Copy will of Nicholas John O'Neill, 4 Belleview Terrace, Limerick in which he bequeathed £2,700 to the Apostolic School at Mungret, County Limerick, the money to be used to educate Irish boys who would not be able to afford the expense of their maintenance and education for the priesthood.
Letter from John Cavanagh, Solicitor, 13 College Green, Dublin to Rev. Eugene Browne SJ concerning the will of Mr Patrick Matthews in which he bequeathed the annual dividends or interest of 74 shares of Drogheda Steam Packet company to his nephew Rev. John Stanley Matthews SJ.
Letter from W. P. Kelly and Walker, Athlone, County Galway to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the will of Mr. Andrew Moore and a legacy of £500 to the Society of Jesus.
Will of Miss Margaret Maxwell, 22 Dawson Street, Dublin in which she bequeathed her estate to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ, Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ and Fr Peter Finlay SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin for masses to be said for her soul and the souls of her parents.
Search relating to the will of Mary Clare Sutton, Eccles Street, Dublin. Rev. William Ronan SJ was appointed sole executor and residuary legatee and devisee.
Probate of the will of Laurence Brady, Lynch Park, County Dublin. Bequeaths his property to Rev. John S. Conmee SJ and Rev. George Kelly SJ, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare as joint tenants. Appoints Conmee and Kelly, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare as joint tenants and as executors of his will.
Will of Joseph Hannan, Caherelly Castle, County Limerick. Bequeaths a portion of his estate to the Irish Provincial of the Society of Jesus so that masses can be offered for his soul. Instructs that £52 that he borrowed from the Society of Jesus be returned.
Will of Jane Woollcombe.
Copy will of Ellen Colgan, 33 Great Charles Street, Dublin. Bequeaths the residue of her estate to her brother Rev. John Colgan SJ and Rev. Thomas Vincent Nolan SJ, Rev. Michael Browne SJ and Rev. James Bury SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Will and grant of Teresa Doran
Copy will and grant of Teresa Doran, 51C Dawson Street, Dublin and Howth View, Blackrock, County Dublin, Spinster. Bequeaths money to the Jesuit fathers, Milltown Park, Dublin for educational purposes.
Volume containing poetry written by scholastics of the Irish Jesuit Province
Bound volume containing poetry written by scholastics of the Irish Jesuit Province.
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province.
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province dating from 1837 - quotes Fr General Roothaan, and the Irish Vice Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ (vice-prov 1858). Also includes a Daily Order of Time.
Villa Rules and Daily Order of Time for Irish Jesuit Province
Villa Rules and Daily Order of Time for Irish Jesuit Province.
Villa journal for Irish Jesuit scholastics
Villa (holiday) journal for Irish Jesuit scholastics (Juniors).
Milltown Park, Dublin, 1907;
Redford House, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1908;
Ashby, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1909;
Ivanhoe, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1910;
Rochfort House, Portland Road, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1911;
Bayview, Wicklow, County Wicklow, 1912;
Bayview, Wicklow, County Wicklow, 1914;
Warrenpoint, County Down, 1915;
New Brighton, Monkstown, Dublin, 1916;
St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly, 1917;
St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly, 1918;
St Joseph's, Laytown, County Meath, 1919;
Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare, 1920;
Bayview House (Mrs McPhail), Wicklow, County Wicklow, 1921.
Villa journal for Irish Jesuit scholastics
Villa (holiday) journal for Irish Jesuit scholastics (Juniors).
Kinnagh Hill, Killiney, County Dublin, 1922;
Bayview House, Wickow, County Wicklow, 1923;
'Elton' & 'Albany', Kilcoole, County Wicklow, 1924;
Clydagh Hotel, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1925;
Clydagh Hotel, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1926;
Clydagh Hotel, Greystones, County Wicklow, 1927;
Gormanstown Castle, County Meath, 1928;
Castlebellingham, County Louth, 1929;
Charleville House, Enniskerry, County Wicklow, 1930;
Gormanstown Castle, County Meath, 1932;
Unidentified college and community account sheet
Unidentified college and community account sheet.
Treatise in relation to the running of a successful college
Handwritten treatise, which attempts to ‘lay down a few principles, from which inferences may be afterwards drawn…’ in relation to the running of a successful college.
Letter from [ ], writing from 9 Hill Street, Berkeley Square, London, to Dr Anderson. Suggests that the latter should apply to the Irish Fr Provincial for permission for Fr Costa to return from Malta to act as chaplain to Lady Margaret Frances Domville of Santry House. A word or phrase has been cut out of this letter.
Subscriptions for the Irish Jesuit Province
Subscriptions for the Irish Jesuit Province.
