Obituary for Fr Desmond A J Coyle SJ
- IE IJA J/739/2
- File
- 1963
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary for Fr Desmond A J Coyle SJ taken from Irish Province News, January 1963, Vol. X.
Obituary for Fr Desmond A J Coyle SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary for Fr Desmond A J Coyle SJ taken from Irish Province News, January 1963, Vol. X.
List of the Rectors of Mungret from 1882 - 1962, Superiors of the Apostolic School 1882 - 1959
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Two documents in typescript form which catalogue the Rectors of Mungret from 1882 - 1962, Superiors of the Apostolic School 1882 - 1959 and a list of developments at Mungret from 1858 - 1963.
Notes on concerning the history of Galway and the Jesuits in Galway by Fr Francis Finegan SJ
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Notes on concerning the history of Galway and the Jesuits in Galway taken from the 'Galway Vindicator' (13 April 1859 - 1866, 58pp) and (1863-1884, 50pp) by Fr Francis Finegan SJ.
Finegan, Francis J, 1909-2011, Jesuit priest
Letter from Arthur Cox, Milltown Park, Dublin applying to enter the Society of Jesus
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Arthur Cox, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provvincial Charles O'Conor SJ applying to enter the Society of Jesus.
Coláiste Iognáid SJ Gallimh An Rolla
Copies of Coláiste Iognáid SJ Gallimh An Rolla - roll of students at Coláiste Iognáid SJ (St Ignatius’ College) for the years 1880-1883, 1888-1926, 1929-1963, compiled by Adrian Ryder.
Ó Duibhir, Seán T, 1921-2007, Jesuit priest and Irish language editor
Notes on the history of the Jesuits in Galway
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Typed notes on the history of the Jesuits in Galway by [Fr Paddy O'Kelly SJ]. Includes reference to books in Waterford and Carlow College which belonged to the Jesuit residences of Galway, New Ross and Dublin and book on the Jesuit residence at Athlone in Galway. Note by Rupert Coyle SJ (17 January 1964); list of priests educated at St Ignatius College, Galway; list of furnishings of St Ignatius Church.
Coyle, Rupert F H, 1896-1978, Jesuit priest
Newspaper articles on the centenary of the Jesuits in Galway
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Articles relating to the Jesuits in Galway in 'The Cork Examiner', 'Galway Observer' and 'Connacht Sentinel'.
The Cork Examiner, newspaper
Series of photographs of Manresa and the horse show
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Series of colour and black and white photographs of Manresa and the horse show which took place there. Includes photographs from the roof of Manresa, the selling of tea, Punch and Judy, presentation of rosettes (by Charlie Haughey), work on new building (17 September 1966; 7 January 1967), one day retreat for engaged couples (5 April 1969).
Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin
Newspaper reports of the ordination of Arthur Cox and departure for Northern Rhodesia
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Newspaper reports of the ordination of Arthur Cox, at Milltown Park, Dublin (15 December 1963) and his departure for Monze, Northern Rhodesia (10 August 1964).
Biographical details on Fr Stephen Brown SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical details on Fr Stephen Brown SJ.
Photograph of Jesuit community at St Ignatius, Galway
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Photograph of the community at St Ignatius, Galway, at the time of Fr John J McMahon’s visitation (Visitor is missing from photograph). Taken outdoors in three rows by Yann Studios, 3 Mainguard St, Galway. Includes the following Jesuits:
Top row, from left: Fr Michael Morahan SJ, Fr Senan Timoney SJ, Fr Richard Butler SJ, Fr Sean O'Duibhir SJ, Fr Paddy Tyrrell SJ, Br Michael Crowe SJ.
Middle row: Fr Peader Feeney SJ, Fr Patrick O'Kelly SJ, Br Andrew Colgan SJ, Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ, Br Francis Bonfield SJ, Fr Jim Christian SJ, Fr Bob McGoran SJ.
Front row, sitting: Fr Joseph O'Connor SJ, Fr Paul Leonard SJ, Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ (Rector), Fr Michael McGrath SJ, Fr Kieran Ward SJ, Fr Francis McSwiggan SJ.
