Letters from Mr William Cullen SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
- IE IJA ADMN/13/95
- File
- 13 June 1914 - 16 October 1915
Letters from Mr William Cullen SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Cullen, William, 1881-1919, Jesuit priest
Letters from Mr William Cullen SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Mr William Cullen SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Cullen, William, 1881-1919, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr Patrick Coffey SJ. Includes biographical information, correspondence, concerning his health during his early years in the Society and correspondence during his time in England working in parishes in Birmingham and London.
Coffey, Patrick, 1909-1983, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Gives news from Clongowes in relation to both the Community and school, including the progress of the Sodality, plays staged by the students, a meet of the provincial consultors etc. Also reports on Gardiner Street; the progress of building work in St Francis Xavier Church, and the Community there.
Also reports on political and social issues, including Daniel O’Connell’s activities in relation to Repeal, the campaign against landlords, the Lord Lieutenant’s policies, Peel’s new taxes. Refers to Belvedere, which he visited on a recent trip to Dublin, as ‘a splendid Mansion’. Also refers to a letter received from ‘Mr. Cooper of Calcutta’, which gives news of that part of the world.
Material to Fr John Conmee SJ from various individuals in Rome on the Cause of the Irish Martyrs
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters, notes and telegrams to Fr John Conmee SJ from various individuals in Rome on the Cause of the Irish Martyrs.
Letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Palermo, Italy to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, 14 Clarendon Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Charles Aylmer SJ, Palermo, Italy to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, 14 Clarendon Street, Dublin describing life amongst the community in Palermo and his work. Refers to Fr Gahan's work in Ireland. Remarks 'You cannot but be well persuaded of the interest we must all take in history of the commencement and progress of our little Irish Province. We have received no information whatever on this subject, and only know that three of you are actually in Dublin'. Remarks that both himself and Fr St. Leger have been ordained. Concludes 'Give me some account of your situation, employment etc. - but remember I do not mean to gratify curiosity; I only wish as much as may satisfy my affection and regard for you all and my zeal for the cause in which you have been the first to embark. Storms may assail you, but you know they are a distinctive mark of every good undertaking.'
Aylmer, Charles, 1786-1849, Jesuit priest
Miscellaneous notes on the cause of the Irish Martyrs
Part of Irish Jesuits
Miscellaneous notes on the cause of the Irish Martyrs (none are in English and none of the martyrs mentioned were Jesuits). Includes letter from Rome (In French), 24 October 1888.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Al Gesù, Rome to Mr & Miss Dennis, 5 Hardwicke Place, Dublin concerning the death of [ ].
Letter from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to Irish Vice-Provincial in relation to faculties
Handwritten letter from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to Irish Vice-Provincial in relation to faculties.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Holograph letter from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ, Fiesole, Italy to Walter Steins SJ, Vicar Apostolic in Calcutta, India. Gives an account of the state of things in Rome. (Latin).
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letters from Fr Paschal Borrello SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Fr Paschal Borrello SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Borrello, Paschal, 1866-1933, 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
Letter from Fr Gioacchino D Alberti SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Gioacchino D Alberti SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Alberti, Gioacchino D, 1869-1940, Jesuit priest
Correspondence between Dr John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin, and Irish Provincials Thomas Byrne and Michael O'Grady. Includes letters relating to the nominations of various Jesuits to be Spiritual Directors in Dublin technical schools; a series of lectures on the subject of marriage delivered by Provincial O'Grady (13 November 1954); Missions given to emigrants in England (31 January 1955); help in the Archbishop's ‘work against Communism’ (9 February 1955); Readers and History Books used in Jesuit schools (1 February 1955).
McQuaid, John Charles, 1895-1973, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Father General Peter Beckx SJ, Rome, Italy concerning the Australian Mission and his visit to Australia.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, Louvain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Grene SJ, Clongowes, to l’Abbé McDonald, [Fr John MacDonald SJ], Louvain. Reports on the opening of Belvedere House, and on Fr Kenney’s progress on his way to Rome. Praises the students at Clongowes, and refers to new arrangements made for the Prefectship. Reports on other events involving the Community and the school, including the opening of the Debating Society, and a visit by the Lord Mayor of Dublin, Daniel O’Connell.
Letters between Anne Russell and Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file relating to Anne Russell sister of Charles Russell. Includes a letter from Anne Russell to Charles Russell written on the back of another letter from Thomas Russell to 'Mo'. The other three letters are from Charles Russell to Anne Russell. Includes a letter describing his studies at Maynooth (22 March 1827, 3pp).
Letters from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, Irish Vice-Provincial
Extracts from letters from Fr General Peter Beckx SJ to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, Irish Vice-Provincial.
