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Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report describing the establishment of the Tertianship in Rathfarnham because of the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Report describing the establishment of the Tertianship in Rathfarnham because of the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file of letters from Fr James Brennan SJ, (Superior), Rathfarnham Castle, Rathfarnham, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning the move of the community to Rathfarnham, the running of the house, bills and finances and the care of the Juniors. Includes:
Brennan, James, 1854-1941, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence J. Kieran SJ from Fr Richard L. Guilly SJ (Senior Catholic Chaplain, British Troops, Northern Ireland) concerning his proposed visit to Dublin, news of the Jesuit chaplains under his care and arrangements for chaplains regarding banking in England (encloses a list of the ‘ordinary emoluments due to chaplains’ (17 May 1941, 3pp and 1p.).
Guilly, Richard Lester, 1905-1996, Jesuit priest, bishop and chaplain
Letters to Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Alan Birmingham SJ written during his time as a chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to Irish Fr Provincial John MacMahon SJ from Fr Alan Birmingham SJ written during his time as a chaplain attached to the 2nd Battalion, The Loyal Regiment in Sussex and Northern Ireland; 32 Casualty Clearing Station in England and France; 4 Army Group Royal Artillery, B.L.A. in France and Germany; 150th Infantry Brigade in Southern India and the Indian Artillery Centre, Kamaredi. Includes description of his role in the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944 (16 November 1944, 4pp) and his last letter written on his way home (29 September 1946, 2pp).
Birmingham, Alan, 1911-1991, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr John Burden SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr John Burden SJ written while serving as chaplain in Catterick Camp, Yorkshire and with the 6th King’s Own Scottish Borders in Northumberland; in Nottingham (where he was promoted to Senior Chaplain (S.C.F. (R.C.) ); in India, South Africa and Iraq with Paiforce (Persian and Iraq Forces); 114th Rest/Transit Camp; 162nd Transit Camp in Damascus and Palestine. Some letters in the form of airgraphs. Includes his last letter written on 28 March 1946 concerning his release from the Army in May.
Burden, John, 1907-1974, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Fergus Cronin SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Fergus Cronin SJ written during his time as a chaplain while serving in the Royal Artillery Service Corps in Barry, South Wales; the Faeroe Islands; 101 Military Convalescent Depot, Grange Camp, Bedford and with Paiforce in Iraq. Includes:
Cronin, Fergus, 1909-1990, Jesuit priest
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Maurice Dowling SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Maurice Dowling SJ written during his time serving as a chaplain in the 11th General Hospital in Peebles; Military Hospital, Drymen, Scotland; with the Shetland Defence Forces in Lerwick; in North Africa with the 58th [Heavy Anti-Aircraft] Regiment, Royal Artillery, B.N.A.F.; 3 L.C.U.; with the 167th Field Ambulance, C.M.F. and 2nd A.G.R.A., C.M.F.; with the 4th Battalion, Oxford and Bucks. in Norfolk and 2nd Army and 21st Army Group in Germany. Includes his first letter written to the Provincial from the 11th General Hospital (1 January 1942, 2pp), Fr Dowling’s memorial card (with photograph), and airgraphs from North Africa.
Dowling, Maurice, 1896-1965, Jesuit priest, chaplain and missioner
Biographical information on Fr John Hayes SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Biographical information by Fr John Hayes SJ from the 1942 ‘Catalogus personum primus.’
Hayes, John, 1909-1945, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Documents relating to Fr Richard Kennedy SJ as a Japanese prisoner of war in Taiwan
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Documents relating to Fr Richard Kennedy SJ as a Japanese prisoner of war in Taiwan. Includes:
– cutting from The Times listing Fr Richard Kennedy SJ as a POW (1 December 1942, 1p.);
– postcard from Fr Richard Kennedy SJ in a POW camp in Taiwan to Fr Provincial (1943);
– letters from Fr Kennedy’s brother, Denis P. Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial, informing him of letters received by Fr Kennedy’s family (13 July, 30 September 1944, 2 items).
Kennedy, Richard J, 1906-1986, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters and telegrams to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Sydney Lennon SJ written while serving as a chaplain attached to 4th King’s Own Scottish Borders at Ford, Midlothian and Alloa, Clackmannonshir in Anti-Aircraft Unit; in various locations around Scotland; in Nottingham and on the hospital ship Dorsetshire. Includes his first letter written to Irish Fr Provincial from Scotland (5 September 1941, 4pp).
