‘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).
‘Sacre Liturgia Praxis juxta Ritum Romanum…’
‘Sacre Liturgia Praxis juxta Ritum Romanum…’ Note on the manner of saying Mass, quoting Belgian regulations. (In Latin).
Case of Conscience.
Circular letter concerning the commission appointed by the Provincials of the Irish and English Provinces to investigate the need for changes in Higher Studies.
Comments on the structure of the proposed booklet for Irish Jesuit scholastics
Comments on the structure of the proposed booklet for Irish Jesuit scholastics.
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
Custom book of the novitiate of the Irish Jesuit Province
Custom book of the novitiate of the Irish Jesuit Province, with annotations.
Custom book of the novitiate of the Irish Jesuit Province
Custom book of the novitiate of the Irish Jesuit Province (Same as IE IJA ADMN/17/2). No annotation but extra Appendix.
Declaration to be made by Irish Jesuit scholastics at their First Vows
Handwritten formula of declaration to be made by Irish Jesuit scholastics at their First Vows. (Copied by Fr Patrick Bracken SJ). (In Latin).
Document setting out the order of the day, and reading lists for an unidentified formation house
Handwritten document setting out the order of the day, and reading lists for an unidentified formation house. (In Latin).
Draft plan of a course in the Principles, History and Methods of Education (Juxta Ratiorum Studiorum) for a one year course after the Novitiate.
Notebook containing names of those Irish Jesuits taking final vows, and date and location (also date of first vows, and location).
Final Vows Formulae for the Irish Province of the Society of Jesus
Fragment of a document which cites a book on moral theology by a Belgian Franciscan Recollect Friar
Fragment of a document which cites a book on moral theology by a Belgian Franciscan Recollect Friar, and published in Trichinopoli, India in 1854. (In Latin, with final sentence in English).
Fragment of formula of declaration by Irish Jesuit scholastic
Fragment of formula of declaration by scholastic. Also includes a note (in a different hand) regarding the transfer of £600 from the St Francis Xavier community to Tullabeg. (In Latin).
Irish-English Commission on Higher Studies
A file relating to the joint Irish-English Commission on Higher Studies.
Copy of a letter from [ ], St. Mary's Hall, Stonyhurst, Blackburn to Irish Fr Provincial William Delany SJ concerning the new Ordinatio Studiorum in Assistentia Angliae and Studies of Jesuits.
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 General Wlodimir Ledochowski SJ, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning Studies and other matters relating to formation.
Ledóchowski, Wlodimir, 1866-1942, Jesuit priest and Father General
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 from Manresa House, Roehampton, England
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to [ ], from Manresa House, Roehampton, England. Declares that both of the Brs Brady are ‘below par’, and states that O’Farrell and Gartlan will be welcome. Adds that he has ‘no satisfactory news of Napoleon’s last days’.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, 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 Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to Br Brady’s poor progress. Declares Br Kane to be ‘a thorough Israelite’. Expresses his satisfaction with Tuite and O'Flynn.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding James Fottrell
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding James Fottrell - that he has had a fit. Refers also to Brs. Brady and O'Reilly.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ regarding Tuite and O'Flynn
Letter from Fr Peter Gallwey SJ, writing from Manresa, to Irish Fr Provincial Nicholas Walsh SJ. Asserts that it is time to let Tuite and O'Flynn know about their ordination, and that Coghlan should be in the long course in Theology. Also refers to Yates.
Gallwey, Peter, 1820-1906, Jesuit priest
Letter from Fr Xavier de Ravignan SJ which includes a list of books
Letter from Fr Xavier de Ravignan SJ, writing from Paris, to [ ]. Includes a list of books in [S. Loriquet]. Also refers to Frs Curtis and Murphy.
de Ravignan, Xavier, 1795-1858, Jesuit priest
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 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 to Father Rector and refers to Br Brady’s poor academic progress.
Clarke, Richard, 1839-1900, Jesuit priest
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 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
Limericks written by Irish Jesuit scholastics in Limerick
Notebook containing Limericks written by Irish Jesuit scholastics in Limerick.
List of degrees awarded to Jesuits in the Irish Province
List of degrees awarded to Jesuits in the Irish Province, 1893-1910.
Lists of books in Irish Jesuit library, and suggestions regarding access
Lists of books in Irish Jesuit library, and suggestions regarding access. Refers to writing of the history of the Irish Province - archives and library [Edmund Hogan SJ].
Minutes of the Commission on Scholastics Formation - 'De Scholasticum Institutione, Praesertim in Studiis.'
Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province
Notebook containing the results of Examina Annua for the Irish Province. The results are listed under name in alphabetical order.
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology
Notes concerning Studies in the Novitiate and Juniorate and Philosophy and Theology.
Photograph of Jesuit scholastics from a house of formation
Photograph of Scholastics from a house of formation, perhaps Tullabeg, at villa, Castlebellingham, County. Most individuals are named.
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General
Proposals on Juniorate and Theological Studies in the Irish Province and the responses of Fr General.
Regulations for unidentified house of formation in relation to the announcement of Communion days, Cases of Conscience etc., reporting of irregularities, retreats etc.
Regulations issued by Fr John Curtis SJ in relation to meals, smoking, the purchase of newspapers
Regulations issued by Fr John Curtis SJ in relation to meals, smoking, the purchase of newspapers etc., the receipt of presents, dining out, the hearing of confessions etc.
Curtis, John, 1794-1885, Jesuit priest
‘Animadversiones in Relationes pro Studiis Scholasticorum Ordinanis pro Provinciis Angliae et Hiberniae.’ Regulations issued by the Fr General in relation to the studies of scholastics in the English and Irish Provinces. (In Latin).
Wernz, Franz Xavier, 1842-1914, Jesuit priest and Father General
A file containing remarks by various members of the Irish Province on the proposed booklet to aid Scholastics about to begin their Magisterium.
Renunciation for Irish Jesuit scholastics and form of will
Renunciation for Irish Jesuit scholastics and form of will.
Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the condition and requirements of the higher studies in the English and Irish provinces.
Report on how Theological Studies are managed
Part of a report on how Theological Studies are managed in an unidentified Theological College. An accompanying note in English suggests that the College may be St Beuno's, and that the writer may be Fr Edmund O’Reilly. (In Latin).
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces on changes introduced in Jesuit Studies
Report to the Provincials of the English and Irish Provinces. The commission was appointed to consider whether any changes should be introduced in Jesuit Studies.
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province
Reports on Jesuit Studies in the Irish Province.
Responses of some Irish Jesuit priests to Fr General's observations on the order of Studies
Responses of some Irish Jesuit priests to Fr General's observations on the order of Studies.
Rules and regulations for juniors and scholastics in Irish Jesuit formation colleges
File of handwritten documents setting out rules and regulations for juniors and scholastics in Irish Jesuit formation colleges. Relates to Masses, prayer, timetables, dining, recreation, personal freedom, villas etc.
Rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
‘De votes et virtutibus’. Document on rules regarding vows and virtues for Irish Jesuits
Statement (in Latin) issued by the Vatican to Religious Orders concerning the Sacred Congregation for Seminaries and University Studies.
Studies of Juniors in Ireland and Australia
‘De Studiis Juniorum’. Document in point form re. the studies of Juniors in Ireland and Australia. (In Latin).
The Jesuits
Grogan, Brian, Jesuit priest
Villa Rules and Daily Order of Time for Irish Jesuit Province
Villa Rules and Daily Order of Time for Irish Jesuit Province.
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province.
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province
Villa Rules for Irish Jesuit Vice-Province dating from 1837 - quotes Fr General Roothaan, and the Irish Vice Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ (vice-prov 1858). Also includes a Daily Order of Time.
Volume containing poetry written by scholastics of the Irish Jesuit Province
Bound volume containing poetry written by scholastics of the Irish Jesuit Province.