Beckx, Peter, 1795-1887, Jesuit priest and Father General
Circulars and letters to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ and Vice-Provincial Fr John Coyne SJ from Fr General John Baptist Janssens SJ, Fr Joseph Bolland SJ, English Assistant, Fr Friedrich Schwendimann SJ and others. Includes letters concerning the appointment of Iacobus Martegani as Italian Assistant (14 January 1955); the use of contraceptive devices by married couples (19 May 1955); the fourth centenary of the death of Ignatius Loyola (31 July 1955); the situation of the Society of Jesus in Poland (28 January 1957).
Janssens, Jean-Baptiste,1889-1964, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr General Franz Xavier Wernz SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ
Letter from Fr General Franz Xavier Wernz SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ (Handwritten; in Latin).
Wernz, Franz Xavier, 1842-1914, Jesuit priest and Father General
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
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis
Letter from John Roothaan to John Curtis.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
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
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Robert Whitty SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Fr Murphy
Letter from Fr Robert Whitty SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Fr Murphy. Refers to the reaction in America to an article in the March 1890 edition of the Lyceum on ‘The Church in America’, and to a letter received by the Father General from an American Jesuit on the subject. Includes a review taken from a Chicago Catholic newspaper, which criticises the article.
Whitty, Robert, 1817-1895, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Anton Anderledy SJ, Vicar General, to Fr Eugene Browne SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin in relation to the Exercises given to priests and lay people. (Handwritten; in Latin).
Anderledy, Anton Maria, 1819-1892, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Anton Anderledy SJ, Vicar General, to all Provincials
Letter from Fr Anton Anderledy SJ, Vicar General, to all the Provincials. (Printed; in Latin; also includes English translation).
Anderledy, Anton Maria, 1819-1892, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to permission granted by Fr General Wlodimir Ledóchowski SJ and the Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Matthew Cullen, for the establishment of a Jesuit house at Emo, County Laois.
Codd, William, 1864-1938, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ferns
Letters to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
A file of letters to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Includes an index/précis to the letters by Fr James Rabbitte SJ.
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Robert St Leger
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Robert St Leger.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Joseph E Keller SJ, (English Assistant) writing from Fiesole, to [ ]. Undertakes to bring up the points raised by the latter with the Provincial. Also refers to the subject of stipends for Masses etc.
Keller, Joseph E, 1827-1886, Jesuit priest
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial relating to pictures of St Ignatius Loyola in a book by Mary Purcell.
Letter from Fr Edward Boursaud SJ, secretary to Fr General to the Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Discusses the triennial ‘ “scripta”’, which the Fr General wishes to receive from all the provinces. Refers to the death of Fr Sylvester O'Callaghan SJ, and to the presence at Fiesole of Fr Thomas Browne SJ. Also refers to Fr. Porter.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Rectors and Superiors of the Irish Vice-Province
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Rectors and Superiors of the Irish Vice-Province.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Edward Boursaud SJ, secretary to Fr General to the Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Refers to Fr Murphy’s begging tour of America, and to his recall. Advises Fr Tuite to let the Fr General know the ‘exact state of the Limerick-debt-matter’.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Archbishop D. Murray, Dublin to Dr Charles Russell concerning Dr Russell's continuing stay in Rome. Remarks 'The circumstances which you mention are quite sufficient to justify your absence from Maynooth during the remainder of the present Academical year...'.
Murray, Daniel, 1768-1852, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Thanks the latter for sending him extracts from letters on the Minervale, and undertakes to speak to the Fr General on the subject of Confessors at the Convents. Refers to an admonition given in relation to appointments made by Fr Tuite.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Reports that the Fr General is very pleased to hear of the ‘good disposition shown by F. Clery’, and thanks Fr Tuite for sending him the ‘Australian paper’, which gave news of the work of the mission in Australia, including a reference to St Ignatius’ College. Sends the greetings of Fr Porter, who asks Fr Tuite to look in the archives for an instruction from the Fr General around 1878, which modified the ordination of Fr Roothaan on the Minervale.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Conveys the Fr General's permission to send Fr Clery to Tronchiennes. Also refers to the visitation of the Irish Province.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
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).
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Explains that the Provincial of Maryland, Fr Fulton, is in need of ‘some capable man’ for the Scholasticate, who could teach philosophy or theology, and asks if Fr Tuite could spare Fr Denis Murphy to fill such a position for a few years.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Asks the latter to convey the sympathies of the Fr General to Fr Bannon in his illness. Also conveys permission to Fr Tuite to recall Fr Delany and to send him back to Tullabeg. Refers to the Archbishop of Sydney, and to New Zealand.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Copies of Irish ‘Informationes’ transcribed from the ‘Codex Novitiorum’ and ‘Informationes Novitiorum’ kept at Galloro, Roman Province. Sent with covering letter (12 February 1933, 1p) by Fr Denis Nerney SJ to Fr John MacErlean SJ. Includes ‘Informationes Novitiorum Hib. S.J. in Tirocino Romano, 1826 - 1841’ (in Italian, 6pp) and extracts from the Codex Novitiorum, 1565 – 1586 (in Latin, 7pp).