Lennon, Sydney C, 1906-1979, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters and telegrams to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Cyril Perrott SJ written while serving as a chaplain with the R.M.P. (Royal Military Police), Broomfield Park, Palmer’s Green, London; in Crofton House, Titchfield, Fareham, Hants.; with an Anti-Aircraft unit in Avendale, Bathford, Bath, Somerset; and in Hockley Sole, Capel le Ferne, Folkestone, Kent; with the 14th Army Group, South East Asia Command in India; 1st (W.A.) Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment, S.E.A.C. and in a Rangoon hospital. Includes copy of part of letter sent by Fr Perrott to his brother Fr Gerard Perrott SJ concerning a meeting with Frs Charles Day and Edward Sullivan in Calcutta (25 October 1944, 1p.). Fr Perrott was promoted to Senior Chaplain (S. C.F. (R.C.) ) in April 1945.
Perrott, Cyril, 1904-1952, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial John McMahon SJ from Mgr J.M. Coghlan
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial John R McMahon SJ from Mgr John M. Coghlan (Principal Chaplain (R.C.) concerning the chaplains’ release from the Army; the War Office’s request to retain the services of a number of them and the urgent need for Jesuits to work on the Hong Kong Mission. Includes copy letter to Fr Edward J. Warner SJ (Staff Chaplain to Mgr. Coghlan) from the Irish Fr Provincial in reply to the War Office’s request to retain the services of Fr Conal Murphy SJ. ‘I am sorry to say that I am worse off than ever for men, having received the other day a cable from Fr Joy, the Superior of our Hong Kong Mission, asking me to send out twelve men. As he and his fellow-missioners have been through a very rough time, as you can well imagine, I am anxious to send this help as soon as possible…I regret very much, then, that I cannot spare Fr Murphy, as I know by experience what it means to have vacancies yawning wide around one and none to fill them!’ (1 October 1945, 2pp).
Also includes letters to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Fr Richard Kennedy ‘ex P.O.W. from (the) Far East’ (7 January 1946 – 17 January 1947, 5 items).
Coghlan, John, 1888-1963, Roman Catholic Monsignor and chaplain
'The priest among the soldiers' edited by Martin Dempsey
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
'The priest among the soldiers' edited by Martin Dempsey, (London, 1947) which includes ‘At Belsen’ by Fr Michael Morrison SJ (pp188-194).
Morrison, Michael, 1908-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Miscellaneous items belonging to Fr Michael Morrison SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Miscellaneous items belonging to Fr Michael Morrison SJ. Includes:
Morrison, Michael, 1908-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Responses to Irish Fr Provincial's letter seeking volunteers to serve as chaplains
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Responses to Irish Fr Provincial's letter seeking volunteers to serve as chaplains. Includes;
Obituaries of Jesuits, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ, arranged chronologically 1660-1702
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Obituaries of Jesuits contained in correspondence, transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources. Arranged chronologically, from 1660 to 1702. In Latin and Spanish.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Documents relating to the Belgian Novitiates of Mechelen and Tournai. Includes extracts from Albums of Novitiates at Tournai (from 1584 to 1667 and 1710 to 1750, 26pp) and Mechelen (from 1614 to 1744, 33pp) containing brief biographical details of the Irish novices. Transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ. In Latin.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Cork in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Material relating to the Jesuit presence in Cork in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Includes:
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Material relating to the Jesuits in Limerick in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Material relating to the Jesuits in Limerick in the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries. Includes:
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Material relating to the Jesuits in Clonmel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Material relating to the Jesuits in Clonmel, County Tipperary in the seventeenth century. Includes:
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Material relating to Jesuits in Athlone, County Westmeath in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Includes:
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
Material concerning the Jesuits in New Ross, County Wexford in the seventeenth century
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Material concerning the Jesuits in New Ross, County Wexford in the seventeenth century. Includes:
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Extract from The Parliamentary Register - William Fletcher, M.P. for Tralee
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Typescript by Fr John MacErlean SJ of an extract from The Parliamentary Register (Vol. XV, 1795, p. 324) concerning a speech mentioning the Society of Jesus, by William Fletcher, M.P. for Tralee, 4 May 1795.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Lists of Irish Jesuits and their year of entry into the Society, from 1550 to 1799
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Chronological lists of Irish Jesuits and their year of entry into the Society, from 1550 to 1799. No indication of compiler or sources, possibly the work of Fr John Rabbitte SJ.
Rabbitte, James, 1857-1940, Jesuit priest
List of admissions to the Society from 1556 onwards
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
List of admissions by Fr John MacErlean SJ, to the Society from 1556 onwards, with some biographical information (mainly dates of entry, profession of fourth vows, death etc.) (45pp). Includes:
– list of the Rectors of the Irish College, Salamanca, from its foundation in 1592 to 1871 (1p);
– lists of Jesuits of the Old Society and their date and place of death/departure (c15pp) and
– extracts from catalogues of various Provinces (c20pp).
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Irish Jesuits 1598-1773, dictionary
Irish Jesuits 1598-1773, dictionary - Vol. IV biographies.
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
Ibernia ignatiana, seu, Ibernorum Societatis Iesu patrum monumenta
Ibernia ignatiana, seu, Ibernorum Societatis Iesu patrum monumenta. With amendments and inserts by Frs Hogan and John MacErlean SJ.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
Jesuits under fire in the siege of Hong Kong, 1941
Jesuits under fire in the siege of Hong Kong, 1941. Burns Oates & Washbourne, London, 1944.
Ryan, Thomas F, 1889-1971, Jesuit priest
The First Irish Mission of the Society of Jesus
'The First Irish Mission of the Society of Jesus' serialised in the Irish Ecclesiastical Record.
Hogan, Edmund, 1831-1917, Jesuit priest
Booklet by Fr Hugh Kelly on 'Father William Doyle, S.J.'; part of the Irish Messenger series.
Kelly, Hugh, 1886-1974, Jesuit priest
Irish Jesuits in penal times 1695-1811
Irish Jesuits in penal times 1695-1811: Thomas Betagh and his companions.
Messenger Publications, Dublin, 2020
Morrissey, Thomas J, Jesuit priest, educationalist and historian
Prayer leaflet entitled ‘League of Prayer’, from St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Prayer leaflet entitled ‘League of Prayer’, from St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin: ‘Thousands of our fellow-countrymen, thousands of our co-religionists in France and Belgium, thousands who, though they do not profess our Faith, are united to us by ties of friendship and interest, are exposed to every danger, and hardship, and suffering, that must attend the present war’.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Cassette tape of reminiscences of Fr Albert Cooney SJ concerning the attack on Singapore and surrender, the Japanese attack on Hong Kong, life under the Japanese, journey to China and life in a Chinese village, journey to Hanoi, North Vietnam, recall to Macau and the Jesuit school in Macau (1943 - 1945).
Cooney, Albert, 1905-1997, Jesuit priest
Typescript entitled 'Steer Neutral in Troubled Waters, Hong Kong 1941 - 1945'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Typescript entitled 'Steer Neutral in Troubled Waters, Hong Kong 1941 - 1945' describing the experience of Irish Jesuits during the Japanese occupation by Fr Eddie Bourke SJ. Not related to Fr Thomas Ryan's 'Jesuits Under Fire'.
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Material relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the imprisonment of Frs Patrick Joy and Gerard Casey by the Japanese.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from J. E. Walsh, Superior General, Maryknoll, New York to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's Church, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning notes sent from China intended for the Irish Province.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from the Maryknoll Fathers, Maryknoll, New York addressed 'Dear Friend' offering the services of the Maryknoll Fathers in Chungking, Free China in forwarding mail to people in China.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Patrick Grogan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial written from India where many of the Irish Jesuits went to from Hong Kong during the war. Describes the work he has been assigned to in India.
Grogan, Patrick, 1902-1980, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of press clippings from the 'Irish Press' and 'Irish Times' concerning the safe return of Irish Jesuits from Hong Kong following the Japanese surrender.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Medal of the Order of the Crown (Ordre de la Couronne), class Officier, conferred by the King of Belgium to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ. Includes official document concerning the decoration (6 May 1919) and letter from the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs (22 May 1919). The medal in case, with name of Fernanrd Heremans, Schaerbeek, is a five-armed white enamel and silver-gilt Maltese cross with silver-gilt graduated rays between the arms, on green enamel oval laurel wreath suspension; the face with a gilt-edged circular central blue enamel medallion bearing the gilt crown of Belgium; the reverse with a gilt-edged circular central blue enamel medallion bearing the cipher of King Leopold II, founder of the Order. Material hand in by Margaret Doyle, Archivist, Clongowes Wood College, 9 January 2017. Medal given by King of Belgium in recognition for the work of Irish Jesuits in helping Belgian refugees in Ireland during the First World War.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Safe travel pass issued for Kevin Richard Stanislaus Nolan, by the German military authorities to travel from Bad Orb, through Holland to England. Kevin Nolan was a brother of Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ, and had been a solicitor in London. On the eve of the First World War, he travelled to Bad Nauheim, Germany to undergo treatment for a heart condition. He was arrested as a spy, imprisoned however later released. He died in November 1918. See 'The Clongownian', 1919, p.308. Material hand in by Margaret Doyle, Archivist, Clongowes Wood College, 9 January 2017.
Letters from Fr William Gwynn SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning personal issues and chaplaincy
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr William Gwynn SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning the Australian Mission. Includes a letter wondering whether he should go to the front. Remarks that he is too old for the trenches. (28 December 1915, 5pp). Includes a letter concerning his problems with drink and his desire to put his problems behind him and continue with his religious life and work assigned to him (30 May 1918, 19pp). Includes a letter concerning his appointment as chaplain for continuous service with Australian troops going to the front. Remarks that he is very pleased with his appointment (15 July 1918, 3pp). Includes a letter referring to his arrival back in Australia and his new position doing parish work at St. Mary's, North Sydney. Remarks 'I have charge of the Men's sodality...meantime I am awaiting demobilisation...' (25 October 1919, 4pp). Includes a letter announcing his arrival in London and remarks how glad he is to be home. Remarks that he wishes to arrange receipt of his war bonus with the authorities before he leaves London for Dublin. (10 January 1920, 2pp).
Gwynn, William, 1865-1950, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Text of a speech by Fr William Lockington SJ marking the anniversary of the declaration of War
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photocopy of text of a speech by Fr William Lockington SJ marking the anniversary of the declaration of War published in 'The Advocate'.
Lockington, William, 1871-1948, Jesuit priest
Red Cross, Irish Civil War and Eoin Mac Neill
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
File of material found in envelope, entitled Free State papers:
copy of a page from The Freeman’s Journal (12 April 1922);
newspaper clipping, Bulletin, L’Etat libre d’Irlande (written in French) (9 December 1922);
copy of a note from the Red Cross secretary Champain, London (on behalf of Sir Arthur Stanley), acknowledging receipt of your letter (3 December) and in reply ‘I am directed to say…My Society feels that it cannot at the moment take any action in the matter’ on the subject of the treatment of civilians in Ireland (13 December 1922);
letters from Madame Chaponniére-Chaix, ex-President, International Council of Woman, Geneva, Switzerland (16 December 1922-26 January 1923) to ‘My dear President’ (of International Council of Woman, Lady Aberdeen, Aboyne, Scotland). The first letter (written in French) comments on the potential for a Red Cross mission to Ireland (16 December 1922). The second letter (written in English), refers to a letter received from Miss O'Brennan, through the Peace and Freedom League, regarding a visit from the Police at Dr Lynn’s Hospital and the arrest of Miss Mary Comerford. Madame Chaponniére-Chaix doesn’t believe that the time is right for a Red Cross mission to Ireland (26 January 1923);
copy of note ‘Projet Hayes Humanity Dublin’ which refers to Madame Chaponniére-Chaix and the establishment of the Red Cross in Ireland (In French), (nd.);
leaflet entitled ‘The extreme penalty’ which details the words of Mr Eamon Aylward in relation to his involvement in disturbances in Kilkenny "The extreme penalty”: Mr. Eamon Aylward, in the document with his signature attached which has been found upon an irregular captured by the Kilkenny force, has lighted up, as by a lightning flash, the criminality of the militarist attack upon the people...but that such an order could be issued by a man blaspheming the honourable name of Irish Republican will reveal to the people the tyranny that they have escaped (1922);
letter from Richard Mulcahy, Commander-in-Chief, Oglaigh na hEireann, Dublin to Miss Margaret MacNeill, Industrial Schools Office, Government Buildings apologising for keeping ‘those papers so long’ and ‘that the Red Cross people have been suitable replied to’ (25 January 1923);
pamphlets to the electors of the National University recommending the candidates Eoin Mac Neill and Patrick McGilligan [1927];
handwritten notes on the resignation Eoin Mac Neill from the boundary commission and events surrounding his candidacy for the university election of 1927;
Freeman's Journal, newspaper, 1763-1924
Letters from Fr Henry Foley SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file of letters from Fr Henry Foley SJ (Fr Superior), St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial concerning community matters and matters relating to the college. Includes a letter referring to the Black and Tans. Remarks 'You would not believe what conscienceless vindictive brutes they are. They fired into one of the Curate's houses…They have also considerably damaged the town by throwing grenades into the shops.' (20 September [ ], 2pp). Includes a letter referring to the outbreak of 'flu in Galway. Remarks that there have been a number of deaths. Refers to St Ignatius Hall and remarks that it has not been used because there is no lighting or heating installed. (25 February 1919, 4pp).
Foley, Henry, 1862-1930, Jesuit priest
Article concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Photocopy of article published in the Richmond Guardian concerning Fr Joseph Hearn's return from the war and a speech he delivered in St Ignatius hall to mark the occasion.
The Richmond Guardian, newspaper
Fr William Gwynn's appointment as a military chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Gwynn SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Fr Tom [ ] concerning his appointment as a military chaplain.
Gwynn, William, 1865-1950, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy letter from Lt. Col. A.J. Bennett, O.C. Troops, H. T. 'Anchises' at sea to Fr William Gwynn SJ thanking him for his service as a military chaplain and praising his work with the troops.
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Bennett, A J, Lieutenant Colonel
Diaries kept by Mr John Delaney SJ during the Easter Rising
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to the 1916 Rising which includes Dublin Metropolitan Police safe travel pass (3 May 1916). Includes diaries (5 items) kept by Mr John Delaney SJ during the Rising.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typed manuscript of a paper read at a meeting of Camp St. Louis no. 731, United Confederate Veterans by Captain Joseph Boyce Co. D. St. Louis Greys, First Missouri Confederate Infantry. The paper is entitled 'Rev. John Bannon - Chaplain Price's Missouri Confederate Division'.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typed manuscript of an article entitled 'The Fourth Career of Father John B. Bannon; St. Louis Pastor, Southern Chaplain, Confederate Agent, Irish Orator' by William Barnaby Faherty SJ
Faherty, William Barnaby, 1914-2011, Jesuit priest, historian and writer
Letters from Fr Patrick Duffy SJ to Sr Mary Gabriel, Carmelite Convent, Firhouse, Tallaght, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters from Fr Patrick Duffy SJ to his sister Sr Mary Gabriel, Carmelite Convent, Firhouse, Tallaght, Dublin concerning his life and work as a priest in Australia and elsewhere. The vast majority of the letters (over 50) are written from Australia describing in detail his work and life in this mission. Includes letters discussing his health, his sister's health, family matters, retreats and missions he gave in Australia and masses and prayers offered for the convent and community at Firhouse. Includes a letter from Fr Duffy, Ursuline Convent, St Joseph's, Sligo to Sr Mary Gabriel. Remarks 'Now that you and I are alone left of all we must, from this on, take on more than ever special interest in each other.' (6 August 1888, 4pp). Includes a letter informing his sister of his departure for Australia. Remarks 'Say God's will be done for it is the will of God. Don't fret about me, for before very long you and I will meet in a happy eternity.' (15 August 1888, 4pp). Includes a letter concerning his sister's health and the loss of sight in one of her eyes. Encourages her not to read if she finds it a strain. Refers to the noviceship in her convent. Remarks 'Put away those gloomy thoughts about the noviceship. There is nothing wrong in your convent. Just let us keep on praying and trusting and leave the future to God.' (22 August 1891, 4pp). Includes a letter concerning his move from North Shore to Hawthorn. Remarks that he has more work to do in Hawthorn and that it is 'more pressing'. Remarks 'As I write the weather is harsh and we have much sickness - the influenza - and many deaths.' (7 October 1891, 4pp). Includes a letter referring to the death of Fr General (Fr Anderledy SJ) at Fiesole. Remarks 'He and I were fellow students in the Roman College of the Society, some 44 years ago! He was about my age. A warning to look out!' Refers to his change of address and remarks that he will be working at Kew, Melbourne. (letter dated 4 December 1891, 4pp, section dated 20 January 1892). Includes a letter written from New Zealand where he was conducting retreats. Remarks 'I am in my element.' Continues 'I like New Zealand very much a fine country and climate - greatly superior to Australia. Every one is kind to me and I get on well. Wellington is a nice clean city with a fine harbour and a brisk trade.' Describes a journey to Reefton to give a retreat to the Mercy nuns. Remarks that he made the journey on top of a stage coach 'Pretty smart going! Through the bush and over the mountains! Five horses to the coach and galloping all the time for nearly 4 days! What say you to that? But young men like me don't mind these things.' (this section dated 8 January 1893) (29 December 1892, 4pp). Includes a letter referring to his duties at St. Francis Xavier's College in Kew. Remarks that he is in charge of the Sodality of the B V Mary 'Tis from the sodalities in our colleges that the noviceship is recruited.' (7 February 1892, 4pp). Includes a letter describing a visit he made to one of the Melbourne hospitals to see an old friend, Edward Grennan, '…Irish and Catholic a native of Mountrath, Queen's county. He had been in the army - a cavalry regiment - Lord Cardigan's Light Brigade - had ridden in the famous charge - 25 October 1854. He is now the remnant of a well looking man - was then a youth of 20. Well we fraternized of course - he and I old Crimean-and fellow-soldiers. We chatted of the war, and of the Charge of the Light Brigade, his brigade in particular. Step by step we got along until I stood with him and his companions 600 strong - in thought and imagination - at the end of the valley - at the other end of which was the Russian Battery of some 10 or 12 pairs of canon.' Describes how the order was given to seize the guns. Continues 'Without a moments hesitation, the 600 are in their saddles and away they go…Oh! My poor fellows, my poor brave fellows! Over 600 they commence their ride to return later on all that was left of them about 200 men! Half an hour did the whole business.' (21 November 1896, 4pp).
