Admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
- IE IJA J/468/3
- File
- 20 June 1926 - 25 July 1941
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File relating to the admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
Admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows
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File relating to the admission of Seán Turner to the Society of Jesus and the taking of vows.
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Annual Lenten Calendars and Souvenirs of Novenas of Grace at St Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street.
Annual Lenten Calendars for St Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street
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Annual Lenten Calendars for St Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street.
Annual letters for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Annual letters for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street which details finances. In Latin.
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Appeal to attend the Annual exhibition of the Association of Perpetual Adoration and Work for Poor Churches so that money can be raised to send linens and vestments to the Foreign Missions.
Application form and notes establishing St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street as a charity
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Application form and notes establishing St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner street as a charity and tax implications.
Appointment of Fr Frank Browne SJ as an Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class
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Documents found among the papers of Fr Willie Doyle SJ (with whom Fr Browne briefly served as chaplain), collated by Fr Charles Doyle SJ, concerning Fr Frank Browne SJ. Includes telegrams to Robert Browne, Bishop of Cloyne (14 March & 25 August 1919) concerning Fr Browne & circular letter from the War Office to Fr Browne, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, informing him of his appointment as an Honorary Chaplain to the Forces 3rd Class ‘as from 1st Sept. 1921 on which date your commission as a temporary Chaplain to the Forces ceased to have effect.’ (14 September 1921).
British Army, 1660-
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Authentication of the erection of the Stations of the Cross in domestic chapel of residence, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Letters, telegrams, memoranda and notes relating to Belgian refugees in Ireland. Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ was a member of the Distribution Committee ‘appointed by the Local Government Board to look after the welfare and distribution of the Belgian Refugees arriving in Dublin’. Most of the letters comprise offers to house refugees or concern schemes to aid them, both physically and spiritually. Includes:
– letter from Dr Bernard Coyne, Bishop of Elphin (1913-1926) to Lady Moloney seeking her assistance in the securement of a disused barracks in order to provide shelter for Belgian refugee families (21 Oct. 1914, 1p.);
– bills from drapers and household stores for items purchased for the refugees;
– letters relating to troubles between Protestants and the Catholic refugees in Portadown;
– letters to Fr Nolan from refugees and members of the Belgian Refugees Committee;
– lists of names and locations of refugees in Ireland and names and addresses of people who housed refugees.
On 17 October 1914, the Father Provincial of the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, Thomas V. Nolan, received a letter from the Local Government Board to go down to the North Wall at 7.30am on the 18th and meet the 100 Belgian refugees ‘and one hundred each of the following days’. This was due to ‘a few of your Order, who speak Flemish’. Subsequently, the Irish Provincial became a member of the Distribution Committee which looked after the welfare and distribution of refugees arriving in Ireland. The Irish Jesuits received offers to house the refugees and organised schemes to aid them, both physically and spiritually.
Bequest to Fr John St Leger SJ in the will of Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy
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File of material related to the bequest to Fr John St Leger SJ in the will of Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy. Includes correspondencefrom Michael Cartan O’ Meara, Solicitor to the Jesuits, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner street; miscellaneous costs;
Bills for structural improvements to Killiney Castle and for food
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A file of bills for structural improvements to Killiney Castle and for food. Includes quotations for work to be carried out (6 March 1878, 1p).
Booklet entitled 'The Peace of Christ in the Reign of Christ', Part 1 and 2, by Fr Edward J Coyne SJ
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Booklet entitled 'The Peace of Christ in the Reign of Christ', Part 1 and 2, published by the Office of the 'Irish Messenger', containing a series of Lenten Lectures delivered by Fr Edward J Coyne SJ at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Books taken from the Cruise Library, St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Books taken from the Cruise Library, St Francis Xavier Community, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin entitled 'Manuale Parvulorum' (1884), 'The Imitation of Christ' (1897) by Thomas A Kempis translated by Richard Challoner, D.D. and 'The Imitation of Christ' (1905) by Sir Francis R. Cruise. Some annotation by Cruise. Includes entry for Sir Francis R. Cruise in the Dictionary of Irish Biography and obituary from 'The Belvederian', 1912.
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Material relating to Br Jimmy Owens SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, and application to join the Society.
Photograph of Fr Cyril Power SJ, Br Jimmy Owens SJ and Marcella (Smith) Hargrove outside the castle at Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare (June 1967). With note from Fr Charlie Davy SJ (12 February 2019).
Owens, James, 1913-1978, Jesuit brother
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Material relating to the entry of Br Peter Foley SJ into the society, final vows and medical note.
Foley, Peter, 1891-1968, Jesuit brother
Calendars for St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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A file of calendars for St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Cases of conscience at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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A file of cases of conscience at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Catalogue for the Jesuit residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1838 - 1840
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Handwritten catalogue for the Jesuit residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1838 - 1840, in Fr Edmund Hogan's handwriting. Includes details such as name, place and date of birth, health, ministry and vows.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
Circulars from Provincial Thomas Byrne relating to Extraordinary Permissions renewed by Fr General granting leave to accept stipends for various purposes; the notice of congregations for the beatification of Fr. Peter Olivaint; fundraising for the Gregorian University; the order for the removal from libraries, and subsequent destruction, of a recent work by Fr. Emile Delaye entitled Qu’est-ce qu’un Catholique (Paris 1950).
Byrne, Thomas, 1904-1978, Jesuit priest
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Commemorative booklet of music published on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the birth of St. Ignatius Loyola and 450th anniversary of the founding of the Jesuits, which was celebrated in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes music
Copy of circular letter sent by the Irish Fr Provincial to Jesuit houses inquiring as to ‘the practice in…(each)…House as regards the serving of whiskey and wine on coffee evenings which are (1) de jure; and (2) ex gratia. Is whiskey allowed on every coffee evening, and what is the quantity of wine permitted to each…is there any special treatment in the refectory for visitors.’ Includes replies to the circular from the Rectors of St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg; Milltown Park; Rathfarnham; Belvedere College; St Ignatius’ College, Galway; Clongowes Wood College, Naas, Co. Kildare; St. Mary’s, Emo Court, Portarlington, County Laois; Sacred Heart College, The Crescent, Limerick; No. 35 Lower Leeson Street; St. Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street and Mungret College, Limerick.
Copy of guarantee, Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy and Fr John St Leger SJ
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Copy of guarantee re: Miss Margaret Ellen Murphy deceased and Fr John St Leger SJ deceased from Frs Conmee, Fottrell and Farley, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street to Michael Cartan O'Meara, Solicitor, 44 Kildare street; receipt for Legacy Duty paid.
Copy of probate granted for the will and codicil for Stephen R. Cunningham
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Copy of probate granted for the will and codicil for Stephen R. Cunningham, deceased. Includes letter from Casey, Clay & Collins Solicitors to Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street relating to the estate of Stephen Cunningham deceased in which ‘by direction of the Executors of the above deceased we enclose their cheque for £2312 13d 5s being a moiety of the residue of the Estate’.
Copy of probate granted for the will for Josephine Keshan
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Copy of probate granted for the will for Josephine Keshan, deceased. Includes schedule of costs and receipts of payments by Fr Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to J.H. Walsh & Co. Solicitors related to costs incurred with reference to settlement of claim of the owners of premises in Meath Street against estate of Josephine Keshan, deceased; sales of premises No. 73 & 74 Meath street, 60 Thomas Street, 32,33, 34 Vicar Street and 71 Thomas Street being the estate of Josephine Keshan, deceased; extract from the last Will and Testament of Josephine Keshan Spinster.
Copy of probate of ‘The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Daly deceased’
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Copy of probate of ‘The Last Will and Testament of Thomas Daly deceased’ and copy of will of Thomas Daly, Christchurch Place, Dublin left £300 to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ, Gardiner Street.
Copy of the last will of Michael Horan of Derrygra, County Roscommon
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Copy of the last will of Michael Horan of Derrygra, County Roscommon, with enclosed letter indicating that the deceased estates was bequeathed to three charities, one of whom is the Jesuits.
Copy of the will of Mary Anne Louisa O'Byrne
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Copy of the will of Mary Anne Louisa O'Byrne, Clan Morni, Ulverton Road, Dalkey, County Dublin. Includes codicil to the will.
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
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Correspondence between Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Rector, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Mr. G. P. Broderick, Director, John Smyth & Sons Ltd, Ecclesiastical Art Manufacturer, 1-5, Wicklow Lane, Wicklow Street regarding the removal of the 33 stones from one monstrance, cleaning and transfer to the O'Mara monstrance. Includes insurance quote by Coyle & Co. Brokers, Insurance Brokers of diamond monstrance (valuation of stones £3,500 and mounting £500) and valuation of T Kelly, Jeweller & Silversmith, 8 Westmoreland Street, Dublin for diamond monstrance £3,540 (3 December 1942) and silver gilt monstrance £1,980 and old monstrance £2,240 (2 March 1943).
Correspondence between Fr Seán Turner SJ and Irish Fr Provincials
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File of correspondence between Fr Seán Turner SJ and Irish Fr Provincials.
Correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial and Jesuits on various matters such as
Correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial and successive editors of the 'Irish Monthly'
Correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial and successive editors of the 'Irish Monthly'. Includes: letters, memoranda and notes relating to deliberations on the future of the magazine in November 1932, discussions on the terms upon which the management of the 'Irish Monthly' could be changed and letters concerning the controversy caused by an article entitled ‘The Papal Encyclicals and the Banking Commission’ by Fr Edward Coyne SJ in which Fr Coyne was said by Mr Peter O'Loghlen, T.D. to have made ‘gravely misleading and damaging’ comments with reference to Mr O'Loghlen’s Report as a member of the Banking Commission.
Correspondence, mainly between Irish Fr Provincial, Fr Stephen J Brown SJ and Michael Christie (Honorary Secretary of the Library), concerning the foundation of the Central Catholic Library and the degree of Jesuit co-operation with the venture.
Correspondence in connection with the administration of the ‘Father Delany Exhibition’ Trust
Correspondence between Irish Vice-Provincial Fr John Keane SJ (Fr Provincial is in Rome for six months), J.W. Bacon (Secretary and Bursar of University College, Dublin) and Fr Michael Egan SJ in connection with the administration of the ‘Father Delany Exhibition’ Trust.
Keane, John J, 1867-1954, Jesuit priest
Correspondence of bequests made to Father Provincial regarding the Hong Kong and China missions
A file relating to correspondence of bequests made to Irish Fr Provincial regarding the Hong Kong and China missions.
Correspondence on retreats (and missions) to priests, nuns and the laity
Correspondence on retreats (and missions) to priests, nuns and the laity. Includes correspondence concerning the drafting, by Irish Fr Provincial, of a confidential circular concerning the ‘principles which were to direct Ours when treating, whether in missions or retreats, the 6th & 9th Commandments. I judged…direction necessary because complaints had been made to me that some of Ours had said rather gross things in the pulpit, and because there seemed to be a want of uniformity amongst our preachers and confessors in their manner of treating this difficult subject.’ (See also ADMN/3/11)
Correspondence relating to Roderick Greaney's life in the Society of Jesus
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Correspondence relating to Roderick Greaney’s life the Society of Jesus, catalogue entries and death notices.
Correspondence relating to the attendance at Maynooth by Jesuit scholastics
Correspondence, mostly between Irish Fr Provincial, Edward Kissane (President of St Patrick’s College, Maynooth) and Fr James Duff of St Patrick’s College relating to the attendance at Maynooth by Jesuit scholastics and the Irish Hierarchy’s Appeal on behalf of the College to the clergy and laity of Ireland, a fund to which the Province donated £500.
Correspondence with Dr John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin
Correspondence with Dr John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin (mostly holograph letters from the Archbishop and copies of Fr. Provincial’s replies) on various matters. Includes letters concerning:
McQuaid, John Charles, 1895-1973, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Correspondence with Dr John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin with the Irish Fr Provincial
Correspondence with Dr John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop of Dublin (mainly holograph letters from the Archbishop and copies of Irish Fr Provincial’s replies) on various matters. Includes letters concerning :
McQuaid, John Charles, 1895-1973, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Correspondence, mainly between Irish Fr Provincial and the Director of the Irish Free State Broadcasting Station (2RN), relating to the broadcast of Christmas Mass from Milltown Park in 1936 and the Lenten Lectures from St Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin in 1937. Also discusses the participation of Jesuit scholastics in the preparation of a special broadcast to be aired following the death of His Holiness Pope Pius XI (Pius XI died on 10 February 1939).
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
Cutting from the 'Irish Times' of an article entitled 'Red Threat To The Faith'
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Photocopy of cutting from the 'Irish Times' of an article entitled 'Red Threat To The Faith' reporting on a Lenten lecture delivered by Fr Arthur Little SJ in Gardiner Street. Attached is a typed page entitled 'Europe and Faith' by Hilaire Belloc.
Deeds, cheques and shares bequeathed to Fr John Bannon SJ
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Deeds, cheques and shares bequeathed to Fr John Bannon SJ. Includes letter from Mary Agnes English; schedule of payments to Fr. Bannon SJ; account of Fr Bannon’s charity money.
Documents relating to the 1902 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1902 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1906 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1906 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1910 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1910 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1913 Provincial Congregation. Includes notes by Fr Peter Finlay SJ as Province Procurator to consult with the Fr General [1905-1917].
Documents relating to the 1915 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1915 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1920 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1920 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1923 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1923 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1927 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1927 Provincial Congregation. Includes photograph (Fr Peter Finlay SJ) at Procurators Congregation, Rome, 1927 - with names.
Documents relating to the 1930 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1930 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1933 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1933 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the 1938 Provincial Congregation
Documents relating to the 1938 Provincial Congregation.
Documents relating to the preparation of the new Catechism for use in schools
Documents relating to the preparation of the new Catechism for use in schools. Includes correspondence between the Irish Provincial and the Archbishop of Dublin, John Charles McQuaid and copies of observations and suggested alterations to the Catechism made by various Jesuits including Frs. Denis Nerney, Edward Coyne and Paul O'Dea.
Donation envelopes for a charity sermon in aid of St Francis Xavier's poor schools
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Donation envelopes for a charity sermon in aid of St. Francis Xavier's poor schools, Lower Dorset Street, Dublin.
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A file relating to the establishment of a foreign mission to China and the foundation of a school for higher studies in Hong Kong.
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Establishment of a summer school of Irish for Jesuits
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A file relating to the establishment of a summer school of Irish for Jesuits and discussions concerning where the summer school should be located.
Faculties for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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File of documents requesting for and granting of faculties for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street. Includes requests from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ and Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ - 'Canonical erection of Stations of the Cross in the Church of St. F. Xavier, Dublin' (5 November 1861), plenary indulgences (22 December 1832). On the reverse of a request, 12 February 1840, a holograph letter is written to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ.
File relating to Fr Daniel J Shields SJ
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File relating to Fr Daniel J Shields SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, application to join the Society and photograph.
Financial affairs of Fr Henry J Rorke SJ
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Letters by Fr Henry J Rorke SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, his brothers, John Rorke, 20 Temple Street, Dublin and Edmund Rorke, Tyrrelstown, Dublin, Andrew Rorke SJ, regarding the accounts and financial affairs of Fr Henry J Rorke SJ.
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Form of tender from William H. Byrne, Architect, 20 Suffolk Street, Dublin to the Presbytery, Upper Gardiner Street (April 1900). Includes estimate from James Kiernan, Builder and Contractor to Fr John Conmee SJ, Upper Gardiner Street on additions to the Presbytery, Upper Gardiner Street (5 May 1900).
Byrne, William Henry, 1844-1917, architect
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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
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File of material relating to Fr Donal Trant McCarthy SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and health information.
McCarthy, Donal Trant, 1893-1986, Jesuit priest
Fr Edmund Hogan SJ research on his family
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A file relating to Fr Edmund Hogan SJ research on his family. Includes an offprint of an article by William Hogan entitled 'Rev. Edmund Hogan, S.J. An Eminent Great Island Scholar' published in the Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society (vol. LXX, 1965).
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Material relating to Fr Frederick Paye SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, ordination card and application to join the Society.
Paye, Frederick, 1895-1972, Jesuit priest
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Catalogue entry and obituary for Fr George Roche SJ. Book by Fr Roche entitled ‘The Divinity of Jesus Christ’ (1916) published by the Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, Dublin. Taken from the Jesuit community library, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin (November 2012).
Roche, George Redington, 1869-1953, Jesuit priest
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File of materiel relating to Fr Gerard O'Beirne SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.
O'Beirne, Gerard, 1905-1986, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Gerard P Nolan SJ, including catalogue entry, correspondence regarding his entry into the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and biographical information.
Nolan, Gerard Paul, 1912-1972, Jesuit priest
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File relating to Fr James B Stephenson SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries and memorial card.
Stephenson, James B, 1906-1979, Jesuit priest
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Correspondence from Fr Mark Quigley SJ to his Irish Provincial, and catalogue records.
Quigley, Mark, 1897-1980, Jesuit priest
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Material relating to Fr Michael J O'Reilly SJ, including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record and application to join the Society.
O'Reilly, Michael J, 1909-1975, 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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A file relating to Fr Vincent Dennehy SJ.
Dennehy, Vincent, 1899-1982, 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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Group photographs of Irish Provincial Fr John MacMahon SJ, Fr Adélard Dugre SJ, Fr Joseph Garland SJ, Fr Robert Tyndall SJ, Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street and Fr John Coyne SJ planting a tree in the garden of Gardiner Street.
Hand bills advertising pantomimes in St Francis Xavier's Pioneer Hall, Upper Sherrard Street
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Hand bills advertising pantomimes in St Francis Xavier's Pioneer Hall, Upper Sherrard Street.
Handbills advertising Missions in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Handbills advertising Missions in St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Handwritten history of the residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Handwritten history of the residence at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Includes holograph letters from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Rome to Frs Aylmer and Meagher, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street relating to the proposed altar, with illustrations of altar; history of St Francis Xavier's by Fr Kenney SJ; annual letters by Fr Curtis SJ (1841 - 47); Historia Domus of St Francis Xavier College (Belvedere) and residence by Fr Kavanagh SJ, notice of valuation of house at Upper Gardiner Street (1 March 1832); history of Upper Gardiner Street residence (1865 - 68); an oration made in aid of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street (1833); annual letters by Fr O'Farrell SJ (1840);
House histories for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
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A file of house histories for St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street
House history of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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‘Historia Domus. Resid[ence] St. Fran[cis] Xav[ier]’, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Lined notebook with handwritten entries which record important dates in the history of the church and community at Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Gives some background history from 1829 - 1884 and a photograph of Fr Thomas Kelly SJ. Includes information such as: members of the community and records the arrival of new members and the departure of the old, illnesses, deaths and funerals, novenas, feasts, building work carried out to the buildings and church notices. Also contains several insertions, some loose and some pasted onto notebook pages including; newspaper cuttings of special ceremonies, advent, calendars and retreats. Includes contents page by Fr James Rabbitte SJ.
Income tax claim by Fr James Fottrell SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Income tax - charity (dividends) claim by Fr James Fottrell SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Instructions on baptism in cases of dangerous or premature childbirth
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Instructions on baptism in cases of dangerous or premature childbirth.