Studies of Juniors in Ireland and Australia
‘De Studiis Juniorum’. Document in point form re. the studies of Juniors in Ireland and Australia. (In Latin).
Status Temporalis for Milltown Park/St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg
Status Temporalis (Province Account) for either Milltown Park or St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg.
Status Temporalis book for the Irish Province
Status Temporalis (Province Account) book which contains accounts for: St Ignatius’ College, Galway; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; Clongowes College, Naas; Belvedere College, Dublin; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick; Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin; University Hall; 35 Lower Leeson Street; St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Irish Jesuit mission to Australia.
Statistics relating to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Comparative numbers of Priests, Scholastics and Brothers in the five colleges - Clongowes, Belvedere, Galway, Crescent and Mungret.
Statement (in Latin) issued by the Vatican to Religious Orders concerning the Sacred Congregation for Seminaries and University Studies.
Statement of the financial affairs of the Irish Province
Statement of the financial affairs of the Irish Province.
Statement of rental derived through the will of Rev. Joseph Christopher McCann
Statement of rental and epitome of title of houses and premises in Common Street and Lower Sheriff Street derived through the will of Rev. Joseph Christopher McCann.
Statement of accounts for 'The Irish Monthly'
Statement of accounts from 31 August 1913 - 1 September 1914 for 'The Irish Monthly'.
Statement for subscription due to 'The Irish Monthly'
Statement for subscription due to 'The Irish Monthly' from June 1932 to May 1933.
Statement by Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ indicating that he has received and accepted ‘the sum of £900 on 3 per cent stock’ from Sister E.M. Sutton of the Ursuline Convent of Ardanche, France, on certain conditions.
Brown, Thomas P, 1845-1915, Jesuit priest
Scheme for Juniorate classes in the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Scheme for Juniorate classes in the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus.
Schedule of deeds relating to premises in Drogheda, County Louth
Schedule of deeds relating to premises in Drogheda, County Louth.
Sample questions on education from the University of London
Sample questions on education from the University of London - in preparation for the Clongowes Cert.
Rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
‘De votes et virtutibus’. Document on rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
'Roman Catholic Relief - A Bill'
‘A Bill for the further Repeal of Enactments imposing Pains and Penalties upon Her Majesty’s Roman Catholic Subjects on account of their Religion’.
Responses of some Irish Jesuit priests to Fr General's observations on the order of Studies
Responses of some Irish Jesuit priests to Fr General's observations on the order of Studies.
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces on changes introduced in Jesuit Studies
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces. The commission was appointed to consider whether any changes should be introduced in Jesuit Studies.
Report on the first ten years of the Clongowes Cert.
Report on the first ten years of the Clongowes Cert.
Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the condition and requirements of the higher studies in the English and Irish provinces.
Report of a Commission on Education in the Irish Province
Report, written in Latin, of a Commission on Education in the Irish Province, prepared by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ.
Corcoran, Timothy, 1872-1943, Jesuit priest
Renunciation for Irish Jesuit scholastics and form of will
Renunciation for Irish Jesuit scholastics and form of will.
Rent charge for farm and lands in County Kerry concerning Humphrey Donovan's novitiate
Parties:
Richard Donovan Esquire, Tralee, county Kerry of the first part, Humphrey Donovan Esquire, Tralee, county Kerry of the second part and Gerald Fitzgibbon, Merchant, Tralee, county Kerry of the third part.
Property:
Farm and lands of Derrymore, Barony of Corkaguiney, County Kerry
Terms and Conditions:
Yearly rent charge of £30 during the period of Humphrey Donovan's novitiate studies until his ordination to be paid yearly on 1 March.
Other:
Signed and sealed
‘Animadversiones in Relationes pro Studiis Scholasticorum Ordinanis pro Provinciis Angliae et Hiberniae.’ Regulations issued by the Fr General in relation to the studies of scholastics in the English and Irish Provinces. (In Latin).
Wernz, Franz Xavier, 1842-1914, Jesuit priest and Father General
Regulations issued by Fr John Curtis SJ in relation to meals, smoking, the purchase of newspapers
Regulations issued by Fr John Curtis SJ in relation to meals, smoking, the purchase of newspapers etc., the receipt of presents, dining out, the hearing of confessions etc.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
Regulations for unidentified house of formation in relation to the announcement of Communion days, Cases of Conscience etc., reporting of irregularities, retreats etc.
Receipt issued by Fr Edward Kelly SJ for £50 stg
Receipt issued by Fr Edward Kelly SJ for £50 stg, received from Fr John Curtis SJ ‘on account of the debt due by [ ] to this Province’.
Kelly, Edward, 1824-1905, Jesuit priest
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at front.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at rear.
Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Volume of mainly pasted letters of Provincials’ Circulars to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, with handwritten notes underneath. Index at front.
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General.
Proposal concerning the establishment of 'Studies'
Proposal, written in Latin [and submitted to Fr General in Rome] concerning the establishment of 'Studies'.
Probate of Henry Alexander Donovan, The Square, Listowel, County Kerry
Administration (intestate) in the High Court of Justice, Ireland, Kings Bench behalf of Henry Alexander Donovan, The Square, Listowel, County Kerryh Division (Probate) deceased bachelor assigning his estate to his brother and only next of kin, Edmund William Donovan SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway. Two pendant wafer seals attached.
Printed forms confirming faculties in the Diocese of Dublin from Paul Cardinal Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin. Also includes information on reserved sins and ‘Animadversiones’. Pages form part of a larger document. (In Latin).
Cullen, Paul, 1803-1878, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and cardinal
Preparatory notes by John O'Holohan SJ for the summer Pedagogical Course in Clongowes
Preparatory notes by John O'Holohan SJ for the summer Pedagogical Course in Clongowes.
O'Holohan, John, 1923-2018, Jesuit priest
Poster advertising a Solemn Triduum in St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street to celebrate the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Philosophy examination papers from St Mary's Hall Stonyhurst, England
Philosophy examination papers (Easter Term ) from St Mary's Hall Stonyhurst, England.
Part of document, drawn up by Fr Lentaigne SJ, summarising sums of money invested in property
Part of document, drawn up by Fr Lentaigne SJ, summarising sums of money invested in property, mainly Milltown Park, Dublin.
Outline of a plan for systematic training and qualification of teachers in the Province
Outline, written by Timothy Corcoran, S.J., of a plan for systematic training and qualification of teachers in the Province.
Corcoran, Timothy, 1872-1943, Jesuit priest
Ordinatio from Fr General Roothaan to the Vice-Provincial, rectors and superiors of the Irish Vice-Province. (Handwritten; in Latin).
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Oral examination in the Jesuit College, Louvain by Francis Murphy SJ
Oral examination in the Jesuit College, Louvain by Francis Murphy SJ on 'Actual Grace'.
Murphy, Francis, 1814-1898, Jesuit priest
Opinion on behalf of Fr William Ronan SJ, concerning the will of Mr Devereux
Copy opinion of Mr. R. P. Carton on a case submitted to him on behalf of Fr William Ronan SJ, concerning the will of Mr Devereux and a bequest to St Mungret's College, Limerick.
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows.
Novice's pensions for the Irish Jesuit Province
Unidentified account book, which includes novice's pensions for the Irish Jesuit Province, and monies from Irish Jesuis. includes refeences to The Grattan Bellew charity.
Novice's pensions at Loyola House, Dromore, County Down
Note detailing novice's pensions at Loyola House, Dromore, County Down.
Notices delivered by Jesuits and members of other Religious Orders to Clerks of the Peace or their Deputies in Great Britain and Ireland. The notices divided into counties consist of the date of registry, the name of the party, age, place of birth, name of the religious community, usual residence and name of immediate superior.
Notes on the Theology course in Milltown Park, Dublin
Notes on the Theology course in Milltown Park, Dublin.
Notes on the role of the Prefect of Studies
Notes on the role of the Prefect of Studies.
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ
Notes on Retreat given to the Ursuline Nuns, Waterford by Rev. Daniel Considine SJ entitled ‘The Cure of the Blind Man’.
Considine, Daniel, 1849-1922, Jesuit priest
Notes concerning the three vows of religion - poverty, chastity and obedience taken from the lectures of Fr George Byrne SJ, Master of Novices. The notes appear to be in the handwriting of Robert Nash SJ.
Nash, Robert, 1902-1989, Jesuit priest and writer
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 complied from retreats given by Fr Michael Browne SJ
Notes complied from retreats given by Fr Michael Browne SJ at the Convent of the Sisters of Charity, Mount St Anne's, Milltown, Dublin.
Browne, Michael, 1853-1933, Jesuit priest
Notes by Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the finances of the Irish Province
Copy notes by Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ concerning the finances of the Irish Province. Lists various legacies left to the Society by different individuals e.g. relatives of priests in the Society and how they were spent.
Sturzo, Aloysius,1826-1908, Jesuit priest
Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province
Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province. The results are listed under name in alphabetical order.
Notebook (XXXII) belonging to Fr John Curtis SJ containing the accounts of the property of the Irish Vice Province of the Society of Jesus and other details including title deeds etc.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
Note from Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ
Note from Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ. Informs the latter that her husband is anxious to engage a Jesuit private chaplain who is English by birth. Asks if Fr Lentaigne would consent to recall Fr Costa from Malta. Encloses a letter from Fr Ryan (not included). Includes a note: ‘F. Costa was refused, as can't live out of Community’.
Note from Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ
Lady Margaret Domvile to the Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ. States that she and Sir Charles ‘are particularly anxious to have an English chaplain, and therefore would not wish to apply for F. Costa’.
Domville, Lady Margaret Frances, 1840-1929, writer
Note from Fr James Cleary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ
Note from Fr James Cleary SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ.
Cleary, James, 1841-1921, Jesuit priest
Newspaper clippings of reviews concerning publications about Jesuits and Jesuit history
Scrapbook containing newspaper clippings of reviews concerning publications about Jesuits and Jesuit history.
Minutes of the Commission on Scholastics Formation - 'De Scholasticum Institutione, Praesertim in Studiis.'
Memorandum on the history course in Irish Jesuit colleges
Memorandum concerning the history course for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year Inter Cert. syllabus.
Memorandum on Aims and Methods in the College re: Jesuit schools
Memorandum on Aims and Methods in the College re: Jesuit schools
Memorandum for the Prefects of Studies of Irish Jesuit colleges
Memorandum for the Prefects of Studies.
Memorandum for Irish Fr Provincial on property matters
‘Memo. For Rev. Fr. Prov. in re Proc. Prov. Hib.’ Relates to dealings with a solicitor, Mr. Maxwell, who owes money; a field in Milltown bought from Lord Mount Temple; a debt due to John Errington SJ in California etc. Signed ‘P.H. S. J.’ [Patrick Hughes]
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Reason'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Reason' -possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Human Testimony'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Human Testimony' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Duty'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Of Duty' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Morals'
Anonymous handwritten manuscript of a philosophical lecture entitled 'Morals' - possibly University College, Dublin.
Manuscript entitled 'Method. The making of a Jesuit. Ratio Studiorum 1548 - 1599.'
Manuscript entitled 'Method. The making of a Jesuit. Ratio Studiorum 1548 - 1599.' Chapters I to V inclusive. Includes notes and comments (letters) on the method, the direct method of teaching and discussio classes. Probably developed in conjunction with the Clongowes Cert.
Manuscript by Fr Joseph E. Canavan SJ describing how the Jesuits elect their General
Typed and handwritten manuscript with corrections by Fr Joseph E. Canavan SJ describing how the Jesuits elect their General.
Canavan, Joseph E, 1886-1950, Jesuit priest
Loose account sheet of the Toulouse Province in account with the Irish Province
Loose account sheet of the Toulouse Province in account with the Irish Province. Three Irish Jesuits, Christopher Bellew, John O'Carroll and O'Brien are mentioned in the accounts. All three were studying Theology in the Toulouse Province at this time.
Lists of books in Irish Jesuit library, and suggestions regarding access
Lists of books in Irish Jesuit library, and suggestions regarding access. Refers to writing of the history of the Irish Province - archives and library [Edmund Hogan SJ].
List of the numbers of retreats and tridua given by Irish Jesuit priests 1884 - 1946
List of the numbers of retreats and tridua (three day retreat for religious communities) given [for statistical purposes].
List of tenants in arrears [Dromore, County Down]
List of tenants in arrears [Dromore, County Down]. A note states that proceedings should be taken against them to recover rent and arrears. Adds that Fr [McCartan] ‘says that they are well able to pay’.
List of subscribers and amounts paid to 'The Irish Monthly'
Bound volume containing a list of subscribers and amounts paid to 'The Irish Monthly'.
Browne & Nolan Limited, Printers, Nassau Street Dublin
List of securities held by the Irish Province and how they are allocated
List of securities held by the Irish Province and how they are allocated.
List of results for the Inter-Collegiate Competition in Religious Instruction
List of results for the Inter-Collegiate Competition in Religious Instruction for the academic year 1885-86.
List of reserved sins in the Dublin Diocese - issued by Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin
‘Casus Reservati in Archidiaecesi Dubliniensi’. List of reserved sins in the Dublin Diocese. Issued by Daniel Murray, Archbishop of Dublin. (In Latin).
Murray, Daniel, 1768-1852, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
List of publications by members of the Society of Jesus and stock
List of publications [by members of the Society of Jesus] detailing amounts of copies received by the printers, amount sold and amount remaining in stock.
List of property owned by the Irish Province of the Society
List of property owned by the Irish Province of the Society, compiled by Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Includes details such as type of property – stocks, mortgages, land etc. – and value.
Walsh, Nicholas, 1826-1912, Jesuit priest
List of Novices’ Pensions for the Irish Jesuit Province
‘Novices’ Pensions’ - Lists novices, the amount of their annual pensions, number of years in noviceship, and observations.