Admission, early life in the Society of Jesus and correspondence of Fr William Lee SJ,with his Irish Fr Provincials from time in Zambia concerning his work at Gonzaga College, Dublin and in the Milltown Institute.

Copy of photograph of Clongowes Wood College made by a camera attached to a kite by Fr Dominic Kelly SJ (1873-1952). Aerial photograph of Clongowes Wood College in postcard form (2016).

Album compiled by Fr Henry Gill SJ containing newspaper clippings, photographs and letters. Includes:
– newspaper clipping referring to a meeting of the Royal Dublin Society before which a paper by Fr Gill entitled ‘The Theory of the Stratified Discharge in Geissler Tubes’ was communicated by the Registrar Mr. Moss (n.d., 1p.);
– letter from Prof Charles J. Joly, D.Sc., F.R.S., Dunsink Observatory, Co. Dublin (Honorary Secretary of the R.D.S.) stating ‘Your beautiful illustration of precession and nutation is quite new to me and I think you should certainly send it to 'Nature'. I am keeping the figures as you kindly say I may’ (24 March 1903, 1p.);
– black and white photograph of the hunt at Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare ([1903?], 1p.) and note to Fr Gill from the “Proprietors of ‘The Badminton Magazine’ enclosing a cheque for £1.1s as a prize in their photograph competition (27 April 1903, 1p.);
– clipping from a magazine/newspaper concerning the marriage of his sister, Miss Mary Catherine Gill, only daughter of Mr Henry J. Gill, M.A., J.P., of Roebuck House, Clonskeagh, Dublin with Mr. William Harrington, of Cherryfield, Templeogue on 16 June 19?? . Also includes two photographs of the room with the table laid out for the wedding breakfast (16 June 19??, 4 items);
– newspaper report on a lecture given by Fr Gill before the Royal Dublin Society on ‘a possible connection between the recent disturbances at Vesuvius and San Francisco’ ([June 1906], 1p.);
– clipping from the 'Freeman’s Journal' referring to Fr Gill’s theory ‘according to which earthquakes and such like disturbances at one place may, under certain conditions, give rise to corresponding shocks in other places’ (24 August 1906, 1p.);
– clipping on the opening of a new wing of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge by Lord Rayleigh. Includes reference to Mr H. V. Gill’s experiments with spinning tops to illustrate earthquake reactions (19 June 1908, 2pp);
– extract from 'The Tablet' containing the following reference to Fr Gill in its University Notes, ‘…we must congratulate the Rev. H. V. Gill, of St Edmund House, upon his Research Degree won by a Thesis on ‘A New Glow in Vacuum Tubes.’ Father Gill has exhibited his apparatus before the Royal Society, and was also invited to exhibit it by the Royal Institution.’ (see also J17/29) (26 June 1909, 2pp);
– notice advertising Fr Gill’s ‘Earthquake Top…with handle for spinning, and lead bullets’ for 7s.6d. (n.d., 1p.);
– clipping from the 'Freeman’s Journal' on a lecture on ‘Wireless Telegraphy’ given by Fr. Gill in Belvedere College on 6 May 1912 (7 May 1912, 4pp);
– extract from 'The Tablet' of an article entitled ‘The Cardinal at Cambridge A Representative University Gathering’ containing the following reference to Fr Gill, ‘Sir J.J. Thomson, F.R.S., who responded for science, said that this was not the first time that he had had the pleasure of meeting and working with members of that Society. One of them, Father Gill, worked in his laboratory and did extremely valuable and able work, and developed a great power of dealing with physical problems’ (18 May 1912, 3pp);
– photograph of a physics laboratory (possibly one of the labs at Clongowes Wood College) (n.d., 1 item)
– photographs relating to Fr Gill’s research work (n.d., 5 items).

Biographical information on Br William Glanville SJ and correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials. Includes a photograph of Br William Glanville SJ and Fr Sean Noonan SJ, September 1957, and mortuary card.

Material relating to Br Jimmy Owens SJ including correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, personal record, and application to join the Society.

Photograph of Fr Cyril Power SJ, Br Jimmy Owens SJ and Marcella (Smith) Hargrove outside the castle at Clongowes Wood College SJ, County Kildare (June 1967). With note from Fr Charlie Davy SJ (12 February 2019).

Extracts (cut outs) from 'The Clongownian' of [1915], concerning the building of the new "Boys" Chapel at Clongowes Wood College SJ (8pp). Of interest, on the front cover is a note from October 1813 about the sale of Castle Brown to the Jesuits, written in a London newspaper, and quoting "The Dublin Journal". On the front cover is an article indicating those who have contributed as benefactors to the building of the Chapel, and particularly highlighting Fr Daniel E O'Brien SJ - Superior at the Norwood Parish in Adelaide, Australia - and Fr George Redington Roche SJ - Senior Prefect at Clongowes - who before taking Final Vows in the Society of Jesus, contributed inherited money for the Chapel. Fr O'Brien died in Adelaide in 1915.

File of photographs belonging/taken by Fr Bernard Page SJ:

• Boys at Clongowes
• Jesuit villa house, Rossdhu, Moyard, Connemara, Galway (1906)
• Celtic Cross and Round Tower, Monasterboice, Louth
• Cong Abbey, Mayo
• Murrisk Abbey, Mayo
• Achill Head, Mayo
• Burrishoole Abbey, Mayo
• Lord Ardilaun’s seat, Ashford, Cong, Mayo
• Ashford Castle, Cong, Mayo
• Milltown Villa group (1909)
• Distant view of Muilrea, Mayo
• Distant view of Croagh Patrick, Mayo
• Jesuits Matthew Davitt, Thomas Wheeler and Joseph Wrafter
• Jesuit on horseback, ready to climb to Crucachan, [Roscommon or Kerry]
• Jesuit on top of Crucachan, [Roscommon or Kerry] - Back row: Mr William Hackett, Mr Frank Browne, Mr Patrick Connolly. Front row: Mr John O'Connor, Fr Vincent Byrne, Mr John Byrne and Fr McCormack.
• Cromwell’s Fort, Inisboffin
• Connemara cattle, Galway
• Connemara school, Galway
• Connemara landscapes, Galway
• Diamond Mountain, Connemara, Galway
• Killary bay, Mayo & Galway
• Glendalough, Mayo
• Ballinakill bay and Kylemore Pass
• Salruck and Little Killary, Galway
• View from Rossleague, Letterfrack, Galway
• Villa House, Rossleague, Letterfrack, Galway (1907)
• Jesuit villa group, Rossleague House, Letterfrack, Galway (1907). Back row: Bernard Page, Frank Browne, John O'Connor and James Dillon-Kelly. Front row: Frs James Whittaker, Lambert McKenna and Frederick Gill.
• Ordinations at Milltown Park (31 July 1907)
• Letterfrack, Galway
• Lough Fee, Galway
• Lough Fee and Lough Muck, Galway
• Kylemore Castle, Galway
• St Kevin’s Bed, Glendalough, Wicklow
• Fr Vincent Byrne and Mr Flynn and Barraghy next to the Old oratory on Croagh Patrick, Mayo
• Mr James McCann SJ driving a car
• Front of Belvedere House, Belvedere College SJ, Dublin
• Interior of Belvedere House, Belvedere College SJ, Dublin
• Belvedere College cycling club trip with Mr Frank Browne to Mellifont Abbey, Louth
• Bellerive, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
• Botanical gardens, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
• Schoolboys with Archbishop of Melbourne, Thomas Carr Taken in 1/45 of second while archbishop was speaking to boys by same BFP

File relating to Fr Redmond F Roche SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and (57) photographs of Jesuits, on holiday, plays, and outdoor scenes (some of the same photographs are in the papers of Fr William R Prendergast SJ, IE IJA J/365).

File relating to Fr Thomas J O'Donnell SJ including memorial card, photographs, catalogue entries, application to join the Society and correspondence relating to his time spent in India and at Vatican Radio.

A file relating to Fr William Dargan SJ, including biographical information, black and white photographs, birth certificate and stole with the initials W.D. (William Dargan) and the date of his ordination, 31 July 1935.

A file relating to Fr William R Prendergast SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and an album of black and white photographs (Jesuit life, villa, school and family photographs (1916-1950).

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.

Material relating to Fr Dermot J Murphy SJ which includes correspondence concerning his work in Zambia and his health. Includes black and white passport size photographs, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record and application to join the Society.

Material relating to Fr Joseph McCarthy SJ which includes correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and curia, personal record, photograph (1938) and application to join the Society.

Material relating to Fr Thomas FitzGerald SJ including pasport photogrpah, catalogue entry (1939, 1962 and 1965) and application to join the Society.

A file relating to the Clongowes Union 1897-1947 :

1. "Programme of Music" for the Clongowes Union Inaugural Dinner, (The Shelbourne Hotel, 16 November 1897, 4pp);
2. Alphabetical List of attendees at the Clongowes Union Inaugural Dinner, (The Shelbourne Hotel, 16 November 1897, 10pp);
   3 . A list of Officers of the Clongowes Union appointed to carry on the work of the Union until the General Meeting of 5 June 1898 (1p);
   4 . A "Draft Rules of The Clongowes Union" for consideration at the General Meeting in Clongowes on 5 June 1898 (4pp);
3. Menu card and Programme of Music for the Clongowes Union (4 June 1905);
4. Menu card and Programme of Music for the Clongowes Union (no date);
5. A page taken from the 1908, 'The Clongownian' (pp 73 & 74), with a photograph of Union Day in front of the Castle, and the first part of a report on The Clongowes Union Annual Meeting (2pp);
6. The Clongowes Union "Rules and List of Members 1913" Printed by Browne & Nolan Limited, Printers, Nassau Street Dublin (22pp);
7. Photocopy of a newspaper photographs in the Irish Independent entitled "Clongowes Union" (7 June 1926, 1p & 3 photographs);
8. Photocopy of a newspaper article entitled "Union Day at Clongowes" (26 June 1926, 1p);
9. Booklet of The Clongowes Union Rules 1934 (7pp) published by Brindleys Limited, Printers, Eustace Street, Dublin (8pp);
10. Booklet "The Clongowes Union 1897-1947. A Review of the Union's History and Annual Report" published by Brindleys Limited, Printers, Eustace Street, Dublin (Golden Jubilee Year, 2 copies, 22pp);
11. Two wide angle photographs pasted on a single card depicting the gathering of The Clongowes Union (top) and those gathered for Union Day (bottom). Cardinal Logue is seated in the centre of the top photograph and John Redmond in the centre of bottom photograph. The photographs were produced by Keogh Brothers, Photographers, Dorset Street, Dublin for the centenary celebration of Clongowes Wood College, 1914. For names see: SC/CLON/168 - Commemorative booklet of the Sesquicentenary of Clongowes Wood College SJ.

Photograph of Cadet Corps, Clongowes Wood College SJ, greeting Irish Fr Provincial for Visitation.

Photograph of Clongowes Wood College SJ chapel.

Black and White photograph of High Altar in the Clongowes Wood College SJ chapel

Copy of black and white photograph of Hockey Match "Clongowes v Mr Mahony's Team". It is taking place at Clongowes on the playing fields. Cut from 'The Clongownian' - there is a section of an article about Charles Dickens on the back. Handwritten underneath the photo caption is "In black trousers G B Barrett".

Photograph of Lay Teachers with Clongowes Wood College Rector, Fr Hilary Lawton SJ. In two rows photographed outdoors, with names. Back row Tomas C Kelly, Ben Sherry, MacCartan McCormack. Front row: Cullen, Hilary Lawton, Keogh (music), Dr Brannigan.

Photograph of Lower Line group, Clongowes Wood College SJ with Mr Patrick Kenny SJ
Written on back is
"Rev Fr Kenny SJ, Clongowes Wood, Sallins"
"Lower Line, Clon 62; 7.75 x 5.8

Formal portrait photograph Peter O'Connor of Sligo, former student of Clongowes 1844-1848. Taken in San Francisco USA in 1908.

Photograph of portrait of Sir Charles Wogan (c.1698-c.1757). The portrait is in the National Gallery of Ireland, Cat. No. 395, artist unknown, c.1720.

A6 sized Mounted Photograph of the Clongowes Wood College SJ football team. Eleven individuals arranged in three rows with a football and trophy in the centre. Names are written on a mounted board on the front:
Top to bottom
Sam Williams; Wallie Murphy; Tom Healy; P Byrne; L Quinlan; G Hewson
???; ???; P O'Kelly
M Cox; O Cole

Photograph of the exterior 1929 building of Clongowes Wood College SJ.
Written on back:
BG
2Z
P - 14secs / Leica 2.5mm lens. Dev expos
N - 1/60 secs

Paper copy of photograph showing the 1926 Leinster Cup winning rugby team from Clongowes, which includes John McAvoy. Each image is signedthe player. List of names on reverse.

