- IE IJA ADMN/24/25
- Ffeil
- 1 August 1861
Letter from Bishop Thomas Furlong to Dr O'Reilly. Asks him to provide a retreat at Milltown Park, Dublin for four young men whom Bishop Furlong intends to ordain at the end of the month.
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Letter from Bishop Thomas Furlong to Dr O'Reilly. Asks him to provide a retreat at Milltown Park, Dublin for four young men whom Bishop Furlong intends to ordain at the end of the month.
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Leaflet for Novena of Divine Grace 1861
Leaflet of the 'Novena of Divine Grace in Honour of St Francis Xavier' at the church of St Francis Xavier, Dublin.
Letter concerning the two fathers setting out from Ireland to establish the Australian Mission
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Letter from the Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to [ ] concerning two fathers setting out from Ireland to establish the Australian Mission (Fr William Kelly SJ and Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ). Refers to Fr Therry's brother in Cork who has agreed to co-operate in anyway so that the Jesuit fathers may secure their bequest.
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Letter from the Irish Fr Provincial to the Bishop of Melbourne, on the arrival of two Jesuits
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Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to the Bishop of Melbourne, James Alipius Goold, concerning the arrival of Frs Lentaigne and Kelly in Australia in order '...to take preliminary steps for the establishment of our Society in Melbourne.'
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Invitation by the Bishop of Melbourne to the Irish Province to set up a mission in his diocese
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A file of letters from Joseph Alipius Goold, Bishop of Melbourne, Bishop's House, Melbourne, Australia to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ concerning an invitation to the Irish Province to set up a mission in his diocese.
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Letter from Fr John Bannon SJ to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ. Informs the latter that [Br.] Carolan wishes to make a few days’ retreat at Milltown Park, Dublin.
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Sermon, retreat notes, considerations (Catholic University, 1862), Triduum and retreats
File of handwritten sermon, retreat notes, considerations (Catholic University, 1862), Triduum and retreats. Includes long retreats at Cork (1860), Tullabeg (1861 - 1862; 1868 - 1871); Laval (1872 - 1875); Tronchiennes (1875 - 1877); Clongowes Wood College (1877) and meditations, attributed to the following Jesuits: Frs. Peter Kenney (Palmero), Aloysius Sturzo, Daniel Jones, Patrick Hughes, Charles Aylmer, John St. Leger, Robert St. Leger. Michael Kelly, Charles Plowden, John Cunningham, James Mullen, Alexander Kyan (with history of Kyan family), John Shine, Bartholomew Esmonde, Thomas Betagh, Patrick Bracken, P. O'Reilly, Stephen Farrell, Charles McKenna, Edmund O'Reilly, Pubrick.
Minutes of meetings of the Christian Doctrine Confraternity
Minutes of meetings of the Christian Doctrine Confraternity, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Commemorative prayer card for the silver jubilee of the sodality of Our Lady of Christians
Commemorative prayer card for the silver jubilee of the sodality of Our Lady of Christians, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Photocopy of report from the 'Daily Nation' regarding the end of the annual retreat for the Dublin Metropolitan Police held in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
List of candidates proposed for membership of the Sodality of Our Lady Help of Christians, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes members from Dublin establishments such as Pim Bros, McBirney's, Todd, Burns and Co. Ltd, Henry Street Warehouse, Arnotts, Clery and Co.
Handwritten register of attendance for the Congregation of the Children of Mary, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes name, address, date of reception and attendance. See also CM/GARD/2/2/3/14
Notice advertising a 3 day retreat for legal, medical and university students in the Ignatian Chapel, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes insert for Tullabeg villa, August 1887.
Retreat and sermon notes attributed to Fr William Flynn SJ
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Retreat and sermon notes attributed to Fr William Flynn SJ in the main. One document refers to Easter Sunday, 1 April 1866, [Fr.] James Butler [SJ]. References to sermons at St Beuno's, Wales, Mungret, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Galway.
