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‘Conclusiones ex Universa Theologia Depromtae quas Publice Defendendas Suscipit P. Franciscus Oliveri e Societate Jesu facta cuilibet post tertium arguendi potestate'

‘Conclusiones ex Universa Theologia Depromtae quas Publice Defendendas Suscipit P. Franciscus Oliveri e Societate Jesu facta cuilibet post tertium arguendi potestate'. Printed document: a public defence of theological propositions by Fr Francis Oliver SJ. (In Latin).

Circular letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ concerning Fr General's wish that scholastic philosophy be introduced into Jesuit secondary schools

Circular letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ (Gardiner Street) to Fr Rector concerning Fr General's wish that scholastic philosophy be introduced into Jesuit secondary schools. Remarks that a committee was formed to discuss the matter. Concludes 'Hence I wish all our college Rectors when opportunity offers to suggest and if possible urge the introduction of scholastic philosophy as an alternative subject for the L.C. examination…'

Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest

Consultors letter from Fr Matthew Egan SJ to the Irish Fr Provincial concerning the creation of a Vice-Province

Consultors letter from Fr Matthew Egan SJ, St Patrick's College, East Melbourne to the Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning the creation of a Vice-Province and the shortage of men. Refers to the Novitiate and advises that a Juniorate should be established.

Egan, Matthew, 1872-1941, Jesuit priest

Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial John S. Conmee SJ to Fr [ ] concerning a discussion paper on Higher Studies in the Society

Copy of a letter/draft of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial John S. Conmee SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr [ ] concerning a discussion paper on Higher Studies in the Society. Includes a copy of the discussion paper from Fr General.

Conmee, John S, 1847-1910, Jesuit priest

'Dawning Day', compiled by the Juniors in Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin

Bound volumes entitled 'Dawning Day', compiled by the Juniors in Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin containing articles, poems and songs on the various missions - China, India and Australia. Binding is loose on 'Dawning Day', 10th edition. Includes photographs of Frs Edward Bourke, Gerald Kennedy and George Byrne, Mr Richard Harris, Mr John Moran, Wah Yan College, the graves of Frs Saul and McCullough.

Group photographs and negatives belonging to Fr Pádraic Ó Brólcháin SJ

File of group photographs and negatives belonging to Fr Pádraic Ó Brólcháin SJ. Includes:

  • Juniors Villa, Gormanstown Castle, County Meath, 1930;
  • Juniors 1932;
  • Juniorate 1933;
  • Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, 1933;
  • Irish speaking villa to Roundstone, County Galway [1935] and [1936];
  • Clongowes Wood College villa in Glengarriff, County Cork, 1938;
  • Milltown Park, Dublin [1940 - 41].

All photographs include Fr. Pádraic Ó Brólcháin S.J.

Letter from Fr Edward Purbrick SJ, Stonyhurst College, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ

Letter from Fr Edward Purbrick SJ, Stonyhurst College, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Announces that some [brothers/ scholastics] are to form a class at Manresa that year ‘to prepare that matter of the 1st B.A. Examination in the University of London.’ Discusses the first and second B.A. examinations. Suggests that Fr John O'Carroll SJ should be capable of teaching Matriculation subjects.

Purbrick, Edward I, 1830-1914, Jesuit priest

Letter from Fr Henry J Rorke SJ to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ on the establishment of a fund for the Education of Jesuit novices

Letter from Fr Henry J Rorke SJ, writing from Clongowes Wood College SJ, to Fr Patrick Bracken SJ, Vice Provincial. Writes on the subject of the establishment of a fund for ‘the Education of members for the Society in the Noviciate’.

Rorke, Henry J, 1810-1859, 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 Irish Fr Provincial to Fr Jones SJ on the use of the English or Latin language for the Irish noviceship

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Fr Daniel Jones SJ. Advises the use of the English or Latin language for the Irish noviceship. Quotes from a letter from the Father General on the subject of the serving of punch to scholastics. Also refers to the wearing of watches by novices.

Lentaigne, Joseph, 1805-1884, Jesuit priest

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial to Rector [St Mary's, Emo] concerning books needed by the Australian Province for five scholastics from Hong Kong

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Rector [St Mary's, Emo] concerning books needed by the Australian Province for five scholastics from Hong Kong. Refers also to a Scholastic who wishes now to be a Brother. Asks if the individual must do the Noviceship again. Includes a page with pencil notations.

Kieran, Laurence J, 1881-1945, Jesuit priest

Letter from Patrick William Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco to the Fr Superior seeking some students for the San Francisco diocese

Letter from Patrick William Riordan, Archbishop of San Francisco, writing from Thurles, to the Father Superior. Reports that he was seeking some students for the San Francisco diocese at an un-named seminary. States that he will be unable to return to Dublin before sailing, as the president of the seminary was not there, and therefore he has to remain in Thurles until the next day. Thanks the Father Superior for his invitation.

Riordan, Patrick William, 1841-1914, Roman Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco

Letter from Richard Clarke SJ, Manresa House, Roehampton, England in relation to the progress of Brother Brady

Letter from Richard Clarke SJ to the Father Rector of [ ]. Writes from Manresa in relation to the progress of Brother Brady, who, he believes, would benefit from the Belgian system of education, as he requires supervision in order to improve.

Clarke, Richard, 1839-1900, Jesuit priest

Letters concerning the appointment of a Professor of Catholic Theology to the National University in succession to Fr Peter Finlay SJ

Copy letter from the Irish Fr Provincial to Dr Robert Browne, Bishop of Cloyne and the Bishop’s reply concerning the appointment of a Professor of Catholic Theology to the National University in succession to Fr Peter Finlay SJ who had resigned the post. Includes letter from Dr David Keane, Bishop of Limerick to Fr John Hannon SJ, Fr Finlay’s successor.

Browne, Robert, 1844-1935, Roman Catholic Bishop of Cloyne

Letters from English Fr Provincial Reginald Colley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning the special commission on Higher Studies

Letters from English Fr Provincial Reginald Colley SJ, 31 Farm Street, London to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning the special commission on Higher Studies. The commission was established to investigate how to adapt the courses offered to Scholastics to modern needs and difficulties.

Colley, Reginald, 1848-1904, Jesuit priest

Letters from Fr Patrick J. Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial concerning his theology course

  • IE IJA MSSN/AUST/300
  • File
  • 9 February 1913 & 10 August 1914; 15 December 1917
  • Part of Irish Jesuit Missions

Letters from Fr Patrick J. Dalton SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his theology course and the voyage back to Ireland to begin theology. Includes a letter concerning his new post in Kurseong and explains the delay in going to India due to a misunderstanding with Fr Ryan (15 December 1917, 3pp).

Dalton, Patrick J, 1881-1952, Jesuit priest

Material relating to the proposed appointment of Fr Arthur Little SJ to the Chair of Philosophy at the Royal University of Malta

  • IE IJA J/32/7
  • File
  • 10 July - 27 October 1948
  • Part of Irish Jesuits

A file relating to the appointment of Fr Arthur Little SJ to the Chair of Philosophy at the Royal University of Malta. Includes a letter from Fr Joseph Delia SJ, St. Aloysius College, B’Raia, Malta to Irish Fr Provincial informing him that at the last minute ‘...the Rev. gentleman, who was to leave the Chair of Philosophy, changed his mind and is now determined to continue to lecture at the University.’ Expresses his regret at the situation ‘Your Reverence cannot imagine how frightfully disappointed His Grace and myself feel about this whole business, as we both realize what a disgraceful figure we are both cutting before his Paternity, Your Reverence and Father Little. (21 October 1948, 3pp).

Material relating to the Society of Jesus' decision to move the Noviceship and Juniorate from Tullabeg to Rathfarnham Castle

A file relating to the Society of Jesus' decision to move the Noviceship and Juniorate from Tullabeg to Rathfarnham. This decision was made following the change of regulations of the National University requiring students to attend lectures in one of the University Colleges. Under the Royal University students had to pass examinations set by the University but could be prepared for the exams elsewhere.

Photocopy of photograph of the Jesuits at tertianship, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin

Photocopy of photograph of the Jesuits at tertianship, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.
4th: John FitzGerald, Brendan Barry, Henry Aerts (Belg. Sept), Denis Carroll;
3rd: Edmund Toveki (Hung), Ignatius Vergara (Chile), Paddy Kelly, Raymund Swords (Nov. Angl), Marcella le Maire ((Belg. Merid);
2nd: Stephen Redmond, Sean O’Connor, Raymund Larrin (Chile), Daniel McGuire (Maryl), John Fazekas (Hung);
1st: Francis X Bossuyt (Belg. Sept), Charles Serei (Hung), Eddie FitzGerald, John Neary (Instructor), Seamus Doris, Janarius Chinchilla (Amer. Cent), John Stoisser (Austr).

Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin of Jesuit tertians

Photograph taken at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin of Jesuit tertians. Includes from:
Top row: l - r; Frs. Tom Scott (Maryland), Vinny Murphy, Jeff Donahue (Buffalo), Ned Lynch (New York), Ciaran Kane, Henry Bischoff (New York), Tom O'Brien.
Middle: l- r; Sebastian Felieu (Aragon, Spain), Colin Warrack, Gerry Cavanagh (Detroit), Sean O'Connor, Tom Feliu ((Aragon, Spain), Gunter Reuter (Germany).
Front: l - r; Tom Martone (New England), Bill Lane, Joe Dargan, Michael Connolly (Tertian Director), Joe Tai, Fergus O'Keefe, Francesco Corsengo (Turin).

Photographic album belonging to Fr John A McAvoy SJ

Photographic album belonging to Fr John A McAvoy SJ, with captions in English and Irish. Includes photographs of

  • Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin 1929;
  • Irish Jesuits on villa (holiday);
  • area around Wicklow;
  • Irish Jesuits contemporary to John A McAvoy;
  • Michael Collins' grave 1922;
  • Clongowes Wood College, 1921;
  • Orangemen in Rathfriland, County Down, 12 July 1920;
  • B Special 'Black and Tans' of Ulster, Rathfriland, 1923;

Photographs of groups of Jesuit tertians at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin

Photographs of groups of Jesuit Tertians at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.

  1. 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.

  2. 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 Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin

Photographs of Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes photographs of groups taking part in the Irish Month at Rathfarnham.

  1. Jesuit Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin on sports field. Includes Aubrey Gwynn (hat), [1913]-[1917];
  2. Jesuit Juniors involved with the Irish Month at Rathfarnham, Castle, Dublin. Includes standing 3rd row, far right Laurence Kearns.Seated front row, far right, Pádraic Ó Brolcháin, 1933;
  3. Jesuit Juniors involved with the Irish Month at Rathfarnham, Castle, Dublin. Includes standing 3rd from right, Louis Meagher. Seated, l-r seating front row, , , , Bill White [1934];
  4. Jesuit Juniors involved with the Irish Month at Rathfarnham, Castle, Dublin. Includes standing 2rd from right,Michael Morrsion, [1934];
  5. & 6. Same group. Jesuit Juniors involved with the Irish Month at Rathfarnham, Castle, Dublin. Includes standing fourth from left, Seán McCarron, [1935].

Programmes of dramas and concerts performed by Jesuit Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin

Programmes of dramas and concerts performed by Jesuit Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin. Includes:

  • 13 August 1928, Feast of St. John Berchmans
  • Christmas 1930, An doctuir breige
  • 1930-31, Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society 50th year Tongue-in-check allotment of Roll of Honour.
  • Christmas 1931, ‘Kitchen Nuts’
  • 13 August 1932, Rathfarnham Philharmonics: Feast of St John Berchmans
  • Christmas 1933, ‘Fear na Foribe and Tons of Money’
  • Christmas 1934, ‘Seven keys to Baldpate’
  • Christmas 1935, ‘The man from Buenos Aires’ (An fear as Buenos Aires)
  • 13 August 1936, Feast of St. John Berchmans
  • Christmas 1936, ‘The Sport of Kings’
  • Christmas 1937, ‘Lord Babs’
  • Christmas 1938, ‘Professor Tim’
  • New Year’s 1940
  • Christmas 1943, Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society: ‘That the study of literature conduces more to the formation of an educated man than the study of History’.
  • 13 August 1927-30, Feast of St. John Berchmans

Programmes of dramas and concerts performed by Jesuits at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin

Programmes of dramas and concerts performed by Jesuit Juniors at Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin.

Christmas 1932 ‘Ambrose Applejohn’s Adventure’
Christmas 1935 ‘The man from Buenos Aires’ (An fear as Buenos Aires)
26 November 1936 Feast of St. John Berchmans
Christmas 1936 Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society
Christmas 1937 ‘Lord Babs’
Christmas 1938 ‘Professor Tim’
Christmas 1938 Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society
Christmas 1938 An Cumann Gaedhealach
Christmas 1949 ‘The Grandmother clock’
Christmas 1950 Christmas plays
Christmas 1950 ‘Jack Strauss and the Seven Dwarfs’
26 November 1950 Feast of St. John Berchmans
Christmas 1951 ‘The Terror’
Christmas 1951 ‘An Ruincleireach’
26 November 1951 Feast of St. John Berchmans
Christmas 1952 ‘Tons of Money’
Christmas 1952 ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’
Christmas 1953 ‘X = 0’ & ‘Brother Wolf’
Christmas 1953 Pantomime & Concert
Christmas 1953 ‘Cuirm Ceoil’
March 1954 ‘The Singer’ & ‘Cuirm Ceoil’
Christmas 1954 ‘Riders to the Sea’ & ‘The Bespoke Overcoat’
Christmas 1955 ‘They got what they wanted’ & ‘An Dochtuir Breige’
Christmas 1955 ‘Aladdin and his lame’
1955 ‘Rock and Rome’
Christmas 1956 ‘Professor Tim’ & ‘Cruit agus Dhá Cruit’
Christmas 1957 ‘Labhartar Bearla Annseo’ & ‘The Devil a Saint would be’
Christmas 1958 ‘An chuis dli’ & ‘Is the priest at home’
Christmas 1959 ‘The Winslow Boy’
Christmas 1959 Rathfarnham Castle Debating Society
Christmas 1960 ‘The Ringer’ & ‘An rod seo romham’

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