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Newspaper extract entitled ‘As tribute to late Fr Scully’, written by James MacSweeney. Reports that the Committee of the Catholic Housing Aid Society have decided to name the block of flats at St Anne’s Court ‘Fr. Scully House’. Appeals for funds.

File of correspondence relating to the nominating of Jesuit priests as priest-teachers in the Vocational Schools (Bolton Street and Kevin Street). Includes letters from Monsignor John O'Regan (on behalf of the Archbishops of Dublin, John Charles McQuaid and Dermot Ryan) to the Irish Fr Provincials (Brendan Barry and Cecil McGarry), asking the latter to forward the names of their nominees, as well as the Provincials’ replies. These replies, as well as containing the names of nominees, often refer to the problems encountered by the priest-teachers in the Colleges in relations to their work-load, professional development, status within the Colleges etc. Also includes a letter from the Archbishop’s House to Irish Provincial Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, in relation to his nominations (22 June 1976, 1 page).

Notebook of the Chairman of the Grounds Committee, Emo Park, County Laois. Divided by month, it details the work carried out on the grounds at Emo.

Publication by Fr Liam Browne SJ entitled 'The plateau Tonga: an introduction'.

Manuscript by Fr Eddie Bourke SJ, 'Steering neutral in troubled waters: Hong Kong 1941-1945', as a sequel to 'Jesuits Under Fire'. With explanatory letter to Fr Fergus Cronin SJ.

Obituary for Fr Ernest Mackey SJ taken from Irish Province News, April 1968, Vol. XIII.

Obituary for Fr Patrick J Byrne SJ taken from Irish Province News, July 1968, Vol. XIII.

Note on ‘St. Thecla’ made by Fr Peter Troddyn SJ (Editor of 'Studies') – ‘English version first published in 'Studies '(XLV, 1956, p.187). Both Latin & English pub(lishe)d in 4th edn of Poems O(xford) U(niversity) P(ress).’

Hopkins, Gerard Manley Rev. St. Thecla, an Unpublished Poem, Beg. That His Fast-flowing Hours With Sandy Silt. 1956.

Photocopies of obituaries for Fr Thomas J Scully SJ [1969].

A file relating to the Foundation Fund established for Studies. Includes memoranda explaining the origins of the Foundation Fund. Includes a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ, 85 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 to Fr Séan Ó Catháin SJ (Fr. Superior), 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin concerning shares in the Educational Company of Ireland that were settled on Fr Connolly in 1914 (then the Editor of Studies) as a foundation for Studies. Asks that this foundation be kept separate from the assets of 35 Lower Leeson Street (3 July 1968, 1p).

Photographs of the construction of the extension to St Ignatius College, Galway, and on opening. Three albums containing images of the construction of an extension to school building, adjacent to St Ignatius Church. Most are images from views at street front. Taken by Fr Fergus O'Keeffe SJ and includes some photographs of him.

1. Fr Cecil McGarry SJ and Br Martin Murphy SJ? on a ladder;
2. Br Vincent Robinson SJ, Br John Adams, Br William Glanville SJ, Fr Fergus O'Keeffe SJ, Br Willie Fitzgerald SJ and Br Stephen Fitzgerlad SJ;

Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ to James MacSweeney, in reply to the latter’s letter of 23 January.

Letter to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry from Sr Mary Regis, Mercy Convent, Doon, County Limerick, following Fr Leonard Sheil's death. Encloses letters sent to her from Fr Sheil over a number of years and press-cuttings relating to him, in the hope they might be useful to the Society when writing Fr Sheil's biography. States ‘I thought I would like to do a little for him after all he did for me.…When he started his missions in England I used to make pictures & pieties to help him & send them to the different addresses. He sent me accounts of these missions…He never thought of himself, his aim was to use everything he could to bring souls to God… I have kept letters of his since 1939 & all the years of the war & until he wrote before Christmas to announce his illness’ (Aug. 1968, 4pp). Encloses seven letters from Fr Sheil, thanking her for sending badges and medals and discussing her health and his missions. Includes letter in which he remarks ‘…thanks so much for all your lovely pictures and things. They are immensely valued over here. Sometimes indeed religion is not valued, but I hope that these pictures etc. will make it impossible for them to forget the lovely things of Our Faith. One little boy brought five Protestant pals, mostly bigger than himself, to the mission at West Hartlepool. I have had many conversions of people years away from Mass and the Sacraments. Many others have rejected me. The [leak]age of the children when they leave school, & have no Catholic school, and no good parents, is frightful. I start missions again on January 8th at Coventry and near Northampton. They will be very tough, so help me with your prayers. I bless each house I enter, put them on their knees, if they don’t refuse, and instal (sic.) a holy picture’ (28 Dec. 19--, 2pp). Also includes photocopies of clippings on Fr Sheil from various English newspapers (n.d., 4 items).

