From Easter Week to Flanders Field
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- 2015
From Easter Week to Flanders Field: the diaries and letters of John Delaney SJ, 1916-1919.
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
From Easter Week to Flanders Field
From Easter Week to Flanders Field: the diaries and letters of John Delaney SJ, 1916-1919.
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
Irish Jesuit Chaplains in the First World War
Irish Jesuit Chaplains in the First World War
Burke, Damien, archivist
Father Browne's First World War
Father Browne's First World War
Messenger, Dublin, 2014
O'Donnell, Edward E, Jesuit priest
Chronology of Fr Edward Sydes’ life
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Chronology of Fr Edward Sydes’ life.
Biographical information on Fr Francis M. Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information on Fr Francis M. Browne SJ, M.C., Belgian Croix de Guerre.
O'Donoghue, Fergus, Jesuit priest
Fr Nicolas Tuite de MacCarthy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biography of Fr Nicolas Tuite de MacCarthy SJ taken from the archives of the Society of Jesus in Toulouse (1977), and copybook belonging to Fr Proinsais Ó Fionnagaín SJ (Frank Finegan) entitled ‘P. Fr. Nicolas Tuite McCarthy, S.J. + 1833 à Annecy’, sourced from the Menologe de la Compagnie de Jesus par le P. Eleban de Guilhenny da la meme Compagnie (Paris 1892). At rear of copybook, reference is made to Irish Jesuits who died in the First World War.
de MacCarthy, Nicolas Tuite, 1769-1833, Jesuit priest
Biographical information on Fr John Delaney SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information on Fr John Delaney SJ, M.C. Includes memorial card and obituary.
Booklet entitled ‘Father Francis Woodlock S.J. 1871 - 1940’, published by Manresa Press
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Booklet entitled ‘Father Francis Woodlock S.J. 1871 - 1940’, published by Manresa Press, Roehampton, England.
Letters from Mr T. Cain and from Michael Harteny
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Letters from Mr T. Cain, Headmaster, Coleridge Street School, Hove, England (26 October 1945) and from Michael Harteny (Sergeant), Kilnagrange, Kilmacthomas, County Waterford (12 November 1945) and on behalf of Christopher Flynn, Delgany, County Wicklow (21 March 1946) to Fr Charles Doyle SJ and Professor Alfred O'Rahilly concerning their recollections of the date of death of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Cain, T
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Flinn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Memorial card and obituary for Fr Joseph Flinn SJ.
Flinn, Daniel Joseph, 1877-1943, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters addressed to Fr Charles Doyle SJ concerning Fr Willie Doyle SJ and devotion to him
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of letters addressed to Fr Charles Doyle SJ concerning Fr Willie Doyle SJ and devotion to him, in an envelope entitled ‘Interesting letters about Fr Willie’.
Obituary for Fr Frederick Peal SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Obituary for Fr Frederick Peal SJ taken from 'Letters and Notices'. Fr Frederick Peal SJ (sometimes spelt, Peel). Born in India, 1864, he belonged to the Belgian Province and later worked and died in India, 1934...he was in the Irish Catalogue in 1917, 1st Connaught Rangers, Lahore Div. He wrote 3 books called 'War Jottings' published in 1916 by the Catholic Orphan Press Calcutta. Book 3 is Mesopotamia.
Letters and Notices, 1863-
Second draft of unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ recording his time as a chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ recording his time as a chaplain, entitled ‘1914 – 1918 As seen by a Chaplain with the 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles’. Completed in 1933. Includes newspaper and journal articles and fifteen pages of original photographs. Manuscript appears to be an amended version of CHP1/27.
Gill, Henry V, 1872-1945, Jesuit priest, scientist and chaplain
Signed postcard addressed to Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ, from Mar Ivanos, India
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Signed portrait postcard addressed to Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ, from Mar Ivanos, India, a visitor to Rathfarnham Castle during the Eucharistic Congress of 1932.
Ivanios, Aboon Geevarghese, 1882-1953, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of 'The Irish Messenger of the Sacred Heart' containing an article entitled ‘Dublin, and Proud of It!’ on Fr. Doyle (p.65-67).
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Fr Francis Browne's claim for a military pension
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Letter from Fr Francis Browne SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial regarding Fr Browne’s claim for a military pension. Encloses a letter sent to him from the General Secretary of the Ex-Services Welfare Society.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Booklet entitled “Fr. Willie”; part of the Irish Messenger series. Subtitled ‘His world-wide appeal and favours attributed to his intercession’. Contains a short reflection on his life and a list of reports from around the world of how Fr Doyle’s intercession, when invoked, benefited those who sought it.
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Article entitled ‘A Chaplain’s Story: Fr. Willie Doyle; A pastor across all divides’
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Article entitled ‘A Chaplain’s Story: Fr. Willie Doyle; A pastor across all divides’. Recounts Fr Doyle’s time as an army chaplain in the First World War. Also includes a print-out of pages from a web-site dedicated to Fr Doyle. Accompanied by a note to Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ, Province Archivist, explaining their provenance.
'“ Snatched from the Brink” A True Story of Fr. William Doyle, S.J.’
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Copy of 'The Irish Messenger of the Sacred Heart' containing an article entitled ‘ “Snatched from the Brink” A True Story of Fr. William Doyle, S.J.’ (p.364-367).
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Booklet entitled “Fr. Willie”; part of the Irish Messenger series. Subtitled ‘His world-wide appeal and favours attributed to his intercession’. Contains a short reflection on his life and a list of reports from around the world of how Fr Doyle’s intercession, when invoked, benefited those who sought it.
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Partial biographical information on Fr William Gwynn SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Partial biographical information on Fr William Gwynn SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
Gwynn, William, 1865-1950, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical information and obituary on Fr Stanislaus McLoughlin SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information and obituary on Fr Stanislaus McLoughlin SJ.
MacLoughlin, Stanislaus, 1863-1956, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Partial biographical information on Fr John Elliott SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Partial biographical information on Fr John Elliott SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
Elliott, John J, 1857-1942, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical information and obituary of Fr John MacSheahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information and obituary of Fr John MacSheahan SJ, M.C.
MacSheahan, John, 1885-1956, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical information on Fr Daniel Roche SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information on Fr Daniel Roche SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus and newspaper obituary.
Roche, Daniel, 1882-1961, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ, M.C., from the Catalogus personarum primus.
Biographical information and obituary of Fr James McCann SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Partial biographical information from the Catalogus personarum and newspaper obituary of Fr James McCann SJ.
McCann, James, 1875-1951, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical information on Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information on Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
Mulhall, Hugh, 1871-1948, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical information on Fr Henry Potter SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information on Fr Henry Potter SJ from the Catalogus personarum primus.
Potter, Henry, 1866-1932, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pamphlet “Fr. Willie” Father William Doyle, S.J. His World-wide Appeal and Favours Attributed to His Intercession, ‘Irish Messenger’ Series.
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Copy of 'La Vie Spirituelle. Ascétique et Mystique'
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Copy of 'La Vie Spirituelle. Ascétique et Mystique', Vol. XIX, No. 3 containing an article on Fr. Doyle by F. de Lanversin (p.323-341).
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Invitation card, order of service and hymn sheet for the service of remembrance
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Invitation card, order of service and hymn sheet for the service of remembrance at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Remembrance Sunday, Armistice Day, 11 November 1928 (perhaps an Irish Jesuit attended the service).
Letters written to Fr Charles Doyle SJ requesting relics
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Letters written to Fr Charles Doyle SJ requesting relics of Fr Willie Doyle SJ due to the reading of Alfred O'Rahilly’s book ‘Father William Doyle, S.J. : a spiritual study’.
Article in 'Messager du Coeur de Jésus'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Article in 'Messager du Coeur de Jésus' containing an article on Fr. Doyle by Fr Wery-Lacouagne SJ (p.75-95).
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Part of Irish Jesuits
Article from The Commonweal entitled ‘Father William Doyle, S.J.’ by Henry Longan Stuart.
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ of his memoirs as a chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Unpublished manuscript by Fr Henry Gill SJ of his memoirs as a chaplain, entitled ‘1914 – 1918 Four years a Chaplain with The 2nd Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.’ Belvedere College stamp.
Gill, Henry V, 1872-1945, Jesuit priest, scientist and chaplain
Scrap album for events in aid of the Columban Hall, Galway
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Green scrapbook which documents events in aid of and at the Columban Hall, Sea Road, Galway. Includes inserts relating to advertisements for plays, concerts, lectures, fancy carnivals, newspaper clippings of reviews of such events and applications for entertainment tax exemptions. The scrapbook is arranged chronologically from 1934 to 1960 and contains programmes for the Columban Dramatic Society, Columban Players, Columban Hall Entertainments Committee and Coláiste Iognáid Drama Group. Includes performances such as lecture on: ‘A century of shipbuilding’ Fr. Frank Browne S.J.; ‘The Singer, by P. H Pearse’ (1934); Penny Dinner’s Benefit, Andrew McMaster in ’Under the Red Robe’ (1934); lantern lectures on Irish Jesuits in China, by Mr Patrick Grogan SJ and ‘Fr. Willie Doyle S.J.’ by Fr Frank Browne SJ; ‘The Rising of the Moon’ by Lady Gregory (1941); ‘Sinbad and the Sailor’ (1945); ‘The Baron’s Daughter’ (1948), ‘The Sleeping Beauty’(1952); ‘A Louer Meuble’ (1960).
Booklet by Fr Hugh Kelly on 'Father William Doyle, S.J.'; part of the Irish Messenger series.
Kelly, Hugh, 1886-1974, Jesuit priest
Booklet 'Korte Levensschets van Pater William Doyle, S.J. 1873-1917'
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Booklet 'Korte Levensschets van Pater William Doyle, S.J. 1873-1917' by Fr J. Van Rijckevorsel SJ.
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Medals issued to Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
1914-15 Star and the British War medal 1914-18 issued to Fr Joseph Wrafter SJ.
Letters to Alfred O'Rahilly from various members of the public relating to his book
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Professor Alfred O'Rahilly from various members of the public relating to his book on Fr Doyle.
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
Article in 'Revue d’Ascétique et de Mystique'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of 'Revue d’Ascétique et de Mystique' containing an article on Fr Doyle by Léonce de Grandmaison (p.128-146).
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Extracts commenting on Prof O'Rahilly’s book
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten extracts from various journals and periodicals commenting on Prof Alfred O'Rahilly’s book.
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
Photographs and postcards by the Imperial War Museum, London, England
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Photographs and postcards sent to Prof. Alfred O’Rahilly by the Imperial War Museum, London, England, for use in his book on Fr Willie Doyle SJ. Includes a note ‘Don’t mix these with the others. Return these to me. These are photos which I bought but decided not to use.’ All photographs are dated and described on back. Photos are mostly of the ruins of Ypres, Guillemont, Loos etc. Sizes: 21 1/2cm x 16 1/2cm; 14cm x 9cm and 27 1/2cm x 9cm.
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
Reviews to Alfred O'Rahilly’s book Fr William Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Reviews and press cuttings relating to Professor Alfred O'Rahilly’s book Father William Doyle, S.J., C.F..
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
Notes made by Prof Alfred O'Rahilly on his book
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Notes made by Prof. Alfred O'Rahilly on his book.
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
Notes made on Fr Willie Doyle’s early career
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Notes made by [Fr Frank Browne SJ] on Fr Doyle's early career (n.d., 8pp), ‘missionary’ career from 1910 to 1915 (n.d., 17pp) and ‘military career’ (n.d., 11pp) and notes, including extracts from the book (n.d., 9pp).
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Article by Fr Bernard Page SJ entitled ‘Army Chaplain, S.J., in Russia’
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Article by Fr Bernard Page SJ entitled ‘Army Chaplain, S.J., in Russia’ from 'Letters and Notices'.
Page, Bernard F, 1877-1948, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Article in 'The Messenger of the Sacred Heart'
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Copy of 'The Messenger of the Sacred Heart', containing an article on Fr Doyle (p.86-87).
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Draft obituary of Fr Patrick Tighe SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Draft obituary of Fr Patrick Tighe SJ.
Poster advertising the Fr Doyle book by Alfred O'Rahilly
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Poster advertising the Fr Doyle book by Alfred O'Rahilly.
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
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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-
Copies of mention in despatches of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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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).
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.
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
Obituaries of Frs Edward Sydes SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Obituary of Fr Edward Sydes SJ, who died 15 November 1918, taken from 'Letters and Notices', Vol.35, January 1919 and Fr Bernard Page SJ, born in India, raised in Australia.
Letters and Notices, 1863-
Portrait photograph of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ in his chaplains’ uniform
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Portrait photograph of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ in his chaplains’ uniform at Bettisfield Camp, Salop (Shropshire), England.
Barrett, Patrick, 1866-1942, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Obituary of Fr Walter Montagu SJ
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Obituary of Fr Walter Montagu SJ (English Province) who was killed 31 October 1918, taken from 'Letters and Notices', Vol.35, January 1919, pp28 - 30.
Letters and Notices, 1863-
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Obituaries from 'Letters and Notices' of Irishmen who joined the English Province and served as chaplains. Obituaries collected are highlighted in bold (Fr Bernard Page SJ, born in India, but Australian has an obituary, see CHP1/71). This list in not exhaustive (consult document British Jesuit Chaplains in World War I). See CHP1/72 for the obituary of Fr Walter Montagu SJ (English Province) who was killed 31 October 1918, taken from Letters and Notices, Vol. 35., pp28 - 30,
Carey, Timothy, Letters and Notices 35 (1919)
Duffy, John, Letters and Notices 66 (1961)
Fleming, Francis (1876-1939), no entry in Letters and Notices
Gallagher, George, Our Dead, III (1944-45)
Gallagher, James, Letters and Notices 66 (1961)
Irwin, Francis, Letters and Notices 52 (1957), 53 (1938)
Keary, William, Letters and Notices 63 (1958)
Wolfe, Patrick, Our Dead, II (1941-43)
Woodlock, Francis, Our Dead, I (1939-40); BH/4*
Woodlock, Joseph, Letters and Notices 57 (1949)
Letters and Notices, 1863-
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Medal of the Order of the Crown (Ordre de la Couronne), class Officier, conferred by the King of Belgium to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ. Includes official document concerning the decoration (6 May 1919) and letter from the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs (22 May 1919). The medal in case, with name of Fernanrd Heremans, Schaerbeek, is a five-armed white enamel and silver-gilt Maltese cross with silver-gilt graduated rays between the arms, on green enamel oval laurel wreath suspension; the face with a gilt-edged circular central blue enamel medallion bearing the gilt crown of Belgium; the reverse with a gilt-edged circular central blue enamel medallion bearing the cipher of King Leopold II, founder of the Order. Material hand in by Margaret Doyle, Archivist, Clongowes Wood College, 9 January 2017. Medal given by King of Belgium in recognition for the work of Irish Jesuits in helping Belgian refugees in Ireland during the First World War.
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Copy letter from Lt. Col. A.J. Bennett, O.C. Troops, H. T. 'Anchises' at sea to Fr William Gwynn SJ thanking him for his service as a military chaplain and praising his work with the troops.
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Bennett, A J, Lieutenant Colonel
Photocopy of obituary of Fr Edward Sydes SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Photocopy of an extract from 'Letters and Notices', January 1919, of an obituary of Fr Edward Sydes SJ.
Letters and Notices, 1863-
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
[Copy of] letter from Col. M. O'Grady to Hugh Doyle, father of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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[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
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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
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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
Possibility of removing Fr Michael Colman SJ from Australia
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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
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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
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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
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.
Fr William Gwynn's appointment as a military chaplain
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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
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
Miscellaneous letters and notes to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ
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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
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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
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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
Religious beads belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Beads given by Fr Willie Doyle SJ the day before his was killed, to one of his ‘Boys’.
Field diary of one of the chaplains (not known which one)
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Field diary of one of the chaplains (not known which one).
Letters from Fr Patrick Barrett SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr Patrick Barrett SJ written during his time as a military chaplain in Bettisfield Camp, Salop (Shropshire). Letter, July 31st '17 from Milltown Park, Dublin, perhaps should read July 31st 1916.
Barrett, Patrick, 1866-1942, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ following Fr Willie Doyle’s death
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ following Fr Willie Doyle’s death in action on 17 August 1917, from Fr Kerr McClement, Archbishop’s House, Westminster, Fr William Feran SJ, English Province, Farm Street, London and Fr M. O'Connell, Senior Chaplain (R.C.), H.Q., 16th Division, B.E.F..
Feran, William, 1869-1942, Jesuit priest
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr Stanislaus McLoughlin SJ written while serving as a chaplain attached 12th (2nd Reserve) Battalion and the 58th T.R. Battalion, The Welsh Regiment, Rhyl and 53rd S.W.B., Rhyl.
MacLoughlin, Stanislaus, 1863-1956, Jesuit priest and chaplain
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Letters and postcards to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ written while serving as a chaplain in Nos. 54, 58 and 33 Casualty Clearing Stations, France.
O'Mara, Patrick, 1875-1969, Jesuit priest, chaplain and missioner
Rudesind Brookes with the Irish Guards, and later in England, with Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Rudesind Brookes with the Irish Guards, and later in England, with Fr Frank Browne SJ as a Benedictine.
Postcards with photographs on the obverse of: “Canadian Irish Guards”
Part of Irish Jesuits
Postcards (Carte Postale) with photographs on the obverse of: “Canadian Irish Guards”; Private J Cassidy (signed); [Smithwick] on horseback (signed); Capt Rawe on horseback, Medical Officer, 2nd Royal Dublin Fusilier (signed) (29 July 1917) and [Gaffeny], Royal Dublin Fusilier on horseback (signed) (30 July 1917).
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Postcard with photograph on the obverse of Robert Joseph Francis Martin (Bertie) Martin [ ] C. O.T.C in military uniform , nephew of Fr Frank Browne SJ.
Martin, Robert Joseph Francis, 1898-1989
Appreciations of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Original and copies of appreciations of Fr Willie Doyle SJ including letters from General Sir William Bernard Hickie, 16th Division, B.E.F.to Hugh Doyle Esq., Melrose, Dalkey, Dublin (15 December 1917) and to Fr Charles Doyle SJ (14 October 1924); Private M. Murphy, France, (Fr Willie Doyle’s orderly) (22 August 1917).
Hickie, Sir, William Bernard, 1865-1950, Major General in the British Army
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr James McCann SJ written during his time as chaplain
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr James McCann SJ written during his time as chaplain to the 4th Reserve Battery, R.G.A., Winchester and Sialkot C.F.A. 4th Cavalry Division, Supply Column, B.E.F., France. Also includes items relating to the ill health (The Prince of Wales', Hospital for Officers), renewal of Fr McCann’s contract as chaplain and his demobilisation. (See also CHP1/10/1 which is a letter from Fr McCann to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ 12 June [1917]).
McCann, James, 1875-1951, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters and postcards from Fr James Magan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
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Letters and postcards from Fr James Magan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ written during his time as chaplain to the 6th York and Lancaster Regiment, B.E.F., France.
Magan, James W, 1881-1959, Jesuit priest and chaplain
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Letters and postcards from Fr Francis X O'Brien SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ written while a chaplain attached to the No. 5 Prisoners of War Company, B.E.F., France and the 30th General Hospital, B.E.F., France.
O'Brien, Francis X, 1881-1974, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Fr Frank Browne SJ with Fr Joseph Scannell, Arras, France
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Fr Frank Browne SJ with Fr Joseph Scannell, Arras, France (1917-8) which includes soldiers in France, destruction in Arras, France and Bishop Keating giving Benediction at Corpus Christ, Warley Barracks, England (1919) , postcards and envelopes. Eight large negatives of Frs Joe Scannell, McShane and Fr Frank Browne SJ, Arras (1918) and bomb damage. Photograph of Fr Frank Browne SJ and Monsignor Joseph Scannell taken post-First World War.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Carte postale with a photograph of Fr Frank Browne SJ as a chaplain, with his horse
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Carte postale with a photograph of Fr Frank Browne SJ as a chaplain, with his horse.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Letters and postcards from Fr Frank Browne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ
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Letters and postcards to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr Francis M. Browne SJ, written during his time serving as a chaplain to the forces – 1st and 2nd Battalions, Irish Guards, British Expeditionary Force, France and 2nd Battalions, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 16th Division.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Letters from Fr John Delaney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr John Delaney SJ written during his time as chaplain to the Artillery of the 50th Division.
Delaney, John J, 1883-1956, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Documents relating to Fr Joseph Flinn’s during his time serving as a chaplain
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Documents relating to Fr Joseph Flinn’s time as a chaplain attached to VI Corps Rest Station North, 10th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, the Munster Fusiliers, the 60th and 88th Brigade, R.G.A., B.E.F., France. Includes: certificate appointing Fr Flinn Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, Land Forces (Temporary) (22 March 1917, 1p.);
– letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr Flinn written from the Front (31 January 1917 – 10 October 1918, 21 items).
Flinn, Daniel Joseph, 1877-1943, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Article concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war
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Photocopy of article published in the Richmond Guardian concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war and a speech he delivered in St Ignatius hall to mark the occasion.
The Richmond Guardian, newspaper
Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy
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Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy in the memory of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Duffy, E, Sergeant
Letters from Fr Gerald Corr SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ from Fr Gerald Corr SJ written during his time as a chaplain to the troops in and around Dunkirk (his address was A.P.O. S.10, B.E.F., France).
Corr, Gerald F, 1875-1941, Jesuit priest and chaplain
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Letter from the War Office to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, enclosing the official certificate of death of Fr Doyle.