Coláiste Iognáid
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Leaflet of constitution, rules and regulations of the Coláiste Iognáid Past Pupils Union. Includes list of names and addresses of life members and members. In Irish and English. Printed O'Gorman Ltd, Galway.
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Report issued by the Dioceses of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora on Primary Schools Religious Examinations.
Roman Catholic diocese of Galway, Kilmacduagh and Kilfenora
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Photocopy of article published in the Connacht Tribune reporting on the first annual re-union of old boys of St Ignatius College.
Connacht Tribune, newspaper
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Admission ticket to a lecture held in coordination with St Ignatius College by Fr John Gwynn SJ, entitled 'Glimpses of the Irish Brigade from Limerick to Fontenoy', at the Town Hall, Galway. Proceeds of the lecture to be given to the Committee for the Relief of Distress in Galway.
Gwynn, John, 1866-1915, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Financing of the Chikuni mission
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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
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Commemorative map of Zambia issued on its gaining Independence in 1965.
Photograph of Fr Daniel Louis Meagher SJ
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Black and white photograph of Fr Daniel Louis Meagher SJ.
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.
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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
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Statement of expenditure on the Priest's residence at the regiment Church, Lusaka.
Transparencies taken by Fr Smetsers in Southern Rhodesia and Mozambique
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List of kodachrome transparencies taken by Fr Smetsers in Southern Rhodesia and Mozambique.
Smetsers, Alphonsus, Jesuit priest
Historiae Domus for houses in the Chikuni Mission
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Historiae Domus for houses forming part of the Chikuni Mission, divided into sections relating to personnel, apostolic and spiritual life and events of import.
Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
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Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Catholic Chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man agreeing that Fr Patrick Bracken SJ may supply for Fr Gahan on the Isle of Man while he is away.
Thompson, Richard, priest
Letter praising Fr Gahan's work as a priest on the Isle of Man
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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
Agreement for property under the old Club Room, Athol Street
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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
Printed circular on behalf of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
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Printed circular on behalf of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ appealing for funds to raise a second chapel and school on the Isle of Man.
'The Story of the Catholic Church in the Isle of Man'
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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'
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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 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
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
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 Peter Kenney SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, 20 March 1837
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
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
'Irish Jesuits in Northern Rhodesia'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Booklet entitled 'Irish Jesuits in Northern Rhodesia' by Rev Joseph McSweeney SJ published by the Irish Messenger Office.
McSweeney, Joseph, 1909-1982, Jesuit priest, chaplian and missioner
Catechism by Fr Bernard Collins SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Catechism written by Fr Bernard Collins SJ, published by the Commerical Press Ltd., Lusaka.
Collins, Bernard P, 1910-1987, Jesuit priest and missioner
'Tonga Grammar' by Fr Bernard Collins SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Book entitled 'Tonga Grammar' by Fr Bernard Collins SJ, published by Longmans.
Collins, Bernard P, 1910-1987, Jesuit priest and missioner
'Small English-Tonga dictionary' by Fr Bernard Collins SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Small English-Tonga dictionary by Fr Bernard Collins SJ. Published by the Jesuits in conjunction with Zambian Publications Bureau, and printed by at Teresianum, Lusaka.
Collins, Bernard P, 1910-1987, Jesuit priest and missioner