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Conveys the Fr General's permission to Fr William Delany SJ to borrow up to £1,000, ‘in order to secure a plot of land which is offered for sale near the canal’.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ to Irish Fr Provincial on the non appearance of Fr Joseph Clery SJ
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Reports that the Fr General is concerned about the ‘non appearance of Fr Clery’, who was to have returned to Ireland from Sydney. Also quotes from ‘an authentic paper’ in answer to Fr Tuite's question about the formulas of the last vows.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin concerning his life in the noviceship in Rome. Another letter is written by James Patrick McDonnell on the reverse concerning St. Andrea. It would seem (the letter is almost indecipherable) that this second letter also concerns the noviceship in Rome.
Drinan, Patrick Aloysius, 1804-1832, Jesuit scholastic
Photocopy of a letter from Fr Joseph Dunn SJ, Preston, England to Fr Gaetana Angiolini SJ, Gesu, Italy concerning the Restoration of the Society, and with references to Irish Jesuits in Palermo. In Italian; original document in the Bibliotheca Corsini, Rome (15 July 1815, 3pp) and translation of same made by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (Irish Province Archivist until 1986) (5pp).
Letter from Father General Pedro Arrupe congratulating Fr John McAvoy SJ on his Golden Jubilee
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Father General Pedro Arrupe congratulating Fr John McAvoy SJ on his Golden Jubilee.
Arrupe, Pedro, 1907-1991, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letters from Fr John Ffrench SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
A file of letters from Fr John Ffrench SJ (all except one dated 2 September 1870 are written from Gesú, Rome) to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ (term 20 April 1870 - 17 March 1877). Fr Ffrench's letters were written in his capacity as English Assistant to Fr General. As a result all of the letters have an official slant. Fr Ffrench, SJ died in Rome on 31 May 1873. Includes an index/précis to the letters by Fr James Rabbitte SJ.
Ffrench, John, 1812-1873, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ to Irish Fr Provincial on sending 'informationes ad Gubernandum'
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Asks the latter to send to the Fr General 'informationes ad Gubernandum' for Frs George Kelly, Thomas Browne, Thomas Finlay, Peter Finlay, Charles O'Connell, Timothy Kenny and Denis Murphy.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ to Irish Fr Provincial J on the subject of Mungret College
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ on the subject of Mungret College. Discusses its staff, Fr René as spiritual director, and the Fr General's hopes for its success.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Thomas Meagher, writing from Rome, to Fr Patrick Meagher SJ. Refers to what he believes to be the decision on the Education Question, which he has transcribed on two sheets of the letter (in Latin). Gives news of Christianna, and her activities in Rome, as well as of others, such as the Misses Edmondstones and Fr Esmonde. States that Fr Kenny has not arrived. Refers to the ‘distinguished folk’ in Rome – Queen Christina of Spain and the Duchess of Cambridge. Adds that Dr Cullen has not returned yet, and hopes that Fr Meagher has met him. Refers to the changes at Clongowes and at Gardiner Street.
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Refers to the terna for the successor of Fr Thomas Kelly SJ, and asks Fr Tuite to observe Fr Donovan to see whether he would make a good superior. Also requests that he names a Prefect of Studies for Milltown Park. Explains about a reminder for ‘extra [wines]’. Reports that complaints have reached the Fr General about the fathers at Upper Temple Street. Refers also to Fr Denis Murphy’s leave of absence, to the Frs Kelly’s visits to externs, and to Fr E. Murphy's missions in America. Reports on the Fr General’s views in relation to the new College.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Conveys the Fr General's desire that Fr Joseph Clery SJ is to be dismissed from the Society in Ireland, and not in Australia. Refers to Fr John O'Carroll's claim to a share of his aunt's property, and also to Fr Saurin's position in relation to property and his father's will. Adds that reports from America do not give accounts of the success of Fr Murphy’s expedition there.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Reports that he has just written by direction of the Fr General to Fr Denis Murphy SJ. Conveys to Fr Tuite the Fr General's permission to accompany his brother to Rome, and also to release Fr Thomas Kelly SJ from his office of Rector. The latter's successor is likely to be Fr Edward Donovan SJ. Acknowledges receipt of two copies of Fr Curtis' book. Adds that the Fr General was happy to hear of the success of Clongowes in the Intermediate examination, and is anxious to know how the scholastics fared in the University Exam.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing material relating to Fr Frank Schrenk's transcription from the Austrian to the Irish Province and his time as a teacher at Belvedere College, Dublin.