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Margaret Kelly, Bella Vista, Tramore, County Waterford
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Margaret Kelly, Bella Vista, Tramore, County Waterford.
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Nora Hubbard, Dromatimore, Coachford, County Cork
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Nora Hubbard, Dromatimore, Coachford, County Cork.
Irish Jesuit Province Status Temporalis with houses and colleges
Irish Jesuit Province Status Temporalis (Province Account), from 1877 to 1883. Also the status temporalis for the following individual houses and colleges: St. Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street; University Hall; Belvedere College; Clongowes Wood College, Naas; St Stanislaus’ College, Tullabeg; St Ignatius’ College, Galway; Crescent College (College of the Sacred Heart), Limerick; Mungret College, Limerick and Milltown Park.
Jesuit expense account at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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1865-1872
Handwritten account which chronologically details receipts and expenditure (church accounts), St Francis Xavier's, Dublin.
Handwritten account, which chronologically details individual Jesuits expenses from 1892 - 1901, while members of the St Francis Xavier's community. For example, April - June 1892, Br Norton spent on 17 shillings and 9 pence on socks, braces, snuff and soft hat; January - November 1897, Fr Bannon spent 7 pounds, 6 shillings and 6 pence on apothecary, bookmaker, Galway, doctor and hosiers (203pp).
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.
Leaflet for Novena of Divine Grace 1861
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Leaflet of the 'Novena of Divine Grace in Honour of St Francis Xavier' at the church of St Francis Xavier, Dublin.
Leaflet relating to the league of prayer, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
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Leaflet relating to the league of prayer, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, in relation to the First World War.
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A file of leaflets concerning a Mission in honour of the Sacred Heart held at the Church of St Francis Xavier's during the month of June.
Leaflets related to the ‘Apostleship of Prayer’
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Small sized leaflets related to the ‘Apostleship of Prayer’.
Lenten Lectures given in St Francis Xavier's Church and whether they should be discontinued
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A file relating to the Lenten Lectures given in St. Francis Xavier's Church and whether they should be discontinued.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter book containing copies of letters and cables sent to the Hong Kong Mission by the Irish Province.
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Letter from Fr William McCartan to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ. States that he is not satisfied with the latter's letter, and claims that he had told Fr Brown that he intended to purchase five heifers. Complains that he was never treated in such a manner before.
McCartan, William, parish priest
Two circulars from Irish Fr Provincial L.J. Kieran SJ relating to a letter from Fr General, ‘On the combating of modern Atheism’ and how the Jesuit community in Ireland should assist special celebrations being held in Lourdes in 1935.
Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest
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Letter from Maxwell, Weldon & Co. Solicitors, 40 North Great Georges Street to Fr Vincent Byrne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street which refers to the following death certificates for Jesuits which are attached:
Fr Michael Weafer 26 March 1922
Fr James Fottrell 3 January 1918
Fr Henry Lynch 18 August 1913
Fr Joseph Tunney 21 January 1923
Fr John Hughes 16 June 1912
Fr James Walshe 22 April 1913
Fr John Conmee 6 May 1910
Fr John Bannon 14 July 1913
Fr John McAvoy 26 July 1983
Maxwell, Weldon & Co., solicitors
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Copy letter from [Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ], St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ instructing him to cease working on the organisation of local branches of the Gaelic League. Remarks '...I think that it would be better if you did not even write on this subject...' Includes a reply from Fr Hurley, St. Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
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Letter to Fr Matthew Meade SJ from Sister M. Patrick, Presentation Convent, George’s Hill, Dublin, concerning a crucifix in their convent believed to have been once owned by St Francis Xavier. Includes extract concerning the crucifix from ‘St Joseph’s Sheaf’ of 1903 and brief illustrated pamphlet on the same topic.
Letters and telegrams from the Superior of the mission, Fr Patrick Joy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
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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