Documents relating to the Cause of the Irish Martyrs
Part of Irish Jesuits
Documents, including miscellaneous correspondence relating to the Cause of the Irish Martyrs.
Cardinal Marefoschi's visitation of the Irish College in Rome
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Marefoschi, Mario Compagnoni, and Clement. 1772. Relazione della visita apostolica del Collegio Ibernese. Roma: Nella stamperia di Marco Pagliarini.
Publication concerning Cardinal Marefoschi's visitation of the Irish College in Rome presented to Pope Clement XIV. Includes a Papal document of 20 September 1773 placing the college in new hands (the Society had been suppressed the month before). Includes two short MSS bound into the text. The book is annotated in pencil by Fr Edmund Hogan SJ, with inserts by Fr John MacErlean SJ.
Marefoschi, Mario, 1714-1780, Roman Catholic Cardinal
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.
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial and printed pamphlets relating to the First World War
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial and printed pamphlets relating to the War. Includes: circular sent to the Irish Fr Provincial from the Irish Volunteers protesting against the proposal to introduce conscription in Ireland;
– letter from the Irish National Aid and Volunteer Dependants’ Fund seeking contributions towards their ‘Gift Sale’ in order to raise funds [for the administration of the campaign against the introduction of conscription];
– circular and printed matter from the Irish War Savings Committee seeking support for their ‘Thrift campaign’;
– letter from the Lord Lieutenant’s Private Secretary regarding a proposal to establish a fund ‘to be devoted to the purchase of literature suited to be despatched to Irish Regiments at the front’, also includes copy of Irish Fr Provincial’s reply;
– copy letter from Andrew Bonar Law (Treasury Chambers, Whitehall) to the Irish Fr Provincial seeking a subscription to ‘the new War Loan’.
Also includes printed matter on ‘Catholicism and War’; ‘Voluntary Women Patrols’ and an ‘Address From the French Catholic Association for Young People. To the young Catholics – Allies and Neutrals’.
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
Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial mostly from various Jesuit Superiors/Rectors seeking Irish Jesuits to fill teaching and other posts left vacant following and during the War. Includes requests from Bombay, Madeira, Calcutta, Ceylon and Malta.
Letter from Thomas Egan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Thomas Egan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Egan, Thomas, 1889-1915, Jesuit scholastic
Letter from Fr William Feran SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr William Feran SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Feran, William, 1869-1942, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Bernard Page SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Fr Bernard Page SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Page, Bernard F, 1877-1948, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Account book of Irish Jesuit property
Account book of Irish Jesuit property. Includes a description of the finances of the Irish Mission account, written by Fr John Fullam SJ. Remarks 'In 1760 this mission had in Paris a capital of £1000 ster. including the deposits of individuals and what belonged to different residences. By the persecution which ensued the whole was nearly despaired of when by Fr Crookshank's activity and cleverness about half that sum was recovered and transmitted to Ireland where Mr Ward placed it as occasions presented.'
Fullam, John, 1719-1793, Jesuit priest
Part of General Sir Thomas Kelly-Kenny
Black and white supplement to the 'The Spear' by R. Coton Woodville, which is signed by R. Coton Woodville.
Caton Woodville, Richard, 1856-1927, artist and illustrator
Notes by Fr John MacErlean SJ on a chronology of the Society in Ireland from 1814 to 1819
Notes compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ in effort to establish a chronology of the Society in Ireland from 1814 to 1819.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Copy of an ‘important & precious document’ entitled ‘Memoirs of the Suppression & Restoration of the Society of Jesus in Ireland’ by Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Copy made by Fr John Grene SJ (Librarian and custodian of the Irish Province archives [mid nineteenth century to c1880s]) (92pp). Includes ‘Notes to Memoirs’ (18pp). Loosely bound.
Grene, John, 1807-1887, Jesuit priest
Miscellaneous notes and lists made by Fr John MacErlean SJ on the early history of the Restored Society from 1814 onwards, with special reference to Clongowes Wood College SJ.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Note on Fr Jean Claude Jautard SJ as Chaplain to George’s Hill Convent, 1814
Note on Fr Jean Claude Jautard SJ (Spiritual Father of the newly Restored Society; buried at Clongowes in 1821), as Chaplain to George’s Hill Convent, 1814, made by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (Irish Province Archivist until 1986).
McGrath, Fergal P, 1895-1988, Jesuit priest
Poems composed by various individuals in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Copies of poems composed by various individuals, Alice Furlong and others, in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, collected by Edward Boyd Barrett.
Letter from Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ to Fr Coyne SJ concerning his return from H.M.S. Anson
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Matthias Bodkin SJ to Fr Coyne concerning his return from H.M.S. Anson. Remarks that he will be working on the Jesuit Yearbook.
Bodkin, Matthias, 1896-1973, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
‘Fr Browne's unique pictures of Titanic at sea’ by Ralph Riegel
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of article taken from the Irish Independent, entitled ‘Fr Browne's unique pictures of Titanic at sea’ by Ralph Riegel. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-26MEnaJiXwo/TeS3Yspl5qI/AAAAAAAAATg/pwIl3NBOMBA/s1600/Irish+Independant_blog.jpg
Riegel, Ralph
The Belvederian and Cork Constitution articles on the Titanic
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copies of The Belvederian (1912), the Cork Constitution article (13 April 1912) and articles/notes on the Titanic (2012).
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Newspaper articles on the display at the Titanic Experience, Cobh, Cork.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Newspaper articles, The Cork News and The Evening Echo, on the display at the Titanic Experience, Cobh, Cork.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Donald I. Findlay, Deputy Secretary, The Council for the Care of Churches, 83 London Wall, London to Fr Eddie O'Donnell SJ on the photographs taken by Fr Frank Browne SJ while engaged by the Council during the Second World War (item damaged from fire at Gonzaga College, 5 May 1996).
Findlay, Donald I.
Newspaper articles with Titanic photographs by Fr Frank Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Newspaper articles with Titanic photographs by Fr Frank Browne SJ, Daily Express (15 April 1932), Weekly Illustrated (10 April 1937).
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Fr Frank Browne SJ in chaplains uniform, taken by Ed Surelle á St Omer
Part of Irish Jesuits
Full photograph portrait of Fr Frank Browne SJ in chaplains uniform, taken by Ed Surelle á St Omer;
Ed Surelle, photographer
Negatives copies of Fr Frank Browne photographs of the Titanic
Part of Irish Jesuits
Kodak copy negatives of Fr Frank Browne photographs of the Titanic, made by the Ulster Museum and presented to Fr John Guiney SJ.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Booklet 'Korte Levensschets van Pater William Doyle, S.J. 1873-1917'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Booklet 'Korte Levensschets van Pater William Doyle, S.J. 1873-1917' by Fr J. Van Rijckevorsel SJ.
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pamphlet “Fr. Willie” Father William Doyle, S.J. His World-wide Appeal and Favours Attributed to His Intercession, ‘Irish Messenger’ Series.
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of 'The Irish Messenger of the Sacred Heart' containing an article entitled ‘Dublin, and Proud of It!’ on Fr. Doyle (p.65-67).
Irish Messenger Office, 1888-
Poster advertising the Fr Doyle book by Alfred O'Rahilly
Part of Irish Jesuits
Poster advertising the Fr Doyle book by Alfred O'Rahilly.
O'Rahilly, Alfred, 1884-1969, former Jesuit scholastic, President of University College Cork
Postcard sent by Fr Willie Doyle SJ to Sr M. Anthony, Cork
Part of Irish Jesuits
Covering note and postcard sent from the Front by Fr Willie Doyle SJ, to Sister M. Anthony, St Mary’s of the Isle, Cork. Possibly Sr Anthony (Margaret) O’Rahilly (1872-1921).
