‘The Din of Battle- The Story of Father William Doyle, S.J. for Boys’
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- 30 April 1931
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‘The Din of Battle- The Story of Father William Doyle, S.J. for Boys’ by Fr Gerald Kelly SJ.
Kelly, Gerald, Jesuit priest
‘The Din of Battle- The Story of Father William Doyle, S.J. for Boys’
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‘The Din of Battle- The Story of Father William Doyle, S.J. for Boys’ by Fr Gerald Kelly SJ.
Kelly, Gerald, Jesuit priest
Biographical essay on the centenary of the birth of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Anonymous [ Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ] biographical essay on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Ffrench, Gregory, 1903-1985, Jesuit priest
Journal articles on the life of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Journal articles on the life of Fr Willie Doyle SJ, collected by his brother Fr Charles Doyle SJ. Includes ‘Hosanna’, ‘The Ratcliffian’, ‘Revue D’ Ascetique et De Mystique’, ‘La Vie Spirituelle’, ‘The Messenger of the Sacred Heart’ and ‘The Catholic Fireside’.
Newspaper and magazines reviews of ‘Merry in God’
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Newspaper and magazines reviews of ‘Merry in God’ (Father William Doyle, S.J.)
Newspaper articles and leaflets on the life of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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File of newspaper articles and leaflets on the life of Fr Willie Doyle SJ collected by his brother Fr Charles Doyle SJ. Includes references in ‘Le Pays Wallon’, ‘The Catholic Gazette’, ‘The Grail’, ‘The Commonweal’, ‘Le Rappel’, ‘The Irish Catholic’; some letters to Fr Charles Doyle SJ interspersed with these articles relating to Fr Willie.
Doyle, Charles, 1870-1949, Jesuit priest
“Father Willie” (Father Willie Doyle, SJ) as part of the “Irish Messenger Series”
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“Father Willie” (Father Willie Doyle, SJ) as part of the “Irish Messenger Series” published by the Irish Messenger Office. Includes a note from Diarmuid [ ], Fitzpatrick’s Book Shop, 12 Cathedral Street, Upper O’ Connell Street, Dublin to Fr Fergal [McGrath] SJ in which he refers to a reprint of an insert letter by T. Cain, 22 Limetree Crescent, Cockermouth, Cumberland which corrects Fr Doyle’s date of death.
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Fr Matthias Bodkin's book on the life of Fr John Sullivan SJ
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A file relating to Fr Matthias Bodkin's book on the life of Fr John Sullivan SJ, 'Port of Tears'.
Bodkin, Matthias, 1896-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Biographical details on Fr Hilary Lawton SJ
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Biographical details on Fr Hilary Lawton SJ.
Arrupe, Pedro, 1907-1991, Jesuit priest and Father General
Biographical information on Fr Francis M Browne SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Francis M Browne SJ.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Biographical information on Fr Peter Finlay SJ (1851-1929)
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Biographical information on Fr Peter Finlay SJ including:
– memorial card (2 copies);
– obituary in The Catholic Bulletin, No. 11, Vol. 19, p.961-963 (November 1929, 3pp) and
– draft of article on his life written as a ‘short memoir of the distinguished author’ to prefix the re-issue of his ‘best known book’ The Church of Christ (n.d., 8pp).
See photographs of Fr Finlay in the individual photograph collection.
Letters of condolence following Fr Thomas Finlay’s death to Fr Provincial Laurence C. Kieran SJ
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Letters of condolence following Fr Thomas Finlay’s death to Fr Provincial Laurence C. Kieran SJ, from various organisations with which Fr Finlay was associated. Includes letters from the Senate of the National University of Ireland, the Trustees of the National Library, the Irish Agricultural Wholesale Society, the Central Savings Committee, the Council of the Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, Cavan Urban District Council, the Irish Technical Education Association, the Templecrone Co-operative Agricultural Society and University College Dublin.
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Articles from Studies on Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Photocopies of articles from Studies, Winter 1992, Vol. See also 81, No. 324, on Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ , published on the centenary of his birth: ‘Aubrey Gwynn; The Person’ by Prof. Geoffrey Hand; ‘Aubrey Gwynn: The Scholar’ by Prof. Katherine Walsh and Aubrey Gwynn: The Jesuit’ by Fr Fergus O’Donoghue SJ (pp. 375 – 398).
Studies, 1912-
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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-
Biographical information relating to Fr Michael McGrath SJ
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Biographical information relating to Fr Michael McGrath SJ.
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
Biographical information relating to Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Thomas Aloysius Finlay SJ (1848-1940). Includes obituary of Fr Finlay by George O'Brien, Professor of Economics, University College, published in The Economic Journal, The Quarterly Journal of The Royal Economic Society, No. 197, Vol. 1, p.157-159 (March 1940, 3pp) and obituary, also by Prof. O'Brien published in the Irish Monthly (March 1940, p.142- 144) originally broadcast on Radio Eireann.
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Biographical information on Fr Henry Gill SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Henry Gill SJ. Includes:
– extract on Fr Gill from the Catalogus personarum primus (1930, 2pp);
– potted biography of Fr Gill by Fr John A Leonard SJ (n.d., 1p.);
– photocopies of newspaper obituaries of Fr Gill (27 Nov. 1945, 1p.);
– photocopies of obituaries from 'The Belvederian' and 'The Clongownian' (1946, 1p. each) and
– photocopy of an obituary printed in the 'Irish Province News', (Jan 1946, 3pp).
Biographical information on Fr Leonard Sheil SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Leonard Sheil SJ. Includes:
– potted biography by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ (Irish Province Archivist, 1986-2019), (1984, 1p.);
– biography of Fr Sheil entitled 'Who Travels Alone' by Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ (Dublin: C. Goodliffe Neale (Irel.) Ltd.) (1975, 56pp);
– photocopies from the 'Jesuit Year Book' of an illustrated article by Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ entitled ‘Emigrants’ Priest: Fr. Leonard Sheil, S.J.’ (1969, 9pp) and an illustrated appreciation of Fr Sheil by Very Rev. Joseph Flynn, M.S.S (1969, 5pp).
Also includes appreciation of Fr Sheil by Very Rev. Joseph Flynn, M.S.S., printed in 'Irish Province News' (April 1968, 2pp).
Letters to Alfred O'Rahilly from around the world
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Letters relating to Alfred O'Rahilly from various individuals around the world, relating to the book Alfred O'Rahilly wrote entitled, ‘Father William Doyle, S.J. : a spiritual study’.
Letters to Alfred O'Rahilly from various members of the public relating to his book
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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
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’.
Reviews to Alfred O'Rahilly’s book Fr William Doyle SJ
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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
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
Pamphlets and mock-up of book cover, advertising various editions of the book
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Pamphlets and mock-up of book cover, advertising various editions of Alfred O'Rahilly's book on Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
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
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)
Biographical information on Rev James Cullen SJ
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A file containing biographical information on Rev. James Cullen SJ. Includes notes written by Fr Fergus O’Donoghue SJ.
Biographical information on Rev. Robert Kane SJ
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A file containing biographical information on Rev Robert Kane SJ.
Biographical details of Fr Joseph Canavan SJ
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Biographical details of Fr Joseph Canavan SJ.
Biographical details of Fr Lambert McKenna SJ
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A file containing biographical details of Fr Lambert McKenna SJ.
Biographical information on Fr Patrick J Connolly SJ
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A file containing biographical information on Fr Patrick J Connolly SJ.
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Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr Gerald Simms (History Department, T.C.D.) with references to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ’s family research; Archbishop Thomas Jones and Bishop Lewis Jones. Includes photocopy of an appreciation of the late Dr Simms from the 'Irish Times', written by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ (14 April 1979, 1p.).
Simms, John Gerald, 1904-1979, academic and writer
Biographical material on Fr Arthur Little SJ
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A file containing biographical material on Fr Arthur Little SJ.
Biographical information on Fr Richard Ingram SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Richard Ingram SJ. Includes a memorial card.
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Annotated manuscript addressed to Irish Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ by Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ entitled, ‘Brother Fennell’s Story of 1916-1928: A Jesuit Octogenarian’s Account of Certain Partly or Entirely Unknown Propagandist Efforts of His in Years Gone By’ with accompanying envelopes.
Manuscript of Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ ‘Reminiscences of a Clongowes Octogenarian’
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Annotated manuscript of Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ ‘Reminiscences of a Clongowes Octogenarian’ sent to his Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ, with accompanying letter.
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Two copies of a letter from Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ, Clongowes Wood College SJ, Naas, County Kildare to his Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ, explaining the nature and history of his propagandist writings.
Portions of envelopes concerning Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ’s writing
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A file containing portions of envelopes concerning Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ’s writing. Instructions on the envelopes ask that they be left unopened until a week/eight weeks after Br Fennell’s death. File also includes biographical details.
Biographical information on Fr Robert St Leger SJ
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A file relating to biographical information on Fr Robert St Leger SJ, and the origins of St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly.
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Typed manuscript outlining the origins of Tullabeg. Includes a letter from [ ] to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ concerning material on Fr Robert St Leger for Fr Francis Finegan SJ so that he can write an article or articles on Fr St Leger for his centenary. Remarks '...in preparing the chronology of Fr. St. L. principally from the 'Memorials of the Irish Province', I have come across some very serious anomalies as regards dates.' (3 October 1955, 1p) (NB: Fr St Leger was the first Rector of Tullabeg). Includes a letter from [ ] to Fr Burke Savage SJ referring to Fr St Leger's Rectorship of Tullabeg and '...a somewhat mysterious problem connected with the Rectorship...1818-1831.' (5 October 1955, 1p).
Biographical details of Fr John Hyde SJ
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Biographical details of Fr John Hyde SJ. Includes Fr Hyde's medical report on entering the Society, information compiled by the examiners assessing his suitability for the Society and personal histiory.
Newspaper cutting reporting on Fr Henry Fegan's Golden Jubilee in the Society of Jesus
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Photocopy of newspaper cutting reporting on Fr Henry Fegan's Golden Jubilee in the Society of Jesus.
Biographical information on Fr Henry Fegan SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Henry Fegan SJ.
Biographical information on Fr John Coyne SJ
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Biographical information on Fr John Coyne SJ.
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Typed manuscript by Fr John Coyne SJ of his memoirs entitled 'Grafted on the Olive Tree. Memories of a Jesuit Past (1906 - 1978)'.
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Darlington SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Joseph Darlington SJ by Fr Thomas J Morrissey SJ [1980], and catalogue entry by Fr Joseph Darlington SJ (1930).
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
Biographical information on Fr Richard Devane SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Richard Devane SJ, including catalogue entry (1930).
Material collected by Fr John Grene SJ on the life of Mr James Murphy SJ
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A file of material collected by Fr John Grene SJ on the life of Mr James Murphy SJ, a scholastic who drowned whilst on villa (holiday) at Poulaphuca, County Wicklow. The contributors provide information of his life as a student at Clongowes Wood College and later as a novice in the Society.
Grene, John, 1807-1887, Jesuit priest
Biographical notes on Fr John Curtis SJ by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ
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Biographical notes on Fr John Curtis SJ by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist).
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
Biographical information on Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ
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A file containing biographical information on Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ. Includes Fr Thomas Morrissey's entry on Fr Corcoran for the Dictionary of National Biography, article on Fr Corcoran by Dermot F. Gleeson and photograph of Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ.
Biographical information on Fr William Kane SJ
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A file containing biographical information on Fr William Kane SJ.
Biographical material for Fr Patrick Joy SJ
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Birth certificate of Patrick Joy (1892), biographical entry (1930) and black and white photograph of Fr Patrick Joy SJ (May 1961) by Lorna Madden, artist photographer, 50 Highfield Park, Dundrum Road, Dublin
Biographical details on Fr Stephen Brown SJ
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Biographical details on Fr Stephen Brown SJ.
Copy of birth certificate of Fr Edward Cahill SJ
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Copy of birth certificate of Fr Edward Cahill SJ.
Biographical material on Fr Edward Cahill SJ
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A file containing biographical material on Fr Edward Cahill SJ.
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A file relating to biographical material on Fr Edward Joseph Andrews SJ.
Andrews, Edward Joseph, 1896-1985, Jesuit priest
Lantern slide with image of St. Ignatius of Loyola taken from Art Catholique
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Lantern slide with image of St. Ignatius of Loyola taken from Art Catholique (507), 6 Place St Sulpice, Paris. On reverse, written in Latin, are vows by Charles Barrett taken at Tullabeg on the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary.
Biographical information on Fr Charles Harold Barrett SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Charles Harold Barrett SJ.
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A file relating to biographical material on Fr Brendan Barry SJ, including reference to his death.
Barry, Brendan, 1920-1972, Jesuit priest
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Biographical information on Fr Stephen Bartley SJ.
Bartley, Stephen, 1890-1955, Jesuit priest
Biographical information on Fr Patrick Bracken SJ
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Photocopy of biographical information on Fr Patrick Bracken SJ by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
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Biographical information on Br John Brady SJ.
Brady, John, 1878-1944, Jesuit brother
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Typed notes by Fr Francis Finegan SJ on an obituary of Fr James Broderick SJ by Fr Philip Caraman SJ. Fr Finegan refutes the suggestion that Fr Broderick was refused admission to the Irish Province on the grounds of his social status.
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
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Life of Fr Joseph Brown SJ, written in Latin. Annotation that 'HIbernus He told Madame Kelly his father [John] was Irish'.
Brown, Joseph, 1801-1879, Jesuit priest
'Father Michael Browne, S.J., 1853-1933'
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'Father Michael Browne, S.J., 1853-1933' by Fr Thomas Hurley SJ, published by Clonmore & Reynolds, Ltd..
Hurley, Thomas, 1890-1976, Jesuit priest
Biographical information on Fr Michael Browne SJ
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'Catalogus personarum primus' filled in by Fr Michael Browne SJ (1932), photocopy of obituary in newspaper (1933) and brief biography by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ on Fr Browne c.[1985].
Biographical information on Fr John Burden SJ
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Biographical information on Fr John Burden SJ - catalogue entries and obituary.
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Biographical information on Fr Thomas Brown SJ.
Brown, Thomas P, 1845-1915, Jesuit priest
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Notice of Fr James Butler SJ (from Dr Oliver's account, p 218).
Butler, James, 1790-1820, Jesuit priest
Biographical information on Fr Thomas Byrne SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Thomas Byrne SJ.
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A file relating to Fr Gerald Brangan SJ. Includes biographical information and correspondence concerning his time in Zambia.
Brangan, Gerald, 1912-1978, Jesuit priest
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Catalohue entry and obituary for Fr John Gabriel Byrne SJ.
Byrne, John Gabriel, 1873-1943, Jesuit priest
Catalogue entry and biographical history for Fr John Coyne SJ
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Catalogue entry and biographical history for Fr John Coyne SJ.
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Biographical information on Fr William Byrne SJ.
Byrne, William, 1868-1943, Jesuit priest
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A file relating to Fr John Casey SJ including biographical information.
Casey, John, 1873-1954, Jesuit priest
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Biographical information on Fr Thomas Claffey SJ.
Claffey, Thomas, 1853-1931, Jesuit priest
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Biographical information on Fr James Cleary SJ.
Cleary, James, 1841-1921, Jesuit priest
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Biographical information on Fr Bartholomew Coghlan SJ.
Coghlan, Bartholomew, 1873-1954, Jesuit priest
Photocopies of obituaries for Fr Michael Coleman SJ
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Photocopies of obituaries for Fr Michael Coleman SJ, entry in 'The Australian Dictionary of Jesuit Biography 1848 - 1998' by Fr David Strong SJ, 1999, p53. and research notes by Graham Wilson.
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Note on Br Thomas Connell SJ.
Connell, Thomas, 1874-1942, Jesuit brother
Material relating to Fr Joseph B Conway SJ
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Material relating to Fr Joseph B Conway SJ including details of entry to the Society of Jesus, catalogue entry, photograph and correspondence.
Material relating to Fr Thomas Cooney SJ, taken from the Mission Office
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File of material relating to Fr Thomas Cooney SJ, taken from the Mission Office, 28 Upper Sherrard St (12 July 2011). Includes photograph, mortuary card, announcement of death, obituary, personal record, and correspondence between Fr Cooney and Frs Thomas Martin and Vincent Murphy, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
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Biographical information on Fr Hubert Daly SJ.
Daly, Hubert, 1842-1918, Jesuit priest
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Biographical information on Fr Oliver Daly SJ.
Daly, Oliver, 1845-1916, Jesuit priest
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Obituary for Br Oliver Danielewicz SJ.
Danielewicz, Ignacy, 1827-1901, Jesuit brother
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Mini autobiography by James Donoghue (1899) and memorial card (1954).
Donoghue, James, 1867-1954, Jesuit brother
Material relating to Fr Martin Cryan SJ taken from the Mission Office
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File of material relating to Fr Martin Cryan SJ taken from the Mission Office, 28 Upper Sherrard St (12 July 2011). Includes passport photographs; menology; personal record; announcement of death; obituary; and correspondence between Fr Cryan and Fr Thomas J. Martin SJ, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Memoir of Fr Patrick E. Duffy SJ
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Draft of a Memoir of Fr Patrick E. Duffy SJ and a published pamphlet of the Memoir.
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Attachment sent by Fr Michael Head SJ, Jesuit Archivist, Melbourne, Australia, of a biography written by Fr Matt Egan SJ on Fr Patrick Duffy SJ.
