List of Missions to be given in Britain in Autumn 1955
- IE IJA ADMN/3/62
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- July 1955
List of Missions to be given in Britain in Autumn 1955.
List of Missions to be given in Britain in Autumn 1955
List of Missions to be given in Britain in Autumn 1955.
Letter to the Irish Fr Provincial from Dr James Staunton, Bishop of Ferns enclosing documents relating to ‘the scheme for Missions to Irish Catholics in Britain by Irish Missioners’.
Staunton, James, 1889-1963, Roman Catholic Bishop of Ferns
'The Story of the Catholic Church in the Isle of Man'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photocopy from a book entitled 'The Story of the Catholic Church in the Isle of Man' by Rev. William S. Dempsey concerning Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Dempsey, William S, priest
'Memorandum on Spiritual Needs of Native Irish Speakers in Britain 1958-59'
Part of Irish Jesuits
'Memorandum on Spiritual Needs of Native Irish Speakers in Britain 1958-59' by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
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
File entitled Missions in Britain 1950s
File entitled Missions in Britain 1950s containing eleven sections: Introductory letter from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ (20 February 1960, 5pp);
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA to Fr Francis Finegan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA, Department of Medieval History, University College Dublin to Fr Francis Finegan SJ enquiring about the relationship between Dr William Gahan OSA and Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Martin, F. X., 1922-2000, Augustinian, historian and activist
Enquiry from Miss Zena M. Carns to concerning Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to an enquiry from Miss Zena M. Carns, Stonyhurst Preparatory School, Hodder Place, Stonyhurst, Lancashire to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ concerning the re-establishment of the Catholic Church in the Isle of Man and Fr Matthew Gahan SJ. Includes a letter from Fr Francis Finegan SJ to Fr Barry answering the query and including copies of letters relating to Fr Gahan and the Isle of Man (24 July 1829 - 10 December 1838, 46pp).
Carns, Zena M, teacher
Photographs belonging to Fr Kyran Ward SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photographs belonging to Fr Kyran Ward SJ which documents his life from 1912 until his death, 1972.
Galway:
Photographic album includes:
Material relating to Fr Piaras de Hindeberg SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Piaras de Hindeberg SJ including admission details, catalogue entry, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincial, death certificate and mortuary card,
Biographical information on Fr Leonard Sheil SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr Leonard Sheil SJ. Includes:
– potted biography by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ (Irish Province Archivist, 1986-2019), (1984, 1p.);
– biography of Fr Sheil entitled 'Who Travels Alone' by Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ (Dublin: C. Goodliffe Neale (Irel.) Ltd.) (1975, 56pp);
– photocopies from the 'Jesuit Year Book' of an illustrated article by Fr Robert L. Stevenson SJ entitled ‘Emigrants’ Priest: Fr. Leonard Sheil, S.J.’ (1969, 9pp) and an illustrated appreciation of Fr Sheil by Very Rev. Joseph Flynn, M.S.S (1969, 5pp).
Also includes appreciation of Fr Sheil by Very Rev. Joseph Flynn, M.S.S., printed in 'Irish Province News' (April 1968, 2pp).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Gerard P Perrott SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, memorial card and application to join the Society.
Perrott, Gerard P, 1909-1985, Jesuit priest
Souvenir booklet on the occasion of the blessing of St Mary's church, Castletown, Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Souvenir booklet on the occasion of the blessing of St. Mary's church, Castletown, Isle of Man by Bishop J. Rawsthorne. (St. Mary's was opened ca. 1826 - 1829 by Fr Gahan SJ).
'Fr Myles MacPharlan, P.P. Predecessor of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Unpublished text by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ entitled 'Fr Myles MacPharlan, P.P. Predecessor of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ'.
Laheen, Kevin A, 1919-2019, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
The Isle of Man Mission material details the building of chapels and schools in Douglas and Castletown by Fr Matthew Gahan SJ (1782-1837) and his work on the island. Born in Dublin, he entered the Society at Hodder, Lancashire, England in 1805 and left for the Isle of Man in 1826. He had previously spent 3 months on the island in 1817 and 1825. When he died there in February 1837, the Jesuit mission to the island ended.
Irish Vice-Province of the Society of Jesus, 1830-
Historical research undertaken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ into the Isle of Man Mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
File of documents related to historical research undertaken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ into the Isle of Man Mission. Includes a letter from David C. Sheehy, Diocesan Archivist, Diocesan Offices, Archbishop’s House, Dublin 9 to Fr Laheen concerning Fr MacPharlan. Remarks ‘…not been able to establish where Fr was ordained…some time between 1787 and 1793’ (19 October 1999). Includes map of the Isle of Man with ecclesiastical sites marked. Includes two articles related to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ ‘Apostle of the Isle of Man’ by Rev. William S. Dempsey and ‘To the Greater Glory of God’.
Laheen, Kevin A, 1919-2019, Jesuit priest
Photographs taken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ on the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Album containing photographs taken by Fr Kevin Laheen SJ of the exterior and interior of the Church of St Mary's (formerly St Francis Xavier's), Castletown, Isle of Man, the Church of St Francis Xavier in Douglas (now the Bank of the Isle of Man), the church and garden of the present parish church in Douglas, the grave yard at Kirk Bradden and Fr Gahan's grave, a monument to Fr MacPharlan and various photographs of the Nunnery Estate.
Laheen, Kevin A, 1919-2019, Jesuit priest
Printed circular on behalf of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Printed circular on behalf of Fr Matthew Gahan SJ appealing for funds to raise a second chapel and school on the Isle of Man.
Biographical details on Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Biographical details on Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
List of books for the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of books for the Isle of Man.
Valuation of the property relating to the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Valuation of the property relating to the Isle of Man Mission in Douglas and Castletown.
Plan of the chapel in the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Plan of the chapel erected by Fr Matthew Gahan SJ in the Isle of Man.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of names [subscribers] to the new chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man.