'Rules of the Library' for Association of the Children of Mary
Copy of 'Rules of the Library' of the Association of the Children of Mary, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes six rules: 6th. - The members are requested to keep the Books covered with paper (c.1900) and ‘Rules’ (c.1909).
Register of attendance for the Sodality of University College, Dublin
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Handwriiten register of attendance for the Sodality of University College, Dublin.
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Draft of a circular letter from [ ], Milltown Park, Dublin to [ ] concerning the organisation of a retreat for lay gentleman.
Letters from Fr William Gleeson SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning a debenture and the giving of a parish mission in Kerry.
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Notice and prayer leaflet of the annual retreat for the members of the Dublin Metropolitan Police Force held in the Church of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters, including financial
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters. Includes letters concerning financial matters and;
– a complaint about an individual Jesuit with regard to his behaviour while conducting a retreat for nuns (See also ADMN/3/36);
– a draft deed of trust for the Father Delany Exhibition (See also ADMN/3/13);
– the health and financial affairs of various scholastics;
– the proposal for the establishment of a [school] at Tullabeg by the Society of Pious Missions;
– a conference of Jesuit Fathers in Chicago for the purpose of adopting a Provisional Constitution of the ‘Frequent Communion Guild’;
– requests for money from various individuals;
– the campaign to appoint a Catholic Director to the Board of Directors of the Clogher Valley Railway (the Society are shareholders in the Railway);
– the appointment of Jesuits to various offices;
– a petition to the British government ‘to show mercy to Roger Casement’;
– a proposed portrait of Archbishop Walsh by Sir John Lavery;
– a profit and loss account of the Irish Monthly for year ending 31 August 1914 (See also ADMN/3/20; 66; 67);
– the work of St. Joseph's Young Priests (See also ADMN/3/53);
– lists of locations of Retreats and names of priests giving Retreats for 1912 and 1913 (See also ADMN/3/36; 41);
– suggestions for Retreats given by Jesuits, by Dr Patrick Foley, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin (1896-1926) and memorandum on the scheme to establish a small lending library in Milltown Park for priests (See also ADMN/3/12; 38).
Letters from Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ, Leighlinbridge, County Carlow to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the taking of a retreat provided he can have a rest beforehand and his commission to join an Irish regiment as a chaplain in World War One.
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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.
Photocopy of newspaper report on an address given by Fr Bernard Vaughan SJ to the Sodality of Our Lady Help of Christian, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Establishment of the B.V.M Immaculate Conception of Saint Brigid at St Francis Xavier's
Granting of establishment for the B.V.M Immaculate Conception at St Francis Xavier's by the Congregationi Primae Primariae.
First group of boy retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Senior Grade, North Richmond Street, Dublin - Keogh Brothers. With names.
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Retreat Group, Traffic Department, A.G.S. & Co at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Retreat Group, Traffic Department, A.G.S. & Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Keogh Brothers. With names.
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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.
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Grotto erected by employees of the Dublin United Tramways Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Grotto erected by employees of the Dublin United Tramways Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - Independent Newspapers. With committe names.
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Calendar of the Young Men's Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes an alphabetical index.
A. G. S. Group - Retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
A. G. S. Group - Retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats - by Keogh Brothers Ltd.
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Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning the newly founded ‘lectureship in Ancient History in U.C.D.’. ‘I feel that you will be very much disappointed when I ask you… to present yourself as a candidate; for I know that you wish to go to China. Do try to forgive me when I ask you to do something that pleases you less.’
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Group of retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Group of retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
A file relating to a petition signed by members of the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary urging the Jesuit Fathers not to close St Ignatius College, Galway.
Óglaigh na hÉireann Week End Retreatants at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Óglaigh na hÉireann Week End Retreatants, with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, and Reverend R. J. Casey, Military Chaplain. By J. J. O'Reilly, 36 St. Thomas Tcr, S.C.R., Dublin. With names.
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Retreat Group, including some members of the staff of the L. M. & S. Railway Co
Retreat Group, including some members of the staff of the L. M. & S. Railway Co. with Frs Patrick Barrett, Dr Naughton (Lord Bishop of Killala), Richard Devane, Michael Garahy and Canon O'Boyle, College Studios, 31 Westmoreland Street, Dublin. With names.