Yann Studios, photographers
Correspondence relating the seismic observatory at Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Correspondence relating the seismic observatory at Rathfarnham Castle and to the transfer of the ‘O’Leary Seismograph’ to the museum at Maynooth College. Includes letters by Fr Richard E. Ingram SJ, Dr Thomas Murphy, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, and Irish Fr Provincial Patrick Doyle.
Nuttall’s Garden, Raleigh Row, Galway
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File of correspondence related to the valuation and purchase of plot know as Nuttall’s Garden, Raleigh Row between Fr O’ Connor SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway and Joyce, Mackie & Lougheed, Auctioneers, 34 Eyre Square, Galway, Ambrose J. Roche, Auctioneer, 8 Forster Street, Galway, Richard G. Emerson, Solicitor, 22 Eyre Square, Galway. Includes valuation for purchase purposes of the value of a building site belonging to Messrs. McNamara, Maxwell & Co. Ltd.
Photographs of Fr Laurence Kearns SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Two photographs of Fr Laurence Kearns SJ, outside builiding (possibly Bolton Street Technical College) in Dublin. He taught religion there, 1962-65.
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Br Vincent Robinson SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, and memorial card.
Robinson, Vincent, 1943-1982, Jesuit brother
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr John Coyne's translation of Valignano's 'Mission Techniques for Japan volume I' by Josef Franze Schutte SJ.
Material relating to Fr Stephen Brown's death
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file relating to Fr Stephen Brown's death. Includes letters of sympathy.
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Charles O'Conor SJ to Dr John Kyne, Bishop of Meath
Copy letter from Irish Fr Provincial Charles O'Conor SJ to Dr John Kyne, Bishop of Meath, requesting permission to convert Tullabeg from a house of philosophy to a retreat centre. Includes response from Bishop Kyne in which he states, ‘I am glad to note that it is not the intention to abandon Tullabeg for the present at least’.
O'Conor, Charles D, 1906-1981, Jesuit priest
Small Crane, William Street West, Galway
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Sketch maps of plot of ground at ‘Small Crane’, William Street West, Galway. Details location in relation to Galway city and St Ignatius Catholic Church in colour and a more detailed perimeter of plot of land is illustrated. Scale is given. Includes a letter from Ed. Ralph Ryan, Chartered Engineer, 1 Montpellier Terrace, Galway to Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ, Rector, St Ignatius College, Galway referring to the site map. A note by Fr Tom Scully SJ indicates the total area excluding and including the walls in perches.
O'Higgins, Pearse, 1916-1976, Jesuit priest
Jesuit community and Fr John J McMahon SJ, at St Ignatius, Galway
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Photograph of the community at St Ignatius, Galway, at the time of Fr John J McMahon’s visitation. Taken outdoors in three rows by Yann Studios, 3 Mainguard St, Galway. Includes names.
Top row, from left: Fr Michael Morahan SJ, Fr Kieran Ward SJ, Fr Senan Timoney SJ, Fr Richard Butler SJ, Fr Sean O'Duibhir SJ, Fr Paddy Tyrrell SJ, Br Michael Crowe SJ.
Middle row: Fr Peader Feeney SJ, Fr Patrick O'Kelly SJ, Br Andrew Colgan SJ, Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ, Br Francis Bonfield SJ, Fr Jim Christian SJ.
Front row, sitting: Fr Paul Leonard SJ, Fr Joseph O'Connor SJ, Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ (Rector), Fr John J McMahon SJ (Visitor), Fr Michael McGrath SJ (Minister), Fr Bob McGoran SJ, Fr Francis McSwiggan SJ.
Yann Studios, photographers
Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Charles O'Conor SJ to Dr John Ahern, Bishop of Cloyne, requesting permission to open a Jesuit house in his diocese upon the successful purchase of a property in East Ferry, Cobh, county Cork. Includes two responses from Bishop Ahern refusing this request.
O'Conor, Charles D, 1906-1981, Jesuit priest
Mortuary card for Fr Kenneth Flood SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Mortuary card for Fr Kenneth Flood SJ and sympathy card from Fr Flood's family.