Schrenk, Franz, 1909-1992, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Reports on a ‘very serious charge’ against Fr [Joseph] Clery in Australia. He is to be dismissed if the charge is substantiated. Refers to the terna for the new Superior in Australia, and to the ‘University Reserve’. Asks Fr Tuite what has been done about Fr Murphy's expedition to America, and about studies at Milltown Park. Adds that Fr Chambellan has recalled Fr René.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Informs the latter that the Fr General desires that he (Fr Porter) should see his Consultors in relation to Fr Murphy’s ‘begging expedition’ to America. Also refers to an attack on the Society made by an ex-Monsignor, l’Abbé Chaillot, in a book ‘Piè VII et les Jesuites’.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing MacSeumais’ admission papers and correspondence with his Irish Fr Provincials from post-war Germany, Pakistan, England and the United States. Photograph included.
MacSeumais, J Anthony, 1910-1989, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Conveys Fr General’s opinion that is more important that Fr Finlay should be installed as a professor of philosophy in the Dublin College than be retained as Prefect of Studies in Tullabeg. Refers to Fr Browne who his going to his Tertianship, and informs Fr Tuite that Fr Keating has been allowed to go to Hadzor, Droitwich [for/after] his retreat. Suggests that Fr Browne be sent there too.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Reports that the Fr General cannot accede to the request that Fr Matthew Saurin SJ be given a dispensation allowing him to act as heir-at-law according to his fathers will and assign property to his brothers. Asks Fr Tuite to furnish him with more information in relation to the case.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Typescript copies of correspondence concerning Mungret
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Typescript copies of correspondence concerning Mungret College following Fr William Ronan's return from his fund-raising tour of America, by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ.
Ronan, William, 1828-1907, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Urges the latter to reconsider his decision not to send any novices to the University that year. Reports that Fr Finlay’s grand act was received very well in Spain, and suggests that he be appointed to teach philosophy in place of Fr Baron. Asks again about the terna for a successor to Fr Dalton.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Copy extract of a letter from the Cardinal Prefect of the Propaganda, Cardinal Alessandro Barnabo, Rome to Dr Paul Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin, regarding the baptism of miscarried foetuses. (In Italian).
Barnabò, Alessandro, 1801-1874, Prefect of the Congregation Propaganda Fide and Cardinal
Letters to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ. A brief précis to the letters is included in the file.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters written by various people to Fr Robert Haly SJ:
Research by Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ on Fr Peter Kenney SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file containing miscellaneous notes, MSS material and articles by Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ relating to his research on Fr Peter Kenney SJ. Includes letters to Fr Burke Savage concerning this research (2 May 1977 - 10 June 1986, 12 items). The file was used by Fr Morrissey for his research on Fr Peter Kenney SJ.
Burke Savage, Roland, 1912-1998, Jesuit priest and editor
Letter from Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his trip to Ireland
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Daniel O'Connell SJ, Rome, Italy to Irish Fr Provincial Paddy Doyle SJ concerning his trip to Ireland.
From Fr. El[ ] S.J., writing from Milan, to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
From Fr. El[ ] S.J., writing from Milan, to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ. Gives an account of his journey, from London, to Lucerne, and on to Milan, and of his future plans to go to Florence and Rome.
Letters concerning the attendance of Religious Superiors at Diocesan Synods
A file of letters concerning the attendance of Religious Superiors at Diocesan Synods. Includes letters to Fr Thomas Kelly, SJ, Rector, Crescent College, Limerick concerning the issue. Two of the letters are from Irish Fr Provincial Edmund J O'Reilly SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence between Thomas Fleming and his Irish Fr Provincials during his professional life in China and in Australia.
Fleming, Thomas, 1897-1988, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to the admission of Desmond Collins to the Society of Jesus and subsequent professional life including correspondence relating to the Jesuit Seminary Association.
Collins, Desmond, 1920-1996, Jesuit priest
Letter from Philip de Villefort to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Philip de Villefort to Patrick Bracken.
de Villefort, Philip, 1799-1866, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ to Irish Fr Provincial on the question of the ‘Dublin College’
Letter from Fr George Porter SJ, writing from Fiesole, to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ. Refers to Dr Goethals, a bishop in Calcutta, who runs a newspaper there. Discusses the question of the ‘Dublin College’ and Fr Delany's involvement in the matter. Refers to the negative attitude of Cardinal McCabe to the latter, and to his (Delany's) extravagant tendencies in relation to the College. Believes that ‘the very best professors should be engaged (even Protestants, in cases where no Catholic professor was prominent)’. Suggests that the studies at Miltown be put ‘on a more satisfactory footing’, through the use of the various Jesuits that Fr Tuite has in Dublin, including Fr Finlay, who Fr Porter sent back to Ireland ‘after his grand act’. Asks if he has heard anything about the terna from Australia.
Porter, George, 1825-1889, Jesuit priest
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General