- IE IJA J/331
- File
- 1933-1974
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Material relating to Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries.
O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries.
O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Paul P O'Dea SJ, including his mother's (Mrs Bridget O'Dea) will.
O'Dea, Paul P, 1894-1972, Jesuit priest
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File containing mainly material relating to Peader MacSeumais admission to the Society of Jesus and subsequent jubilees.
MacSeumais, Peadar, 1908-1996, Jesuit priest
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File of material relating to Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and application to join the Society.
O'Higgins, Pearse, 1916-1976, Jesuit priest
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Information of the novice, catalogue entry and obituary for Fr Peter Dwyer SJ.
Dwyer, Peter, 1879-1945, Jesuit priest
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Photocopy of obituaries for Fr Peter Foley SJ.
Foley, Peter, 1826-1893, Jesuit priest
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Catalogus personarum primus filled out by Fr Peter McDonagh SJ (1956) and obituary from the Irish Province News, Vol XIV, No. 10 (April 1973).
McDonagh, Peadar, 1922-1973, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr Redmond F Roche SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and (57) photographs of Jesuits, on holiday, plays, and outdoor scenes (some of the same photographs are in the papers of Fr William R Prendergast SJ, IE IJA J/365).
Roche, Redmond Francis, 1904-1983, Jesuit priest
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File containing Richard Maguire's admission papers and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials relating to retreat and mission work and his time as chaplain at the Royal Hospital of the Incurables, Donnybrook, Dublin.
Maguire, Richard J, 1906-1993, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entries for Fr Robert O'Dempsey SJ, and obituary taken from Irish Province News, April 1972, Vol. XIV.
O'Dempsey, Robert, 1893-1972, Jesuit priest
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Whitty, Robert, 1817-1895, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr Rupert F H Coyle SJ which includes correspondence concerning the Ordo for the Irish Province, catalogue entry.
Coyle, Rupert F H, 1896-1978, Jesuit priest
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File containing material relating to Sean Noonan's admission to the Society and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials relating to mission work, the provincial congregation and his final illness.
Noonan, Seán, 1919-1995, Jesuit priest
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Biographical information on Fr Stephen Bartley SJ.
Bartley, Stephen, 1890-1955, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry, passport photograph and obituary for Fr Stephen Curran SJ.
Curran, Stephen, 1911-1960, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to which Fr Sydney C Lennon SJ includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
Lennon, Sydney C, 1906-1979, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Fr Thomas Cooney's health and suitability for missionary work
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Correspondence on Fr Thomas Cooney's health and suitability for missionary work in Northern Rhodesia (1952-1953).
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Material relating to Fr Thomas F O'Sullivan SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, memorial card and application to join the Society.
O'Sullivan, Thomas F, 1908-1983, Jesuit priest
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Obituary for Fr Thomas Gartlan SJ.
Gartlan, Thomas, 1853-1942, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr Thomas J O'Donnell SJ including memorial card, photographs, catalogue entries, application to join the Society and correspondence relating to his time spent in India and at Vatican Radio.
O'Donnell, Thomas J, 1906-1983, Jesuit priest
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Obituaries for Fr Thomas Kelly SJ.
Kelly, Thomas, 1829-1898, Jesuit priest
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Photocopy of account of the award of the degree of Welsh Bard to Fr William Kane SJ, (April 1915) and obituary, both taken from taken from 'Letters and Notices'.
Kane, Thomas Patrick, 1849-1918, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr Thomas P Kelly SJ, includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials.
Kelly, Thomas Patrick, 1890-1977, Jesuit priest
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Obituary for Fr Thomas Shuley SJ from the 'Irish Province News' (July 1965) and small photographic album belonging to Fr Shuley with thirteen images of the west of Ireland while on villa [1916-1930].
Shuley, Thomas, 1884-1965, Jesuit priest
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Correspondence between Thomas Fleming and his Irish Fr Provincials during his professional life in China and in Australia.
Fleming, Thomas V, 1897-1988, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry (1930) and obituary for Fr Timothy Halpin SJ.
Halpin, Timothy James, 1879-1951, Jesuit priest
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A file relating to Fr Vincent Dennehy SJ.
Dennehy, Vincent, 1899-1982, Jesuit priest
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Material on the death of Fr Vincent Conway SJ.
