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O'Brien, Bartholomew, b 1917, former Jesuit scholastic

  • IE IJA ADMN/7/176
  • Person
  • 07 August 1917-

Born: 07 August 1917, Belfast, County Antrim
Entered: 07 September 1936, St Mary's, Emo, County Laois

Left Society of Jesus: 09 February 1942

Father was a merchant, and family lived at Mount Eden Road, Donnybrook, Dublin.

Eldest of four boys with five sisters.

Early education was at CBS Westland Row and then at O’Connells School for six years.

1936-1938: St Mary's, Emo, Novitiate
1938-1941: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate, UCD
1941-1942: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Philosophy

Reported to have married and had a big family, and had been Managing Director of the Portlaw Tannery, County Waterford. His wife had died of cancer.

Ó Catháin, Kevin, b.1909, former Jesuit scholastic

  • IE IJA ADMN/7/185
  • Person
  • 23 June 1909-

Born: 23 June 1909, Harcourt Street, Belfast, County Antrim
Entered: 26 September 1927, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 18 June 1931 (from Rathfarnham Castle)

Father was Assistant Collector for Customs & Excise in Dublin, and the family was at Waterloo Road, Ballsbridge.

Youngest of four boys with three sisters.

Early education was at a National School in Belfast (1916-1921). He then went for two years to North Monatery, Cork, and then moving to Dublin went to Synge Street.

1927-1929: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Novitiate
1929-1931: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate

MacErlean, Andrew, b 1874 -, solicitor and former Jesuit scholastic

  • IE IJA ADMN/7/315
  • Person
  • 31 August 1874 -

Born: 31 August 1874, Belfast, County Antrim
Entered: 06 October 1892, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 1908

Younger Brother of John C MacErlean - RIP 1950

Educated at St Malachy’s College, Belfast and Castleknock College, Dublin then Royal University, Dublin

by 1896 at Enghien Belgium (CAMP) studying

Finegan, John A, b.1904-, former Jesuit scholastic

  • IE IJA ADMN/7/70
  • Person
  • 02 November 1904,-

Born: 0 November 1904, Apsley Place, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Entered: 31 August 1922, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly

Left Society of Jesus: 03 August 1928 (from Berchmanskolleg, Pullach, Germany)

Father was a Headmaster and lives at West Graham Street, Glasgow.

Eldest of two boys.

Early education at a local elementary school, then he went to St Aloysius College, Glasgow (1912-1920).

Considered joining the English Province SJ, but his parents were opposed and sent him to St Malachy’s College, Belfast in 1920 with the intention of preparing for priesthood. He then went to Queen’s University, Belfast in 1921.

During a retreat in 1922 with Henry Fegan SJ he decided to join the Irish Province SJ.

1922-1924: St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Novitiate
1924-1925: Rathfarnham Castle, Juniorate
1925-1926: Milltown Park, Philosophy
1926-1928: Berchmanskollg, Pullach, Germany, Philosophy