Telegram from Fr Eddie Bourke, SJ concerning masses said
- IE IJA MSSN/HONG/87
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- 23 August 1941
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Telegram from Fr Eddie Bourke, SJ concerning masses said. Requests money.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Telegram from Fr Eddie Bourke, SJ concerning masses said
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Telegram from Fr Eddie Bourke, SJ concerning masses said. Requests money.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Summary of the Annual Letters from the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Summary of the Annual Letters from the Hong Kong mission, including a summary of the Apostolates in each house in Hong Kong, Singapore and Malaya.
Requests received from the Hong Kong mission for financial assistance
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to requests received from the Hong Kong mission for financial assistance.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A report by John Gannon SJ sent to Irish Fr Provincial on Chinese education and a proposal to establish a centre for Chinese students. Includes a covering letter.
Gannon, John B, 1922-, former Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Points discussed and agreed between Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ and Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the Hong Kong mission) concerning financial arrangements for the mission.
Picture from the Daily Mail newspaper depicting a view overlooking Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of picture from the Daily Mail newspaper depicting a view overlooking Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong.
Opening of the senior division of the Wah Yan College, Kowloon
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the opening of the senior division of the Wah Yan College, Kowloon.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Mission office material relating to Fr Gerard Casey SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Mission office material relating to Fr Gerard Casey SJ. Includes photographs, photographic plate, announcement of death and correspondence between Fr Casey and Fr Thomas J Martin SJ, Mission Office, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Timothy Doody SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Timothy Doody SJ. Includes passport photograph; identity papers; personal record; announcement of death; obituary; Ten Yuan Held Bank Note - The Bank of Ming Tung - Currency for the Other World (1941); ‘residence and identity card issued by puppet government in Shanghai’; invitations to weddings; and correspondence between Fr Doody and Frs Thomas J. Martin, Vincent Murphy and Thomas O'Brien, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Seamus Doris SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Seamus Doris SJ. Includes passport photograph; personal record; announcement of death; homily; and correspondence between Fr Doris and Frs Thomas J. Martin and Thomas O'Brien, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Rory Maguire SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Roger Maguire SJ. Includes photograph; personal record; and correspondence between Fr Maguire and Fr Thomas Martin SJ, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Patrick Grogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Patrick Grogan SJ. Includes photographs; announcement of death; personal record; and correspondence between Fr Grogan and Fr Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr John Moran SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr John Moran SJ. Includes passports; passport photographs of Fr Moran; announcement of death; obituary; personal record; and mainly correspondence between Fr Moran and Frs. Vincent Murphy and Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr John Foley SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr John Foley SJ. Includes announcement of death; personal record; obituary; sermons, articles and correspondence between Fr Foley and Frs. Thomas O'Brien, Vincent Murphy and Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ. Includes passport; passport photographs; personal record; obituary; accounts of the trial of Canadian Sisters in Canton (2 December 1951); the Communists in Canton (1949); Fr Sullivan’s experiences 1942 - 1945 ; and correspondence between Fr Edmund Sullivan and Fr. Thomas J. Martin, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Derek Reid SJ
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File of mission material relating to Fr Derek Reid SJ. Includes announcement of death and newspaper articles; obituaries; personal record; and correspondence between Fr Reid and Fr Thomas J. Martin SJ, Mission Office, Dublin.
Mission material relating to Fr Cyril J Barrett SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr Cyril J Barrett SJ. Includes passport photograph of Fr Barrett, announcement of his death and obituaries, and correspondence between Fr Barrett and Frs Thomas J. Martin and Vincent Murphy, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street Dublin (31 July 1957 - 11 April 1975).
Mission bulletin entitled ‘Irish Jesuits in China’
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Mission bulletin No.2 entitled ‘Irish Jesuits in China’, which mentions the work and demand for the services of Fr Gallagher. Gives brief background information on Fr Gallagher.