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;

Photographic album by Fr Stephen Bates SJ. The photographs depict Jesuits and outdoor scenes such as on villa at:

• Ballytrent, Wicklow (1929 and 1930);
• Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin (1928);
• Gormanstown (1928);
• Clydagh, County Galway (1926, 1927);
• the play 'Pinafore', Mungret College, Limerick (1931);
• Lough Bray, Wicklow (1928);
• Aloysus Dando, Donald Roset and John Moran, Jersey (17 March 1929);
• Milltown (1928);
• Cliffs of Moher (1933);
• Ballydavid, Kerry (1935);
• Kilkee, Clare (1933);
• Killarney, Kerry (1932 and 1945);
• Waterville, Kerry (1931 and 1932);
• Caragh Lake, Kerry (1932);
• Clongowes Wood College, Kildare (1932);
• Clane, Kildare;
• Prosperous, Kildare;
• Maynooth, Kildare;
• Mount Brandon, Kerry;
• Killaloe, Clare (1943 and 1945);
• Keeper Hill, Tipperary (1944 and 1945);
• Quin Abbey, Clare (1944);
• Lough Derg;
• Sacred Heart Church, Limerick;
• Long Avenue, Limerick;
• Manister Abbey, Limerick;
• Junior Rugby Team, Crescent, Limerick (1944 and 1945);
• Dromore Lake, Limerick (1945);
• aeroplanes at Rineanna, Clare (1946);
• Tramore, Waterford (1946);
• new College extension at Crescent (January 1946);
• Crescent rugby City Cup winners (1946) and match at Mardyke, Cork (1947);

Photographs belonging to Fr Kyran Ward SJ which documents his life from 1912 until his death, 1972.

Galway:

1. Fr Kyran Ward SJ, [1960]-[1972]; 4 photographs
2. Group at shore front with Fr Kyran Ward SJ in the centre
3. [ ], Br Michael Crowe SJ, [1960]-[1972]; 2 photographs
4. Father of Fr Kyran Ward SJ, 27 June 1920; 2 photographs
5. Muiris Ó Séaghdha, 5 May 1945;
6. Villa house for Jesuits at Moville, 1913;
7. Group of Jesuits on villa [1910]-[1935];
8. Group of Jesuits on villa [1910]-[1935], James Whitaker;
9. Group of Jesuits on a boat, Cleggan extreme left John Sulllvian, Charles Byrne, John Neary;
10. Mortimer Glynn, Charles Byrne, A Morris, ,;
11. Gap of Dunloe, father of Fr Kyran Ward SJ, 26 August 1929;
12. Charles Byrne, Cleggan
13. Roundstone, County Galway;
14. Clongowes Wood College villa at Glengarriff [1928] - [1931] - Br O'Grady, Frs McGlade, C Barrett, Kieran Ward; M Kelly, James Whitaker, G Finucane, T Kelly; Frank Joy, M McCarthy and Donal Trant McCarthy.
15. Frs Robert Dillon-Kelly, Nolan and ?;

Photographic album includes:

• family photographs of himself and his parents (1923);
• cycling in Wicklow with G. Dunne and J Hurley, 1912;
• his time at Rathfarnham 1915 - 1916, with names;
• on villa at various locations;
• Jesuit contemporaries;
• Jersey 1916 - 1919;
• on villa Wicklow, while at Millltown Park, Dublin, 1919;
• postcards from Jersey; Donegal 1923;
• election of Pope Pius XI 1922;
• photographs of Clongowes Wood College (1919 -1923) including hurling, rugby, cricket, swimming, rugby, tennis;
• Clongowes union day activities, the Copper beech Winter 1920;
• tertianship at St. Beuno's, Wales 1927 - 1928;
• Frs Robert Dillon-Kelly, Nolan and Ward; Frs. Dick Butler and Paddy Cashman; later life of Fr Ward in Galway and time in France 1960’s;

1. Album of black and white photographs, mounted on card and bound with a leather cover, including photographs of Clongowes Wood College SJ interior and exterior; Main Entrance and Avenue; East Front from Cricket Ground; East Front from Football ground; West Front; The Chapel; Main Corridor; The Study; The Library; The Refectory; Little Boys' Dormitory; Swimming Bath; Avenue (Looking West); View of the River; Cricket and Tennis Ground.
2. Black and White 5.5" x 3.5" photograph on a postcard (landscape) entitled "Main School Clongowes Wood" of 1929 building. Photograph by Photocraft Limited, Dublin;
3. Black and White 6.25" x 8.25" photograph (portrait) of Clongowes Wood College Castle, taken from the Pleasure Grounds;
4. Black and White 5.5" x 3.5" photograph (landscape). Written on back is CWC Community 1938-1939 with a list of names of those missing in the photograph;
5. Black and White 7.75" x 5.75" photograph (landscape) of Clongowes Wood College Castle, taken from the Pleasure Grounds (Summer 1963);
6. Colour 4.75 x 3.25 photograph (landscape) a aerial view of Clongowes Wood College SJ buildings, Written on back is "To Ned, from his successor Jack Brennan SJ, 19 June 1977". This photograph was found in the papers of Fr Redmond Roche SJ;

Photographs of Fr John Hannon SJ.

Photographs of groups of students and Jesuits at Clongowes Wood College:

1. A double-sided mount with two photographs:
   a) 8" x 5.5" large group black and white photograph in three rows on playing fields, with a large tent in the background, very faded c.[1880];
   b) 9" x 7.5" large group black and white photograph in 4 rows outside the front of the castle. Some names are written in, including Fr Edward Kelly SJ and Fr James Colgan SJ c.[(1890];
2. A double-sided mount with two photographs:
   a) 9" x 6" group black and white photograph in three rows on playing fields, with Mr Richard Campbell SJ (c1883);
   b) 8" x 6" group black and white photograph in 4 rows outside the front of the castle. Some names are written in, including Mr Richard Campbell SJ (c1881);
3. Black and white 5" x 3" photograph of D McEllin playing Fardy Farrell in Lady Gregory's "Hyacinth Halvey" - Lower Line Play 1923;
4. Black and white 5" x 3" photograph with E More-Cavaher and K Kilbride in Lady Gregory's "Hyacinth Halvey" - Lower Line Play 1923;
5. Black and white 5" x 3" photograph C O'Conor, B McMahon, A Vaughan and E Mulhearn in Charles Hawtrey's "The Private Secretary", 1923 (later Fr Charles O'Conor SJ and Fr Brian MacMahon SJ);
6. Black and white group 6" x 4" photograph of Clongowes Wood College SJ rugby team in four rows - includes Fr M O'Meara SJ c.[1926];
7. Black and white group 4" x 3" photograph of Clongowes Wood College SJ cricket team in three rows, [1915]-[1930];
8. Black and White 6.5" x 4.25" photograph of the Clongowes Wood College Choir, in 5 rows in front of castle including Fr Vincent Dennehy SJ and Mr Oliver O'Brien SJ, and student Fr John Moylan SJ (1950-1951);
9. Black and white 7" x 5" photograph of the Clongowes Wood College SJ Pilgrimage to Rome in the Holy year 1950 in 7 rows - including Fr Jim Casey SJ, Fr Vincent Dennehy SJ, Fr Redmond Roche SJ and Fr Eddie O'Connor SJ (1950);
10. Black and white 9" x 7" photograph of the Clongowes Wood College SJ Pilgrimage to Rome in the Holy year 1950 in 6 rows - including Fr Jim Casey SJ, Fr Vincent Dennehy SJ, Fr Redmond Roche SJ and Fr Eddie O'Connor SJ (1950);
11. Black and white 9" x 7" mounted photograph on card of the Clongowes Wood College SJ Pilgrimage to Rome in the Holy year 1950 in 6 rows - including Fr Jim Casey SJ, Fr Vincent Dennehy SJ, Fr Redmond Roche SJ and Fr Eddie O'Connor SJ (1950).

Photographs of John Redmond MP addressing people at the Clongowes Wood College SJ centenary celebrations in 1914. Photographed at the back of the castle and this event involves the unveiling of a painting. "John Redmond at centenary celebrations, Clongowes 1914" is written on the back of each photograph.

• Photograph of the Villa house at Falcarragh, County Donegal with "Clongowes Villa at Falcarragh 1914 (centenary year; we got an extra week on that account!) Photo by Fr Dom Kelly"" written on the back.
• Photograph of the Villa house at Falcarragh, County Donegal with "Clongowes Villa at Falcarragh Co Donegal 1914. Horn Head in distance" written on the back.

• Photograph of the seascape from the grounds of the Villa house at Moville, County Donegal with "Clongowes Villa at Moville 1913" written on the back.
• Photograph of the Villa house at Moville, County Donegal with "Clongowes Villa at Moville 1913" written on the back.

Printed photograph of the college choir at Clongowes Wood College cut from ‘The Clongownian’. Ink annotations identify ‘Dom Kelly in centre’, scholastics H. Johnston and C. Byrne and T. McGuinness.

File containing Robert Thompson's admissionpapers and correspondence with irish Fr provincials covering his time in Zambia, at Rathfarnham Castle and Tullabeg and his parish work at Clane, County Kildare and Moycullen, County Galway.

Scrapbook belonging to Brother William Glanville SJ. Includes postcards to Brother Glanville, newspaper cuttings, Clongowes Wood College sesquicentenary and photographs (Loughrea Parish Church 1886, Jesuit brothers and Clongowes Wood College ).