Conway, Vincent T, 1909-1985, Jesuit priest
Fr William Browne and his sisters (Mother Josephine), on-board ‘Celtic’
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Fr William Browne and his sisters (Mother Josephine), on-board ‘Celtic’.
Browne, William F, 1876-1938, parish priest
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Fr William Browne (Fr Frank Browne's brother) in bed at St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin and Fr Frank Browne praying over William's grave. Includes a burial procession which features the Bishop of Cloyne, Robert Browne and Fr William Browne.
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Fr William Browne posing in front of the clock at St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Cork and the bell for St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh on the ground with two individuals next to it (one holding a small bell, the other in naval uniform.
Browne, William F, 1876-1938, parish priest
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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 William Carroll SJ including biographical information.
Carroll, William, 1939-1976, Jesuit priest
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A file relating to Fr William Dargan SJ, including biographical information, black and white photographs, birth certificate and stole with the initials W.D. (William Dargan) and the date of his ordination, 31 July 1935.
Dargan, William, 1904-1983, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Edward Corish SJ, Canisius College, Pittwater Road, Pymble, NSW, Australia to Fr John Coyne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin asking for biographical information on Fr William Kelly SJ, and a certificate of approval given by the Ninth International Congress of Orientalists at Inner Temple Hall, London 10 September 1891.
Corish, Edward, 1862-1951, Jesuit priest
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Hayden, William, 1839-1919, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr William Hogan SJ, including admission details, catalogue entry, and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincial.
Hogan, William, 1912-1978, Jesuit priest
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File relating to the death of Fr William J O'Leary SJ - obituaries in newspaper, in 'Royal Astronomical Society' by Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ (1940), and the O'Leary clock in the Smithsonian museum.
O'Leary, William J, 1869-1939, Jesuit priest
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Obituaries of Fr William Henry SJ taken from the 'Irish Province News' and 'The Mungret Annual'.
Henry, William Joseph, 1859-1928, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entries for Fr William Lyons SJ.
Lyons, William, 1903-1936, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry, obituaries and Service (1917-1921) Medal for Fr William McElligott SJ. Includes article by Damien Burke entitled 'Irish Jesuits and the London IRA, 1921' which outlines William McElligott involvement in the War of Independence.
McElligott, William, 1901-1952, Jesuit priest
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Obituary taken from 'Irish Province News, 'The Clongownian' and copy of biographical information of Fr William Power SJ.
Power, William, 1848-1931, Jesuit priest
Fr William Richard Prendergast SJ
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A file relating to Fr William R Prendergast SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and an album of black and white photographs (Jesuit life, villa, school and family photographs (1916-1950).
Prendergast, William Richard, 1906-1971, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr William Saul SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries,
Saul, William, 1910-1976, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr William T Stephenson SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and book by Fr Stephenson entitled, 'Jesus Christ: Yesterday Today and For Ever: Easy Meditations on the Gospel' (90pp, 1969).
Stephenson, William T, 1882-1980, Jesuit priest
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A file related to Fr William Wallace SJ. Includes biographical notes on Fr Wallace compiled by Frs John MacErlean and Francis Finegan (5 items). Includes letters from Fr Wallace before and after his conversion, addressed to Mrs Conway, Portaferry, County Down and a letter and card of Fr Charles Blount SJ, concerning Fr Wallace (26 July 1889, 6 items). includes typescript copies of four of the letters from Fr Wallace to Mrs Conway (26 July 1886-25 May 1909, 6 items) and correspondence concerning Fr Wallace (1916 January 1950-16 July 162, 2 items).
Wallace, William, 1863-1922, Jesuit priest
Francis O'Farrell's admission papers and correspondence with his Irish Fr Provincials
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Francis O'Farrell's admission papers and correspondence with his Irish Fr Provincials from the Pontifica Università Gregoriana, Rome.
Francis Shaw's health and a doctor's report on his health while studying in Valkenburg
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A file relating to Francis Shaw's health and a doctor's report on his health while studying in Valkenburg.
Shaw, Francis J, 1907-1970, Jesuit priest
Frank Shaw's entry to the noviceship of the Society of Jesus
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A file relating to Frank Shaw's entry to the noviceship of the Society of Jesus.