Doyle, Willie, 1873-1917, Servant of God, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Certificate given to Fr Doyle on his first leave of absence from the Front
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten copy of a parchment certificate given to Fr Doyle on his first leave of absence from the Front in 1916. Issued by Major General W.B. Hickie, Commander of the 16th Irish Division, commending his ‘gallant conduct and devotion to duty in the field on April 27th & 29th’.
Hickie, Sir, William Bernard, 1865-1950, Major General in the British Army
Handwritten copy of memorial scroll issued in the name of the king, George V
Part of Irish Jesuits
Handwritten copy of memorial scroll issued in the name of the king, George V, which commends Fr Doyle for his actions and self-sacrifice during the First World War, and for giving up his life ‘that others might live in freedom’.
George V, King, 1865-1936, King of the United Kingdom
Pen and Ink-Bottle belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pen and Ink-Bottle belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ - ‘The Red Dwarf No. 2. Stylograph’ and ‘Swan fountfiller for travellers’. With box.
Doyle, Willie, 1873-1917, Servant of God, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Vow crucifixes belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Vow crucifixes belonging to Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy
Part of Irish Jesuits
Lyrics composed by Sgt. E. Duffy in the memory of Fr Willie Doyle SJ.
Duffy, E, Sergeant
Photographs of Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of copies photographs of Fr Willie Doyle SJ including: newspaper photograph announcing death (1917); mounted photograph of Willie and his brother, when both young; copies of portrait photographs of Fr Willie Doyle SJ used in publications, Fr Doyle in military uniform and with his parents and in group photograph with other Jesuits. Includes:
Chancellor, photographer, [1862]-1923
Letters written to Fr Charles Doyle SJ requesting relics
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters written to Fr Charles Doyle SJ requesting relics of Fr Willie Doyle SJ due to the reading of Alfred O'Rahilly’s book ‘Father William Doyle, S.J. : a spiritual study’.
Aphthonii progymnasmata á Rodolpho Agricola partim, partim á Iohannae M. Cataneo Latinitate donata
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Aphthonii progymnasmata á Rodolpho Agricola partim, partim á Iohannae M. Cataneo Latinitate donata
Publisher: Amsterdami: Apud Johannen Janssonium
Agricola, Rodolphus, 1443-1485, humanist
Commentaria allegorica et moralia de Christo figurato in Veteri Testamento
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Commentaria allegorica et moralia de Christo figurato in Veteri Testamento. Lutetiae Parisiorum
Baeza, Diego De, 1582-1647, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Commentaria allegorica moralia de Christo Abrahamo, et Iosue figurato in Veteri Testamento, tomus tertius
Baeza, Diego De, 1582-1647, Jesuit priest
Cronologia y reportorio de la razon de los tiempos : el mas copioso que hasta oy se a visto
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Cronologia y reportorio de la razon de los tiempos : el mas copioso que hasta oy se a visto En la imprenta de Andrea Pescioni y Iuan de Leon, En Sevilla, 1585
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Zamorano, Rodrigo, 1542-1620, cosmographer
De symbolica Aegyptiorum sapientia in qua symbola, parabolae, historiae selectae
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
De symbolica Aegyptiorum sapientia in qua symbola, parabolae, historiae selectae
Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Caussin, Nicolas, 1583-1651, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
On Old and New Testaments - title pages missing. 2 vols.: Secunda pars huius operis…Sexta pars huius operis…(no date from format probably early 16th century)
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Commentary on Old Testament (probably early 16th century) No title page
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Roman-Catholick doctrines no novelties, or, An answer to Dr. Pierce's court-sermon, miscall'd The primitive rule of Reformation
Cressy, Serenus, 1605-1674, Benedictine monk
Homiliarum doctissimi viri Ioannis Eckii, aduersus Lutherum et caeteros haereticos
Part of Irish Jesuit Mission books of the Pre-Suppression period
Homiliarum doctissimi viri Ioannis Eckii, aduersus Lutherum et caeteros haereticos, de septem Ecclesiae sacramentis : Tomus quartus
Parisiis, ex offcina Petri Gaulteri, 1549
Eck, John, 1486-1543, German Catholic theologian, scholastic and prelate
Manuscript entitled 'Random Recollections' which appear to be those of Sean Brady
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Manuscript entitled 'Random Recollections'. The recollections appear to be those of Sean Brady around the time of the 1916 Rising and include memories of Con Colbert, Sean MacDiarmada, Padraig Pearse.
Appeared in 1966 Mungret Annual?