Material relating to Fr Francis O'Farrell SJ
- IE IJA J/540/2
- File
- 1959-1963
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Francis O'Farrell SJ. Includes notes, letters and postcards (mainly in German).
Material relating to Fr Francis O'Farrell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Francis O'Farrell SJ. Includes notes, letters and postcards (mainly in German).
Notes for holy hour ceremonies by Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of notes for holy hour ceremonies by Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ on various religious topics such as the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Reunification of Christendom, each of which is divided into four quarters, a series of prayers and aspirations and a final blessing and consecration.
Writings on religious topics by Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of writings on religious topics by Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ consisting of notes for retreats and missions and lectures to sodalities and apostleship of prayer meetings.
Biographical information for Fr William Allen SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File containing biographical information, obituary and notes from a sermon of Fr William Allen SJ (10 May 1964).
Portions of envelopes concerning Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ’s writing
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file containing portions of envelopes concerning Br Denis Peter Fennell SJ’s writing. Instructions on the envelopes ask that they be left unopened until a week/eight weeks after Br Fennell’s death. File also includes biographical details.
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Darlington SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Darlington SJ by Fr Thomas J Morrissey SJ [1980], and catalogue entry by Fr Joseph Darlington SJ (1930).
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
Notes relating to Cistercians and Cistercian foundations
Part of Irish Jesuits
Notes relating to Cistercians and Cistercian foundations.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Liam Ó Buachalla, Cork, relating to the history of the diocese of Cork and Cloyne; - the Uí Toirdhealbhaigh ‘the subsept to which Brian Ború, the Ua hEnna’s and Ua hAailgenis belonged’;
Notes and letters concerning Fr James A. Cullen's suitability to join the Society of Jesus
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file containing notes and letters concerning Fr James A. Cullen's suitability to join the Society of Jesus.
Brief biographical details on Fr John St Leger SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Note on the death of Fr John St Leger SJ at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin, with list of jobs (1869), and photocopy of notice of death (1868).
Notes by Fr James Rabbitte SJ on Bishop Kirwan of Killala
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of notes by Fr James Rabbitte SJ on Bishop Kirwan of Killala.
Notes and newspaper clippings on distinguished Ecclesiastics in the Tuam Diocese
Part of Irish Jesuits
Notes and newspaper clippings on distinguished Ecclesiastics in the Tuam Diocese, compiled by Fr James Rabbitte SJ.
Fr Edmund Hogan SJ research on his family
Part of Irish Jesuits
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).
Reader's tickets/call slips in Fr Edmund Hogan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Reader's tickets/call slips in Fr Edmund Hogan SJ name for the Archivo Secreto Della S. Sede and the Biblioteca Vaticana.
Letter and note concerning the biography of Rev. James Gwynne
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter (from Peter, Haslemere, Surrey) and note concerning the biography of Rev. James Gwynne (Fr Gwynn’s maternal grandfather) (1829 -1869).
Notes and letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ relating to the Irish Manuscripts Commission work
Part of Irish Jesuits
Notes and letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various academics including Dr Jocelyn Otway-Ruthven, Prof Jim Lydon (Professor of History, T.C.D.) and Dr Ludwig Bieler, relating to the [Irish Manuscripts Commission]. Includes: carbon copy of a ‘Report on Manuscripts of Irish Interest in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg’ by Dr Ludwig Bieler (August 1957, 11pp).
Notes and letters on the history of Baymount
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Notes and letters on the history of Baymount. Handwritten and typed notes by J T Gwynn on the history of Baymount (3 June 1948) and letter from James G. O'Connor, Solicitor to Fr Coyne SJ on the history (23 June 1948). Letter from Fr Thomas Shuley SJ to Fr Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin referring to a book on the life of Mrs Ball which says that she bought Baymount Castle in 1847 and it was taken over by some Sisters from Rathfarnham Abbey (18 August 1848). Letter from F. John L. Evans, 39 James Street South, Hamilton, Canada to Fr Donal Mulcahy SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin thanking him for his hospitality in showing him the home of his ancestors and the copy of the history of the house (5 June 1967).
Gwynn, J T
Sermon, retreat notes, considerations (Catholic University, 1862), Triduum and retreats
File of handwritten sermon, retreat notes, considerations (Catholic University, 1862), Triduum and retreats. Includes long retreats at Cork (1860), Tullabeg (1861 - 1862; 1868 - 1871); Laval (1872 - 1875); Tronchiennes (1875 - 1877); Clongowes Wood College (1877) and meditations, attributed to the following Jesuits: Frs. Peter Kenney (Palmero), Aloysius Sturzo, Daniel Jones, Patrick Hughes, Charles Aylmer, John St. Leger, Robert St. Leger. Michael Kelly, Charles Plowden, John Cunningham, James Mullen, Alexander Kyan (with history of Kyan family), John Shine, Bartholomew Esmonde, Thomas Betagh, Patrick Bracken, P. O'Reilly, Stephen Farrell, Charles McKenna, Edmund O'Reilly, Pubrick.
Document concerning retreat, sodality groups and An Cór
File of documents (found in the possession of Fr Francis Finegan SJ) concerning retreat, sodality groups and An Cór.
Report on how Theological Studies are managed
Part of a report on how Theological Studies are managed in an unidentified Theological College. An accompanying note in English suggests that the College may be St Beuno's, and that the writer may be Fr Edmund O’Reilly. (In Latin).
Correspondence mostly between two sisters and the Irish Fr Provincial concerning the sisters’ efforts to contest the will of their late cousin, Josephine Keshan, decd., 1910, who left the administration of her entire estate to the Society of Jesus. The matter was settled amicably.
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.
Memoranda, notes and reports following consultations concerning the future of the 'Irish Monthly'
Memoranda, notes and reports following consultations concerning the future of the Irish Monthly.
Early sermon by Dr Charles Russell entitled 'Lord, lay not this sin to their charge'
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file relating to an early sermon by Dr Charles Russell entitled 'Lord, lay not this sin to their charge'.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file related to Fr William Wallace SJ. Includes biographical notes on Fr Wallace compiled by Frs John MacErlean and Francis Finegan (5 items). Includes letters from Fr Wallace before and after his conversion, addressed to Mrs Conway, Portaferry, County Down and a letter and card of Fr Charles Blount SJ, concerning Fr Wallace (26 July 1889, 6 items). includes typescript copies of four of the letters from Fr Wallace to Mrs Conway (26 July 1886-25 May 1909, 6 items) and correspondence concerning Fr Wallace (1916 January 1950-16 July 162, 2 items).
Wallace, William, 1863-1922, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material including biographical information, obituary, passport photograph, and paper clippings, notes and sermons by Fr Charles Doyle SJ on issues, for example, ‘Drink’, ‘Scandal’, the use of 'Lantern Lectures', ‘Girls’, ‘The Rules’, ‘Prayer’, ‘Purgatory’ and ‘Mass’.
Doyle, Charles, 1870-1949, Jesuit priest
Handwritten notes by Fr John O'Brien SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten notes by Fr John O'Brien SJ on subjects such as:
Illuminated Manuscripts, including letters from Edward Sullivan (23 January 1917), Thomas William Lyster, Librarian, the National Library of Ireland (19 June 1917) and William Alexander Henderson, National Literary Society, 6 St Stephen's Green, Dublin (nd.).
notes on notable individuals born in Galway, statements on imports and exports and net tonnage of sailing and steam vessels to/from the Port of Galway (1906-10, with letter from the Superintendent of Statistics and Intelligence Branch, Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland, Dublin (1 March 1912) to Fr John O'Brien SJ and pamphlet with the title ‘Good facts about Galway’ with information on ‘The Honourable Past; The Present: Achievements and resources; Some distinguished Galway men’ produced by St Ignatius College, Galway. Written by Fr James Rabbitte SJ. See SC/GALW/3
Supplement entitled Galway as a Transatlantic Port’ reprinted from The Financial Times (16 February 1912).
Notes on issues relating to the Hong Kong mission, discussion points for the Superior of the mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing notes on issues relating to the Hong Kong mission, discussion points for the Superior of the mission and an agenda for Irish Fr Provincial concerning various issues relating to the mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Hong Kong, 1926-1966
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
Notes by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ on the various finances of Mungret College
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file of notes by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ on the various finances of Mungret College, 1882 - 1935.
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
Biographical sketch of Fr John Austin SJ
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Biographical sketch of Fr John Austin, with note on first page ‘This brief Memoir of the Rev. John Austin SJ was sent to Canon Conlan, P.P. St Michan’s, Dublin, by Mr. Edward Evans, July 14, 1900’ ([1900], 5pp), typescript entitled ‘Father John Austin SJ 1717 - 1784’ probably by Fr Francis Finegan SJ (n.d., 2 copies, 4pp each), pamphlet entitled 'Rev. John Austin, S.J.' by Dr George A. Little, Irish Messenger Office (1960) and article on John Austin and Thomas Betagh.
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Documents concerning Fr John Meagh SJ. Includes biographical notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ (n.d., 16pp), ‘De P. Joanne Meagh authore P.F. Antonio Bruodino in Propugnaculo. 1669’ (4pp) and letter from Fr Leopold Škarka SJ, with notes from Prague, Czechoslovakia (21 September 1930).
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Biographical notes on Fr John Young SJ
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Biographical notes on Fr John Young SJ, mostly all in Latin, some compiled by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ (80pp).
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
Biographical notes on Irish Jesuits and Jesuits of the Old Society, compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Biographical notes on Irish Jesuits of the Old Society, compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ. Arranged chronologically by individual, tracing the history of the Society in Ireland from 1541 - 1774.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Material concerning the Jesuits in Waterford in the seventeenth century
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Documents concerning the Jesuits in Waterford in the seventeenth century. Includes:
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Informationes for Br Vincent Johnson SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
'Informationes' for Br Vincent Johnson SJ and copy letter from St Francis Xavier Residence, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin indicating that materiel sent is incomplete.
Johnson, Vincent, 1890-1978, Jesuit brother
Material relating to Fr Michael O'Mahony SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to Michael O'Mahony's entry into the Society of Jesus.
O'Mahony, Michael, 1905-1981, Jesuit priest