Genealogical notes compiled and collected by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ on his family
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A file of genealogical notes compiled and collected by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ on his family. Includes letters, from Margaret Ryan, 14 Grand Street, Pokepsie, New York, U.S.A. to Fr Corcoran concerning other relatives in America (18 October 1931), Rody Dwan, Lisnagonoge, Thurles, County Tipperary (1 June 1915) and John D Corcoran, Williamsport, Ohio, U.S.A. (24 January 1929) ; genealogical notes on Corcoran of Clontaffe, parish of Killea (1766-1842) and of Honeymount, parish of Rathnaveoge, Ikerrin (1855-1929) and Curraduff, parish of Killea, Ikerrin, (1855-1929), 1p; copies made by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ of family relatives in census material, 1821, 6 June 1841, at the Public Record Office, Dublin, (16 April 1916, 24 December 1917), 2pp; copies of originals at Lisnagonoge, Thurles, County Tipperary (25 August 1915), 1p; notes by Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ from the Public Record Office, Dublin (March 1914) on the numbers of peoples in townlands related to him - Rathnaveoge, Honeymount, Gurteen in 1821 census; inscription in Monsea burial ground and photocopies of newspaper clippings (1911).
Glass plate negatives taken by Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Glass plate negatives taken by Fr Frank Browne SJ which includes:
Mungret College Third Club, 1925;
Mungret College Third Club snaps - Official’s excursion 1925 - 12 negatives;
Mungret College hurling team, 1925;
Luke Wadding, June 1925;
Lismore Castle, July 1925;
Interior of St Mary’s Church, Youghal, Cork, July 1925;
Philosophers at Mungret College, July 1925;
Tomb in St Mary’s Church, Youghal, Cork, taken under the impression that it was of the Countess of Desmond.
Retreat group taken about 9 August 1925 (Mungret?);
Lady Emly (deathbed), September 1925;
Celtic cross (numbered 90);
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Granting of faculties by John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin to Fr Patrick Simpson SJ
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Granting of faculties by John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin to Fr Patrick Simpson SJ. Includes note on aiding a Catholic to be educated in a non-Catholic School or College or University in This Diocese’.
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.
Handwritten notes by Fr John O'Brien SJ
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Handwritten notes by Fr John O'Brien SJ on subjects such as:
Illuminated Manuscripts, including letters from Edward Sullivan (23 January 1917), Thomas William Lyster, Librarian, the National Library of Ireland (19 June 1917) and William Alexander Henderson, National Literary Society, 6 St Stephen's Green, Dublin (nd.).
notes on notable individuals born in Galway, statements on imports and exports and net tonnage of sailing and steam vessels to/from the Port of Galway (1906-10, with letter from the Superintendent of Statistics and Intelligence Branch, Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, Dublin (1 March 1912) to Fr John O'Brien SJ and pamphlet with the title ‘Good facts about Galway’ with information on ‘The Honourable Past; The Present: Achievements and resources; Some distinguished Galway men’ produced by St Ignatius College, Galway. Written by Fr James Rabbitte SJ. See SC/GALW/3
Supplement entitled Galway as a Transatlantic Port’ reprinted from The Financial Times (16 February 1912).
Handwritten texts of sermons given by Fr John Conmee SJ
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Handwritten texts of sermons given by Fr John Conmee SJ and notes relating to the Tridium and Retreats.
Hilary Lawton's entry to the Noviceship
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A file relating to Hilary Lawton's entry to the Jesuit noviceship.
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
Holograph article ‘The Introduction of Roman Canon Law into Ireland’
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Holograph article ‘The Introduction of Roman Canon Law into Ireland.’
Holograph letter from Michael Fogarty, bishop of Killaloe to Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Holograph letter from Michael Fogarty, bishop of Killaloe to Fr Frank Browne SJ regarding the notes of Robert Browne, bishop of Cloyne with sermon note with headed paper, Bishop’s House, Cobh. Includes pamphlet entitled ‘Panegyric on Most Rev. Dr. Browne, Bishop of Cloyne, delivered at the Month’s Mind, in the Cathedral, Cobh, on the 2nd May 1935, by Most Rev. Dr, Fogarty, Bishop of Killaloe’. 12pp.
Fogarty, Michael, 1859-1955, Roman Catholic Bishop of Killaloe
Holograph letters by Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Holograph letters by Fr Frank Browne SJ to his brother, Fr William Browne on slides and photographs that he has sent him with his new camera, his time in Germany and leave.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Holograph letters from Dr Thomas Croke, St Colman's College, Fermoy, Cork
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Holograph letters from Dr Thomas Croke, St Colman's College, Fermoy, Cork (later archbishop) to Margaret Browne, mother of Bob (Robert Browne): ‘Bob is a very excellent boy. He is not far from being the first in his class’ (3 November 1858).
Croke, Thomas William, 1823-1902, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel
Holograph letters to Fr Robert Browne
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Holograph letters to Fr Robert Browne (later bishop of Cloyne), uncle of Fr Frank Browne SJ, appointing him Professor at St Colman’s College, Fermoy from the President, St Colman’s College, William Fitzgerald (4 July 1875) and as Canon of Cloyne diocese from the bishop of Cloyne, John MacCarthy, (7 April 1887).
Fitzgerald, William, President of St Colman's College
Index of materials relating to Fr Peter Kenney's visitations to the Maryland and Missouri Missions
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Index (compiled by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ) of materials relating to Fr Peter Kenney's visitations to the Maryland Mission (1819 - 1820) and the Maryland and Missouri Missions (1830 - 1833).
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
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Individuals gathered outside St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Cork (Daniel Mannix, coadjutor bishop of Melbourne) and The Palace, Spy Hill, Cobh, County Cork, which includes Daniel Mannix, coadjutor bishop of Melbourne, and Robert Browne, bishop of Cloyne.
Mannix, Daniel, 1864-1963, Archbishop of Melbourne
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A file containing information compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ on the following parishes in the Diocese of Tuam, County Galway:
Abbeyknockmoy;
Addregoole/Liskeevy;
Annaghdown;
Athenry;
Ballynakill;
Boyounagh/Glennamaddy;
Donaghpatrick/Kilcoona/Ballycolgan;
Dunmore;
Inisboffin;
Kilbannon;
Kilbride;
Kilkerrin/Clonberne;
Killanin;
Killascobe;
Killeen;
Killererin;
Killursa & Killower (Headford);
Kilmacrenan/Kilmoylan/Cummer/Belclare;
Kilmeen;
Lackagh;
Moylagh/Mountbellew;
Moyrus;
Omey/Ballindoon;
Ross/Clonbur;
Rosserly;
Roundstone/Ballinafad;
Spiddal;
Templetoher and
Tuam.
and the following parishes in county Roscommon: Kiltullagh and Moone/Clarinborean.
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
Insurance policies for the cameras and equipment belonging to Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Insurance policies for the cameras and equipment belonging to Fr Frank Browne SJ, which details lens, cameras, finder, magnifier, cases, tripods adaptor, copying head, flash developing tank, projector (1934-1955).
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Invitation cards for Belvedere College plays
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Assortment of invitation cards for Belvedere College plays: 'The Gondoliers' (1941), 'Ruddigore' (1945) and 'The Mikado' (1947).
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Invitation from Taoiseach Charles Haughey to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ to a reception in the Irish Parliament House at the Bank of Ireland, College Green, to commemorate the Bicentenary of the Declaration of Independence by Grattan’s Parliament and the Convention of the Ulster Volunteers in Dungannon.
Haughey, Charles, 1925-2006, politician and taoiseach
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.
'Is One Religion As Good As Another?'
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Pamphlet 'Is One Religion As Good As Another?' by Fr Peter Finlay SJ. Irish Messenger Series, Dublin. ‘10th Edition – 80th Thousand’.
Finlay, Peter, 1851-1929, Jesuit priest and theologian
John Baptist Byrne entry into the Society of Jesus
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Br John Baptist Byrne SJ entry into the Society of Jesus and difficulties he encountered as a novice, ultimately leading to his decision to become a brother in the English Province. Includes detailed correspondence concerning his difficulties and the various attempts to find a suitable position for him in the Society.
Joseph Hurley's entry to the noviceship
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A file relating to Joseph Hurley's entry to the noviceship.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
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’.
Kevin Quinn's admission papers to the Society and correspondence
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File containing Kevin Quinn's admission papers and brief correspondence from his time in Lusaka, Zambia and at the College of Industrial Relations.