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A telegram from Pope Pius XI to Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, blessing all those making a retreat at Rathfarnham. In Latin.
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Retreat registers at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Retreat register for Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats and the date attended.
Attendance register for sodality for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Attendance register for sodality for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street. Entries are arranged under headings by hours, day of the week and remarks, which include 'Sick', 'On vacation', 'Signed'.
A.G. & S. Racking and Traffic Department at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
A.G. & S. Racking and Traffic Department at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. J.C. O’ Toole, Fr Patrick Barrett SJ (Director of Retreats) and J.J Whelan.
Attendance register for St Berchmans Sodality at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
Attendance register for St Berchmans Sodality at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street. Entries are arranged under headings by day of the week and remarks, which include 'Sick', 'On vacation'.
Knights of Loyola, Sports Cohort at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Knights of Loyola, Sports Cohort at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
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Mar Ivanios, Archbishop of Trivandrum, India with [retreatants] at Rathfarnham Castle during the Eucharistic Congress. With Fr Patrick Barrett SJ. See photograph FM/RATH/177. One copy is signed - Keogh Brothers Ltd.
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Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province
Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes an alphabetical index.
Handwritten monthly accounts of costs of food and supplies for retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin (includes bread, butter, sugar, milk, tea and jam).
‘The Aughrim Groups’, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Photograph of Presented by ‘The Aughrim Groups’, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin by C. and L. Walsh, 55 Lr. Mount Street, Dublin.
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Week-End Retreat, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Week-End Retreat, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. With Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats - Keogh Brothers Ltd.
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Correspondence between Fr Leonard Sheil SJ and Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning the relationship between the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Legion of Mary.
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Memorial hymn book of the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception, B.V.M. St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin in devout memory of the Rev. Thomas Murphy SJ.
Guestbook for those on retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Guestbook for those on retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
'Boys Retreat Register' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
'Boys Retreat Register' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats and the date attended.
Photograph of Milltown Park villa to Ballytrent, County Wexford
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Photograph of Milltown Park villa to Ballytrent, County Wexford.
Verses by a retreatant on the grotto of Our Lady of Loudres¸ Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Verses by a retreatant, S. O'B. on the grotto of Our Lady of Loudres¸ Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Booklet entitled ‘Retreat Notes (Clergy, Teachers, Sodalists)’
Booklet entitled ‘Retreat Notes (Clergy, Teachers, Sodalists)’. The booklet is a reference guide for retreat givers (Jesuit).
Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Legion of Mary
Documents relating to the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Legion of Mary, mainly concerning the relationship between the Society of Jesus and the two organisations.
Leaflet entitled 'Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle. Answers to Questions'
Leaflet issued by the Irish Messenger Office entitled 'Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle. Answers to Questions.'
St John Ambulance Brigade in Eire, Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
St John Ambulance Brigade in Eire Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Br Albert Kelly SJ, Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Assistant Commissioner P. J. MacNamara and District Commissioner G. W. Belton.
Notice advertising a retreat for men engaged on night work in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
List of promoters of weekend retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Alphabetical list of promoters of weekend retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Messrs. Guiney’s Annual Retreat to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Messrs. Guiney’s Annual Retreat to Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes Br Albert Kelly SJ, Frs Patrick Barrett and Henry Croasdaile. Includes some names. - Independent Newspapers.
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St Josephs Young Priests Society, D.U.T. Co Branch. Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle
St Josephs Young Priests Society, D.U.T. Co Branch. Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle. With names. Includes Frs O'Donnell, Henry Croasdaile, Joy, Aubrey Gwynn and Br Byrne - J. Merriman & Son.
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Retreat group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ
Retreat group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ - Central Studios.
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Individual at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ
Individual at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ.
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Portrait of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Portrait of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - College Studios.
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Department of Defence Retreat Group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Department of Defence Retreat Group at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Catholic Young Men's Society with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Catholic Young Men's Society with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - College Studios.
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Lists of spiritual books suitable for distribution by Directors at Diocesan Retreats
Lists of spiritual books suitable for distribution by Directors at Diocesan Retreats.
Group photographs and negatives belonging to Fr Pádraic Ó Brólcháin SJ
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File of group photographs and negatives belonging to Fr Pádraic Ó Brólcháin SJ. Includes:
All photographs include Fr. Pádraic Ó Brólcháin S.J.
Knights of Loyola and L. M. & S. Railway Co. with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin - College Studios.
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Ancient Order of Hibernians, Donnybrook with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
A.O.H. (Ancient Order of Hibernians) Donnybrook, with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ, Director of Retreats, at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. College Studios.
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Knights of Loyola and C. Y. M. S. with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Knights of Loyola and C. Y. M. S. (St Catherine’s Branch) - with Fr Patrick Barrett SJ at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. College Studios.
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Photocopy of newspaper report of the Golden Jubilee of the Young Men's Sodality at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Sodality of B.V.M - Lorcán Ua Tuathail
Handwritten account for the sodality of B.V.M - Lorcán Ua Tuathail (In Irish). Includes a list of those who attended a week-end retreat conducted in Irish by Fr Michael McGrath SJ (1872-1946), 29 - 31 January 1916. This Irish retreat was arranged with M. Colman, 1 Edward Terrace (sic) Dalkey.
Retreat register containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin and the date attended for the Sacred Heart Register Mona Mors Record.
Mounted remembrance of the retreats of the men of the Traffic Department, A.G.S. & Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Retreat conducted by the Rev Henry Croasdaile SJ.
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ, various Jesuits and others relating to Fr Sheil’s work in the Jesuit church in Galway. Includes:
– letters from Fr Sheil and the Secretary of the International Catholic Girls’ Protection Society (Veritas House, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin) regarding radio broadcasts for Irish emigrants in England and an appeal for funds for the I.C.G.P.S. (see also J16/6) (7 November 1941 - 6 June 1942, 3 items);
– letters from Fr Hugh Kelly SJ (Rector, Rathfarnham Castle) and Fr Patrick O'Kelly SJ (Director of the Pioneers Association) reporting complaints about Fr Sheil’s behaviour with regard to the content of his lectures to secondary school girls, his running of the Sodalities in Galway and his comments to a young girl who came to him for religious instruction (17 November - 20 December 1942, 4 items);
– letters from Fr Sheil, Fr Hugh Kelly SJ and the Superior of the Presentation Convent, Dundrum, County Tipperary requesting permission for Fr Sheil to give various lectures and retreats and to act as Special Confessor to the nuns of Dundrum Presentation Convent (26 January - 24 May 1943, 3 items) and
– letter from Fr Sheil enclosing a list of his sodality work in Galway, to help his successor, ‘I have tried all these two years to get these works into such order that anyone could carry them on, but I have not had the time. Many details of organization have still to be put into practice. The walls are built but the roof is not yet on. However there is plenty of brains and holiness among the men and women engaged in the work. If I could have any wish where obedience is concerned, I would wish to stay with them’ (8 August 1943, 3pp).
Crumlin - D.U.T. Clubs - Mount Brown. St. John Bosco Boys retreat
Crumlin - D.U.T. Clubs - Mount Brown. St. John Bosco Boys retreat with Fr Henry Croasdaile SJ and Br Byrne.
Church decoration and organ at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Lined notebook entitled ‘Church decoration Organ Improved’. Details work on organ choir services, stations, novenas, old and new organ, advent calendar, retreats and souvenir of retreats and the new organist. With index at the front and hand-drawn plan of reconstruction of organ (30 September 1926) and schedule of works to be completed by Telford & Telford, Organ Builders, 33 Charlemont Street, Dublin for the ‘cleaning and overhauling of organ in Ignatian Chapel, St Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street, Dublin (11 July 1944).
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A file of letters concerning retreats given by Fr John Counihan SJ to the novices in the Society of African Missions.
Calendar for the annual retreat for the officers and men of an Garda Síochána, Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Postcard from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle to Fr Martin Cryan SJ
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Postcard from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle to Fr Martin Cryan SJ asking him to contribute to a retreat at Rathfarnham.
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Further letter from Fr Ladislaus Zabdyr SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial
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Letter from Fr Ladislaus Zabdyr SJ, Chikuni, PO Chisekesi, Northern Rhodesia to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin imploring him to respond to his request for Irish Jesuits to be sent to the mission (1p). With airgraph copy.
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Boland's Bakery Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Boland's Bakery Retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes P. Roe, Br John Loftus SJ, Fr Foley, J. Denny (Promoter) and Fr Ward (Director of Retreats).
Shelbourne Hotel Staff, Dublin - first retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Shelbourne Hotel Staff, Dublin - first retreat at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes Frs T Ward and J McLoughlin and Br John Loftus SJ. With names - F.M. Cox.
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Prayer card for the souls of deceased members of the Garda Síochána Sodality
Prayer card for the souls of deceased members of the Garda Síochána Sodality, based at St Francis Xavier's Church, and calendar of names of deceased members.
'Register of the Sacred Heart' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
'Register of the Sacred Heart' at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats and the date attended.
Letter concerning the Irish Province decision to send Irish Jesuits to Northern Rhodesia
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Letter from Fr Ladislaus Zabdyr SJ, Chikuni, PO Chisekesi, Northern Rhodesia to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the news that the Irish Province is to send Irish Jesuits to Northern Rhodesia. Explains the situation in the mission. Remarks 'Any man that can be spared and is willing to come will be welcome because at any time one can expect that some one of those still at work here may break down…'.
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Letter from Fr Eugene Ward SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial John R McMahon SJ asking him to say Mass for the promoters of the Retreat House and to have dinner afterwards.
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Letter from Fr Ladislaus Zabdyr SJ, Chikuni, PO Chisekesi, Northern Rhodesia to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin thanking him for sending two Irish Jesuits to the mission. Asks if more men can be spared for work in the mission. Includes a copy of a reply remarking that more men cannot be spared.
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Newsletter of the Directors of Youth Service the Sodality of Our Lady
Newsletter of the Directors of Youth Service, the Sodality of Our Lady, published at 5, Great Denmark Street, Dublin. The newsletter was published for every month, with the exception of July and August. Includes an activity chart for the Sodality of Our Lady for 1945 – 46, 1947 - 48.
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Letter from Fr Patrick J Connolly SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin urging him to consider taking over the Jesuit Mission of Northern Rhodesia from the Polish Province. Remarks 'The mission is a going concern: to take it over would cost nothing save in man-power. It has its residences, chapels, schools, landed property (some thousands of acres waiting to be exploited)'.
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Minutes of meeting for The Sodality of Our Lady Blessed Sacrament Section, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes register of members.
Photograph of the congregation in St Francis Xavier's Church at the annual Novena of Grace
Photocopy of photograph from 'The Evening Herald 'of the congregation in St Francis Xavier's Church at the annual Novena of Grace.
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Photographic album by Fr Stephen Bates SJ
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Photographic album by Fr Stephen Bates SJ. The photographs depict Jesuits and outdoor scenes such as on villa at:
Report of the first 25 years of the Retreat House at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Report of the first 25 years of the Retreat House at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, 11 March 1922 - 10 March 1947.
Letters written from Nothern Rhodesia to the Irish Fr Provincial during the year 1948
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Letters written from Jesuits in Northern Rhodesia to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ.
Scrapbook of the Sodality Academy, Rathfarnham Castle
Scrapbook of the Sodality Academy, Rathfarnham Castle. Contains newspaper cuttings mainly from the Irish Catholic relating to the work and history of various sodalities in Ireland. Insertions include further newspaper cuttings and the anonymous draft of an article entitled ‘Devotion to our Lady in the Sodality’.
Souvenir of the Novena of Grace, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Souvenir of the Novena of Grace, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters. Includes letters concerning: