- IE IJA J/613
- Subfonds
- 1917-2003
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2033.
Roe, Francis, 1917-2003, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2033.
Roe, Francis, 1917-2003, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Vaughan Dempsey SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his brother in England who was wounded in the trenches. Asks Fr Provincial's permission to visit him in hospital before he returns to the trenches.
Dempsey, Vaughan B, 1895-1961, former Jesuit scholastic, Irish consul
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr John J. Carbery SJ, Beech Grove, Drogheda, County Louth to Fr [ ], concerning his health. Remarks that he hopes to be recovered soon.
Carbery, John J, 1897-1918, Jesuit scholastic
Departure file for Edward Dwyer
Material on Edward Dwyer who departed the Society of Jesus, as a scholastic.
Born: 28 February 1898
Entered: 12 October 1917
Left: 23 May 1921
Dwyer, Edward, b.1898-, former Jesuit scholastic
Postcards of Ellen Mary Browne and Robert Browne, bishop of Cloyne
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Postcards of Ellen Mary Browne with the bishops’ car and chauffeur outside The Palace, Spy Hill, Cobh, County Cork, and Robert Browne, bishop of Cloyne inside the car with his chauffeur, outside The Palace, Spy Hill, Cobh, County Cork.
Browne, Ellen Mary, 1874-1959
‘Thar fhairrge i gcéin (le linn na hOl-togha 1918)’
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Edited text of poem ‘Thar fhairrge i gcéin (le linn na hOl-togha 1918)’ beg. Thar fhairrge i gcéin gidh taistealach mé, 8 verses.
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
Diary of Fr William A Sutton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
[Copy of] letter from Col. M. O'Grady to Hugh Doyle, father of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
[Copy of] letter from Col. M. O'Grady, Assistant Military Secretary at the War Office in Whitehall, London to Hugh Doyle, father of Fr Willie Doyle SJ. Informs him that Fr Doyle was mentioned in Despatches from General Sir Douglas Haig, which were published in the London Gazette.
O'Grady, M, Colonel in the British Army
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John Ryan SJ, Presentation Convent, Cottesloe, Perth Western Australia to Fr William Lockington SJ concerning a visit to Perth to give a retreat to the Loreto Nuns. Remarks that he has had many meetings with the Archbishop (A. Clune) 'He is very anxious to have a house and college of the Society in Perth...and he regards it as necessary to have a few men of ours to influence the upper classes.' Refers to a new University building that will soon be built and remarks that the Archbishop has purchased an acre of land for a hostel to be undertaken by the Society of Jesus. Concludes in a post script 'I think it would be well to prepare the authorities at home for Archbishop Clune's offer - Two Fathers would be sufficient for a start. It would be a splendid opening for the Society.'
Ryan, John, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Photograph of Senior sodality members, St Ignatius, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Group of twenty-three boys dressed formally, with medals on lapel. In four rows, taken outdoors by Keogh Bros. Ltd. Names are printed. Some boy appears to be wearing shamrocks [St Patrick's Day]. Senior sodality members, St Ignatius, Galway.
Keogh Brothers, photographers
Baptism certificate of Fergal McGrath
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Baptism certificate of Fergal McGrath.
Short obituaries of various members of the Society of Jesus by Fr David Gallery SJ
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Short obituaries of various members of the Society of Jesus by Fr David Gallery SJ. A covering note by Fr James Rabbitte SJ reads ‘These were prepared for publ(ication). The writer of them Fr Gallery. My opinion is that they are not suitable i.e. as a whole JPR’. Obituaries are provided in the following order:
Name Year of Death
Brady, Fr Philip 1917
Maher, Fr Thomas 1917
Mahon, Br Thomas 1917
Kenny, Fr Timothy 1917
Doyle, Fr William 1917
Hogan, Fr Edmund 1917
Verdon, Fr John 1918
Fottrell, Fr James 1918
Daly, Fr Hubert 1918
Letter from Fr John Ross SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr John Ross SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Ross, John, 1857-1919, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Patrick J Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Patrick J Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Dalton, Patrick J, 1881-1952, Jesuit priest
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ entitled ‘The Cure of the Blind Man’.
Considine, Daniel, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at front.
Proposal to Mungret property to the Department of Education for a proposed University
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to a proposal to sell 70/80 acres of the Mungret property to the Department of Education for a proposed University.
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Obituary of Fr James Hassett SJ.
Hassett, James, 1869-1918, Jesuit priest
Plans of the main entrance to Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Plans of the main entrance to Rathfarnham Castle (demolished by Dublin Corporation), drawn by Charles Powell, Architect.
Powell, Charles B, c.1881-c.1956, architect
Material relating to the seismograph in Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the seismograph in Rathfarnham Castle. Includes letters from Fr William O'Leary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the construction of the seismograph.
Departure file for Michael Coyne
Material on Michael Coyne who departed the Society of Jesus, as a brother.
Born: 24 January 1894
Entered: 1 September 1918
Left: 31 May 1927
Coyne, Michael, 1894-, former Jesuit brother
The Complete Grammar of Anarchy. By members of the war cabinet and their friends
The Complete Grammar of Anarchy. By members of the war cabinet and their friends.
Maunsel and Company, Dublin, 1918
Horgan, John Joseph, 1881-1967, solicitor, author, and election agent
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Carte postale from Fr Frank Browne SJ, Loudres, France to his brother, Fr William Browne, Bishop’s House, Queenstown, Cork with a photograph of Fr Frank Browne SJ and soldiers on the obverse. Individuals are named. Blank carte postale of Fr Browne and and Irish Guards outside entrance to a church in Loudres.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Robert Joseph Francis Martin (Bertie) at various locations
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Robert Joseph Francis Martin (Bertie) at various locations including:
Martin, Robert Joseph Francis, 1898-1989
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Letter from Fr John Mulderry, Chaplain, 61st General Hospital, Salonica referring to a letter received from [Father Provincial] ‘as
regards your queries I must candidly confess that my evidence (and I told them so in Clonliffe) rests solely an accounts given me by other Chaplains which accounts, rested on rumour...I should have thought the Society would have probed the matter to the bottom’.
Mulderry, John, Roman Catholic priest and chaplain
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Letter to Fr William A Sutton SJ from Fr Herman Walmesley SJ congratulating him on behalf of Fr General, on the Golden Jubilee of his entrance into the Society.
Walmesley, Herman, 1850-1927, Jesuit priest
Possibility of removing Fr Michael Colman SJ from Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Note written by Fr [ ] SJ on Fr Michael Colman SJ advising his removal from Australia. Details various incidents and refers to the problems he created while serving as a military chaplain. Remarks 'Fr J. Ryan says that neither he nor Fr T. Browne could [do] anything with him and he thinks that his mind is affected.'
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John J. Nerney SJ, The Queen's Work, A Magazine of Catholic Activities, 3220 Russell Avenue, Saint Louis to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his visit to America to observe the work of the magazine so that he can start a similar enterprise in Australia.
Nerney, John, 1879-1962, Jesuit priest
Photograph of Junior sodality members, St Ignatius, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Group of thirteen boys dressed formally, with medals on lapel. In three rows, taken outdoors by Keogh Bros. Ltd. Names are printed.
Keogh Brothers, photographers
Letter from Fr Michael Gavin SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Michael Gavin SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Gavin, Michael, 1843-1919, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Edmund Lester SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Edmund Lester SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Lester, Edmund, 1866-1934, Jesuit priest
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Photocopy of text of a sermon by Fr Edward Cahill SJ on 'The Cosmic Orgy of Destruction. Europe's Plunge into Physical and Moral Ruin' delivered on the occasion of the opening of the new academic year in University College Galway.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Note bequeathing £100 from Charles J. Blake, Heath House, Maryboro[ugh], County Laois to the Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Receipts for funeral expenses from B Farrell, Job Carriage Proprietor and Undertaker, 66 Marlborough Street, Dublin for the following Jesuits: Thomas Mahon; John Verdon; James Fottrell; Patrick Curran; Fr Browne.
Letter from Fr General Wlodimir Ledóchowski SJ to the Provincials of Italy
Letter from Fr General Wlodimir Ledóchowski SJ to the Provincials of Italy. Urges them to promote the Consecration of Families to the Sacred Heart. (Printed; in English).
Ledóchowski, Wlodimir, 1866-1942, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letters relating to Mungret National Schools, County Limerick and the question of overhanging branches from the Mungret College property.
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters and postcards to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr William Gwynn SJ written during his time serving as a chaplain attached to the 8th Australian Infantry Brigade, A.I.F.
Gwynn, William, 1865-1950, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters and telegrams to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from the Senior Chaplain (R.C.), Australian Imperial Force, [Fr Thomas King] and Frs William Feran and John H Wright, Farm Street, London concerning Fr Sydes’ death in London on 15 November 1918 as a result of bronchitis and thrombosis.
Feran, William, 1869-1942, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, the War Office and T. Stratton, Staff Officer to Principal Chaplain (R.C.), concerning the demobilisation of various Irish Jesuits and the need for chaplains for transport ships to Australia.
Nolan, Thomas V, 1867-1941, Jesuit priest
Minutes of meetings of Dublin Food Supply Society cont..
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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 an explanatory note (n.d., 1p.) in an unidentified hand, which references typed history of Society by Michael Dillon, 8 March 1918.
Dublin Food Supply Society, 1916-1926
Fr John Delaney’s Victory Medals from the First World War
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Fr John Delaney’s Victory Medals from the First World War. The oak leaf attachment was awarded to those mentioned in military despatches.
Diary of Fr William A Sutton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Certificate of Baptism of Aubrey Osborn Gwynn
Part of Irish Jesuits
Certified copy of Certificate of Baptism of Aubrey Osborn Gwynn, son of Stephen Lucius and Mary Louisa Osborne (sic) Gwynn, 10 Arlington Villas, Bristol, on 25 March 1892.
Status Temporalis for the Irish Province
Status Temporalis (Province Account).for: St Ignatius’ College, Galway; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; Clongowes College, Naas; Belvedere College, Dublin; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; University Hall; 35 Lower Leeson Street; St Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street.
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr John Neary SJ, Maison Saint Louis, Jersey to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr Thomas Hehir SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr Thomas Hehir SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Hehir, Thomas, 1892-1955, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Waddington SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr George Waddington SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Waddington, George, 1879-1944, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Robert J. Little SJ, Manresa, Toowong, Brisbane to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning a document he has signed and news from Toowong.
Little, Robert J, 1865-1933, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Timothy Guinee SJ to concerning the death of Fr Hubert Daly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Timothy Guinee SJ, St Aloysius, Sevenhills to Fr William Lockington SJ concerning the death of Fr Hubert Daly SJ.
Daly, Hubert, 1842-1918, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of copy letters from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to the Presiding Officer, Passport Department, Ministry of National Service, Victoria Street, London SW seeking passports for Frs Thomas J Moore, John Nerney and Albert Power to travel to Australia.
Nolan, Thomas V, 1867-1941, Jesuit priest
'Our Alma Mater', journal from St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of school journal from St Ignatius' College, Riverview, Sydney entitled 'Our Alma Mater' (no. 46).
St Ignatius’ College, Riverview, Sydney, Australia, 1880-
Register for Apostleship of Prayer, St Ignatius, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Register for Apostleship of Prayer, St Ignatius Church, Galway giving names, address and date.
Copy of assignment from the National Bank Ltd by James Johnston Mullan
Parties:
(1) The National Bank Limited, having their Head Office at No. 13 Old Broad Street in the City of London
(2) James Johnston Mullan of 38 Park Avenue, Sandymount in the County of Dublin, Gentleman
Property:
All that lot or parcel of ground with the dwellinghouse and offices now standing thereon situate on the east side of Gilford road, Sandymount in the Barony of Dublin, in the county of Dublin, bounded on the north-west, west and south-west by Gilford Road and Sandymount Green, and on the north and north-east partly by the holding of James Beckett, partly by the holding of Susan and Louisa Hepenstal and partly by an unleased portion of the estate of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, together with all the rights, members and appurtenances to the said lot or parcel of ground belonging or in anywise appertaining.
Terms and conditions:
In pursuance of an agreement in a mortgage between James Johnston Mullan and the Bank, and in consideration of the sum of £225 paid by the latter to the former, the Bank as mortgagees and as beneficial owners assign and convey unto Mullan all and singular the above property to hold for the residue of the term of years in the lease of 4 January 1870, subject to the yearly rent of £125.
Part of Irish Jesuits
FitzGerald, Edward J, 1918-2003, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letters from Mr Arthur Little SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Nolan SJ, concerning musical lessons and his studies.
Little, Arthur, 1897-1949, Jesuit priest and writer
Material kept by Fr Andrew O'Farrell SJ on his time at Jersey
Part of Irish Jesuits
List of Auditores Philosophiae 1917 - 1918 at Jersey which includes Andrew O'Farrell SJ. Includes news of Jesuits in France, and First World War. (In French).
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Albert Power SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his voyage to Australia via America. Includes letters referring to William Tucker SJ and his health (6 October 1918 & 7 October 1918, 2 items). Includes a letter concerning his journey to San Francisco. Remarks 'At San Francisco there is a Priest (Fr O'Neill) who is Rector of Newman Hall in the University at Berkeley...a Catholic Hall like the one I am going to be acquainted with. I have a letter of introduction to him and hope to get some lights from him. They say he has done a great deal for his Hall...' (21 November 1918, 2pp). Includes a letter concerning his new position as Rector of Newman College. Refers to Fr O'Dwyer SJ. Remarks 'The poor man has had a v. heavy trial over this Newman College affair - and I think he has been dealt with rather unceremoniously.' Refers to an offer by the Archbishop of Perth inviting the Jesuits to establish a see also residence in Perth. Remarks 'I would remind your Reverence that we are very much undermanned out here - and unless you can send us out a good few subjects, it might be better not to extend the frontier that we have to garrison.' (21 January 1919, 2pp). Includes a letter reporting on Newman College after 18 months as Rector of the College (19 August 1920, 4pp). Includes a letter referring to a consult of the mission at which the proposal of Australia becoming a Vice-Province was discussed. Summarises the points raised (13 October 1924, 3pp).
Power, Albert, 1870-1948, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Henry Foley SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file of letters from Fr Henry Foley SJ (Fr Superior), St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial concerning community matters and matters relating to the college. Includes a letter referring to the Black and Tans. Remarks 'You would not believe what conscienceless vindictive brutes they are. They fired into one of the Curate's houses…They have also considerably damaged the town by throwing grenades into the shops.' (20 September [ ], 2pp). Includes a letter referring to the outbreak of 'flu in Galway. Remarks that there have been a number of deaths. Refers to St Ignatius Hall and remarks that it has not been used because there is no lighting or heating installed. (25 February 1919, 4pp).
Foley, Henry, 1862-1930, Jesuit priest
Fr William Gwynn's appointment as a military chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Gwynn SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Tom [ ] concerning his appointment as a military chaplain.
Gwynn, William, 1865-1950, Jesuit priest and chaplain
'Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins, Robert Bridges, Poet Laureate (ed.) (London: Oxford University Press). With stamp of St. Ignatius’ 35 Lower Leeson Street.
Bridges, Robert, 1844-1930, poet laureate
Diary of Fr William A Sutton SJ
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Diary of Fr William A Sutton SJ
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Includes last entry written on 3 March 1922, five weeks before his death, which reads, ‘Couldnt have thought could have endured so much, sometimes pain, others weariness, impatience etc. Get sleep off & on.…Still able to carry on somehow thank God. Every attention 1st rate.…’
Letter from Fr William Feran SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr William Feran SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Feran, William, 1869-1942, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Robert McCarthy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr Robert McCarthy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
McCarthy, Robert, 1889-1953, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Michael McGrath SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Fr Michael McGrath SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
Junior students at St Ignatius' College, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Group of primary age students. Boys dressed formally and wearing shorts. In three rows, taken outdoors by Keogh Bros. Ltd. Names are handwritten on mounted print.
Keogh Brothers, photographers
Costs from P. F. Quinlan, Solicitor, 68 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin to Rev. James Bury SJ, executor of Major Rev. John J. Fitzgibbon SJ, M.C. or legal services.
Copy will of Nicholas John O'Neill, 4 Belleview Terrace, Limerick in which he bequeathed £2,700 to the Apostolic School at Mungret, County Limerick, the money to be used to educate Irish boys who would not be able to afford the expense of their maintenance and education for the priesthood.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Plan of the heating arrangements at the presbytery of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, by Maguire & Catchell Ltd, Engineering Contractors, Dublin. Shows ground floor and basement floor plan.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr Hubert Daly SJ.
Daly, Hubert, 1842-1918, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary for Br Franz Salvator Florian SJ.
Florian, Franz Salvator, 1841-1918, Jesuit brother
Miscellaneous letters and notes to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Miscellaneous letters and notes to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ. Includes rough notes of wages and expenditure of various Jesuit chaplains (n.d., 3pp),and replies from the Senior Chaplain, Australian Imperial Force on transport to Australia for acting chaplain. Includes a note from Fr William Feran SJ, that he has commissioned him (Fr Henry Gill SJ) to discover and exterminate the influenza microbe' (18 December 1918).
Feran, William, 1869-1942, Jesuit priest
Letters and postcards to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr John Elliott SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters and postcards to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr John Elliott SJ, written during his time serving as a military chaplain in Catterick Camp, Yorkshire and at the Officer's Hospital, Burley on the Hill, Oakham, Rutland, England.
Postcard of Burley on the Hill, Oakham, Rutlandshire - ‘This is a gorgeous place inside + outside. It is the finest house I have ever seen. Charles and I stayed here when it belonged to the Duke of Buckingham’, (28 October 1918) where Fr Elliott convalesced from a bout of double pneumonia (‘I am only 8st 7lbs with my clothes on’).
Elliott, John J, 1857-1942, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Copy of birth certificate and photocopy of obituary of Fr John FitzGibbon SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Copy of birth certificate and photocopy of obituary of Fr John FitzGibbon SJ, M.C., from 'The Freeman’s Journal', and copy of details Commonwealth War Graves Commission (20 January 1999 & 27 November 2013).
Carte Postale with portrait photograph of Fr James Magan SJ in chaplain military uniform
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Carte postale with portrait photograph of Fr James Magan SJ in chaplain military uniform on one side and written note to Fr Farley on the other, ‘I have said the 15 masses for which I sent you the two P. Orders…any news always welcome’.
Magan, James W, 1881-1959, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pill, Douglas A, 1918-2003, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Fr Francis Browne SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ, written from Germany (28 December 1918-9 February 1919, 4 items), Bishop's House, Queenstown (Cobh), Cork (27 February 1919) and from Warley Barracks, Essex (10 March 1919-6 September 1919, 8 items) including one describing his daily routine as Chaplain to the Irish Guards (6 May 1919, 6pp).
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ from T. Stratton, A.P.C., Staff Officer to Principal Chaplain (R.C.), requesting that Fr Browne remain with the Irish Guards as Commissioned Chaplain. Encloses copies of extracts from letters sent to Fr Browne’s uncle, Dr Browne, Bishop of Cloyne from Dr Keating, Catholic Army Bishop and from Colonel Vesey, Commanding Officer of the Irish Guards referring to Fr Browne’s value and admirable qualities as a Chaplain.
Stratton, T A,
Appointment of Fr Frank Browne SJ as an Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class
Part of Irish Jesuits
Documents found among the papers of Fr Willie Doyle SJ (with whom Fr Browne briefly served as chaplain), collated by Fr Charles Doyle SJ, concerning Fr Frank Browne SJ. Includes telegrams to Robert Browne, Bishop of Cloyne (14 March & 25 August 1919) concerning Fr Browne & circular letter from the War Office to Fr Browne, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, informing him of his appointment as an Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class ‘as from 1st Sept. 1921 on which date your commission as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces ceased to have effect.’ (14 September 1921).
British Army, 1660-
Holograph letters by Fr Frank Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letters by Fr Frank Browne SJ to his brother, Fr William Browne on slides and photographs that he has sent him with his new camera, his time in Germany and leave.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Ration book belonging to Fr Frank Browne SJ, Irish Guards
Part of Irish Jesuits
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
Postcard with Margaret Martin (sister of Fr Frank Browne SJ) and her husband, Dr Jerome Martin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Postcard with Margaret Martin (sister of Fr Frank Browne SJ) and her husband, Dr Jerome Martin. Postcard by Ash Martin, 128 Oxton Road, Birkenhead, England.
Martin, Ash
Copies of mention in despatches of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copies of mention in despatches of Fr Willie Doyle SJ by General Sir Douglas Haig (13 November 1916) and later Field Marshal Sir Haig (7 November 1917).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photograph of James Corcoran, by T.F. Geoghegan, 2 Essex Quay, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Francis X. O'Brien SJ, RMS "Indarra" to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning the voyage to Australia.
O'Brien, Francis X, 1881-1974, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Fr Edward Boyd Barrett SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial asking permission to go to an Irish College during the summer.
Boyd Barrett, Edward J, 1883-1966, former Jesuit priest
Consultor's letters from Fr William F. Byrne SJ, St Ignatius College to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Consultor's letters from Fr William F. Byrne SJ, St Ignatius College to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the community and college.
Byrne, William, 1868-1943, Jesuit priest
Appreciation of war time service for Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Appreciation of war time service issued by Winston Churchill for Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ.
Notes used for the composition of obituary notices by Fr Charles Farley SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of rough notes used for the composition of obituary notices in the hand of Fr Charles Farley SJ. Includes lists of the dates of death of various members of the Society with information concerning their place of residence. Also includes letter addressed to Fr Farley from Fr William .F Byrne SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway (29 January 1919).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pamphlet by [ ] entitled 'Can Ireland Pay Her Way. Is she strong enough to set up as an independent Nation?'.
Letters from Fr Stephen Brown SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Fr Stephen Brown SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Brown, Stephen J, 1881-1962, Jesuit priest
Letter from Vaughan Dempsey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Vaughan Dempsey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Dempsey, Vaughan B, 1895-1961, former Jesuit scholastic, Irish consul
Status Temporalis for the Irish Province
Status Temporalis (Province Account) for: St Ignatius’ College, Galway; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; Clongowes College, Naas; Belvedere College, Dublin; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; University Hall; 35 Lower Leeson Street; St Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street.
Junior students at St Ignatius' College, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Group of junior students in four rows with their two teachers, Mr O’ Shea and Mr Scallon (Mr Scallan). Taken outdoors by Keogh Bros. Ltd. Names printed on one mounted print.
Keogh Brothers, photographers
Proposals over the years to extend and add to the existing buildings at Mungret College
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to various proposals over the years to extend and add to the existing buildings at Mungret College. Includes plans. Includes an extensive file relating to the building of the swimming pool (10 October 1963 - 17 February 1965, 60 items).
Leonard Sheil's entrance into the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuits
Documents relating to Leonard Sheil's entrance into the Society of Jesus. Includes:
– introductory letter from Leonard to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ seeking information on the Society (6 March 1919, 2pp);
– note from Dr. J. Redmond to Fr George Byrne SJ, [Novice Master] following his medical examination of Leonard Sheil (22 July 1920, 1p.);
– letter from Mrs Helen Sheil, Leonard's mother to ‘Father Rector’ describing Leonard’s education and state of health. Remarks ‘I hope…that you will not discourage him – his whole heart is set on things spiritual & I know that he has it in him to do great things for God. He is so shy that he will perhaps have difficulty in speaking to you…’ (6 August 1920, 2pp) and
– letters from Mrs Sheil to Irish Fr Provincial on financial matters, following his acceptance of her son into the Society, (28 August - 4 October 1920, 3 items).
Paper by Fr Henry Gill SJ entitled ‘On the Temperature of Gas rushing into a Vacuum’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Edited text of a paper by Fr. Henry Gill SJ entitled ‘On the Temperature of Gas rushing into a Vacuum’ to be published in Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society. Includes tables and figures.
Departure file for William Flanagan
Material on Edward Flanagan who departed the Society of Jesus, as a brother.
Born: 18 December 1894
Entered: 8 June 1919
Left: 26 March 1923
Flanagan, William, b. 1894-, former Jesuit brother
Letter from Mary Sydes, sister of Fr Edward Sydes SJ, requesting claim to his military pension
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mary Sydes (sister of Fr Edward J. Sydes SJ) c/o Fr Robert J. Little SJ, Manresa, Kensington Terrace, Brisbane to Irish Fr Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the death of her brother while serving as a military chaplain. Asks Fr Nolan if the Society of Jesus would waive their right to a military pension on behalf of Fr Sydes so that she could claim it.
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Sydes, Mary
Petition by the Society of Jesus in Portugal seeking approval for a school run in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Typed copy of the petition sent by the Society of Jesus in Portugal to the Pope seeking his approval for the foundation of a school run by the Society of Jesus in Hong Kong.
Lusitaniae Province of the Society of Jesus, 1546-