Irish Jesuit Missions, Dublin, [1945]-
Material relating to the possibility of Jesuits working with lepers in China
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A file relating to the possibility of working with lepers in China.
Material relating to the Language School, Loyola, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Language School, Loyola, Tai Lam, Ch'ung, Un Long, Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the fate of the Irish Jesuit priests working in Hong Kong during the Second World War and the Japanese occupation of the city. Includes returned letters to Irish Fr Provincial marked 'No Service Return to Sender'. Includes letters from family members asking for news or reporting to Irish Fr Provincial on letters received by them. Includes letters from other individuals seeking news about non Jesuit family members. Includes a copy of a request by Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ to Joseph P. Walshe, Department of External Affairs seeking help in assisting four Jesuit students to return home to Ireland (23 March 1943, 1p). Includes a reply stating that a proposed scheme to exchange civilian internees applies only to British or Allied subjects (12 May 1943, 1p). Includes a memorandum written by Fr Joy on Irish nationals in Hong Kong. The memorandum was sent by Irish Fr Provincial to the Irish Red Cross (24 October 1942, 2pp). Includes letters concerning Irish Jesuits who left Hong Kong to live and work in India during the war and subsequent return to Hong Kong when the war was over. Includes 'A Priest in a Japanese Jail' by Fr Gerard Casey SJ (1948)
Material relating to the Irish Jesuit Mission Office (The Ricci Mission Unit) based in Ireland
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A file relating to the Irish Jesuit Mission Office (The Ricci Mission Unit) based in Ireland. The file contains financial information (accounts, donations and burses) relating to the Hong Kong mission, letters by Fr Thomas Martin SJ, relating to the administration of the Hong Kong mission and personnel/volunteers for the mission.
Ricci Mission Unit, Tullamore, County Offaly, 1928-
Material relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese
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A file relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese.
Material relating to the deaths of Frs Michael Saul SJ and Joseph McCullough SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the deaths of Frs Michael Saul SJ and Joseph McCullough SJ from cholera.
Material relating to Fr Richard Gallagher SJ from mission office
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr Richard Gallagher SJ, including photographs, passport, announcement of death, personal recor,; obituaries, and letters from Fr Gallagher to Fr Thomas J Martin, Mission Office, Dublin and Fr Eddie Bourke SJ 19 Kickham Street, Carrick-on-Suir, county Tipperary.
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.
Material relating to Fr John J Neary SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr John J Neary SJ, including catalogue entry, correspondence regarding his time in Hong Kong and biographical information.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to army chaplains. Includes letters and memoranda relating to the non-payment of their salaries to the Hong Kong mission. Includes extracts from letters by Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ, a naval chaplain concerning news of the Irish Jesuits in Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to a proposal by Dr Fehily of the Colonial Office that some Jesuits be incorporated in the Welfare Mission which he is leading to Hong Kong following the liberating army.
Material relating the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong. Includes documents relating to the establishment of the Regional Seminary, finances, annual report detailing the opening of the Seminary in 1931 (24 January 1933, 6pp). Includes letters relating to the Terna for the Rector of the Seminary (12 - 15 April 1937, 5 items and 30 June 1937 - 2 July 1937, 7 items).
South China Regional Seminary, 1931-
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A file relating to Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and Wah Yan College, Kowloon. Includes minutes relating to the salaries of lay masters and the purchase of school buildings in Wah Yan, finances of the college. Includes a relatio as to the advisability or otherwise of admitting Portuguese or European students in to Wah Yan College by Fr Richard Gallagher SJ, Vice-Rector ([1933], 6pp). Includes a general memorial of visitation (1936, 3pp).
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Material on finances, visitation memorials and Historia Domus for Ricci Hall, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Ricci Hall, Hong Kong. Includes documents relating to the finances of the hall, visitation memorials, Historia Domus.
Letters written to Irish Fr Provincial expressing dissatisfaction at Fr Tom Cooney's return to China
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters written to Irish Fr Provincial expressing dissatisfaction at Fr Tom Cooney's return to China in the light of his poor health and the long sea journey in a second class cabin.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Two letters written by Fr John Neary SJ to Irish Provincial John Fahy SJ relating to arrangements for his journey to Hong Kong.
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Series of letters written by Fr John Neary SJ to Irish Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning his arrival to Hong Kong and the development of the Mission there
5 December 1926, 3pp
9 December 1926, 3pp
12 December 1926, 4pp
18 December 1926, 5pp
21 December 1926, 3pp
29 December 1926, 3pp
17 February 1927, 1p
26 February 1927, 2pp
1 March 1927, 1p
11 April 1927, 3pp
2 June 1927, 1p
Neary, John J, 1889-1983, Jesuit priest
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters
Letters to the Irish Provincial on various matters. Includes letters concerning:
Letters to Irish Fr Provincial relating to the choice of Superior of the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters to Irish Fr Provincial relating to the choice of Superior of the Hong Kong mission by the mission consultors.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters to Irish Fr Provincial from Irish Jesuits on their way to the Hong Kong mission describing their journey by air.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors, Rector and Vice-Rector of Ricci Hall, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial.
Ricci Hall, Hong Kong, 1929-
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors, Prefect of Studies and Rector of the Regional Seminary to Irish Fr Provincial.
Letters sent by the house consultors of the Language School, 1 Battery Path, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters sent by the house consultors of the Language School, 1 Battery Path, Hong Kong.
Letters sent by the house consultors of St Ignatius House, Canton to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors of St Ignatius House, Canton to Irish Fr Provincial.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the house consultors and Rector and Vice-Rector of Wah Yan College, Hong Kong and Wah Yan College, Kowloon, to Irish Fr Provincial.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Letters sent by the consultors of the Hong Kong mission to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters sent by the consultors of the Hong Kong mission to Irish Fr Provincial. The letters contain information on the mission and the opinions of the consultors regarding the mission and its work.
Letters relating to visitors to the Chinese/Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to visitors to the Chinese/Hong Kong mission. The letters relate to the administration of the mission and the Jesuits working in the mission. Includes a copy of a letter from the Superior of the mission Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Fr Visitor, Fr Burkhardt SJ concerning the mission in light of the communist occupation of the neighbouring provinces of China. Describes the effects of this occupation on the work of the mission (15 January 1950, 11pp).
Letters relating to Ternae for Superior of the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing letters relating to Ternae for Superior of the Hong Kong mission.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from various individuals living and working in Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial concerning their work in the Hong Kong mission.
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Byrne, Thomas, 1904-1978, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Richard Harris SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Richard Harris SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Harris, Richard, 1903-1998, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Dargan, Herbert J, 1918-1993, Jesuit priest
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr George Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr George Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Byrne, George, 1879-1962, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Rt. Rev. R. O. Hall, Lord Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong and The Home Farm, Lewknor, Oxford to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning grant in aid schools and the possibility of obtaining an advance of the grants in order to get schools started. Includes a copy of a reply from Fr MacMahon SJ.
Hall, Ronald, 1895-1975, Anglican Bishop of Victoria, Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Rev. John Moyersoen SJ, 32 Park Street, Calcutta to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning the Irish Jesuits who took up positions in the Indian mission following their temporary departure from Hong Kong during the war.
Moyersoen, John B, 1900-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from John O'Meara, SJ, Regional Seminary, Aberdeen, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his life and work in the Regional Seminary.
O'Meara, John Joseph, 1898-1991, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from J. P. McCarthy SJ, Heythorp College, Chipping, North Oxon. to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning the finances of Hong Kong, in particular Canton.
McCarthy, Jeremiah, 1894-1968, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of copies of letters from Irish Fr Provincial to the Superior of the Hong Kong Mission concerning the administration of the mission and men destined for work in Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Thomas F. Ryan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission during the Second World War and his work in Hong Kong afterwards.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Richard Gallagher SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his journey to Hong Kong, learning Chinese, his work in the Chinese mission and in Wah Yan College.
