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- 24 February 1884
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Text of the inaugural address made by Rev. George O'Neill SJ to the Literary and Debating Society, University College.
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Text of the inaugural address made by Rev. George O'Neill SJ to the Literary and Debating Society, University College.
Sermon notes and notes on sins and confession by Fr George O'Neill SJ
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A notebook containing sermon notes and notes on sins and confession by Fr George O'Neill SJ.
Curriculum Vitae of Rev. George O'Neill SJ
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Curriculum Vitae of Rev. George O'Neill SJ and handwritten notebook on Stations of the Cross (started 1868 and finished October 1894), with sermon on the Stations (11 March 1895).
Spiritual notes belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Spiritual notes and letters belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ. Includes typewritten notes on ‘Samuel’, ‘Acts of Immolation’, ‘The Prayer of Christ’; spiritual letters.
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Letters and notes to Fr William A Sutton SJ from various individuals including the Editor of 'The Lamp', Alfred de Burgh (Shankill, County Dublin), Hanbury Geoghegan, Charles Coppinger (Upper Merrion Street, Dublin) and A.H. Matthew (Chelsfield, Kent).
Reference to a lecture by Father Henry Gill SJ entitled 'Wireless Telegraphy' in 1912
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Note from 'The Belvederian' which references a lecture by Father Henry Gill SJ entitled 'Wireless Telegraphy' in 1912.
Loose inserts from the scrapbook belonging to Fr William Gleeson SJ
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Documents inserted loose into the scrapbook belonging to Fr William Gleeson SJ, including newspaper clippings of a rugby match, two letters, handwritten map, prayer cards, receipts, poetry and list of retreats given (1920).
Notes made by Fr Leonard Sheil SJ recounting when he was told his cancer had become terminal
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Notes made by Fr Leonard Sheil SJ recounting the interview with his surgeon Prof. Patrick FitzGerald, when he was told his cancer had become terminal.
'A Diary or Jottings' by Fr James F. Murphy SJ
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'A Diary or Jottings, from day to day of events, especially 1 Nov. 1892 regarding the Society and, in particular, this (Irish) Province, which may prove interesting &, perhaps, even useful when The Writer shall be many years dead and gone.’ Found enclosed is a typed note (n.d., 2pp) by an unknown Jesuit (possibly Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Irish Province Archivist 1975-1986) giving brief biographical details of Fr Murphy. Also comments on the contents of the diary, ‘Some interesting things recorded are: the initial history of all the houses of the province: the story of the setting up of Milltown as a Coll. Max.: the dispute with the Bishop of Meath (Dr Nulty) over faculties for fathers at Tullabeg: the biographies of various S.J.s (and, e.g., reference to W. Coyne, later father of Fr Eddie Coyne and to Charles Kennedy a benefactor of the province): the account of the great storm of 1890/1 and of the influenza epidemic which swept over Europe from Russia. Minutiae of the day-to-day life, customs, studies and so on, and the final account of the Provincial Congregation (June 1892) after Fr General’s (Anderledy) death are also of interest and some historical value.’ Enclosures includes extracts from diary kept in Tullabeg, 1856 (9pp).
Notes and letters by Fr John Ffrench SJ
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Notes and letters by Fr John Ffrench SJ, including reports on 12 boys at St Stanisalus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly and what he has taught to them (18 October 1834), letters while acting as Substitute English Assistant to Fr General and English Assistant to Fr General, Rome to Fr O'Reilly SJ and Fr Browne SJ (21 December 1865 & 16 February 1867) and note on the wood used for Tullabeg. Includes letters from Fr George Lambert SJ, Fr General Peter Beckx SJ, Curia Generalizia Compagnia di Gesù, Rome, Italy on the death of Fr John Ffrench SJ (1873).
Retreat and prayer notes used by Fr William White SJ
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Retreat and prayer notes used by Fr William White SJ.
Notes from retreats given by Fr Patrick Duffy SJ
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Notebook of notes from retreats given by Fr Patrick Duffy SJ.
Notes on a retreat given by Fr John Conmee SJ in Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare
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Copybook containing notes on a Retreat given by Fr John Conmee SJ in Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare. Notes made by Fr John A. Byrne SJ.