Newspaper article entitled ‘Historic Athlone’ by Dr George A Little
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Newspaper article entitled ‘Historic Athlone’ by Dr George A Little. Article summarises the history of the discovery of documents related to the Jesuits in Athlone. Envelope with stamp is attached.
Little, George A, doctor
Copies of a memoir written by John Bithrey on Fr Michael Egan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copies of a memoir written by John Bithrey (former Jesuit scholastic) on Fr Michael Egan SJ.
Bithrey, John, 1878-1974, former Jesuit scholastic
Newsletter entitled 'The Classical Caper'
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Typewritten and handwritten newsletter (1961-1963) and printed publication produced in commemoration of the centenary celebrations of the school (1963) by the students of Coláiste Iognáid. Includes articles by pupils on school activities including: sports, theatricals, clubs, societies, quizzes, letters to the editor, editorial, book and film reviews, poetry, jokes, postbag and current affairs. In Irish and English.
Preparation of a prospectus to Mungret Apostolic School, Limerick
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A file relating to the preparation of a prospectus for Mungret Apostolic School, Limerick.
Catalogue entry for Fr Charles Devine SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Catalogue entry for Fr Charles Devine SJ.
Letters and report to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ concerning missions in Spain
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters and report to the Irish Fr Provincial from Fr Leonard Sheil SJ concerning missions in Spain, comparisons with missions in Britain and Ireland and the possibility of Fr Sheil’s working in South America. Includes:
– letter from Fr Sheil to the Irish Fr Provincial seeking permission to go to Spain to study Spanish missions in order to adapt certain practices for use in Britain (7 September. 1961, 4pp);
– copy of a ‘Report on Missions in Spain’ following a visit by Frs Shiggins and Sheil who attended five missions around the country (n.d., 4pp);
– letter from Fr Sheil to the Irish Fr Provincial in which he discusses certain Spanish customs which could be used on Missions in Britain. Remarks that he will send the Provincial a report ‘on the meetings I now hold with Protestant clergymen after missions in Ireland’ and that he has sent in ‘full reports on our missions in Britain’ ‘almost every year for ten years’. Also mentions a new member of the mission staff, Fr Kevin Laheen SJ – ‘You will be glad to know that Fr Laheen on this his first mission did very well. He preaches well and his musical voice was a help to O'Beirne and I. I need not tell you that O'Beirne preaches very well, and is a wonderful companion on a mission. He sleeps badly’ (Fr Gerry O'Beirne) (23 March 1963, 3pp) and
– letters seeking permission to go to Spain (and Italy) as a supply priest (25 May 19?? – 30 November 1965, 4 items).
Photocopies of lists of writings of Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photocopies of lists of writings of Fr Gwynn: ‘The Historical Writings of Reverend Professor Aubrey Gwynn SJ’ up to 1960, from Medieval Studies. Presented to Aubrey Gwynn SJ by J.A. Watt, J.B. Morrall and F.X. Martin, O.S.A. (eds.) (1961, 8pp.) and ‘Historical Writings of Aubrey Gwynn. Addendum’ listing publications up to 1978, from 'The Irish Church in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries' by Fr Gwynn (Gerard O'Brien (ed.) ) (1992, 2pp).
Gwynn, Aubrey, 1892-1983, Jesuit priest and academic
Short obituary of Fr Browne by Lieut.–Colonel The Lord Nugent
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copy of the Irish Guards Association Journal containing a short obituary of Fr Francis Browne SJ by Lieut.–Colonel The Lord Nugent, G.C.V.O., M.C. (p.38). With insert note from Fr Joseph Murphy C.S.Sp, Marianella, Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6 (4 September 1961).
Nugent, Terence Edmund Gascoigne, 1895-1973, 1st Baron Nugent
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
Mission material relating to Fr Joseph B Conway SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Joseph Conway SJ. Includes passport, photograph, announcement of death, obituary, personal record and correspondence between Fr Conway and Frs Thomas Martin and Vincent Murphy, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters and notes to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Fr Jean Leclercq, O.S.B., Most. Rev. Sighard Kleiner, Abbot General of the Cistercian order and Fr Augustin Altisent, concerning Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ’s work on the publication of the critical edition of St. Bernard’s 'Vita Malachie'.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Volume of Panegyrics written in Irish and English.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
House consultors letters regarding the Church of St. Francis Xavier, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Federation of Malaya to Irish Fr Provincial.
