Commemorative stamps from Zambia
- IE IJA MSSN/ZAM/67
- File
- 1991
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Commemorative stamps from Zambia in honour of the Ignatian centenary.
Commemorative stamps from Zambia
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Commemorative stamps from Zambia in honour of the Ignatian centenary.
Consultor's letters from Fr Andrew J O'Reilly SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file of consultor's letters from Fr Andrew J O'Reilly SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Religious Knowledge examinations in the College, the church, a meeting with the Bishop and the community.
O'Reilly, Andrew, 1903-1979, Jesuit priest
Portrait photograph of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ in his chaplains’ uniform
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Portrait photograph of Fr Patrick Barrett SJ in his chaplains’ uniform at Bettisfield Camp, Salop (Shropshire), England.
Barrett, Patrick, 1866-1942, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Will of Isabella McManus, Upper Dorset Street, Dublin. Fr John Curtis SJ is named as a beneficiary.
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
Article entitled ‘Father and Son’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photocopied extract from Trinity: A College Record, of an article entitled ‘Father and Son’ which reproduces extracts from the Rev. Stephen Gwynne’s Dublin Journal, on the occasion of visiting Dublin for the purpose of entering his son John at Trinity College.
Trinity College Dublin, 1592-
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr Gerald Brangan SJ. Includes biographical information and correspondence concerning his time in Zambia.
Brangan, Gerald, 1912-1978, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Kelly, Brian, 1902-1974, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2027.
Joyce, Patrick, 1937-2007, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2026.
Hogan, Arnold, 1924-1996, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2028.
Harris, Richard, 1903-1998, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Grogan, Patrick, 1902-1980, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Garland, Joseph, 1909-1997, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Foley, John J, 1907-1991, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2029.
Flannery, Denis, 1930-1999, jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2031.
Fitzpatrick, Daniel, 1910-2001, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2026.
Fitzgerald, Maurice, 1907-1996, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Consultor's letter from Fr William T Stephenson SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the community, church and the re-opening of the school. Remarks that he would be in favour of re-opening the school.
Stephenson, William T, 1882-1980, Jesuit priest
St Ignatius' College, Galway, school group
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
School group of St Ignatius College, Galway, in seven rows with five priests, including Fr John MacSheahan SJ (centre), and five lay teachers. Taken outdoors Robert William Simmons.
Simmons, Robert William, photographer
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Br John Brady SJ.
Brady, John, 1878-1944, Jesuit brother
Signed postcard addressed to Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ, from Mar Ivanos, India
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Signed portrait postcard addressed to Fr Hugh Mulhall SJ, from Mar Ivanos, India, a visitor to Rathfarnham Castle during the Eucharistic Congress of 1932.
Ivanios, Aboon Geevarghese, 1882-1953, Metropolitan Archbishop of the Syro-Malankara Catholic Church
Calendars with text from Fr Willie Doyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Calendars with text from Fr Willie Doyle SJ selected from ‘A Year’s Thoughts’ and note by Mr Christopher J. Dunne.
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Extracts relating to [Irish] novices, from ‘Liber Ingressum et Votorum’ of the Provinces of Castille and Toledo. Arranged chronologically from 1592 to 1765. Reference to Irish Jesuits in Spain at the time of the Suppression, 1773. Transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Part of Irish Jesuits
Note from Rev. Eric Fair, Larne, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ containing the inscription on the font in the Church in Larne, commemorating the Rev. Stephen Gwynn (Fr Gwynn’s great-grandfather) and his wife Mary (Stevenson), erected by his children and family in 1878.
Granting of faculties to Peter McGrath for work on the Isle of Man
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Dr Briggs, Glasgow to Dr Youens regarding the granting of faculties to Peter McGrath to administer to the Catholic population on the Isle of Man. Includes a letter from Dr Yovens to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ concerning the communication.
Briggs, John, 1788-1861, Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Fr Charles Plater SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Fr Charles Plater SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Plater, Charles, 1875-1921, Jesuit priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Archbishop D. Murray, Dublin to Dr Charles Russell concerning Dr Russell's continuing stay in Rome. Remarks 'The circumstances which you mention are quite sufficient to justify your absence from Maynooth during the remainder of the present Academical year...'.
Murray, Daniel, 1768-1852, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Thanks the latter for sending him extracts from letters on the Minervale, and undertakes to speak to the Fr General on the subject of Confessors at the Convents. Refers to an admonition given in relation to appointments made by Fr Tuite.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
A file relating to the will of John Timothy Donnelly, Denmark Street, Dublin in which he bequeathed the residue of his estate, amongst others to Rev. Robert Haly SJ and Rev. Henry Joseph Rorke SJ, Clongowes, County Kildare and appoints Rev. Robert Haly SJ, as one of his executors.
Custom book for the Chinese mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Custom book for the Chinese mission. Includes comments on the Custom book.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Circular letter from Fr E Nolan SJ, Treasurer, St Patrick's College, Melbourne requesting financial help in order to build a church of the Immaculate Conception in Melbourne.
Nolan, Edward, 1826-1893, Jesuit priest
Games Master ticket for Leinster Branch (I.R.F.U.)
Part of Irish Jesuits
Games Master ticket for Leinster Branch (I.R.F.U.).
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.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Volume of Panegyrics written in Irish and English.
Lenten Lectures given in St Francis Xavier's Church and whether they should be discontinued
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
A file relating to the Lenten Lectures given in St. Francis Xavier's Church and whether they should be discontinued.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Tom Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Donal Ó Buachalla, 86 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 concerning the dangerous condition of some of the trees at Rathfarnham Castle.
Bacon, Thomas, solicitor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Finneran, Patrick J, 1915-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Finn, Cornelius P, 1910-1993, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Feeney, George, 1933-1989, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Egan, Liam A, 1925-1994, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online late 2029.
Egan, Canice, 1913-1999, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Doris, Séamus, 1918-1988, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Doody, Timothy F, 1913-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Daly, Charles, 1904-1991, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Cronin, Fergus, 1909-1990, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2031.
Counihan, John, 1916-2001, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Consultor's letter from Fr Bartholomew Coghlan SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial concerning financial matters, the re-opening of the school and the church.
Coghlan, Bartholomew, 1873-1954, Jesuit priest
Letters, memoranda and reports concerning the various Sodalities
Letters, memoranda and reports concerning the various Sodalities in Irish Jesuit works.
Will of William Nugent Skelly. Rev. Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare is named as a beneficiary and was bequeathed the residue of Skelly's estate.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a report on the Chinese mission written in French relating to a suitable mission district for the Irish Jesuit mission in China. Includes a document on the same subject prepared by Fr Tom Cooney SJ.
Letter from Fr Josef Polk SJ to Fr [ ] concerning St Patrick's college, Melbourne
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Josef Polk SJ, St Aloysius College, Sevenhills, Australia to Fr [ ] concerning St Patrick's, Melbourne. Offers advice on various matters relating to the school.
Polk, Josef, 1820-1914, Jesuit priest
Transparencies taken by Fr Smetsers in Southern Rhodesia and Mozambique
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
List of kodachrome transparencies taken by Fr Smetsers in Southern Rhodesia and Mozambique.
Smetsers, Alphonsus, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr John Mulderry, Chaplain, 61st General Hospital, Salonica referring to a letter received from [Father Provincial] ‘as
regards your queries I must candidly confess that my evidence (and I told them so in Clonliffe) rests solely an accounts given me by other Chaplains which accounts, rested on rumour...I should have thought the Society would have probed the matter to the bottom’.
Mulderry, John, Roman Catholic priest and chaplain
Letters from Fr James Murphy, Solesmes, France to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
A file of letters from Fr James Murphy, Solesmes, France to Dr Charles Russell (addressed My Dearest/Beloved Benefactor) concerning his voyage to France (n.d., 4pp). Describes his surroundings (30 December 1872, 4pp). Asks Dr Russell to send him a book so that he can complete an article for the Dublin Review (3 December 1872, 3pp).
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Reports that the Fr General is very pleased to hear of the ‘good disposition shown by F. Clery’, and thanks Fr Tuite for sending him the ‘Australian paper’, which gave news of the work of the mission in Australia, including a reference to St Ignatius’ College. Sends the greetings of Fr Porter, who asks Fr Tuite to look in the archives for an instruction from the Fr General around 1878, which modified the ordination of Fr Roothaan on the Minervale.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Scrapbook belonging to Rev. Major Henry Gill SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Scrapbook belonging to Rev. Major Henry Gill SJ. Includes letters from the War Office and memorabilia relating to his tasks as chaplain to the 2nd Royal Irish Rifles.
Gill, Henry V, 1872-1945, Jesuit priest, scientist and chaplain
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
‘Obituary Letters’ of individual Jesuits [who died in Spain], transcribed by Fr John MacErlean SJ from various sources. Arranged chronologically from 1705 to 1790. In Spanish.
MacErlean, John C, 1870-1950, Jesuit priest, historian and archivist
Letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ to Dr Briggs concerning Isle of Man property
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copies of a letter from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Douglas to Dr Briggs concerning the property of the Isle of Man mission which he bequeaths to the Bishop.
Aylmer, Charles, 1786-1849, Jesuit priest
Proposed new custom book for the novitiate of the Irish Province
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to a proposed new custom book for the novitiate of the Irish Province. Includes two bound copies of the new custom book.
Souvenir of a Men's Mission at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Souvenir of a Men's Mission conducted by Jesuits Timothy Halpin, Daniel Roche, Michael Garahy and Michael Saul at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Material relating to the gate lodges at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file relating to the gate lodges at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Geraldine Willis, Librarian, Church of Ireland Representative Church Body Library, Rathgar Road, Dublin, with biographical information on the following Gwynn’s who were clergymen in the seventeenth century: Arthur; John; Roger; William; George and John (1761 – 1852).
Willis, Geraldine, Librarian
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letters from Fr Edward F. Pigot SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letters from Fr Edward F. Pigot SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Pigot, Edward Francis, 1858-1929, Jesuit priest, teacher, astronomer and seismologist
St Ignatius' College, Galway, school group
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
School group of St Ignatius College, Galway, in seven rows with six priests, including Frs John Mallin (far left), John MacSheahan (centre position) and two lay teachers. Taken outdoors by Robert William Simmons.
Simmons, Robert William, photographer
Part of Irish Jesuits
Bracken, Patrick, 1795-1867, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2027.
Cooney, Albert, 1905-1997, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue available 2023.
Collins, John J, 1912-1997, Jesuit priest and missioner
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue available 2033.
Collins, Edward, 1915-2003, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Clarke, Arthur J, 1916-1995, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue online 2036.
Carroll, James, 1934-2006, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Carroll, Denis, 1920-1992, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Brosnan, Matthew, 1923-1997, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Birmingham, Alan, 1911-1991, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Barrett, Cyril J, 1917-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Scully, Thomas J, 1922-1968, Jesuit priest
Letters from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ concerning Fr Gahan's death
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ (Vice-Provincial) concerning Fr Gahan's death. Includes a letter discussing the value of the two chapels and the residence and school in Douglas and an inventory of the objects in the chapels (24 March 1837, 4pp). Includes a letter concerning Dr Youens proposed visit to the island '…for the purpose of making an arrangement respecting the affairs of this mission.' Asks for Fr Bracken's instructions telling him how he should discuss matters with Dr Youens. (14 April 1837, 3pp). Includes a letter informing Fr Bracken that Dr Youens arrival has been delayed. Remarks 'The disappointment of his not being able to come this week is a great annoyance to me as I promised the creditors and the tenants of the old chapel house and here in Douglas that matters would be settled with them.' (25 April 1837, 4pp). Includes a letter describing his discussions with Dr Youens. Remarks that the Bishop did not empower him to make any final decisions. Remarks 'After all our conferences Doctor Yovens has awarded to the Society as compensation the sum of eight hundred pounds to be paid to you by Dr Briggs - and considers this sum less than the Society is entitled to…He means to prove to the Bishop…that a considerable sacrifice has been made of property to his Lordship and to this mission by the Society…' (12 May 1837, 3pp). Includes a letter concerning the appointment of Fr McGrath to the Isle of Man. Remarks that he has only recently been ordained '…and is more like a boy from school… not perhaps quite calculated for such a place as this…' (19 June 1837, 3pp).
Aylmer, Charles, 1786-1849, Jesuit priest
Letter from James Murphy, St Joseph's Retreat, High Gate Hill, London to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from James Murphy, St Joseph's Retreat, High Gate Hill, London to Dr Charles Russell telling Russell of his arrival.
Letter from Fr Boursaud, Secretary to the Fr General, to Fr Tuite. Conveys the Fr General's permission to send Fr Clery to Tronchiennes. Also refers to the visitation of the Irish Province.
Boursaud, Edward, 1840-1902, Jesuit priest
Information on Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s great-grandfather’s cousin, John Gwynne
Part of Irish Jesuits
Information on Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s great-grandfather’s cousin, John Gwynne (1754 – 1828/9), founder of a ‘charitable endowment Institution, Derry.’ Includes letters from the Public Record Office of Northern Ireland to Fr Gwynn (30 June, 8 July 1975, 2 items. 1p. each) and note given to Fr Gwynn by Archbishop George Simms (July 1974, 1p.) (John Gwynne bequeathed a large sum of money to found a charitable endowment in Derry known as the Gwynne Institution, for the education of boys whose parents could not afford to give them a suitable education. The money was to be distributed equally among Protestants and Catholics. (from Burke’s Irish Family Records, 19[74], p. 53) )
Simms, George Otto, 1910-1991, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh
Will of Richard Gore Daly, Grenville Street, Dublin naming Fr Charles Ferguson SJ, St. Francis Xavier's, Dublin as a beneficiary.
File containing statistics relating to the Apostolic College, Mungret College
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file containing statistics relating to the Apostolic College, Mungret College 1880 - 1977. The statistics relate to those who 'persevered' with their vocation, i.e. those who were ordained or who died during their studies. Note on Brendan Bracken and his leaving Mungret College.
Mungret Apostolic School, 1880-1969
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Consultor's letters from Fr Henry Potter SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the closure of the college. Recommends that it should be re-opened. Remarks 'The school brought us into close contact with the people and was a very big factor in establishing our influence. It gave us too a different and more important footing than the other religious orders.
Potter, Henry, 1866-1932, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Correspondence between the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, the War Office and T. Stratton, Staff Officer to Principal Chaplain (R.C.), concerning the demobilisation of various Irish Jesuits and the need for chaplains for transport ships to Australia.
Nolan, Thomas V, 1867-1941, 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
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);
St Ignatius' College, Galway, school group
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
School group of students of St Ignatius College, Galway, in six rows with Fr Richard Gallagher SJ, Fr John. MacSheahan SJ (Rector), and Fr John A. Byrne SJ. Taken outdoors, with church in the background.
Sacristan's manual for St Mary's, Emo, County Laois
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Sacristan's manual for St Mary's, Emo, County Laois.
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
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Jan Roothaan to Patrick Bracken.
Roothaan, Jan Philipp,1785-1853, Jesuit priest and Father General
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
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
Part of Irish Jesuits
Bourke, Edward, 1895-1985, Jesuit priest
Letters relating to visitors to the Chinese/Hong Kong mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to visitors to the Chinese/Hong Kong mission. The letters relate to the administration of the mission and the Jesuits working in the mission. Includes a copy of a letter from the Superior of the mission Fr Thomas F Ryan SJ to Fr Visitor, Fr Burkhardt SJ concerning the mission in light of the communist occupation of the neighbouring provinces of China. Describes the effects of this occupation on the work of the mission (15 January 1950, 11pp).
Article concerning the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of St Aloysius Church, Sevenhill
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Article concerning the celebration of the Golden Jubilee of St Aloysius Church, Sevenhills published in The Southern Cross.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Australia, 1865-1931
Leaflets of the Bona Mors confraternity, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Leaflets of the Bona Mors confraternity, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Departure file for Patrick Fallon
Material on Patrick Fallon who departed the Society of Jesus, as a brother.
Born: 12 March 1914
Entered: 14 August 1934
Left: 12 August 1949
Fallon, Patrick, b.1914-, former Jesuit brother
Sketch of a proposed plan for the Father's house, Lusaka
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Revised sketch of a proposed plan for the Father's house, Catholic Church, Lusaka.