Biographical information on Fr Leonard Sheil SJ. Includes:
– potted biography by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ (Irish Province Archivist, 1986-2019), (1984, 1p.);
– biography of Fr Sheil entitled 'Who Travels Alone' by Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ (Dublin: C. Goodliffe Neale (Irel.) Ltd.) (1975, 56pp);
– photocopies from the 'Jesuit Year Book' of an illustrated article by Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ entitled ‘Emigrants’ Priest: Fr. Leonard Sheil, S.J.’ (1969, 9pp) and an illustrated appreciation of Fr Sheil by Very Rev. Joseph Flynn, M.S.S (1969, 5pp).
Also includes appreciation of Fr Sheil by Very Rev. Joseph Flynn, M.S.S., printed in 'Irish Province News' (April 1968, 2pp).

Photocopy of brief memoir by Fr Joseph A Shiel SJ 'Jottings over 60 Years'.

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.

Correspondence concerning Fr Francis McSwiggan SJ, including catalogue entries.

File of material relating to Fr Frank McDonagh SJ. Includes personal record and passport details.

Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various academics and archivists (including Marcus Bourke, Kevin B. Nowlan (History Dept. U.C.D.), Prof. Geoffrey Hand and Breandan Mac Giolla Choille (Keeper of State Papers, S.P.O., Dublin) ) and Prof. Blanche Touhill, Associate Dean of Faculties, University of Missouri–St. Louis) regarding Fr Gwynn’s research on William Smith O'Brien his great-grandfather.

Newsletter of the Catholic Housing Aid Society for January 1968. Reports on fund-raising activities for the ‘Flats for the Aged’ project on Lower Gardiner Street.

Letter from James MacSweeney, Chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Society to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ. Expresses condolences on behalf of the Society on the death of Fr Thomas Scully SJ. Asks Fr Barry to appoint another Jesuit in Fr Scully’s place, and asks permission to name the flats to be built in Lower Gardiner Street after Fr Scully. Encloses the Society’s January 1968 newsletter (SOC/4) and a document entitled ‘Our Problem’ (SOC/5).

Copy letter from Fr Brendan Lawler SJ to James MacSweeney. Writes on behalf of the Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ, and suggests that MacSweeney come to see the Provincial the following day.

Newspaper article entitled ‘Dublin Flats to Honour Galway Jesuit's Work’. Reports on a ceremony for the blessing and laying of the foundation stone of Father Scully House by the Archbishop of Dublin Dr John Charles McQuaid. Includes a photograph of James MacSweeney, Sr. M. Colombiere Scully (sister of Fr Scully) and Dr McQuaid.

Magazine by the students of Coláiste Iognáid entitled ‘Cnó’. Articles relate to the Irish club at Coláiste Iognáid, jokes, quizzes, Galway, history and sport. In Irish.

Material relating to Duain Chroí Íosa by Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin (1715-1795). Includes text, translation and commentary on hymn, entitled ‘Duain Chroí Íosa’ , ‘The Earliest Irish Hymn to the Sacred Heart. An Exemplar of Adaption and Integration’. Two drafts, both with handwritten corrections, annotations and amendments (17pp each).

Photographs of Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s brother, Denis and sister, Sheila Moorhead, at Malahide, Dublin (1970), at the grave of Mary Louisa Gwynn, Stanmullan, County Meath (1970) and Jacquline's wedding (30 April 1968).

Photograph of members of the Jesuit community at Mungret.

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.

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.

Mission Office material relating to Fr Laurence Kearns SJ, which includes announcement of death, personal record and correspondence between Fr Kearns and Frs Thomas Martin and Vincent Murphy, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.

