William Ronan, S.J., 1825-1907 : war chaplain, missioner, founder of Mungret College
- IE IJA BKS/114
- Eitem
- 2002
William Ronan, S.J., 1825-1907 : war chaplain, missioner, founder of Mungret College. Messenger Publications, Dublin.
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William Ronan, S.J., 1825-1907 : war chaplain, missioner, founder of Mungret College
William Ronan, S.J., 1825-1907 : war chaplain, missioner, founder of Mungret College. Messenger Publications, Dublin.
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Letter to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry from Sr Mary Regis, Mercy Convent, Doon, County Limerick, following Fr Leonard Sheil's death. Encloses letters sent to her from Fr Sheil over a number of years and press-cuttings relating to him, in the hope they might be useful to the Society when writing Fr Sheil's biography. States ‘I thought I would like to do a little for him after all he did for me.…When he started his missions in England I used to make pictures & pieties to help him & send them to the different addresses. He sent me accounts of these missions…He never thought of himself, his aim was to use everything he could to bring souls to God… I have kept letters of his since 1939 & all the years of the war & until he wrote before Christmas to announce his illness’ (Aug. 1968, 4pp). Encloses seven letters from Fr Sheil, thanking her for sending badges and medals and discussing her health and his missions. Includes letter in which he remarks ‘…thanks so much for all your lovely pictures and things. They are immensely valued over here. Sometimes indeed religion is not valued, but I hope that these pictures etc. will make it impossible for them to forget the lovely things of Our Faith. One little boy brought five Protestant pals, mostly bigger than himself, to the mission at West Hartlepool. I have had many conversions of people years away from Mass and the Sacraments. Many others have rejected me. The [leak]age of the children when they leave school, & have no Catholic school, and no good parents, is frightful. I start missions again on January 8th at Coventry and near Northampton. They will be very tough, so help me with your prayers. I bless each house I enter, put them on their knees, if they don’t refuse, and instal (sic.) a holy picture’ (28 Dec. 19--, 2pp). Also includes photocopies of clippings on Fr Sheil from various English newspapers (n.d., 4 items).
Notes on on Fr Joseph Ignatius O'Halloran SJ
Documents on Fr Joseph Ignatius O'Halloran SJ, includes note on his being at Cork in 1765, by Fr John MacErlean SJ (1p) and biographical sketch extracted from 'Worthies of Thomond' Third Series, collected and edited by Robert Herbert, Limerick, 1946 (2pp).
Accounts of Fr William Ronan SJ founder and first Rector of the Apostolic School
A file containing various accounts, biographical details and obituary of Fr William Ronan SJ founder and first Rector of the Apostolic School.
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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 material concerning David Woulfe SJ
Biographical material concerning David Woulfe SJ. Includes
Material relating to Fr Laurence O'Neill SJ
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A file relating to Fr Laurence O'Neill SJ, his entry into the Society of Jesus, his ill health, his four years in Australia as a scholastic and his death.
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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.