Kodak box with and positive photographs by Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Kodak box with and positive photographs by Fr Frank Browne SJ of Donegal (Carrick, Glencolmcille and Slieve League) and butter making at Ballypatrick creamery (Kilsheelan), Tipperary [1947].
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Large illustrated banners and mounted used by Fr Willie Doyle SJ
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Large illustrated banners and mounted used by Fr Willie Doyle SJ when giving a retreat. Includes illustrated cards used when giving a 8-day retreat.
Large square negatives of the consecration of St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Cork
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Large square negatives of the consecration of St Colman’s Cathedral, Cobh, Cork.
Leaflets outlining the aims and organisation of the Association of Prayer against intemperance
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Five versions of a printed leaflet outlining the aims and organisation of the Association of Prayer against intemperance.
Lease for house and premises in New Row, City of Dublin
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Parties:
Michael Kavanagh, Merchant, New Row, City of Dublin and William Dwyer, Gentleman, Usher's Quay, Dublin.
Property:
House and premises in New Row, city of Dublin.
Terms & Conditions:
For a term of 46 years, yearly rent of £100 to be paid in two even instalments on 25 November and 25 May.
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A file of leases between Thomas O'Reilly and Bridget O'Reilly (nee O'Callaghan) (mother and father of Fr Edmund O'Reilly) and others (farmers) in respect of lands in the Barony of Tulla, County Clare. (See individual leases for further information).
Leonard Sheil's entrance into the Society of Jesus
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Documents relating to Leonard Sheil's entrance into the Society of Jesus. Includes:
– introductory letter from Leonard to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ seeking information on the Society (6 March 1919, 2pp);
– note from Dr. J. Redmond to Fr George Byrne SJ, [Novice Master] following his medical examination of Leonard Sheil (22 July 1920, 1p.);
– letter from Mrs Helen Sheil, Leonard's mother to ‘Father Rector’ describing Leonard’s education and state of health. Remarks ‘I hope…that you will not discourage him – his whole heart is set on things spiritual & I know that he has it in him to do great things for God. He is so shy that he will perhaps have difficulty in speaking to you…’ (6 August 1920, 2pp) and
– letters from Mrs Sheil to Irish Fr Provincial on financial matters, following his acceptance of her son into the Society, (28 August - 4 October 1920, 3 items).
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).
Letter and photographs from C.C Barham, Kodak Magazine Kingsway, London, to Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Letter from C.C Barham, Editor of Kodak Magazine Kingsway, London, to Fr Frank Browne SJ, returning the series of photographs of the ‘Angels’ and asking Fr Browne to write a short photographic article on them. Includes photographs of churches in East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk) with captions by Fr Frank Browne SJ on reverse, and some photographs of angels (stone) in Ireland.
Barham, C.C., editor
Letter and poem from Sr D Francis to Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning his diamond jubilee
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Letter from Sr D Francis, The Sisters of Charity, Our Lady's Hospice for the Dying, Harold's Cross, Dublin to Fr John MacErlean SJ concerning his diamond jubilee (in the Society of Jesus). Includes a poem in honour of the occasion.
Letter and postcard to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr Katherine Walsh-Strnad
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Letter and postcard to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr Katherine Walsh-Strnad, relating to her research on Archbishop FitzRalph. Includes typed notes on Otto III. Also includes Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ’s wedding invitation to Katherine’s marriage to Dr Alfred Strnad at University Church in July 1976.
Walsh-Strnad, Katherine, -2011, historian
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Letter and statement from Fr Matthew MacDonnell SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning trusts held in his name. Remarks that he is still waiting for the "Bishop's Exeat" to enter the Society of Jesus.
Letter from D.A. Lyons S.C., St John Bosco novitiate (Salesians), Ballinakill, Laois
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Letter from D.A. Lyons S.C., St John Bosco novitiate (Salesians), Ballinakill, Laois to Fr Frank Browne SJ, thanking him for the snaps. With envelope.
Lyons, D.A., Salesian
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Letter from Donald I. Findlay, Deputy Secretary, The Council for the Care of Churches, 83 London Wall, London to Fr Eddie O'Donnell SJ on the photographs taken by Fr Frank Browne SJ while engaged by the Council during the Second World War (item damaged from fire at Gonzaga College, 5 May 1996).