The Shield, Wah Yan College, Kowloon magazine
The Shield, Wah Yan College, Kowloon magazine.
Volume 9 - July 1961;
Volume 29 - 1980-1981;
Volume 42 - 1993-1994;
Wah Yan College, Kowloon, 1924-
Attendance registers for guilds associated with, St Ignatius, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Copy book attendance registers, with Fr Peader O'Higgins SJ as master. Includes aspirant names for the Sacred Heart Guild, Blessed Virgin Mary Guild, Mary Immaculate Guild, Realt na Maidne Guild, Mother of Good Counsel Guild, Mother of Christ Guild, Our Lady of the Rosary Guild, Our Lady of the Wayside Guild, Star of the Sea Guild, Our Lady of Lourdes Guild, Mother of Mercy Guild, St Aloysius Guild, Our Lady of the Perpetual Succour Guild, Holy Name of Jesus Guild, St Francis Xavier Guild, St Ignatius Guild, St John Guild, Seat of Wisdom Guild, St Nicholas Guild, St Patrick Guild, Queen of Heaven Guild, Good Shepherd Guild, St Brigid Guild.
Obituaries of Fr Richard Gallagher SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituaries of Fr Richard Gallagher SJ taken from an Irish newspaper, a Hong Kong Jesuit publication and online obituary, taken from the Hong Kong Catholic Diocesan Archives, accessed 14 August 2009. https://archives.catholic.org.hk/
Articles concerning the early days of UCD's Gaelic Society
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Copy of articles entitled ‘The early days of UCD's Gaelic Society’ by Cathal O'Shannon, Dublin Evening Press and ‘Leathchead Bliain Ag Fas - Cuntas ar thus agus fas an Chumainn Gaelach i gColaiste na hOilscoile, Baile Atha Cliath’ from Comhar.
Part of Irish Jesuits
File relating to Br John Ronan SJ, including biographical information and catalogue entry.
Ronan, John 1893-1979, Jesuit brother
Lists of lay pupils of Mungret College, Limerick
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Lists of lay pupils of Mungret College, Limerick and their addresses.
Drawings for Chapel at Charles Lwanga Training College, Chikuni
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Plan and elevation of the Chapel at Charles Lwanga Training College. Drawn by Oliver McCarron.
McCarron, Oliver, ?-2010, Architect
Plans for St Canisius College, Chikuni
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of plans for the community house and college buildings, St Canisius College, Chikuni, Zambia.
Biographical information on Fr Francis M Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr Francis M Browne SJ.
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Biographical information on Fr Thomas Byrne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Biographical information on Fr Thomas Byrne SJ.
Mission material relating to Br George Feeney SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Br George Feeney SJ. Includes passport photographs, personal record and correspondence between Br Feeney and Frs Thomas Martin, Vincent Murphy and Tom O'Brien, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Herbert Dargan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Dargan, Herbert J, 1918-1993, Jesuit priest
Memorandum by Redmond Roche SJ concerning the possibility of merging the Apostolic and Lay students
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Copy of a memorandum by Redmond Roche SJ concerning the possibility of merging the Apostolic and Lay students under the jurisdiction of the Rector of the College.
Roche, Redmond F, 1904-1983, Jesuit priest
Postcards depicting interior and exterior views of Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Postcards depicting interior and exterior views of Rathfarnham Castle and Retreat House.