Head, Michael, Jesuit priest and archivist
File of material on Fr Peter Dunne SJ
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A file of material relating to Fr Peter Dunne SJ including biographical information and correspondence concerning various duties he attended to as a Jesuit.
Material relating to Fr Dermot Durnin SJ
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Material relating to Fr Dermot Durnin SJ including biographical information, correspondence concerning his health and correspondence relating to the JSA (Jesuit Seminary Association).
Copies of a memoir written by John Bithrey on Fr Michael Egan SJ
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Copies of a memoir written by John Bithrey (former Jesuit scholastic) on Fr Michael Egan SJ.
Bithrey, John, 1878-1974, former Jesuit scholastic
Draft of an autobiography of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
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Draft of an autobiography of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ. Comprises six non-contiguous section, dealing with his mother’s family ‘The O'Briens of Cahirmoyle’ and his father’s early life. Original holograph manuscript and version typed by a Mrs Hannigan, 13 Church Drive, Churchtown, County Dublin. Manuscript found in an envelope marked ‘Received 15 July 1979 from Mr Hannigan.’
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Material relating to Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ
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Material relating to Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ which includes correspondence concerning his work for the Society throughout his life. Includes notes by Msgr Alfred O'Rahilly on the life of Fr Willie Doyle SJ sent to Fr Ffrench SJ (18 August 1964, 2pp). Includes a letter from Fr Ffrench SJ, Jesuit Retreat Centre, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the closure of Emo. Remarks 'But this dinner for Ours on the 11th? Apart from considerations of poverty, I cannot see that the closing of Emo is any occasion for festivity. After all, Emo is being closed because God does not see fit to bless the Province as at present being run with sufficient vocations to justify keeping it open.' (27 August 1969, 3pp). Includes correspondence concerning his work for the Crusaders of the Blessed Sacrament (1974-1982).
Biographical information Fr John Ffrench SJ
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Biographical information Fr John Ffrench SJ which includes 'A few particulars relative to the Hon. and Rev. John Ffrench SJ', Dolllard, Printinghouse, Dublin (1887), 'Memoirs of Father Ffrench of the Society of Jesus', Manresa Press, Roehampton (1898) and copy of a letter from Fr Ffrench, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly to Mother Ursula Querk, Ursuline Convent, St Joseph's, Sligo concerning his nephew's accident and his cure due to the intercession of (6 February 1854, 4pp), with note from Sr. M. St. Dominic, Ursuline Convent, St Joseph's, Sligo (20 September 1983).
Irish mission office material on Fr Thomas FitzGerald SJ
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File of Irish mission office material relating to Fr Thomas FitzGerald SJ. Includes passport photographs; announcement of death; personal record; correspondence between Miss Eva Fitzgerald, Patient, Waterford County and City Infirmary, Waterford (sister of Fr Thomas) and Fr Provincial regarding her application for assistance from the Royal United Kingdom Beneficent Association; and correspondence between Fr Fitzgerald and Fr Thomas J. Martin SJ, Mission Office, Dublin.
Material relating to Fr Thomas FitzGerald SJ
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Material relating to Fr Thomas FitzGerald SJ including pasport photogrpah, catalogue entry (1939, 1962 and 1965) and application to join the Society.
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File of material relating to Fr Edward Bourke SJ, taken from the Mission Office, 28 Upper Sherrard Street, Dublin (12 July 2011). Includes passport, and photographs; announcement of his death; obituaries and correspondence between Fr Bourke and Frs Thomas J. Martin and Vincent Murphy, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Biographical information on Fr John J Hannon SJ
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Biographical information on Fr John J Hannon SJ. Includes catalogue entry (1930), correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and brief biography by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ.
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A file relating to Fr James Daly SJ, including biography, genealogical material, letter from Peter Byrne, University College, Dublin (13 November 1897) to Fr Daly SJ, profits from Clongowes Wood College farm 1915-1916, grants paid to Clongowes Wood College and correspondence from the Irish Fr Provincials.
Daly, James, 1847-1930, Jesuit priest
Obituaries of Fr William White SJ
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Photocopies of obituaries of Fr William White SJ. Includes:
– obituaries from the 'Catholic Standard' and the 'Gonzaga Record' reprinted in 'Irish Province News' (Vol. 22, No. 8, October 1988, pp. 34 – 37) (Oct. 1988, 2pp) and
– appreciations of Fr William White SJ from the 'Gonzaga Record' (pp. 11 – 13) (1988, 3pp).