- IE IJA J/237
- File
- 1930; 12 March 1942
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Fr Martin Maher SJ including catalogue entry, memorial card and an obituary.
Maher, Martin, 1861-1942, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Fr Martin Maher SJ including catalogue entry, memorial card and an obituary.
Maher, Martin, 1861-1942, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Retreat register containing the names and addresses of those attending retreats at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin and the date attended for the Sacred Heart Register Mona Mors Record.
'A Rí do rinne Eamhain go fuar'
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Two drafts of a poem by Fr McGrath, beg. 'A Rí do rinne Eamhain go fuar', (14 lines) entitled ‘Beithil’ and ‘Triallam Jas Bheithil’.
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
Obituary of Fr Leonard Gallagher SJ
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Obituary of Fr Leonard Gallagher SJ, taken from the Irish Province News, Vol. IV, No. 4, Oct. 1942.Includes a copy of a letter from Frank Gallagher (brother of Leonard) to brother-in-law and friend, Dr Jack Saunders, on the death of his brother.
Sacristan notes at St Ignatius, Galway
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Notebook with handwritten entries of sacristan notes form St Ignatius Church, Galway. Each entry is headed with the date and feast day, ‘Easter Sunday, 17 April 1938’, and contains announcements in relation to preparations, celebrants and times of masses. Includes index for 1936 - 1939 and procedures for certain feast days.
'The Date of the B-text of Piers Plowman' by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
'The Date of the B-text of Piers Plowman' by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ.
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Order forms for advertisements in 'The Irish Monthly'
A file of order forms for advertisements in 'The Irish Monthly'.
Browne & Nolan Limited, Printers, Nassau Street Dublin
A file containing the texts of sermons preached in honour of the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Society of Jesus.
Society of Jesus, 1540-
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Leaflet showing interior and exterior black and white photographs of University College, Dublin buildings on St Stephen's Green.
University College Dublin, 1854-
Extract from an Annual Letter concerning the number of Lay and Apostolic students
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Extract from an Annual Letter concerning the number of Lay and Apostolic students.
Mungret Apostolic School, 1880-1969
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary for Br Joseph Campbell SJ.
Campbell, Joseph, 1867-1942, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Note on Br Thomas Connell SJ.
Connell, Thomas, 1874-1942, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Gallagher, Leonard, 1898-1942, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial acknowledging receipt of a letter
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, county Kildare to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ acknowledging receipt of a letter from him.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from J. McArthur, for General Secretary, Central Council for the Care of Churches (Church of England) to Fr Frank Browne SJ thanking him on behalf of Dr Eeles on the photographs of Westhall, of the stained glass windows of Martham, the angels in the roof at Blythburgh and the view of Pakefield font. Includes typed list from the Central Council for the Care of Churches of churches in Suffolk and Norfolk, England, 3pp.
McArthur, J.
St Francis Xavier cross, George’s Hill Convent, Dublin
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Note on the origins of the St Francis Xavier cross at George's Hill Convent, Dublin, with photograph.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Material relating to Fr McGrath’s intended book on St Aloysius Gonzaga
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Material on St. Aloysius Gonzaga. Includes:
– chronology of his life (n.d., 2pp);
– hand drawn map of northern Italy (no scale given) (n.d., 1p.);
– printer’s estimate for producing the book (4 October 1943, 1p.) and
– copies of a trial two pages (from chapter one) from the printers (Cahill & Co., Ltd.) (4 October 1943, 2 items).
McGrath, Michael P, 1872-1946, Jesuit priest and Irish language scholar
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Notes and letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning manuscripts in the British Museum relating to Archbishop Lanfranc and St Anselm. Includes note (6 April 1943) with ‘Notes taken at Aberystwyth – where B.M. MSS were stored in 1943.’
Typescript by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ of notes on Archbishop Lanfranc
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Typescript by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ of notes on Archbishop Lanfranc (mostly extracts from various sources):
– ‘Lanfranc and the Primacy of Canterbury’ (Latin and English) (1p.);
– ‘Lanfranc and the See of Dublin’ (Latin) (1p.);
– ‘Professiones Episcoporum Hibernie’ (Latin) (2pp);
– ‘Lanfranc to Gothric King of Dublin’ (Latin) (2pp);
– ‘Lanfranc to Turlough O Brien King of Ireland’ (Latin) (2pp);
– ‘Pope Gregory VII to the Irish People’ (Latin) (1p.) and
– ‘Lanfranc and Columbanus at Canterbury’ (pp.18 – 22).
(In 1941 Fr Gwynn wrote ‘Lanfranc and the Irish Church’ for the 'Irish Ecclesiastical Record' (lvii, pp.481 – 500; lviii, pp. 1 – 15) and ‘Pope Gregory VII and the Irish Church’ also for the 'Irish Ecclesiastical Record' (lviii, pp.97 – 100) ).
Article entitled 'Recall to Tradition in the Chinese Missions'
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Article published in 'The Irish Monthly' by most Rev. Dr. Paul Yu Pin entitled 'Recall to Tradition in the Chinese Missions'.
Yu Pin, Paul, 1901-1978, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nanking and cardinal
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Note from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ to Mr. Hollis, Burns, Oates and Washbourne Ltd., London ‘with reference to an Australian edition of Jesuits under Fire’.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
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A file of correspondence between Bartholomew J. Duffy, 82 Kenilworth Square, Rathgar, Dublin and Fr Coyne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin regarding information on Jesuits, native to the Diocese of Elphin for a history of the Elphin Diocese by Fr M. J. Connellan (a friend of Bartholomew Duffy). Includes a request for information of Fr John Bannon SJ who was born in County Roscommon (9 September 1943, 3pp). Includes a biographical sketch of Fr Bannon, S.J. (n.d., 5pp).
Postcard from Fr John J. Coyne SJ to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning a memo prepared by Fr Devane
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Postcard from Fr John J. Coyne SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Richard Devane SJ concerning a memo prepared by Fr. Devane. Remarks that it is '...just what I wanted and have been wanting for quite a long time...'
Coyne, John J, 1889-1978, Jesuit priest
Sympathy letters following the death of Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ
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A file of sympathy letters and telegrams following the death of Fr Timothy Corcoran SJ.
Catalogue entries and photograph of Fr Brian MacMahon SJ
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Catalogue entries and photograph of Fr Brian MacMahon SJ.
Photograph of Fr Robert Dillon-Kelly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photograph of Fr Robert Dillon-Kelly SJ.
Irish jesuit Mission bequest from Joseph Carroll, 50 Shandon Park, Philsboro, Dublin
Irish jesuit Mission bequest from Joseph Carroll, 50 Shandon Park, Philsboro, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Murphy, Denis J, 1862-1943, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary for Br James O'Grady SJ.
O'Grady, James J, 1858-1943, Jesuit brother
Letters from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, county Kildare to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Memorandum of Agreement between Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Burns, Oates and Washbourne concerning Fr Thomas Ryan SJ's book 'Jesuits Under Fire'.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Airgraph from Fr John B Moyersoen SJ, 32, Park street, Calcutta, India to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, Dublin, replying to ‘Your airgraph of 27th ult.’. Mentions writing to Fr Marin and Fr Donnelly and ‘We often see Fr Naughton’.
Moyersoen, John B, 1900-1969, Jesuit priest
Recitations by Fr Robert Dillon-Kelly SJ
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Recitations by Fr Robert Dillon-Kelly SJ which include: 'Jot it down';' Chincilla'; 'Spinning Wheel'; 'A wonderful boy of old, Limerick';' The Pilot of the Shannon'; 'Down with it'; and 'The Jesuit Trail'.
Material relating to Fr Denis J Murphy SJ
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Material relating to Fr Denis J Murphy SJ, including obituary written by B.F.P. (1943, 55pp).
Hints for masters and prefects in the colleges of the Irish Province, S.J.
Hints for masters and prefects in the colleges of the Irish Province, S.J.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Mounted remembrance of the retreats of the men of the Traffic Department, A.G.S. & Co., Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Retreat conducted by the Rev Henry Croasdaile SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Large photographs of the interior of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin at the time of Jesuit Missions.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Correspondence between Fr Fergal McGrath SJ, Rector, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin and Mr. G. P. Broderick, Director, John Smyth & Sons Ltd, Ecclesiastical Art Manufacturer, 1-5, Wicklow Lane, Wicklow Street regarding the removal of the 33 stones from one monstrance, cleaning and transfer to the O'Mara monstrance. Includes insurance quote by Coyle & Co. Brokers, Insurance Brokers of diamond monstrance (valuation of stones £3,500 and mounting £500) and valuation of T Kelly, Jeweller & Silversmith, 8 Westmoreland Street, Dublin for diamond monstrance £3,540 (3 December 1942) and silver gilt monstrance £1,980 and old monstrance £2,240 (2 March 1943).
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Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ, various Jesuits and others relating to Fr Sheil’s work in the Jesuit church in Galway. Includes:
– letters from Fr Sheil and the Secretary of the International Catholic Girls’ Protection Society (Veritas House, Lower Abbey Street, Dublin) regarding radio broadcasts for Irish emigrants in England and an appeal for funds for the I.C.G.P.S. (see also J16/6) (7 November 1941 - 6 June 1942, 3 items);
– letters from Fr Hugh Kelly SJ (Rector, Rathfarnham Castle) and Fr Patrick O'Kelly SJ (Director of the Pioneers Association) reporting complaints about Fr Sheil’s behaviour with regard to the content of his lectures to secondary school girls, his running of the Sodalities in Galway and his comments to a young girl who came to him for religious instruction (17 November - 20 December 1942, 4 items);
– letters from Fr Sheil, Fr Hugh Kelly SJ and the Superior of the Presentation Convent, Dundrum, County Tipperary requesting permission for Fr Sheil to give various lectures and retreats and to act as Special Confessor to the nuns of Dundrum Presentation Convent (26 January - 24 May 1943, 3 items) and
– letter from Fr Sheil enclosing a list of his sodality work in Galway, to help his successor, ‘I have tried all these two years to get these works into such order that anyone could carry them on, but I have not had the time. Many details of organization have still to be put into practice. The walls are built but the roof is not yet on. However there is plenty of brains and holiness among the men and women engaged in the work. If I could have any wish where obedience is concerned, I would wish to stay with them’ (8 August 1943, 3pp).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalohue entry and obituary for Fr John Gabriel Byrne SJ.
Byrne, John Gabriel, 1873-1943, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr William Byrne SJ.
Byrne, William, 1868-1943, Jesuit priest
Hints for masters and prefects in the colleges of the Irish Province, S.J.
Hints for masters and prefects in the colleges of the Irish Province, S.J.
Departure file for Peter Byrne
Material on Peter Byrne who departed the Society of Jesus, as a brother.
Born: 28 November 1899
Entered: 1 March 1920
Left: 22 December 1943
Byrne, Peter, 1899-, former Jesuit brother
Departure file for Maurice Cooney
Material on Maurice Cooney who departed the Society of Jesus, as a scholastic.
Born: 22 July 1917
Entered: 7 September 1935
Left: 8 May 1943
Cooney, Maurice 1917-, former Jesuit scholastic
Part of Irish Jesuits
Certificate of Ordination (ordained on 13 May 1942).
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
'Scruples and their Treatment'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Booklet 'Scruples and their Treatment' (Adapted from the French). Found among the papers of the late Fr Wm. Doyle, S.J. ‘Irish Messenger’ Series, ‘5th Edition – 50th Thousand’ (1932) and ‘9th Edition – 90th Thousand’ (1943).
Doyle, Willie, 1873-1917, Servant of God, Jesuit priest and chaplain
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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.
Photographs of Fr Timothy Corcoran's family
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photographs of Fr Timothy Corcoran's family, mainly of the carte de visite type
Article published in the Irish Ecclesiastical Record
Part of Irish Jesuit Colleges in Europe
Offprint of an article published in the Irish Ecclesiastical Record by Frs. B. Egan, C. Giblin, C. McGrath OFM entitled 'Irish Students Ordained in Rome (1625 - 1710)'.
Irish Ecclesiastical Record, 1864-1968
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows
Number of departures from the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus before and after vows.
Statistics relating to Scholastics of Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Statistics relating to Scholastics of Irish Province of the Society of Jesus.
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Orthaí na hÉireann agus a Stair nó, Paidreacha na nDaoine. Arna thairiscint d’Ollscoil na hÉireann mar Théis don Ph.D., do Phiaras de Hindeberg, S.J., M. A. (Nollaig 1942) with annotations and inserts. PhD thesis by Fr Piaras de Hindeberg SJ.
New building at St Ignatius College, Galway
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File of correspondence and copies of documents related to the new building at St Ignatius College, Galway and subsequent work done on the building including the staircase and window frames. Includes copy of correspondence between Irish Fr Provincial Laurence J. Kieran and Rectors, Fr John MacSheahan SJ and Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway regarding the new building and differences of opinion about plans; copy of garden agreement between Kate Egan, Sea Road, Galway, Thomas Byrne, 3 Ely Place, Galway and Fr John MacSheahan SJ, (Rector), St. Ignatius College, Galway (March 1937); consultors’ opinions on the new building and acquiring property; plan of St Ignatius College and Church with new building shaded (October 1937); tenders for Galway building (17 May 1938); proposals and contracts for work; receipts; sketch of the present altar; guarantees; particulars of work carried out; correspondence between Neil H. Nolan Electrical & Radio, 2 Ardilaun Road, Clonliffe Road, Dublin and Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ,(Rector) St Ignatius College, Galway.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Au Sik Ling, 22 Danby Grove, Thornaby-in-Tees, Yorkshire to Irish Fr Provincial John R. MacMahon SJ concerning a letter he brought from Fr Ryan in Kweiliu, the capital of the southern province of Kwangsi in China.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Rev James E. Walsh MM, Bishop of [ ], Superior General, Catholic Foreign Mission, Society of America sympathising over the death of the Vicar General of Maryknoll.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ to the Rector of St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street in the appointment of Rev. Alexis Magni to the office of Vicar-General which entitles him to ‘the full powers of a General till such time as a successor to the late Fr Ledochowski has been appointed’ and ‘the powers of Visitor granted Fr Dugre on 9 April 1939 will remain in force till they are revoked’.
MacMahon, John R, 1893-1989, Jesuit priest
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Dillon-Kelly, Robert, 1878-1955, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Covering letter from R.M. Sweetman, father of Fr Michael Sweetman SJ, Derrybawn, Glendalough, County Wicklow, to Fr John MacErlean SJ, enclosing the pedigrees of Frs Lyonel Sweetman and Michael Sweetman.
Sweetman, Leonard, 1708-1751, Jesuit priest
Biographical information on Fr Joseph Flinn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Memorial card and obituary for Fr Joseph Flinn SJ.
Flinn, Daniel Joseph, 1877-1943, Jesuit priest and chaplain
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.
Family tree, obituary and mortuary cards of members of the McAvoy family
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Family tree, obituary and mortuary cards of members of the McAvoy family, including Hugh, Fr McAvoy’s father, Teresa his mother
and James his brother.
Biographical information on Fr Francis Daly SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr Francis Daly SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Thomas Keogh, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Braganza House, Carlow to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ complimenting Fr Counihan's retreat to priests in Carlow.
Keogh, Thomas, 1884-1969, Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
Crumlin - D.U.T. Clubs - Mount Brown. St. John Bosco Boys retreat
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Crumlin - D.U.T. Clubs - Mount Brown. St. John Bosco Boys retreat with Fr Henry Croasdaile SJ and Br Byrne.
Booklet entitled 'Regulations for the Register of the Intermediate School Teachers'
Booklet entitled 'Regulations for the Register of the Intermediate School Teachers'.
Statistics relating to the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Comparative numbers of Priests, Scholastics and Brothers in the five colleges - Clongowes, Belvedere, Galway, Crescent and Mungret.
Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Facts and Fancies: Physics and Philosophy’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Facts and Fancies: Physics and Philosophy’ (p.91 – 100).
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to the entry of Br Peter Foley SJ into the society, final vows and medical note.
Foley, Peter, 1891-1968, Jesuit brother
Perfect Contrition.
Quirijnen, F, Jesuit priest
Minute book of the Xavier Mission Guild, Juniorate, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Minute book of the Xavier Mission Guild, Juniorate, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to the censorship of a book of Irish poems and songs compiled by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ entitled 'Dunaire Chluana Gabhan'. Censorship judgement often related to issues of spelling, context and understanding.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Hilary Lawton SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Naas, county Kildare to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ asking permission to spend a few nights in Dublin.
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Article published in the 'Irish Monthly' entitled 'Christian Influence in Post-War China' by Bishop Paul Yu-Pin. Includes a review of Fr Thomas Ryan's book Jesuits Under Fire.
Memorial cards and prayer cards belonging to Fr Fergal McGrath SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of memorial cards and prayer cards belonging to Fr Fergal McGrath SJ.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Arthur Little SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial agreeing to carry out a task assigned to him by Irish Fr Provincial.
Church decoration and organ at St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Lined notebook entitled ‘Church decoration Organ Improved’. Details work on organ choir services, stations, novenas, old and new organ, advent calendar, retreats and souvenir of retreats and the new organist. With index at the front and hand-drawn plan of reconstruction of organ (30 September 1926) and schedule of works to be completed by Telford & Telford, Organ Builders, 33 Charlemont Street, Dublin for the ‘cleaning and overhauling of organ in Ignatian Chapel, St Francis Xavier’s, Gardiner Street, Dublin (11 July 1944).
Letters to Fr Henry Gill SJ from various scientists and scientific institutions on his research
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Henry Gill SJ from various scientists and scientific institutions on his research. Includes:
Royal Dublin Society, 1731-
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Br John Brady SJ.
Brady, John, 1878-1944, Jesuit brother
Within you soul
Nash, Robert, 1902-1989, Jesuit priest and writer
Note concerning the results for Intermediate and Leaving Certificate Irish
Part of Irish Jesuits
Note concerning the results for 1941-1944 in Intermediate and Leaving Certificate Irish.
Hurley, Joseph, 1905-1984, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Lawton, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ declaring his willingness to act as a chaplain to the forces.
Lawton, Hilary, 1912-1984, 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
Letters concerning the relationship between the Society of Jesus and the Legion of Mary
Letters concerning the relationship between the Society of Jesus and the Legion of Mary and the Legion’s 1943 Dundalk Missionary Display. Includes letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from Archbishop McQuaid.
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of letters concerning retreats given by Fr John Counihan SJ to the novices in the Society of African Missions.
Documents relating to Fr Michael Pelly's time as a chaplain.
Part of Irish Jesuit chaplains
Documents relating to Fr Michael Pelly's time as a chaplain. Includes Fr Pelly's ‘British Military Identity Document’ with photograph (December 1943, 1 item) and photocopy from a newspaper [Irish Independent?] of an article on the ‘Mass of Reparation said in Monte Cassino Ruins’ by Fr Pelly (1944, 1p).
Pelly, Michael C, 1907-1990, Jesuit priest and chaplain
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Nora Hubbard, Dromatimore, Coachford, County Cork
Irish Jesuit Mission bequest from Nora Hubbard, Dromatimore, Coachford, County Cork.
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Calendar for the annual retreat for the officers and men of an Garda Síochána, Church of St Francis Xavier, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Diary of the Senior Apostolic Prefect of Mungret Apostolic School
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Diary of the Senior Apostolic Prefect of Mungret Apostolic School.
Mungret Apostolic School, 1880-1969
Departure file for Michael J Byrne
Material on Michael J Byrne who departed the Society of Jesus, as a brother.
Born: 8 August 1910
Entered: 18 August 1935
Left: 24 February 1944
Byrne, Michael J, former Jesuit brother
Postcard from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle to Fr Martin Cryan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Postcard from Fr Tom Counihan SJ, Retreat House, Rathfarnham Castle to Fr Martin Cryan SJ asking him to contribute to a retreat at Rathfarnham.
Keogh, Thomas, 1884-1969, Catholic Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin
'Church History for Schools' by 'Fr Jerome Mahony SJ
'Church History for Schools' by 'Fr Jerome Mahony SJ.
Mahony, Jerome, 1889-1956, Jesuit priest
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
Material relating to teaching through Irish at St Ignatius College, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
A file relating to teaching through Irish. Includes a letter from Fr John Egan SJ, to editor of 'An Claidheamh Soluis', promoting the teaching of Irish [1912], naming the Irish teachers at St Ignatius College and that the 'Claidheamh' is mad throughout the school. Includes a detailed letter from Fr Francis McSwiggan SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran, SJ explaining why he thinks Irish is not suitable as a medium for teaching other subjects ([ ] May 1940, 4pp),
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Group photographs of Irish Provincial Fr John MacMahon SJ, Fr Adélard Dugre SJ, Fr Joseph Garland SJ, Fr Robert Tyndall SJ, Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street and Fr John Coyne SJ planting a tree in the garden of Gardiner Street.
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
Beadles journal (diary) of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Beadles (Jesuit junior) journal (diary) of Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
Notes on issues relating to the Hong Kong mission, discussion points for the Superior of the mission
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file containing notes on issues relating to the Hong Kong mission, discussion points for the Superior of the mission and an agenda for Irish Fr Provincial concerning various issues relating to the mission.
Irish Jesuit Mission to Hong Kong, 1926-1966
Letter from Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial concerning the death of his mother
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to the Irish Fr Provincial concerning the death of his mother.