Advertisement for the sale of Emo Park, County Laois by Jackson-Stops and McCabe, Auctioneers, Valuers and Estate Agents, 8 Dawson Street, Dublin 2. Includes black and white interior and exterior photographs.

Letter from Thomas H. Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr William Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning a draft contract for the sale of Emo Park.

Letter from Fr Charles O'Connor SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, County Kildare to Fr Joseph Dargan SJ, Rector, St Mary's, Emo describing how the Society became beneficiaries in the will of Rebecca Codd and the items that were left to the Society in her will.

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ to Fr Joseph Dargan SJ, Rector, St Mary's, Emo thanking him for sending Fr O'Connor's letter regarding the Codd bequest. Remarks that he is going to offer the library, the portraits and the bust to Clongowes Wood College.

Newspaper by the students of Coláiste Iognáid entitled ‘Tuairim’, Vol.1,2 and Vol. 2, 1. The cover of April 1969 (3 copies) has an image of Che Guevara on its front cover. Articles relate to the stories of students attending Coláiste Iognáid and their interpretation at current local, national and world events. Includes articles on the debating society, quiz, editorial, basketball, judo, football, Marxism and poetry. It appears 'Tuairim' issue for November was not published, and was banned.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning a crisis in the administration of Cullacht Mhuire with a knock on effect in the administration of FÁS and An Timire. Seeks an appointment with Fr Provincial to discuss the situation. Refers also to his health and expresses his concern for the survival of An Timire under the circumstances.

A file relating to the caretaker's lodges at Rathfarnham Castle and the sale of one of the lodges (178 Rathfarnham Road) to Pat Boland who occupied the premises under a caretaker's agreement since 1970.

Bound list of retreat promoters, from Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.

Irish Jesuits 1560 - 1814 Vol.2.

File of material related to the Jesuit response to the lack of housing provision in Galway for vulnerable groups in society such as the aged. Includes newspapers articles from 'The Connacht Tribune' and 'Connacht Sentinel' written by or quoting Jesuits, in relation to housing in Galway, ’No house should be held by one: Five priests plead for the aged poor’ (Connacht Sentinel, 13 May 1969) and ‘Flats for the Aged of Galway’ by Fr Charles O'Connor SJ, (The Connacht Tribune, 8 August 1969); correspondence between Fr Charles O'Connor and various individuals on the subject of housing for the aged including Brendan Holland, Hollands'; P. J. Watters, Town Clerk, Galway; The Mayor of Galway; Bobby Molly, T.D.; the editor of the 'Connacht Sentinel'.

Copy letter from the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Ignatius and St Aloysius to sodality members, concerning the centenary of the Mens’ Sodality of Our Lady, St Ignatius Church, Galway and seeking contributions in order to present a special altar to the church.

File of mission material relating to Fr Gerald Lawlor SJ. Includes correspondence between Fr Lawlor and Fr Thomas Martin SJ, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.

Circular letter from Fr Senan P. Timoney SJ, Rector, Mungret College, Limerick to parents and guardians concerning a proposed strike by ASTI. Remarks that the Catholic Headmaster's Association supports the teacher's pay claim.

Letters from Kevin and Françoise Smyth to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on various topics, mostly domestic and current academic affairs.

Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various academics (including Valéria Flint) mostly relating to aspects of the life of Honorius Augustodunensis. Includes offprint ‘The Career of Honorius Augustodunensis’ by V.I.J. Flint, University of Auckland, New Zealand from Revue Bénédictine (Vol. 82, Nos. 1 – 2, 1972, p.63 – 86).

Anonymous paper on ‘The Mens’ Sodality of Our Lady and the Jesuits in Galway’.

Postcards of Emo Court - both of the same image - addressed to Fr Fergus O'Keefe SJ.

Leaflet on 'The Men’s Sodality of Our Lady' and the Jesuits in Galway (1630-1768) and (1869-1969) which gives background history. Published by the Connacht Tribune.

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.

Is it true that Christ is greater than Superstar? Or is it true that Jesus Christ is just a man? by Henri Holstein, Professor at the Institut Catholique de Paris

Typed manuscript by Fr Edward Bourke SJ entitled ‘Steering neutral in troubled waters Hong Kong 1941-1945’. Includes letter from Fr Bourke to Fergus, possibly, Fr Fergus Cronin SJ, in which he explain the idea behind the manuscript, ‘to have something ready if a sequel to Jesuits Under Fire was to be published (book by Fr Thomas Ryan SJ on the Jesuits in Honk Kong during the Second World War).

Photographs belonging to Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ, Kula Lumpur, Malaysia on St Patrick's Day. Includes Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ and Fr Eddie Bourke SJ, unknown Jesuit, religious sisters, Honorary Consul of Ireland in Malaysia, Owen Michael O'Malley, on St Patrick’s Day (blessing the shamrock and raising the Irish flag).

Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Prof F.X. Martin, O.S.A. (Department of Medieval History, U.C.D.) introducing Dr Michael Richter, (Department of Welsh History, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth) and letter from Dr Richter to Fr Gwynn concerning his edition of the ‘Canterbury Professions.’ Includes:
– reprint from 'The Downside Review' of Richter’s article 'Archbishop Lanfranc and the Canterbury Primacy' – Some Suggestions (Vol. 90, No. 299, April 1972, p.110 – 118);
– photocopies of ‘the relevant pages’ of 'Canterbury Professions', (1973);
– partial draft of Dr Richter’s manuscript on Church Reform in Britain and Ireland after the Conquest ([1969], p.29 – 78 and appendices and footnotes).

Letter from Laurence J. McCabe, Jackson-Stops and McCabe, Auctioneers, Valuers and Estate Agents, 8 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 to Fr William Dargan SJ, 85 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning items to be included in the sale of Emo. Includes the list of items.

School paper for the Bun-Scoil and Mean-Scoil, Coláiste Iognáid, entitled ‘Scorcher’ written by pupils from Bun-Rang 6 of the primary school. Articles relate to Harry Roberts, council of Bun-Rang, sport, space, music, reflection on the 1960’s, Vietnam, poetry and quizzes. Refers to the banning of ‘Tuairim’ and Scorcher is the only paper now ‘published in St Ignatius College Secondary School or Primary School’.

A file relating to the Layman's Retreat Association, Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a description of a weekend retreat held in Rathfarnham by one of the participants, Joseph S. Considine (nd, 5pp).

Apportionment account between the Jesuit Fathers and Cholmeley Harrison (purchaser of Emo).

Letter from Thomas H. Bacon, solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Rev William Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning interest due to the Jesuit Fathers following the sale of St Mary's, Emo.

Catalogue entries and memorial card for Br Laurence McNamee SJ.

Notes compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the life and works of his elder brother Edward Lucius Gwynn who died in St Vincent’s Hospital. Sydney on 7 September 1919 aged 28. Buried in the Catholic Cemetery Waverley.

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.

Typescript entitled ‘The Career of Matthew O'Hartegan, SJ ( – 1665). Irish Envoy to the Court of France 1641 – 1646’ by Fr Thomas J. Morrissey SJ.

Biographical dictionary of Irish Jesuits 1598-1773.

The Jesuits: Their start, sign, system, secrecy, strategy

Letters from publishers, the Clarendon Press, Oxford to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his latest book which their Delegates say needs complete revision – ‘the book is not strictly a unified history but a series of disconnected and overlapping studies, which have been published separately already except for chapters XIII and XIV. They have much interest for specialists in the subjects concerned, though not for the general reader or for undergraduates.’

Photograph of the streetscape of Sea Road, Galway with the exterior of Columban Hall in the foreground and the steeple of St Ignatius Church in the background.

Details of Solicitor's fees to the Jesuit fathers in respect of the sale of St Mary's Emo.

Historical background to the Apostolic School Mungret.

Notes on Apostolic School funds used for Mungret College purposes in the years 1882 - 1913, wriiten by [Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ].

A file relating to the rateable valuation of Rathfarnham Castle. Includes a letter from Donal Ó Buachalla and company, 86 Merrion Square, Dublin to Fr Patrick Doyle SJ, Rector, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin 14 remarking that the Rathfarnham property is '...included in the current (1970) Annual Revision Lists...(these lists) allows us an opportunity to take advantage of this listing to appeal the valuation on the general grounds of age, obsolescence, excess accommodation and the ever increasing costs of maintenance and security.'