Findlay, Donald I.
Letter from Dr Patrick Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, writing from Kilkenny, to Fr William Ronan SJ
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Letter from Dr Patrick Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, writing from Kilkenny, to Fr Ronan. States that the work in which the latter is engaged ‘cannot be aided by the Executors of the late Mr. Devereux’, and that ‘there is no fund available which the Executors could apply to [his] charitable undertaking.’ Accompanied by an envelope addressed to Fr Brown in Gardiner Street, with a note which reads: ‘a courteous! letter from Dr Moran - Abp Sydney’.
Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Letter from Fr Colm Ó Riordan SJ to Sister Gertrude, St Mary’s Convent, Monze, Zambia
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Letter from Fr Colm Ó Riordan SJ to Sister Gertrude, St Mary’s Convent, Monze, Zambia (27 March 1987) and to Maureen [ ], Milltown Park, with prescription (2 December 1992). Includes address of next-of-kin.
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Letter from Fr Cyril Power SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning a visit made by Fr Cahill to Cork where he delivered a series of lectures. Remarks 'Regarding the matter of Fr Cahill's lectures I am in complete agreement with your Reverence's views - no later than today complaints were made to me regarding what he said...I think he should only be allowed to speak from Mss which has first been censored.'
Power, Cyril, 1890-1980, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Denis J Murphy SJ, Bishop's residence, Galle, Ceylon to the Irish Fr Provincial.
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Letter from Fr Denis J Murphy SJ, Bishop's residence, Galle, Ceylon to the Irish Fr Provincial. Describes the school and its progress. Outlines what is needed by the school. Remarks that they need a lay brother to prepare food and look after the boarding house 'A coolie in charge ran away with knives, spoons, forks, etc...his successor left today. Besides our boys have a deep caste prejudice against coolies'. Continues, one or two scholastics or young priest from Ireland. Parents look for a good English curriculum... Natives have no confidence in native teachers.
Letter from Fr E O'Donnell, Redemptorist, Limerick, to Fr Stephen Farrell SJ, Milltown Park
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Letter from Fr E O'Donnell, Redemptorist, Limerick, to Fr Stephen Farrell SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin. Encloses receipt for the sum of £100 (included), received from an anonymous donor through Fr. Farrell for the use of the Fathers at Mount St. Alphonsus.
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Letter from Fr General Anton Anderledy SJ to Fr Eugene Browne SJ, Rector, Milltown Park, Dublin in which he express satisfaction in the running of Milltown. (In Latin). With an explanation of the letter by Fr Frank Finegan SJ on the front of an envelope (In Irish).
Anderledy, Anton Maria, 1819-1892, Jesuit priest and Father General
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Personal record (1953) and letter from Fr Herbert J Dargan SJ , Xavier House, 27 Cheung Chau, Hong Kong to Fr Thomas J Martin SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin in which he describes his journey, clothes bought, advice for future preparations for journeys and masses said (26 September 1953).
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Letter from Fr James A. Cullen, House of Missions, Enniscorthy, County Wexford to Rev James Tuite SJ, Irish Provincial, Milltown Park, Dublin regarding his wish to join the Society of Jesus. Remarks ‘...my life for years has been drifting in this direction.’. Requests a meeting with Rev Tuite SJ; includes a letter from Dr Cruise, 93 Merrion Square, Dublin to Rev Tuite concerning Fr Cullen. Remarks ‘I don’t find any objection to his carrying out this wish.’.
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Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning a crisis in the administration of Cullacht Mhuire with a knock on effect in the administration of FÁS and An Timire. Seeks an appointment with Fr Provincial to discuss the situation. Refers also to his health and expresses his concern for the survival of An Timire under the circumstances.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning his health and his wish to pass on the editorship of An Timire to somebody else. Suggests Fr Sean Ó Duibhir SJ. Includes a copy reply from Fr Provincial.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning the pastoral care of Gaeltacht London emigrants.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letter from Fr Patrick Duffy SJ, Rome to John Patrick Duffy, 6 Mount Pleasant Avenue, Dublin concerning the plight of the Irish, ‘the death of the old Volunteer of 82’, the weather in Rome ‘we have been frying in here for the last two months. The heat has been fierce’ and Daniel O'Connell.