Letter from Fr Patrick J Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
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- 21 February 1918
Letter from Fr Patrick J Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Dalton, Patrick J, 1881-1952, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Patrick J Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Patrick J Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Dalton, Patrick J, 1881-1952, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Patrick J Hayden SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Patrick J Hayden SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Hayden, Patrick J, 1859-1938, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Fr Coyne concerning Fr Bourke's wish to return to Ireland from Hong Kong by air.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Fr John [ ] SJ concerning the return of Frs McCarthy SJ and Tom Cooney SJ to Hong Kong.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, Kingsmead Hall, Victoria Park Road, Singapore to Miss Joy, 41 Adelaide Road, Dublin concerning his work in the Far East and family news.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Joy SJ, St Mary's, Emo, Portarlington to Fr Coyne SJ concerning the sale of Loyola in Hong Kong and Fr Harold Craig SJ and his work in Calcutta.
Joy, Patrick, 1892-1970, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Patrick Keating SJ to Irish Fr Provincial regarding the Rectorship of Xavier College
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Patrick Keating SJ to Irish Fr Provincial John Conmee SJ concerning his handing over of the Rectorship of Xavier College to Fr James O'Dwyer SJ.
Keating, Patrick, 1846-1913, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning issues that arose during the consultation, namely to provide a garden for one of the gate lodges, pocket money ('hog') for members of the community and granting permission for female visitors to enter the community chapel.
Kenny, Patrick, 1889-1973, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning a gift of £100 given to one of the Juniors (Joseph Dargan) to be used by the community at Rathfarnham. Remarks that good use will be made of the money.
Kenny, Patrick, 1889-1973, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Patrick Kenny SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning work that needs to be done on a cottage occupied by the Boland family.
Kenny, Patrick, 1889-1973, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Patrick Meagher SJ, writing from Gardiner Street, Dublin, to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, Vice Provincial, St Stanislaus College Tullabeg, King's County (County Offaly). Refers to the case of a young [novice] – ‘H.T.’, who is suffering from some sort of illness. Reports that he (Meagher) consulted a surgeon on the state of the man’s health. Reports that he received a letter that morning from Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ in Rome, who wrote about the church re-decoration in which he was involved, and also, more extensively, about a lecture given in Rome, which cast aspersions on the Catholic clergy of Ireland. Also refers to a letter he received from Fr Aylmer. Describes preparations for the ‘Festival’, including the recruiting of clergy to say Mass. Reports on the progress of building work also.
Meagher, Patrick, 1799-1855, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the number of Holy Communions for the year [1956] taken in St Francis Xavier's Church.
O'Mara, Patrick, 1875-1969, Jesuit priest, chaplain and missioner
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ, Manresa, Hawthorn, Victoria to to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ concerning news from Australia including Fr Kennedy's illness and the giving of missions.
O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ from Manresa House, Roehampton, England
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to [ ], from Manresa House, Roehampton, England. Declares that both of the Brs Brady are ‘below par’, and states that O’Farrell and Gartlan will be welcome. Adds that he has ‘no satisfactory news of Napoleon’s last days’.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ, writing from Manresa, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Reports that he did not allow Br Brady to take his vows; that Br Flynn is working very well, and that Fottrell is ‘a very holy young man.’ Discusses the novitiate in general, and claims that St. Ignatius never intended a novitiate so contemplative.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to Br Brady’s poor progress. Declares Br Kane to be ‘a thorough Israelite’. Expresses his satisfaction with Tuite and O'Flynn.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding James Fottrell
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding James Fottrell - that he has had a fit. Refers also to Brs. Brady and O'Reilly.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding Tuite and O'Flynn
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ, writing from Manresa, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Asserts that it is time to let Tuite and O'Flynn know about their ordination, and that Coghlan should be in the long course in Theology. Also refers to Yates.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Joseph Chandlery SJ, writing from Rome, to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Peter Joseph Chandlery SJ, writing from Rome, to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ. Refers to the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary, which was erected and aggregated by the Father General on 1 March 1895. Also refers to Fr Kenny's visit to Rome.
Chandlery, Peter Joseph, 1846-1925, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Peter Kenney SJ, writing to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ Church of St Francis, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin. Suggests that the latter hold his Consultation at Clongowes, and that it be deferred until after Easter. Refers to the books brought back from Paris by Mr O'Grady, and asks Fr Bracken to let him know which ones to keep. Reports on a Novena he participated in, and also on the exercise he has been taking recently.
Kenney, Peter J, 1779-1841, Jesuit priest and educator
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Peter O'Flinn SJ, Manresa, Hawthorn to Fr Patrick Keating SJ concerning the acceptance of an offer of Norwood, Sevenhill and a site for a church college and residence in Adelaide.
O'Flinn, Peter, 1822-1907, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Proinsias Ó Fionnagáin SJ, 35 Lower Leeson St, Dublin to Br John Maguire SJ, replying to a query on Fr Daniel Finn SJ. Fr Ó Fionnagáin SJ researches Finn’s writings in the Irish Province News and at the National Library of Ireland. Note on top of letter ‘Copy of this letter posted to Fr Joe Shields – 2/7/74 John Maguire’
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Richard Devane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Fr Socius concerning a piece of music entitled 'Humanesque Egotistique', a solo for a trombone with brass accompaniment. Remarks that [he] has been thinking of writing an article.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Robert J. Little SJ, Manresa, Toowong, Brisbane to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning a document he has signed and news from Toowong.
Little, Robert J, 1865-1933, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Robert St Leger SJ, India to Fr John Curtis SJ, St Stanisalus College, Tullabeg, Tullamore, County Offaly containing extensive details of an incident concerning the college and church of Sivdahna. Explains fully the situation. Discusses and defends his position in the matter. Refers to three accusations levelled at him. Remarks that he wrote nine or ten times to the General 'I then got from him a letter full of accusations, of this I do not complain but I complain that all these accusations were considered just and I felt myself to have been condemned before my cause was examined.'
St Leger, Robert, 1788-1856, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Copy letter from Fr Superior (Fr Robert Tyndall SJ), St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to the Sodalists concerning the Annual Sale of Work to raise money for the missions in Canton and Hong Kong.
Tyndall, Robert J, 1897-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Fr Robert Whitty SJ, San Girolamo, Fiesole, Italy to Judge John O'Hagan congratulating him on his Ballad Rosary. Expresses his admiration for the work.
Whitty, Robert, 1817-1895, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Romuald Devillers SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Romuald Devillers SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Devillers, Romuald, 1864-1946, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Rupert Coyle SJ to Irish Fr Provincial explaining the requirements for matriculation
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Rupert Coyle SJ, Belvedere College, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial explaining the requirements for matriculation.
Coyle, Rupert F H, 1896-1978, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Stephen Brown SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the Central Catholic Library and an invitation issued by Fr O'Connell to Dr Downey to give another lecture. Remarks 'He was quite well aware of the Archbishop's attitude in reference to the previous lecture.' Remarks that a number of people at the meeting where Dr Downey's lecture was discussed advised that the Archbishop should be informed. Continues that it was agreed to seek the Archbishop's support. Remarks '...when Mr O'Kelly Hon. Sec. went up to Archbishop's House he was told that the Archbishop could not give his patronage to the lecture and was thinking of with drawing his patronage altogether from the library.' Following a letter of apology and an undertaking to cancel the lecture the Archbishop agreed to continue his patronage of the Central Catholic Library.
Letter from Fr Theobald W Butler SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Theobald W Butler SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Butler, Theobald W, 1829-1916, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Fr Thomas A Finlay SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the deed of purchase for the site of University Hall. Remarks that it cannot be found but that it may be in Gardiner Street. Suggests that the Provincial should make a strong room available so that all of the property deeds can be kept safely.
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ, University Hall, Hatch Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning Rathfarnham Castle and notes about the house received from Mr James Talbot Power. Remarks that he (Fr Finlay) can recommend an expert gardener who '...thinks its (Rathfarnham House) fruit bearing capacity could be turned to great profit.'
Finlay, Thomas A, 1848-1940, Jesuit priest and economist
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Letter from Fr Thomas Betagh to Fr Marmaduke Stone SJ. Relates that four years previously Fr Callaghan had discussed with Archbishop Troy the fund of the ex-Jesuits in Ireland. Refers to a letter from Cardinal di Pietro to Troy on the matter, of which a copy is transcribed on the same document.
Betagh, Thomas, 1738-1811, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Cahill SJ, Bathurst to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Cahill SJ, Bathurst to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ asking him to write to the Irish Fr Provincial on a matter discussed by Fr Cahill and Fr Dalton. Remarks that he has been suffering from ill health and has been unable to give the triduum to the nuns of Bathurst.
Cahill, Thomas, 1827-1908, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Cahill SJ, College of St Joseph, Macao to Fr Stephen Farrell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Thomas Cahill SJ, College of St Joseph, Macao, to Fr Stephen Farrell SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway. Refers to two unanswered letters sent to Fr Michael Bellew SJ, and asks Fr Farrell to inquire into the matter. Expresses concern in relation to the fate of money sent to him for the purchase of certain articles, and explains that if he not able to account for the money, the Society will be thought ill of.
Cahill, Thomas, 1827-1908, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Claffey SJ concerning Fr Colgan's illness and death
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Claffey SJ, Manresa, Hawthorn, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning Fr James Colgan's illness and death.
Claffey, Thomas, 1853-1931, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Fay SJ, St Aloysius College, Milson's Point, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Fay SJ, St. Aloysius College, Milson's Point, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial William Delany SJ concerning the college - the purchase of, finances of and numbers of pupils.
Fay, Thomas, 1864-1939, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Fleming SJ to Irish Provincial concerning his recently published book
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Fleming SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Provincial Fr Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his recently published book.
Fleming, Thomas, 1897-1988, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas McEnroe SJ, St Mary's, Invercargill, New Zealand concerning his health
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas McEnroe SJ, St Mary's, Invercargill, New Zealand to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning his health and expressing himself willing to take on any task to which he is appointed.
McEnroe, Thomas, 1834-1902, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas McEnroe SJ, St Mary's, Invercargill, New Zealand to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ concerning the drawing up of his will. Refers to the Mission in New Zealand. Remarks 'The decision you will come to regarding the acceptance or non-acceptance of this mission will be no doubt for the best.'
McEnroe, Thomas, 1834-1902, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas McEnroe SJ, St Mary's, Invercargill, New Zealand to Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the finances of the New Zealand Mission and expressing his opinion on working in New Zealand.
McEnroe, Thomas, 1834-1902, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas R Fitzgerald SJ, Sarahville, Corbally, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning a document from the Canossian Sisters in Hong Kong that was sent to Rome in the diplomatic mail bag.
FitzGerald, Thomas R, 1905-1967, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Social Apostolate
Letter from Fr Thomas Scully SJ to Irish Fr Provincial in relation to his work with the Catholic Housing Aid Society. Encloses a brochure on a proposed scheme of flats at Lower Gardiner Street (included; see 86).
Scully, Thomas J, 1922-1968, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Letter from Thomas Wheeler SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Wheeler, Thomas, 1848-1913, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Thomas William Croke, President of St Colman’s College, Fermoy, County Cork, to an unnamed Jesuit father. Regrets that he does not have the time to undertake the panegyric of St. Ignatius. Expresses his admiration for the latter, and for the Society in general.
Croke, Thomas William, 1823-1902, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Fr Timothy Kenny SJ [of St Ignatius College, Galway], to the Irish Fr Provincial. Refers to the poverty of the college, and to Fr Daly’s ill-health, and the fact that it prevents him from carrying out any teaching duties. Reports that the college has engaged a mathematical master at £60 per annum.
Kenny, Timothy J, 1843-1917, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning the number of retreats being organised at Rathfarnham. Refers to the need for a kitchen and remarks that funds could be raised through the Layman's Retreat Association.
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning the running of the Retreat House. Expresses his concerns 'I cannot get Fr Joe to see that the iron heel, threats and expulsions are all futile...I appealed to him not to break my heart...no good. Joe is going to build a new tradition on fear and terror!'
Counihan, Tom, 1891-1982, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial and refers to events in Rome
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from the American College in Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Declines, with thanks, the latter's ‘offering’. Refers to events in Rome, and reports that the Fr General and others will not leave the country ‘till they see what can be done and where they may settle themselves.’ Announces that he is to stay in Rome for some time ‘for the communications with the Propaganda &c.’. Asks Fr. Walsh to send faculties to him to distribute.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from the American College in Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Acknowledges the receipt of the latter's letter, with enclosures, of 24 November. States that he has not yet heard of the arrival of Dr Conroy. Refers to events in Rome, and to a decree which deprived the Society of its houses and churches there. Also laments the effects of the situation on the Catholic schools.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from the American College in Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Thanks the latter for the money order which he enclosed in his last letter. Discusses the matter of the payment of stipendia for masses. Refers to the suspension of the sale of a farm belonging to the Irish College in Rome. Reports that the Pope had made a decree in relation to the Venerable Fr. Antony Baldinucci SJ, saying that he ‘possessed the theological and cardinal virtues in grada heroico’. Asks Fr Walsh to communicate to him details in relation to the proposed painting of Blessed Peter Faber, and asks where it is to be sent. Reports that the Fr General is in Fiesole at present.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. In reply to the latter's query in relation to the training of a novice master for Ireland. Fr Armellini recommends Fr Van der Hoeven SJ, Rector and Master of novices at Arlon in Belgium. Refers to Fr Walsh’s statement in relation to a villa house in Ireland. Asks Fr Walsh to reply soon to the Fr General in relation to ‘the Diocesan Seminary’; suggests that the Bishop might have changed his mind in relation to handing it over to the Society. Reports on the health of the Pope. Refers to the portraits and drawings of Fr Ffrench, which had not yet arrived in Dublin.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to the latter’s request for a German or Italian professor. Explains that, with the scholastics out of the Roman College, ‘double professors are required’, and that many have been sent elsewhere. Undertakes to send to Fr Walsh the portrait of Fr. Ffrench ‘in oil colours and with pensil [sic]’. Reports that the previous day they had a procession in the Church of St. Ignatius ‘to place the body of the Bd John Berchmans in the new shrine’. Encloses a photograph of a painting by Gagliardi Junior ‘and offered by F. Rossi to the Augustinian Father who delivered the panegyric of the Bd Peter at the Gesù’.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to a letter from the latter, the subject of which Fr Armellini has communicated to the Fr General. Expresses the hope that Fr Walsh has by now received the painting and drawing of Fr Ffrench, by way of Miss Fleming. Adds that ‘[t]he professor shall not be sent’ until word comes from Fr. Walsh. Encloses small photographs of the portrait (not included). Contains note written by Fr Walsh regarding the content of the letter.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Discusses faculties for Masses and confraternities.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to a portrait of Fr John Ffrench SJ, and undertakes to send it to Fr Walsh.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Torquatus Armellini SJ, writing from Rome, to the Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to the proposal to establish the Irish Messenger. Also makes reference to a request for a dispensation on behalf of a priest who wished to enter the Society. Announces that Fr John Ffrench SJ is very sick, and that he is to receive the last sacraments soon. Reports on the political situation in Rome, and the threat of suppression that faces the Society.
Armellini, Torquatus, 1823-1901, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr William Delany SJ to the Archbishop of Dublin concerning a formal application to Rome
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Copy letter from Fr William Delany SJ, University College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin to the Archbishop of Dublin concerning a formal application to [Rome]. Remarks 'I am not skilled in the forms of the Curia and if anything in the enclosed might be otherwise expressed I shall gladly amend it on hearing from your Grace.’.
Delany, William, 1835-1924, Jesuit priest
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Copy letter from Fr William Delany SJ, University College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin to the Archbishop of Dublin, William J. Walsh concerning a letter he has received from the Archbishop which he describes ‘...as a great relief to me...’. Remarks ‘...the case does not come under the recent legislation, but I thought it safer to make the application as suggested by your Grace. Time is so important now that it is a comfort not to have to wait for Rome.’.
Delany, William, 1835-1924, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Fr William Delany SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Mr Francis Bergin, Civil Engineer, Architect and Estate Surveyor in which he replies to Mr Bergin’s letter of the same date concerning architectural plans for University Hall. Expresses his regret that a misunderstanding has occurred and gives a detailed account of the situation and reasons why another set of plans were sought.
Delany, William, 1835-1924, Jesuit priest
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
Letter from Fr William Gleeson SJ, writing from St Aloysius College, Garnethill, Glasgow, to an unidentified Jesuit in Ireland. Refers to the mission in which he finds himself, and to the Jesuits who work there, most of whom are English. Also describes the Irish who have come to the area. Claims that they lose self respect there, and refers to the bad quality of their houses, and to their drinking. Adds that ‘[t]he women are awful’. (Incomplete).
Gleeson, William, 1862-1951, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Hackett SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Victoria to Irish Provincial Fr John R. MacMahon SJ thanking him for his telegram on the occasion of his jubilee. Refers to his work as assistant to Catholic Action.
Hackett, William, 1878-1954, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Keane SJ, RMS "Orsova" to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning the voyage to Australia.
Keane, William, 1885-1960, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr William MacMahon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr William MacMahon SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
MacMahon, William, 1876-1925, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Fr William McCartan, writing from the Parochial House, Dromore, County Down, to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ. Objects to the latter having found fault with his purchase of cattle for Fr Hughes’ community, and claims that he would profit by the purchase.
McCartan, William, parish priest
Letter from Fr William Moloney SJ to Irish Fr Provincial thanking him for sending him to Australia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr William Moloney SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial thanking him for sending him to Australia. Remarks how much he likes Australia and his work there.
Moloney, William, 1880-1972, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr William O'Keeffe SJ, St Ignatius’ Hall, Leeson Park, Dublin to Mr Cyril Power SJ thanking him and others for their congratulations on his ordination. Remarks that there are rumours about the Juniors and Novices coming up to Dublin ‘A very nice place near Rathfarnham is said to be bought for them...I should very much like to see the Rathfarnham place taken, it consists of 200 or 300 acres and a small lake. I have often been through the domain (sic) a Mrs Blackburn owns it.’.
O'Keeffe, William, 1873-1944, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Fr William Ronan SJ, Lisdoonvarna, Atlantic View Hotel to Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Keating SJ concerning questions from Fr General about the establishment of Mungret College as a diocesan seminary.
Ronan, William, 1828-1907, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letter from Fr William Ronan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Fr William Ronan SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ concerning the classes to be taught in the college.
Ronan, William, 1828-1907, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Fr William Ronan SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ concerning four Apostolics who have matriculated in the Royal Irish University.
Ronan, William, 1828-1907, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Letter from Fr William Ronan SJ to Mother [ ] concerning the Apostolic School
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Fr William Ronan SJ, Parochial House, Houston, Texas to Mother [ ] concerning a nephew of hers who wishes to enter the Apostolic School. Remarks that he will do all he can help however 'We must then leave the rest to God'.
Ronan, William, 1828-1907, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
From Fr William Stack Murphy SJ, St Mary’s, Lebanon, Kentucky, U.S.A. to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Thanks him for the books that were brought out by Dr Litton. Refers to the fact that Fr Peter Kenney SJ had been appointed Rector of Palermo. Asks Fr Bracken to arrange for a subscription to be made to the 'London Tablet'. Refers to the Teetotalism and Partial Abstinence campaign in the US. Answers Daniel O'Connell’s views on America’s tradition of slavery. Gives a brief outline of the establishment of the school (St Mary’s in Kentucky).
Murphy, William Stack, 1803-1875, Jesuit priest
Letter from Frances O'Hagan, to Lillie [ ] sympathising over the death of Dr Charles William Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Frances O'Hagan, 22 Upper Fitzwilliam Street to Lillie [ ] sympathising over the death of [Dr Charles William Russell].
O'Hagan, Frances, d.1910
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Francis Augustin Henschke, Bishop of Wagga Wagga to Rector, Fr Francis Joy SJ, Mungret College asking for a suitable student from the Apostolic School to be sent to his diocese.
Henschke, Francis Augustin, 1892-1968, Roman Catholic Bishop of Wagga Wagga
Letter from Fred H. Wiber, Registrar, The National University of Ireland to Rev. Robert Kane SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fred H. Wiber, Registrar, The National University of Ireland, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin to Rev. Robert Kane SJ informing Fr Kane of the Senate’s decision to confer an honorary Degree of Doctor of Literature on him.
Wiber, Frederick H, d.1936, Registrar of the National University of Ireland
Letter from G. F. A. Jones, Solicitor, 47 Queen Street, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from G. F. A. Jones, Solicitor, 47 Queen Street, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning a power of attorney from Fr Arthur J. Little SJ to Fr Nolan.
Letter from Galway to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ concerning accounts
Part of Irish Jesuits
From [ ], writing from St Ignatius College, Galway, to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ. Presents accounts, including amounts due to Mrs Meagher and Mrs Butler. (Incomplete).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from George Gavan Duffy, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dail Eireann to Fr Edward Cahill SJ concerning a request from Fr Cahill to increase the salary of a certain individual.
Duffy, George Gavan, 1882-1951, politician and judge
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from George Joseph Plunket Browne, Bishop of Galway to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Refers to the death of Fr Kenney, for whom he had a solemn requiem and High Mass celebrated in the chief chapel in Galway. Also thanks him in advance for agreeing to conduct a spiritual retreat the following July.
Browne, George Joseph Plunkett, 1795-1858, Roman Catholic Bishop of Galway and Elphin
Letter from George McCorry [C.C.] of Ballela, Banbridge, to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Brown SJ, in Gardiner Street. Appeals to the latter ‘not to put further costs on John Magee’, who is a tenant on the Jesuits’ land.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from George Petrie, 67 Rathmines Road, Dublin to Dr Charles Russell concerning a query made by Russell about sepulchral inscriptions. Remarks '...I have never seen the names of two individuals included in the same request for a prayer, though I have met with several headstones on which the names of two persons were inscribed.' Continues to discuss the topic citing examples.
Petrie, George, 1790-1866, artist and antiquary
Letter from Gibbs, Bright and Co. concerning the cost of a fare to Australia by their company
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Gibbs, Bright and Co., Melbourne, Australia to Fr Oliver Daly SJ, Hawthorn, Melbourne concerning the cost of a fare to Australia by their company.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from H. W. Shea, Thomas Dockrell Sons and Company, House and Estate Agents, Auctioneers and Valuers, South Great George's Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 asking if the Society of Jesus would like to purchase additional lands at Rathfarnham.
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Thomas Dockrell Sons and Company, auctioneers
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Harold Craig SJ, Archbishop's House, Darjeeling, India to [ ] thanking him for sending a copy of the Irish Province News. Describes his journey from Hong Kong to India with Fr Thomas Ryan SJ, and off walks near San Dak Fu, views of Everest, and the porters (Sherpas).
Craig, Harold E, 1901-1985, Jesuit priest
Letter from Henry Croasdaile SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Henry Croasdaile SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Croasdaile, Henry, 1888-1966, Jesuit priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Henry Reeve to [Dr. Charles Russell] concerning the publication of an article by Dr Russell in the [Dublin Review].
Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895, journalist
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Henry Reeve, 62 Rutland [Square], [Dublin] to Dr Charles Russell congratulating him on his appointment to the Presidency of Maynooth College.
Reeve, Henry, 1813-1895, journalist
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Hester Marie, 15 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Mother Mary Gabriel, Prioress, Carmelite Convent, Firhouse, Dublin concerning the death of her sister Nannie (Anne).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Hester Marie, 15 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Mother Mary Gabriel, Prioress, Carmelite Convent, Firhouse, Dublin concerning the illness of her sister, Nannie (Anne). Remarks that she has been in to visit her in the hospice.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Hugh Kelly SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial John R McMahon SJ concerning the expenditure in Rathfarnham Castle and suggestions on how to reduce the fuel bill.
Kelly, Hugh, 1886-1974, Jesuit priest
Letter from C. [Dudgeon], Inland Revenue Office, Drogheda to Rev. John Callan, S.J., Church of St. Francis Xavier's, Dublin concerning arrears of Quit Rent due on premises in Drogheda belonging to the estate of the late Mr. W. Skelly. Remarks that he is now arranging to have the outstanding amounts paid to the Inland Revenue Office in Drogheda.
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ to James MacSweeney
Part of Irish Jesuit Social Apostolate
Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ to James MacSweeney, in reply to the latter’s letter of 23 January.
Barry, Brendan, 1920-1972, Jesuit priest
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ to Fr William Ronan SJ declining Mungret College
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ, Milltown Park, Milltown, Dublin to Fr William Ronan SJ informing him that the Consultor's of the Province have decided that Mungret cannot be accepted under the conditions outlined.
Tuite, James, 1831-1891, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Sallins, County Kildare to Fr Edward Cahill SJ expressing his approval for Fr Cahill to read a paper on social studies at the next Maynooth Union.
Fahy, John, 1874-1958, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Dublin to Fr Thomas Ryan SJ, Chungking, China relating to news about Jesuit works, Irish Jesuits and their travels and work, recent deaths, schools and contemporaries of Fr Ryan.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ. Reports that, on the orders of the Fr General, he intends to remove the lay brother novices from Clongowes to Milltown.
Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a draft of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A O'Grady SJ to Fr General J. B. Janssens SJ concerning the question whether the Irish Jesuit Mission of Hong Kong (including Singapore and Malaya) should be constituted a dependent Vice-Province or retain its status as a mission under the jurisdiction of the Irish Provincial. Outlines the opinions of the consultors of the Irish Province the Superior and consultors of the Hong Kong mission and the Provincial of the Irish Province.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick Connolly SJ concerning a poem written by Fr Canavan. Praises the poem but remarks that it cannot be published.
Nolan, Thomas V, 1867-1941, Jesuit priest