Byrne, John A, 1878-1961, Jesuit priest
Biographical information relating to Fr John Conmee SJ
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Biographical information relating to Fr John Conmee SJ. Includes:
– potted biography by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ (Irish Province Archivist, 1986 - 2019 (2pp);
– handwritten note on Fr John Conmee SJ made by an unknown person (probably a fellow-Jesuit) stating “Perhaps the first word that occurs to one when trying to describe Father Conmee is ‘delightful’. He was a delightful man – amiable, bright, entertaining… – his presence, the very thought of him did you good.” (n.d, 1p.);
– obituaries, with one document mentioning Frs John Hughes and Thomas Taaffe SJ (May 1910, 3 items);
– memorial cards (1910, 3 items) and
– copy of the death certificate of Fr Conmee (21 Oct. 1917, 1 item)
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File of material including biographical information, obituary, passport photograph, and paper clippings, notes and sermons by Fr Charles Doyle SJ on issues, for example, ‘Drink’, ‘Scandal’, the use of 'Lantern Lectures', ‘Girls’, ‘The Rules’, ‘Prayer’, ‘Purgatory’ and ‘Mass’.
Doyle, Charles, 1870-1949, Jesuit priest
Note on ‘St. Thecla’ made by Fr Peter Troddyn SJ
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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.
Troddyn, Peter M, 1916-1982, Jesuit priest
Note by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ on Fr Joseph Darlington SJ for Hopkins material
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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.”
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
'Corpus Poetarum Latinorum' by William S. Walker
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'Corpus Poetarum Latinorum' by William S. Walker (ed.) (London: George Bell & Sons). With note by Fr Anthony Bischoff SJ (7 June 1947): ‘Clearly annotated in Hopkins’s hand on following pages: [89], 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 102, 103, 155, 157. Annotations of Juvental, pp.686ff., are not Hopkins. This book is valuable as an example of Hopkin’s minute attention to textual details.’ With University College, St. Stephen’s Green and St. Ignatius College’, S.J. Dublin stamps.
'The History of Tacitus According to the Text of Drelli. Books III, IV, V.'
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'The History of Tacitus According to the Text of Drelli. Books III, IV, V.' by W.H. Simcox M.A. (ed.) (London: Rivingtons). With typed note by Fr Anthony Bischoff SJ (7 June 1947): ‘Marginal notes in Hopkins’s hand on pp. [1], 6 – 7, 19, 41, 49, 59, 88, 94, 96, 118, 125, 133, 135, 140, 161, [220]. These are significant mainly as examples of his textual conjectures.’ With a University College, St. Stephen’s Green stamp on first page.
Note made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the ‘Dublin Books of Gerard Manley Hopkins’
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Typescript note made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the ‘Dublin Books of Gerard Manley Hopkins’ – ‘Books used by Hopkins during his years at University College, Dublin…These books were identified by Fr. Anthony Bischoff, S.J., who examined every book in the library, May 13- June 9, 1947.’
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Notes by Fr Gerard Hopkins SJ on the Roman historian Tacitus
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Holograph notes by Fr Gerard Hopkins SJ on the Roman historian Tacitus, entitled ‘Tacitus’ style’, whose ‘qualities’ can be ‘summed up in three things’ – ‘terseness…variety or studied irregularity…poetical colouring,’ giving an example of each. Notes made for classes in University College.
Hopkins, Gerard Manley, 1844-1889, Jesuit priest and poet
Notes by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ on ‘Manuscript of Poems on St. Thecla by Gerard Manley Hopkins’
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Notes by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (Province Archivist from 1975 to 1986) on ‘Manuscript of Poems on St. Thecla by Gerard Manley Hopkins.’ ‘This manuscript is written on the inner pages of a double foolscap sheet, the Latin poem on the left hand, the English on the right hand page…Both poems are in G.M. Hopkins’s handwriting, but not [signed] or dated.’ (Notes form the body of a letter sent to Dr Peter Beal (Index of English [Literary Manuscripts Series], University of Leeds) in September 1975). Includes notes on the appearance of the manuscript and lists the corrections made on the manuscript. Both poems appear in 'The Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins', 4th edition, 1967.
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
Retreat notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Copybook of [retreat] notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ entitled ‘Redemption and Atonement.’
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Notes compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the life and works of his elder brother Edward Lucius Gwynn
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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.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on Stephen L. Gwynn
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Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on his father (13 February 1864 – 21 June 1950), listing his publications.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Page in Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s handwriting of dates and names
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L‘M.L.G. Birthday Book (1899)’ Page in Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s handwriting of dates and names, presumably from his mother’s (Mary Louisa Gwynn) ‘Birthday Book.’
Letter and note concerning the biography of Rev. James Gwynne
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Letter (from Peter, Haslemere, Surrey) and note concerning the biography of Rev. James Gwynne (Fr Gwynn’s maternal grandfather) (1829 -1869).
Notes on, and from the Fenian Papers in the State Paper Office
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Notes on, and from the Fenian Papers in the State Paper Office by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ and Breandan Mac Giolla.
Information on Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s great-grandfather’s cousin, John Gwynne
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Information on Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s great-grandfather’s cousin, John Gwynne (1754 – 1828/9), founder of a ‘charitable endowment Institution, Derry.’ Includes letters from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland to Fr Gwynn (30 June, 8 July 1975, 2 items. 1p. each) and note given to Fr Gwynn by Archbishop George Simms (July 1974, 1p.) (John Gwynne bequeathed a large sum of money to found a charitable endowment in Derry known as the Gwynne Institution, for the education of boys whose parents could not afford to give them a suitable education. The money was to be distributed equally among Protestants and Catholics. (from Burke’s Irish Family Records, 19[74], p. 53) )
Simms, George Otto, 1910-1991, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh
Genealogical notes relating to Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s great-great grandfather sent by Mercy Simms
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Genealogical notes relating to Fr Gwynn’s great-great grandfather, Rev. John Gwynne and his wife Catherine Rolleston, sent to Fr Gwynn by Mercy Simms (his cousin).
Simms, Mercy, 1915-1998
Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on Brian Leveck’s The Civil Lawyers in England
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Handwritten notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Brian Leveck’s The Civil Lawyers in England (1603-1616), (Oxford, 1972), on the Gwynne family as lawyers in London and clergy in Holyhead c.1600 – 1640.
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.
Draft Gwynn family entry from Burke's Peerage
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Draft Gwynn family entry from Burke's Peerage sent to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ by the publishers: ‘We are sending you the entire genealogy in the hope that you might be able to supply fuller information – especially full present addresses – on the other side of the family as well as your own immediate branch.’
Notes on Fr Aubrey Gwynn's family by Fr Michael Hurley SJ.
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Rough typescript notes on Fr Aubrey Gwynn's family by Fr Michael Hurley SJ.
Hurley, Michael, 1923-2011, Jesuit priest and ecumenist
Family trees compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Rough handwritten family trees, two pages, compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
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Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from 'the Annals of Innisfallen' (4pp); 'Chronicum Scotorum' (2pp); 'the Annals of the Four Masters' (1p.); 'the Annals of Tigernach' (7pp) and notes on 'Donncha Mac Brian' (2pp).
Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ entitled ‘Brian Boruma and the Corpus Missal’
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Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ entitled ‘Brian Boruma and the Corpus Missal.’
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‘Preliminary notes’ (in an unidentified hand) on the Corpus Missal (n.d., 4pp); draft of an article by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ entitled ‘A Fifteenth Century Irish Missal: B.M., Egerton 2677’ (n.d., 3pp) and notes on the Lesnes Missal (n.d., 5pp).
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Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the 'Corbie Missal' ([1958], 1p.); the 'Corpus Missal' (n.d., 6pp) and the ‘Missal of the New Minster Winchester’ (n.d., 2pp).
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr Christopher Hohler
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Letters (some incomplete) to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr Christopher Hohler (Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London, and Oslo) on a wide range of topics including:
Includes offprint of chapter by Dr Hohler entitled ‘Some Service Books of the Later Saxon Church’ from David Parsons (ed.) Tenth Century Studies (1975), pp.60 – 83 (24pp) with notes, pp.217 – 227 (11pp). Also includes notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Hohler correspondence (3pp & 3 envelopes).
Article entitled ‘A breviary from St Mary’s Abbey, Trim’, Rioght na Midhe, 290-298, by Fr Aubrey Gwynn.
Hohler, Christopher, 1917-1997, medievalist and art historian
Letters and notes from Derek H. Turner to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Letters and notes from Derek H. Turner (Assistant Keeper, Department of Manuscripts, The British Museum) to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning:
Turner, Derek Howard, 1931-1985, museum curator and art historian
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Explanatory notes (entitled ‘Preface’) by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the history of his interest in tracing early Irish liturgical texts.
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Explanatory statement made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ in 1980 concerning his proposed book 'The Irish Church in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries' and his other more recent publications.
Typescript by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ of notes on Archbishop Lanfranc
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Typescript by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ of notes on Archbishop Lanfranc (mostly extracts from various sources):
– ‘Lanfranc and the Primacy of Canterbury’ (Latin and English) (1p.);
– ‘Lanfranc and the See of Dublin’ (Latin) (1p.);
– ‘Professiones Episcoporum Hibernie’ (Latin) (2pp);
– ‘Lanfranc to Gothric King of Dublin’ (Latin) (2pp);
– ‘Lanfranc to Turlough O Brien King of Ireland’ (Latin) (2pp);
– ‘Pope Gregory VII to the Irish People’ (Latin) (1p.) and
– ‘Lanfranc and Columbanus at Canterbury’ (pp.18 – 22).
(In 1941 Fr Gwynn wrote ‘Lanfranc and the Irish Church’ for the 'Irish Ecclesiastical Record' (lvii, pp.481 – 500; lviii, pp. 1 – 15) and ‘Pope Gregory VII and the Irish Church’ also for the 'Irish Ecclesiastical Record' (lviii, pp.97 – 100) ).
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Notes and letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning manuscripts in the British Museum relating to Archbishop Lanfranc and St Anselm. Includes note (6 April 1943) with ‘Notes taken at Aberystwyth – where B.M. MSS were stored in 1943.’
Part of a draft typescript ‘Dowdall Deeds: Indentures of Apprentices etc...'
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Part of a draft typescript ‘Dowdall Deeds: Indentures of Apprentices etc.’ (p.23 – 30) (typescript on Archbishop Richard FitzRalph and his sermons). 8pp (Part of an article ‘The Sermon-diary of Richard FitzRalph, Archbishop of Armagh’ by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, published in Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy, (xliv, section C, p.1 – 57); Annotated bound copy of Studies articles by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on Richard FitzRalph, Archbishop of Armagh.
Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ with regard to St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
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Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ (mostly transcriptions from various Papal Bulls) with regard to St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin:
Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various Papal Bulls with regard to Christ Church, Dublin
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Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various Papal Bulls (and other sources) with regard to Christ Church, Dublin:
Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Red Book of Ossory
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Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Red Book of Ossory.
Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ in a folder entitled ‘Fifteenth & Sixteenth Centuries’
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Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ in a folder entitled ‘Fifteenth & Sixteenth Centuries.’ Includes transcripts concerning the Papal Bull of Alexander VI (2pp); the Synod of Limerick (4pp) and the Synod of Waterford (1p.).
Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on Irish Dioceses after the Synod of Kells
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Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ with the following headings:
Typescript notes with references to various Calendars
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Typescript notes with references to various Calendars (e.g. Calendar of Patent Letters, Calendar of Documents: Ireland) on:
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Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Liam Ó Buachalla, Cork, relating to the history of the diocese of Cork and Cloyne; - the Uí Toirdhealbhaigh ‘the subsept to which Brian Ború, the Ua hEnna’s and Ua hAailgenis belonged’;
Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ relating to the Annals of Ulster
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Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ relating to the Annals of Ulster.
Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on various Annals
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Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on various Annals:
– ‘Annals of Loch Cé (Annals of Kilronan)’ (1p.);
– ‘Annals of Connacht’ (1p.);
– ‘Annals of Boyle (Annals of Loch Cé after c.1228’;
– ‘The Annals of Connacht and the abbey of Cong’, Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society, Vo. XXVII, 1-9 (1956).
Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the ‘Medieval Irish Annals’
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Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the ‘Medieval Irish Annals.’ Includes table of contents.
Notes compiled by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on ‘Premonstratensian entries'
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Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on ‘Premonstratensian Entries in Annals of Boyle’ (1p) and ‘Premonstratensian Entries in Annals of Loch Cé, and Annals of Connacht’ (1p).
Notes relating to Cistercians and Cistercian foundations
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Notes relating to Cistercians and Cistercian foundations.
Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Cistercians in Ireland
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Notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Cistercians in Ireland. In pencil.
Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Cistercians and the Annals
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Typescript notes by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Cistercians and the Annals:
Notebook entitled ‘Canterbury Professions’ with note on inside cover by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Notebook entitled ‘Canterbury Professions’ with note on inside cover by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, ‘These professions, made at Canterbury when Lanfranc was archbishop, were copied by me from B.M. MS 24199 (c.1949).’
Bieler, Ludwig, 1906-1981, Hiberno-Latin scholar
Notes and letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ relating to the Irish Manuscripts Commission work
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Notes and letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various academics including Dr Jocelyn Otway-Ruthven, Prof Jim Lydon (Professor of History, T.C.D.) and Dr Ludwig Bieler, relating to the [Irish Manuscripts Commission]. Includes: carbon copy of a ‘Report on Manuscripts of Irish Interest in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg’ by Dr Ludwig Bieler (August 1957, 11pp).
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Mrs. E. Bunto[n], Barbados Public Library, with extracts
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Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Mrs. E. Bunto[n], Barbados Public Library (2 items), enclosing extracts from the Minutes of the Council of Barbados with reference to the Irish in the West Indies (8pp).
Transcripts from various documents relating to the West Indies
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Typescript transcripts from various documents (majority secondary sources) relating to the West Indies. Includes extracts with handwritten marginals by Fr Aubrey Gwynn, SJ from: ‘State Papers, Colonial’ on Sir Charles Wheeler, 1670 - 1673 (9pp); on Sir William Stapleton (2pp); ‘Blake Family Records’ (5pp);
– from ‘Council Book of the Corporation of Kinsale’ (1652 – 1800) (3pp);
– ‘Voyage et Travaux des Missionaires de la Compagnia de Jesus, publies par des Peres de la meme Compagnie pour servir de complement aux Lettres Edifiantes’ (11pp);
– documents from a series beginning with ‘C.O.1/XIX – XXXVII’ ‘Narrative of Colonel Theodore Cary (Nov. 17, 1665’ (35pp);
– documents from the ‘State Papers, Adventurers’ beginning with ‘Adventurers in Ireland and Barbados’ ‘Nicholas Blake’ (15pp);
– from the ‘State Papers, Colonial’ (20pp); and transcripts on English, Scottish and Irish Prisoners in Barbados (5pp, 13pp, 29pp).
Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ relating to various archival documents relating to the West Indies
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Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ relating to various archival documents (many from the State Papers (Dominions) ), includes citations and extracts from documents relating to the West Indies (1622-1731). In pencil.
Copy transcripts relating to documents on Fr John Stritch SJ and Irish mission
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Copy typescript transcripts, mostly relating to documents (1640-1661), supplied by Fr John MacErlean SJ, in Jesuit archives, on Fr John Stritch SJ and Irish mission.
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Miscellaneous notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on Irish Jesuits in Europe, some reference to Maryland and Barbados, including citations to various archival documents.
Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the different islands of the West Indies
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Notes made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the different islands of the West Indies (7pp) and by A. Olivar OSB ‘Spiritual and Liturgical life on Montserrat’ (7pp).
Typescript extracts on the Irish in the New World in the eighteenth century
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Typescript extracts from various journals and publications on the Irish in the New World in the eighteenth century.
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Transcripts from the State Papers (Dominions, Ireland) made by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, relating to the ‘poore Irish’; the ‘dearth of Corne’ and the 162[8] – 1634 ‘bringing of poore people out of the Realme of Ireland.’
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Notice with instructions for the Station Master, (Great Southern Railways) to bear one 3rd class return ticket to Dublin to the bearer, to the House of Retreats, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Historical note on Rathfarnham castle
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Historical note on Rathfarnham castle. Includes a postcard with a note by Fr Richard Coyne SJ concerning the historical note and remarks that he left a copy with Mrs Carter, 12 Doddervale. Continues 'The housekeeper asked if I were from the castle and if I wanted to see the picture...The housekeeper said they were expecting another priest...to call to see the picture. I had mentioned at my last visit that Fr Rector might be interested in seeing it.' (2 September 1972, 1 item).
Coyne, Richard C, 1917-1999, Jesuit priest
Purchase of Rathfarnham Castle by the Society of Jesus
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A file relating to the purchase of Rathfarnham Castle by the Society of Jesus. Includes part of the auction catalogue for the contents of the Castle, Battersby & Co, Auctioneers, 39 Westmoreland Street, Dublin, and list of Jesuit purchases (April 1913).
Note stating that Brothers, after taking their vows, are not to read newspapers
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Note stating that Brothers, after taking their vows, are not to read newspapers.
Notes in relation to the deed of trust regarding Father Delany of 27 July 1908
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Handwritten notes in relation to the deed of trust of 27 July 1908. Refers to certain provisions within the document and suggests changes and amendments.
Notes and letters on the history of Baymount
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Notes and letters on the history of Baymount. Handwritten and typed notes by J T Gwynn on the history of Baymount (3 June 1948) and letter from James G. O'Connor, Solicitor to Fr Coyne SJ on the history (23 June 1948). Letter from Fr Thomas Shuley SJ to Fr Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin referring to a book on the life of Mrs Ball which says that she bought Baymount Castle in 1847 and it was taken over by some Sisters from Rathfarnham Abbey (18 August 1848). Letter from F. John L. Evans, 39 James Street South, Hamilton, Canada to Fr Donal Mulcahy SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin thanking him for his hospitality in showing him the home of his ancestors and the copy of the history of the house (5 June 1967).
Gwynn, J T
Notes on the early history of Manresa House, Dollymount
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Notes on the early history of Manresa House by a sister of the Loreto Convent, Bray, forwarded to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ by James O'Connor, solicitor.
Loreto Convent, Bray
Extract from the Irish Reports King’s Bench Division regarding University Hall Trust Deed
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Covering note and photocopy of Extract from the Irish Reports King’s Bench Division, Vol. II, 1914, p. 448 - 453, concerning the University Hall Trust Deed.
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Note written by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist) concerning Killiney Castle and the Jesuit community who resided there.
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
Notes on Killiney Castle and Druid Lodge, Killiney, County Dublin by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ
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Notes on Killiney Castle and Druid Lodge, Killiney, County Dublin by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, (former Irish Province Archivist) referring to a letter he received from Miss Mary Purcell, 32 Gardiner Place, Dublin 1 (whose letter is also contained in this file). Fr McGrath traces the use of Killiney Castle by the Society of Jesus (nd, 1p). Includes a letter from Mary Purcell to Fr McGrath concerning the sale of Killiney Castle to the St John of God Brothers, France. Another property is also referred to by Miss Purcell who discovered this reference in a minute of a council meeting of the Brothers of St John of God but it is unclear if this other property also belonged to the Society of Jesus. The St John of God Brothers did not continue negotiations with the Society (18 August 1977, 2pp).
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
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Lines on St Francis Xavier.
Notes by J.J.C. on the life of St Peter Canisius
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Handwritten notes by J.J.C. on the life of St Peter Canisius (incomplete).
Note advertising the Annual Retreat for St Joseph's Young Priests Society
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Note advertising the Annual Retreat for St Joseph's Young Priests Society which was conducted by Fr John Murphy SJ at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
St Joseph’s Young Priests Society, 1895-
Origins of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street and artwork
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Description of the origins of the Dublin residence of Jesuit fathers and the establishment of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes reference to the artworks, statutes and renovations undertaken in Frs Gaffney and Walshe's time.
Note concerning long table days at St Francis Xavier's
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Note concerning long table days at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Handwritten history of the bequest (of Miss Anne Kellet, who died in 1811) which subsequently established the Kellet school on Dorset Street. After 'arson' in 1855, the school was repaired and was acquired by Fr Gaffney, where the St. Francis Xavier School was built.
Rabbitte, James, 1857-1940, Jesuit priest
Cases of conscience at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
A file of cases of conscience at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Instructions on baptism in cases of dangerous or premature childbirth
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Instructions on baptism in cases of dangerous or premature childbirth.
Notice relating to the relics of King Edward the Confessor
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Notice relating to the relics of King Edward the Confessor.
Application form and notes establishing St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street as a charity
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Application form and notes establishing St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner street as a charity and tax implications.
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
Note indicating the Nos 23 & 25 Gardiner Street are under lease from 1877 for a period of 900 years and details yearly rent.
Notes relating to the history of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Handwritten notes relating to the history of St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street (note: not in chronological order and incomplete), starting in 1849.
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation. Includes notes by Fr Peter Finlay SJ as Province Procurator to consult with the Fr General [1905-1917].
Provisional notes for Marriage Encounter Weekend
Provisional notes for Marriage Encounter Weekend.
‘Extract from an address of the Very Rev. Fr. General.’ Translation of extracts from notes taken of the Father General's address to the pilgrims of the ‘Jeunesse catholique française’ in Rome. Refers to the difficult situation in France, and to the responsibilities of the youth of France in the face of religious persecution. Also speaks of the importance of the Colleges in defending against error.
‘Sacre Liturgia Praxis juxta Ritum Romanum…’
‘Sacre Liturgia Praxis juxta Ritum Romanum…’ Note on the manner of saying Mass, quoting Belgian regulations. (In Latin).
Report on how Theological Studies are managed
Part of a report on how Theological Studies are managed in an unidentified Theological College. An accompanying note in English suggests that the College may be St Beuno's, and that the writer may be Fr Edmund O’Reilly. (In Latin).
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology.
Notes on the Theology course in Milltown Park, Dublin
Notes on the Theology course in Milltown Park, Dublin.