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.

Book 'The First Jesuit Mission and Second Jesuit Mission in Ireland'.

Booklets 'A report on a priest's work in a remote Chinese village' (Holy Family Chapel, Chek Keng, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong). Signed by Fr Joseph McAsey SJ.

Obituary for Fr Patrick Benson SJ taken from Irish Province News, July 1970, Vol. XIII.

Rough handwritten family trees, two pages, compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ.

Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on his father (13 February 1864 – 21 June 1950), listing his publications.

Article on Fr Scully House taken from the Jesuit Year Book, 1970, pp71-73.

Letter from Eoin Kenny, J. A. Kenny and Partners, Consulting Engineers, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 to Rev. William Dargan SJ, 84 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning the account for the centralisation of the boiler plant at Emo. Includes a detailed account of the cost of the work carried out.

Letter from Thomas Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr William Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning the sale of St Mary's, Emo.

A file relating to the gate lodges at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.

Typed memorandum outlining the present position of development plans for the Rathfarnham area by Dublin City Planning Authorities.

Copy letter from Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Director, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Retreat Promoters, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle concerning the new road and long term development plans and how these might affect Rathfarnham Castle. Reassures the Association that the work of the retreats will not be disrupted.

Pamphlet entitled 'Conor O'Mahony SJ 1594 - 1656, Separatist' Paper read at the Easter meeting of the Irish Catholic Historical Committee on 9 April 1970 by Fr Francis Finegan SJ (9pp) and draft typescript of the same paper entitled 'Conor O'Mahony SJ and the Stuart Alliance 1645', on the life of Fr O'Mahony and his book advocating the total separation of Ireland from Britain, 'Disputatio Apologetica, de iure Regni Hiberniae pro Catholicis Hiberniae adversus haereticos Anglos. Auctore C.M. Hiberno, Artium et Sacrae Theologiae Magistro. Accessit eiusdem auctoris ad eosdem Catholicos exhortatio' (1645).

The Jesuit Missons to Ireland in the Sixteenth Century. With appendix

A short English-Nyanja vocabulary by Thomas Price.
The Publications Bureau, Lusaka and Blantyre.

Memorandum to the Consultors on building changes at Coláiste Iognáid, Galway. Includes sketch of existing building and key to memorandum.

Photographs of the exterior of the church and school. Images of the church and school buildings from different angles. Most are images of the façade of the church and school, and the rear of the school. Taken by Fr Fergus O'Keeffe SJ.

Note by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ: “In the File ‘Darlington’ there is what appears to be an unpublished MS entitled 'The Life of Gerard Manley Hopkins in Ireland and Policy of Father Delany, S.J. – President of University College, Stephen’s Green, 1884 – 1908'. It contains very little about Hopkins, though this is of some interest.”

Typed manuscript by John Bithrey of his memoirs.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ enclosing a list of suitable names to take over the editorship of An Timire.

Note by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ about an article in Archivium Hibernicum, O’Doherty, Denis J, ‘Students of the Irish College, Salamanca, 1597-1619’ ii (1913), pp. 1-36.

A file of notes by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ on the various finances of Mungret College, 1882 - 1935.

Photograph of a sketch of the exterior of Mungret College. The sketch appeared on the cover of the 1975 Jesuit Yearbook.

Photocopies of newspaper cuttings relating to the new development at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.

Documents relating to ‘The Archbishop’s Planning Commission for Third Level Colleges under the City of Dublin Vocational Education Authority’, which was established to investigate the ‘religious, educational, emotional and intellectual needs of the students’ and to ‘determine the policy to be pursued and the measures to be taken for the adequate religious education of Catholic students attending Third Level Courses in the Colleges of the City of Dublin Vocational Education Group’. Includes a report of the Commission (4 May 1971, 11 pages).

Photocopies of an obituary and appreciation of Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s brother, Denis.

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.

Telegram announcing the death of Fr Seán (John) Turner SJ and online obituary taken from the Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives, accessed 10 July 2009. https://archives.catholic.org.hk/In%20Memoriam/Clergy-Brother/J-Turner.htm