Letter from Dr Matthew Gaffney, Bishop of Meath to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Dr Matthew Gaffney to Fr Alfred Murphy SJ. States that he has already sent faculties for Fr Kane SJ and that he grants them for Fr M[ ]. Suggests that Murphy comes [to Mullingar] early that month.
Gaffney; Matthew, 1839-1909, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath
Letter from Dr Matthew Gaffney, Bishop of Meath, to Fr James Murphy SJ
Letter from Dr Matthew Gaffney, Bishop of Meath, to Fr James Murphy SJ. Refers to news the latter had sent him; that he had ceased to be rector of Tullabeg, and had been made Provincial. Thanks him for his recognition of his ‘friendly feelings towards the Society’, and declares that Murphy’s ‘fraternal relations’ with his (Gaffney’s) priests was a source of comfort to him.
Gaffney; Matthew, 1839-1909, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath
Letter from Dr Matthew Gaffney, Bishop of Meath, to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Expresses his sorrow at the news of Fr [Alfred] Murphy’s death. Due to an attack of lumbago he will be unable to attend the funeral.
Gaffney; Matthew, 1839-1909, Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath