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Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Fr Edward Dillon SJ, Rector, Mungret College concerning difficulties that have arisen since Fr Dillon took over as Rector

Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Edward Dillon SJ (Rector), Mungret College concerning difficulties that have arisen since Fr Dillon took over as Rector. Remarks that Fr General has written to him on the matter.

Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Fr General outlining the reasons why he feels the novitiate transferred from Formosa to Hong Kong

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 Irish Fr Provincial to Fr John Kerr SJ, Rector, Mungret College, Limerick concerning a letter received from Fr General and his concern over the problems of the Apostolic School

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ to Fr John Kerr SJ, Rector, Mungret College, Limerick concerning a letter received from Fr General and his concern over the problems of the Apostolic School and his wish to integrate the Lay and Apostolic students.

Barry, Brendan, 1920-1972, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Fr John MacErlean SJ appointing him to investigate and repel attacks made against the Society in the Irish Province

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ , St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr John MacErlean SJ appointing him (on behalf of Fr General) to investigate and repel attacks made against the Society in the Irish Province.

Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Fr Jones SJ on the use of the English or Latin language for the Irish noviceship

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Fr Daniel Jones SJ. Advises the use of the English or Latin language for the Irish noviceship. Quotes from a letter from the Father General on the subject of the serving of punch to scholastics. Also refers to the wearing of watches by novices.

Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Fr Joseph Dargan SJ, Rector, St Mary's, Emo thanking him for sending Fr O'Connor's letter regarding the Codd bequest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ to Fr Joseph Dargan SJ, Rector, St Mary's, Emo thanking him for sending Fr O'Connor's letter regarding the Codd bequest. Remarks that he is going to offer the library, the portraits and the bust to Clongowes Wood College.

McGarry, Cecil, 1929-2009, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Fr Joseph Erraught SJ concerning the availability of rooms in Gardiner Street for retreats.

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Joseph Erraught SJ concerning the availability of rooms in Gardiner Street for retreats. Remarks that there is a shortage of space in the house. Continues that it may be necessary for Rathfarnham to 'cede' some rooms.

O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Rector [St Mary's, Emo] concerning books needed by the Australian Province for five scholastics from Hong Kong

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Rector [St Mary's, Emo] concerning books needed by the Australian Province for five scholastics from Hong Kong. Refers also to a Scholastic who wishes now to be a Brother. Asks if the individual must do the Noviceship again. Includes a page with pencil notations.

Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial 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

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

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to the Bishop of Cloyne, requesting permission to open a Jesuit house in his diocese

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Charles O'Conor SJ to Dr John Ahern, Bishop of Cloyne, requesting permission to open a Jesuit house in his diocese upon the successful purchase of a property in East Ferry, Cobh, county Cork. Includes two responses from Bishop Ahern refusing this request.

O'Conor, Charles D, 1906-1981, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to the Rector of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street in the appointment of Rev. Alexis Magni to the office of Vicar-General

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ to the Rector of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street in the appointment of Rev. Alexis Magni to the office of Vicar-General which entitles him to ‘the full powers of a General till such time as a successor to the late Fr Ledochowski has been appointed’ and ‘the powers of Visitor granted Fr Dugre on 9 April 1939 will remain in force till they are revoked’.

MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest

Letter from J. A. Hoare to Fr Nicholas Walshe SJ on the opening of a Christian Bros house in Melbourne

Letter from J. A. Hoare, Novitiate of the Christian Brothers, Belvidere House, Drumcondra to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ concerning a letter he received from the Brother Director of one of their houses in Melbourne referring to the Bishop's decision that until the needs of Melbourne had been addressed he would not sanction the opening of another house in his diocese (i.e. Richmond).

Hoare, J. A.

Letter from J. A. Kenny and Partners, Consulting Engineers to Rev. William Dargan SJ concerning the account for the centralisation of the boiler plant at Emo

Letter from Eoin Kenny, J. A. Kenny and Partners, Consulting Engineers, 44 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 to Rev. William Dargan SJ, 84 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning the account for the centralisation of the boiler plant at Emo. Includes a detailed account of the cost of the work carried out.

J. A. Kenny and Partners, Consulting Engineers

Letter from J. J. O'Neill, Intermediate Education Board for Ireland to Irish Fr Provincial concerning St Ignatius College, Galway

Letter from J. J. O'Neill, Intermediate Education Board for Ireland, 2 Kenilworth Square, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning St Ignatius College, Galway. Remarks that he feels the school can be a success.

Intermediate Education Board for Ireland, 1878-1924

Letter from J. P. Lonan Murphy, McCann and Murphy, Solicitors to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ regarding the will of Mr Dolan and the erection of windows in the chapel of University Hall

A letter from J. P. Lonan Murphy, McCann and Murphy, Solicitors, 32 Nassau Street, Dublin to Rev. Aubrey Gwynn, SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street regarding the will of Mr Joseph Dolan and the erection of windows in the chapel of University Hall, Hatch Street, Dublin.

Letter from James G. O'Connor, solicitor, to Fr Patrick Kennedy SJ, concerning a portion of land held by William George Bailey

Letter from James G. O'Connor, solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick Kennedy SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham, County Dublin concerning a portion of land held by William George Bailey under his own conveyance, rent free. Remarks that the rent on the land held by the Jesuits is incorrect and advises the correct amount.

J.G. O'Connor & Co., solicitors

Letter from James Hardiman to Eugene O'Curry regarding an extract from King James I’s grant to John Moore of the castle of Bries, County Mayo

Letter from James Hardiman to Eugene O'Curry, Royal Irish Academy House, Grafton Street, Dublin regarding an extract from King James I’s grant to John Moore of the castle of Bries, county Mayo. Remarks that he cannot find the document ‘...which states him to have been the nephew and heir of the Chief, but I have seen it...’.

Hardiman, James, 1782-1855, historian and librarian

Letter from James MacSweeney, Chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Society to Irish Fr Provincial

Letter from James MacSweeney, Chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Society to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ. Expresses condolences on behalf of the Society on the death of Fr Thomas Scully SJ. Asks Fr Barry to appoint another Jesuit in Fr Scully’s place, and asks permission to name the flats to be built in Lower Gardiner Street after Fr Scully. Encloses the Society’s January 1968 newsletter (SOC/4) and a document entitled ‘Our Problem’ (SOC/5).

MacSweeney, James, chairman of the Catholic Housing Aid Society

Letter from Jane Mitchel to John O'Hagan

Letter from Jane Mitchel, Mill Cottage, Omeath, County Louth to John O'Hagan. Includes a note commenting on the letter by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist).

Mitchel, Jane, c.1820-1899, nationalist

Letter from Jeremiah Sullivan SJ, St Mary's, North Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial concerning a number of matters relating to the Australian Mission

Letter from Jeremiah Sullivan SJ, St Mary's, North Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning a number of matters relating to the Australian Mission including: the departure of Frs. Loughnan, Montague and Mr Spillane, visitation to Toowong, disappointment of the Archbishop that the Society of Jesus has not increased their numbers in Brisbane, the creation of Australia as a Vice-Province.

Sullivan, Jeremiah, 1877-1960, Jesuit priest

Letter from J.G. O'Connor and Co., solicitors, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ following the death of his sister Sheila

Letter from Thomas Bacon of J.G. O'Connor and Co., solicitors, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ following the death of his sister Sheila. Encloses a copy of Mrs. Moorehead’s will dated 8 November 1978, in which she bequeaths £1,000 to Fr Gwynn; an oil painting of ‘Cattle in Berkshire’ by Walter Osborne and the water-colour sketch of Fr Gwynn as a boy, also by Osborne, to the National Gallery; a lithograph of her grandfather William Smith O'Brien; a poem of his written in Kilmainham Jail and a signed poem by Thomas Francis Meagher, to the Municipal Art Gallery (5pp).

Bacon, Thomas, solicitor

Letter from John Cashel Hoey to Dr Charles Russell concerning articles on Ireland becoming more prominent in the 'Dublin Review'

Letter from John Cashel Hoey, 18 [Denleigh] Street, London, England to Dr Charles Russell concerning articles on Ireland becoming more prominent in the Dublin Review. Refers to an obituary he and Dr Manning are writing for 'the Cardinal' and asks for information '...he (Dr Manning) suggested that you and Mr Bagshawe are probably best acquainted with the facts of the Cardinal's connexion with the foundation and early conduct of the Review.'

Hoey, John Cashel, 1828-1892, author, editor of the Nation, and administrator

Letter from John Cashel Hoey to Dr Charles Russell concerning Professors at Maynooth College

Letter from John Cashel Hoey, 17 Campden Hill Road, Kensington, London, England to Dr. Russell concerning Professors [at Maynooth College]. Remarks '...I cannot understand Mr. Gladstone's action in the matter...the letters which I sent Mr. Crolley are evidence that he knew the Professors were not satisfied and was at least willing to consider how they could be satisfied. Continues 'I do not at all despair of getting the proviso inserted in the Lords.'

Hoey, John Cashel, 1828-1892, author, editor of the Nation, and administrator

Letter from John Edward Pigot to Jones concerning religious and spiritual matters

Letter from John Edward Pigot to Jones concerning religious and spiritual matters. Refers to a book Pigot has found most helpful in his life. Remarks that he has inscribed a motto in it '...which for ten years has fastened itself in my mind as embracing all the comfort of Christian philosophy.' Includes a printed prayer.

Pigot, John Edward, 1822-1871, Young Irelander, writer, musician, and lawyer

Letter from John Henry Newman, writing from 6 Harcourt Street, Dublin to Fr Murphy

Letter from John Henry Newman, writing from 6 Harcourt Street, Dublin to Fr [Francis] Murphy [SJ]. Puts ‘the decision of the matter’ into the latter’s hands, and mentions the salary [for directing the choir]. Also suggests that he procure and organ.

Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890, Saint, Roman Catholic Cardinal, theologian, and educationist

Letter from John Henry Newman, writing from the Oratory, Birmingham, to Fr Murphy on the subject of the University choir

Letter from John Henry Newman, writing from the Oratory, Birmingham, to Fr Murphy on the subject of the University choir. He regretfully informs Fr Murphy that it is the opinion of four professors, and apparently a good many others, that the singing of the principal soprano and the principal bass [the Macdermotts] is not good.

Newman, John Henry, 1801-1890, Saint, Roman Catholic Cardinal, theologian, and educationist

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