Correspondence between Irish Fr Provincial and Fr John Coyne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
A file of correspondence between Irish Fr Provincial and Fr John Coyne SJ. Includes a letter from Archbishop Adam Kozłowiecki, Archdiocese of Lusaka, Ridgeway, Lusaka, Northern Rhodesia, Africa to Irish Fr Provincial asking permission for Fr Coyne to come out to Africa to look after his archives and to be his companion '...I feel in great need of somebody older, detached from my daily battles and with good sense and experience who would be able to help me personally in both my decisions and my spiritual life.' (15 May 1963, 1p). Includes a letter from Fr Coyne, 85 Eglinton Road, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Monsignor A. O'Rahilly an ex Jesuit of the Irish Province. Remarks that he visited Mgr. O'Rahilly and '...I ventured to sound him on the subject of his dying as a Jesuit...' Concludes 'You might...think it worth while to meet (him)...and sound him on his desire to re-enter with us...his personal worth is...of the highest. His former allegiance to our Province as well as his continued admiration through the years of its men and its achievements might suggest to Superiors the "congruity" of his readmittance to its ranks in the closing years of his life (24 July 1969, 2pp).
The Star - War Yan College Hong Kong magazine.
Wah Yan College, Hong Kong, 1919-
Pamphlet written by Fr George Byrne SJ entitled ‘Do I Matter’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Pamphlet written by Fr George Byrne SJ entitled ‘Do I Matter’, published by the Irish Messenger Office.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Fr Joseph Murphy C.S.Sp, Marianella, Orwell Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry following Fr Browne’s death. States ‘Fr. Frank was a great chaplain and helped to build up the prestige of Catholic chaplains in the British army, which I and so many others were so fortunate to inherit.’ Also refers to Lord Nugent’s intended obituary of Fr Browne in the Irish Guards Association Journal.
Murphy, Joseph, Redemptorist priest
Letter from Fr Thomas Fitzgerald SJ to Fr Pat [ ] SJ concerning a questionnaire about Chinese Rites
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Fr Thomas Fitzgerald SJ, Catholic Cathedral, 3 Farquhar Street, Penang to Fr Pat [ ] SJ concerning a questionnaire about Chinese Rites. Asks for Pat [ ], SJ's opinion on some points relating to Chinese Rites.
FitzGerald, Thomas R, 1905-1967, Jesuit priest
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr Michael Browne, Bishop of Galway
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Dr Michael Browne, Bishop of Galway. Refers to an unpublished paper by Fr Gwynn on ‘Galway and Kilmacduagh,’ the Canons Regular of St Augustine, the Church of St Nicholas and its wardenship and a proposal to confer an honorary degree on Neville Hadcock. Includes note by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the Dr Browne correspondence (22 July 1976, 1p.)
Browne, Michael, 1895-1980, Roman Catholic Bishop of Galway
Typewritten newsletters entitled Scoil Iris and Scoil Iris II
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Typewritten newsletters produced by pupils of Coláiste Iognáid, with the title ‘Scoil Iris’ and ‘Scoil Iris II’. Includes short pieces by members of the class, including Ivor Ó Fachtna, Liam Ó Dochartaigh on memories of the past year, class activities, sports and trip to Germany. Also contains poems, jokes and music reviews. In Irish.
Ó Fachtna, Ivor
St Ignatius College Rowing Club
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Photograph of the team of St Ignatius College Rowing Club, Galway, with cups and pennants showing. Includes eight rowers - and a student at front is Bobby Molloy.
Copies of obituary notices for Fr Frank Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Copies of obituary notices for Fr Frank Browne SJ, 1960 (items damaged from fire at Gonzaga College, 5 May 1996).
Valuations of Mungret (buildings and land)
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Valuations of Mungret (buildings and land).
Biographical sketch of Fr John Austin SJ
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Biographical sketch of Fr John Austin, with note on first page ‘This brief Memoir of the Rev. John Austin SJ was sent to Canon Conlan, P.P. St Michan’s, Dublin, by Mr. Edward Evans, July 14, 1900’ ([1900], 5pp), typescript entitled ‘Father John Austin SJ 1717 - 1784’ probably by Fr Francis Finegan SJ (n.d., 2 copies, 4pp each), pamphlet entitled 'Rev. John Austin, S.J.' by Dr George A. Little, Irish Messenger Office (1960) and article on John Austin and Thomas Betagh.
Material relating to Fr Thomas O'Meara SJ from the Irish Jesuit Missions Office
Part of Irish Jesuits
Mission Office material relating to Fr Thomas O'Meara SJ. Includes: obituary; personal record; passport photographs; correspondence between Fr O'Meara and Frs Thomas Martin, John Mulligan and Vincent Murphy, Irish Jesuit Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Correspondence between Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ and Irish Fr Provincial regarding his time in Zambia
Part of Irish Jesuits
Correspondence between Fr Joseph McSweeney SJ and Irish Fr Provincial regarding his time in Zambia.
Letter from Leslie Reade, 100 Ivor Court, Gloucester Place, London to Fr Frank Browne SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Leslie Reade, 100 Ivor Court, Gloucester Place, London to Fr Frank Browne SJ thanking him for letting him see your menu and the Cabin Plan. Included is a carbon copy of letter from Leslie Reade to R Deegan, 62 Priory Avenue, Stillorgan, County Dublin, regarding one of Fr Browne’s Titanic photographs and copyright fee.
Reade, Leslie
Photocopy of a draft typescript [by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ] entitled ‘Notes on the History of Ardmore’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Photocopy of a draft typescript [by Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ] entitled ‘Notes on the History of Ardmore.’
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Richard Southern on various academic and personal matters
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Richard Southern (Balliol College, All Souls College and St. John’s College Oxford), on various academic and personal matters, including the arrangements for Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ to lecture at Oxford in March 1962.
Southern, Sir, Richard William, 1912-2001, medieval historian
Passport photographs for Fr Kyran Ward SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Passport photographs for Fr Kyran Ward SJ.
Mission material relating to Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of mission material relating to Fr Thomas O'Brien SJ. Includes passport; photographs; announcement of death; personal record; and correspondence between Fr O'Brien and Frs Thomas Martin and Vincent Murphy, Jesuit Missions, 20 Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Electrical installation in Science room at St Ignatius College, Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Copy of contract document, ‘Proposed Science Room, St Ignatius College, Galway: Document E Specification for the electrical installation including Scheduled, Summary and Form of tender’ by J. A Kenny & Partners, Consulting Engineers, Eglington House, Eglington Street, Galway for Fr John Hughes SJ, (Rector), St Ignatius College, Galway. Includes insert of copy of memorandum of agreement between Fr Pearse O'Higgins SJ, (Rector) St Ignatius College, Galway and Patrick Dolan, Electrical Contractor, Shangort, Barna, County Galway (1959) and specifications and general conditions of contract for the ‘Proposed Erection of Science Room at St. Ignatius College, Galway for Very Rev. Fr. John Hughes SJ Rector’ by Patrick Tobin, Consulting Engineer, 22, Eyre square, Galway.
Prospectus for Mungret College, Limerick
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Prospectus (in brochure format) for Mungret College.
Memoranda on Chinese post-secondary colleges in Hong Kong
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Memoranda on Chinese post-secondary colleges in Hong Kong and on the problem of staffing a Catholic post-secondary college.
Gannon, John B, 1922-, former Jesuit priest
Biographical material on Blessed Dominic Collins SJ
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Biographical material on Dominic Collins SJ, martyred in Youghal, County Cork on 31 October 1602. Includes:
– copy of a typescript by Fr Bryan C. Fennelly SJ on Br Dominic Collins SJ (n.d., 5pp);
– copy of an Appeal by the Youghal Martyrs’ Memorial Committee to raise a memorial for Br Dominic Collins SJ (n.d., 2pp) ;
– photocopy of a cutting from the 'Southern Star' concerning Br Dominic Collins SJ (26 December 1959, 1p.) and
– article by Fr Francis Finegan SJ entitled 'The Beatifies Martyrs of Ireland (6) Dominic Collins' in Irish Theological Quarterly 65 (2000, 9pp).
Domestic arrangements for the Jesuit community in Galway
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File of material related to domestic arrangements for the Jesuit community in Galway. Items include: customs regarding the use of intoxicating liquors (May 1959); General Chapter notices which comment on issues in the house such as the lack of punctuality for dinner; ‘Order of Time’ (1969); notice for all visitors; appointment of House Consultors (26 August 1969); how to facilitate the smooth operation of accounts (16 April 1970), domestic arrangements for community and visitors (November 1971); record of Christmas gifts and cards received by the community, church services over Christmas and Christmas Day menu (1968-1971).
Photographs of the woman's committee associated with St Ignatius, Galway
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Group photographs of the woman's committee associated with St Ignatius, Galway with Fr Sean O’ Duibhir SJ, taken indoors and outdoors. The same women are in both photographs.
Material relating to Fr Francis O'Farrell SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Material relating to Fr Francis O'Farrell SJ. Includes notes, letters and postcards (mainly in German).
Correspondence related to an incident at a dance at St Francis Xavier's Hall
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of correspondence related to an incident at a dance at St Francis Xavier's Hall, 29 November 1959, involving Michael P. Flynn, Station Sergeant, Garda Siochana and Mr Kevin O'Brien. Flynn is alleged to have used inappropriate language and both Flynn and Fr Troddyn (acting on behalf of O'Brien and himself) are seeking apologies.
Annual financial statements and accounts for Rathfarnham Castle
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Annual financial statements and accounts for Rathfarnham Castle.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Michael A. O'Grady SJ, 85 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin to Fr General J B Janssens SJ, 5 Borgo Santo Spirito, Rome outlining the reasons why he feels the novitiate for candidates of the Society of Jesus in the far East should be transferred from Formosa to Hong Kong.
O'Grady, Michael A, 1911-1969, Jesuit priest
Correspondence between Jesuits in Nothern Rhodesia and the Irish Fr Provincial during the year 1958
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file of letters written during the year 1958 relating to the Chikuni Mission, Northern Rhodesia.
Kozłowiecki, Adam, 1911-2007, Archbishop of Lusaka
Letters and notes from Derek H. Turner to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letters and notes from Derek H. Turner (Assistant Keeper, Department of Manuscripts, The British Museum) to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ concerning:
Turner, Derek Howard, 1931-1985, museum curator and art historian
Part of Irish Jesuits
Obituary and memorials of Fr Patrick Stephenson SJ sent to Irish Fr Provincial Philip Harnett SJ from Fr Christopher Glesson SJ, Headmaster of St Xavier's School, Melbourne, Australia. Includes negative of Fr Stephenson (1958).
Stephenson, Patrick J, 1896-1990, Jesuit priest
Photograph of the Rathfarnham Castle community on the occasion of Fr Swain's visit
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Photograph of the Rathfarnham Castle community on the occasion of Fr John Swain's visit.
See: IE IJA FM/RATH/273/31, Mounted photograph of Very Rev. Fr. Assistant and Community, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin (See attached names given by Fr Hugh Duffy SJ, 2014).
Paper copy of photograph of the community at Rathfarnham Castle with typed identification of individual members.
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Annual financial statements and summaries for the school and community at St Ignatius College, Galway.
Architectural plans for the new attic storey at St Mary's, Emo
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
A file of architectural plans for the new attic storey at St Mary's, Emo by Michael Scott.
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.
Photographs of groups of Jesuit tertians at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Photographs of groups of Jesuit Tertians at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
1961 - 1962;
1st row:
Ernest Bolsius, Edgar Ebel, Cecil McGarry, Hugh Kelly (Instructor), Bryan Fennelly, Gerard van Welie, Alfred Stoiber.
2nd row: Joseph Marques, Helmut Platzgummer, John Dooley, Liam Browne, Jesus Martinez, James Healy.
3rd row: Paul Museur, George Szaszkiewicx, Patrick Lavery, James Smyth, Francis Claes, Patrick Reynolds.
4th row: Donald Moore, Kieran Barry-Ryan, Edward Heavy, Bernard O'Neill.
1957 - 1958;
Eric Cantillon, Denis O'Connell, Paul Leonard, Aloysius Sobreroca, Patrick O'Rourke, Robert Hardowirjono, Stephen Roes, Brendan Woods, Matthew Brosnan, Eutimius Martino, William Egan, Patrick Benson, Adulphus Fernandez Diaz-Nava, Angelus Anton Gomez
John Redmond, Acatius Gutierrez, Cyril D Barrett, Hugh Kelly, Anthony Farren, John F O'Connor, Robert Lynch.
Photographs of the laying of the foundation stone of the new cathedral in Galway
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Photographs of the laying of the foundation stone of the new cathedral in Galway by Cardinal John Francis D'Alton. Photographs taken by Farrell's photographic service, Wood Quay, Galway. Includes postcard of the New Cathedral of Our Lady and St. Nicholas, Galway.
Mission material relating to Fr Cyril J Barrett SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
File of material relating to Fr Cyril J Barrett SJ. Includes passport photograph of Fr Barrett, announcement of his death and obituaries, and correspondence between Fr Barrett and Frs Thomas J. Martin and Vincent Murphy, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street Dublin (31 July 1957 - 11 April 1975).
Photographs of Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ
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Photographs of Fr Andrew O'Reilly SJ on Lough Cong, Ashford and on a boat.
Photographs of Pope's visit to the Vatican Observatory
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Photographs of the Pope's visit to the Vatican Observatory, with Fr Daniel Joseph O'Connell SJ.
Fr Brendan Barry's observations on the Lay School and Apostolic School, Mungret College
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A file containing Fr Brendan Barry's observations on the Lay School and Apostolic School, Mungret College. The notes include Fr Barry's concerns over the finances of the school. Fr Barry was superior of the Apostolic School from 1957 - 1959. The notes were compiled by Fr Redmnd F. Roche SJ who succeeded Fr Barry in 1959 and remained as Superior until 1967.
Barry, Brendan, 1920-1972, Jesuit priest
Small ‘Kodak Plus X’ tin containing three small rolls of negatives
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Small ‘Kodak Plus X’ tin containing three small rolls of negatives.
Mission material relating to Fr Sean McCarron SJ
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File of material relating to Fr Sean McCarron SJ. Includes copy of birth certificate; details of Zambian Independence celebrations and correspondence between Fr McCarron and Fr Thomas Martin SJ, Jesuit Missions, Dublin.
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Brief biographical details on Br Edward Mordaunt SJ.
Mordaunt, Edward, 1865-1957, Jesuit brother
Difficulties between the Apostolic and Lay School, Mungret College
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A file relating to the difficulties between the Apostolic and Lay School. Includes suggestions towards a solution of the difficulties (nd, 1p).
File of material relating to Fr Thomas Byrne SJ, taken from the Mission Office
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File of material relating to Fr Thomas Byrne SJ, taken from the Mission Office, 28 Upper Sherrard St (12 July 2011). Includes passport size photograph; passport; and correspondence between Fr Byrne to Fr Thomas J Martin, SJ, Mission Office, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin.
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Letters to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from various priests and academics (mostly Fr Andrew Gray, St Hugh’s Charterhouse, Horsham, Sussex) concerning the discovery in the Public Record Office, of a foundation charter of a Carthusian charterhouse in Ireland at Kinaleghin (Kinalahan, Kinalekin or Kilnaleghin) by John de Cogan in 1267; and the publication of Fr Gray’s resultant article on Kinaleghin. Includes: colour photograph of Fr Gray (13 September 1957);
Holograph article ‘The Introduction of Roman Canon Law into Ireland’
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Holograph article ‘The Introduction of Roman Canon Law into Ireland.’
Photographic album of St Mary’s, Emo, County Laois by Fr Frank Browne SJ
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Photographs are pasted into the album and relate to the following subjects: the interior and exterior of the St Mary's, Emo, gardens, farm, lake, the winter landscape, trees, Jesuit alterations to the house, individuals playing golf and men seated on a wall. Includes group photograph of six Jesuits in the garden, Cormac Gallagher, -,-, Alan Mowbray, Dermot Murray,-. Seven photographs were loose therefore these are stored in mylar sleeves. The photographs have captions by Fr Frank Browne on the reverse. These include:
Browne, Francis M, 1880-1960, Jesuit priest, photographer and chaplain
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
A file relating to the Church of St Francis Xavier, Jalan Gasing, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Federation of Malaya. Includes documents relating to the proposed contract between the Society and the Bishop of Kuala Lumpur.
Letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial
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A file of letters from the Superior of the mission, Fr Thomas Byrne SJ to Irish Fr Provincial.
Byrne, Thomas, 1904-1978, Jesuit priest