Gallagher, Richard, 1887-1960, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Patrick Grogan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial written from India where many of the Irish Jesuits went to from Hong Kong during the war. Describes the work he has been assigned to in India.
Grogan, Patrick, 1902-1980, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Michael Saul SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his journey to the Hong Kong mission.
Saul, Michael, 1884-1932, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Joseph McCullough SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his journey to Hong Kong and his work in China.
McCullough, Joseph P, 1892-1932, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Gerald L Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his work in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Gerald L Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his work in Hong Kong. Includes a letter concerning his voyage home. Remarks 'Just a line to tell you that Frs Fitzgerald, Gallagher and myself are ploughing our way through the Gulf of Aden on our way home after 3½ years of hunger and deprivation…' Discusses the other Jesuits still in Hong Kong (24 October 1945, 2pp).
Kennedy, Gerald Leo, 1889-1949, Jesuit priest and medical doctor
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Daniel McDonald SJ, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning Chinese language studies for Irish Jesuits bound for the Chinese mission.
McDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Daniel MacDonald SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Hong Kong mission, describing his work in villages around the West River (Shiuhing).
McDonald, Daniel, 1891-1957, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his voyage to China, the early years of the Chinese mission and his work in the mission. Includes a letter describing the difficulties he has encountered in learning Chinese (8 April 1927, 6pp). Includes a description of a visit to a mission in Shiuhing (9 May 1927, 14pp). Includes a letter discussing the staffing needs for the Hostel attached to Hong Kong University (17 May 1927, 8pp). Includes a letter describing the move to the Sacred Heart College Canton, China. Describes how they are settling in (9 September 1928, 8pp).
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his life and work in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letters from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, 62 Robinson Road, Hong Kong to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning his life and work in Hong Kong. Describes his surroundings and discusses Chinese culture. The second letter is incomplete.
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Daniel Donnelly SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Daniel Donnelly SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Donnelly, Donal I, 1898-1975, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Christopher Hollis, Burns, Oates and Washbourne Ltd., 28 Ashley Place, London to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning Fr Thomas Ryan's book. Refers to a proposal to publish the book in Australia. Includes reviews of the book.
Burns, Oates and Washbourne, Roman Catholic publishers
Letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Cooney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Cooney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Cooney, Thomas, 1896-1985, Jesuit priest
Letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Vicar Apostolic of Canton to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ regretting the forthcoming departure of the Jesuits withdrawal from Canton at the end of the academic year. Includes a copy of a reply from Fr Kieran SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Maryknoll Fathers, Maryknoll, New York addressed 'Dear Friend' offering the services of the Maryknoll Fathers in Chungking, Free China in forwarding mail to people in China.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from the Internuncio Apostolic in China concerning the possibility of establishing a Catholic University in Canton under the direction of the Jesuit Fathers. Expresses his pleasure at the enlargement of the Jesuit Language School in Hong Kong.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mgr. Yu Pin, Catholic Mission, Yunnanfu, China to Fr John J Coyne SJ concerning his trip to Europe and the landing of the Japanese army near Canton.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from J. E. Walsh, Superior General, Maryknoll, New York to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning notes sent from China intended for the Irish Province.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Rev James E. Walsh MM, Bishop of [ ], Superior General, Catholic Foreign Mission, Society of America sympathising over the death of the Vicar General of Maryknoll.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A. O'Grady SJ, 85 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin to Fr General J B Janssens SJ, 5 Borgo Santo Spirito, Rome outlining the reasons why he feels the novitiate for candidates of the Society of Jesus in the far East should be transferred from Formosa to Hong Kong.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a draft of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A O'Grady SJ to Fr General J. B. Janssens SJ concerning the question whether the Irish Jesuit Mission of Hong Kong (including Singapore and Malaya) should be constituted a dependent Vice-Province or retain its status as a mission under the jurisdiction of the Irish Provincial. Outlines the opinions of the consultors of the Irish Province the Superior and consultors of the Hong Kong mission and the Provincial of the Irish Province.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas R Fitzgerald SJ, Sarahville, Corbally, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning a document from the Canossian Sisters in Hong Kong that was sent to Rome in the diplomatic mail bag.
FitzGerald, Thomas R, 1905-1967, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ, Superior of the mission, Wah Yan College, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning documents associated with the Seminary Commission. Includes the report of the Commission.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission), Wah Yan College, Hong Kong to Bishop Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of Hong Kong concerning the Bishop's approval for the Jesuits to have their own church in Hong Kong. Discusses possible sites. Includes a copy of the Bishop's reply.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, St Mary's, Emo, Portarlington to Fr Coyne SJ concerning the sale of Loyola in Hong Kong and Fr Harold Craig SJ and his work in Calcutta.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Fr John [ ] SJ concerning the return of Frs McCarthy SJ and Tom Cooney SJ to Hong Kong.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Fr Coyne concerning Fr Bourke's wish to return to Ireland from Hong Kong by air.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr John Hannon SJ (English Assistant) to Fr General seeking permission for Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission) to sell property in Hong Kong. The permission was granted.
Hannon, John J, 1884-1947, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Fr John Hannon SJ (English Assistant), Rome to Fr Patrick Joy SJ (Superior of the mission) concerning the Hong Kong mission. Encloses a copy of a letter from Fr General to Fr Hannon raising a number of points about the work of the Hong Kong mission.
Hannon, John J, 1884-1947, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr John F. Hurley SJ, Superior, The Philippine Mission of the Society of Jesus PO Box 272, Manila, Philippines to Fr Cooney SJ concerning praise for the Irish Jesuits and their hospitality.
Hurley, John F., 1892-1967, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
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).
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Edmund Sullivan SJ, Wah Yan College, Waterloo Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong to Fr Socius thanking him for his sympathy following the death of his mother. Discusses his work in the college.
Sullivan, Edmund M, 1904-1980, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Eddie Bourke SJ, Xavier Retreat House, 27 Cheung Chau, Hong Kong to Fr Joe [ ] SJ concerning news from Hong Kong. Remarks that Fr Joy has been unwell. Refers to MacGreedy who wishes to join the Irish Province but will need to obtain a release from the RAF.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, Hong Kong to Fr Brennan SJ concerning the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Daniel J Finn SJ, 62 Robinson Road, Hong Kong to Fr Brennan SJ concerning the Chinese mission, his work and the Chinese people.
Finn, Daniel J, 1886-1936, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Albert Chan SJ, Boston to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his studies
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Albert Chan SJ, Boston College High School, 761 Harrison Avenue, Boston to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his studies.
Chan, Albert, 1915-2005, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Dr J. P. Fehilly, 5 Aigburth Hall, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning Fr Joy's return to Hong Kong. Remarks that he feels it would be a mistake for him to return without a proper rest.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Br Philip G Sullivan SJ, Borgo S. Spirito, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning Mgr. Gee Piu's visit to Rome and Ireland.
Sullivan, Philip G, 1893-1955, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Bishop Valtorta, Catholic Mission, 16 Caine Road, Hong Kong to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ congratulating the Irish Jesuits on their work in the Chinese mission.
Valtorta, Enrico Pascal, 1883-1951, Apostolic Vicar and Roman Catholic Bishop of Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Au Sik Ling, 22 Danby Grove, Thornaby-in-Tees, Yorkshire to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning a letter he brought from Fr Ryan in Kweiliu, the capital of the southern province of Kwangsi in China.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter book containing copies of letters and cables sent to the Hong Kong Mission by the Irish Province.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Irish Jesuits working and living in China and Hong Kong during the rise in communism after the Second World War. Includes newspaper cuttings and descriptions by the Irish Jesuits of their experiences.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest