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- 14 November 1914
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Thomas Shuley SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ seeking permission to smoke.
Shuley, Thomas, 1884-1965, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr Thomas Shuley SJ, Xavier College, Kew, Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ seeking permission to smoke.
Shuley, Thomas, 1884-1965, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr Timothy Moloney (Centro Irlandes, Lerida, Spain) concerning his thesis
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mr Timothy Moloney (Centro Irlandes, Lerida, Spain) concerning his thesis and Denis Gwynn’s manuscript on William Smith O'Brien.
Touhill, Blanche, historian
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mr Vaughan Dempsey SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning his brother in England who was wounded in the trenches. Asks Fr Provincial's permission to visit him in hospital before he returns to the trenches.
Dempsey, Vaughan B, 1895-1961, former Jesuit scholastic, Irish consul
Letter from Mr William Allen SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Mr William Allen SJ, St Ignatius College, Riverview, Sydney to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, complaining that Fr William Lockington SJ has refused him permission to visit his brother (a Christian Brother) once a month. Includes a letter from Fr Lockington to Fr Fahy concerning the matter.
Allen, William, 1900-1964, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr William Owens SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Mr William Owens SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
Owens, William, 1888-1963, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mr William Power SJ to a Jesuit friend seeking advice
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Mr William Power SJ to a Jesuit friend seeking advice. Mr Power was a scholastic on regency at this time, and he was experiencing difficulty in his relationship with the Fr Robert Carbery SJ, Rector, Clongowes Wood College SJ.
Power, William Foerescue, 1848-1931, Jesuit priest
Letter from Mrs Lily Odell, Stile House, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England on-board the Titanic
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mrs Lily Odell, Stile House, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England (fellow passenger of Mr Frank Browne SJ on-board the Titanic, who disembarked at Queenstown), addressed 'To the Canon of Queenstown Cathedral), enquiring after a fellow passenger, complimenting Mr Browne’s photographs in the Daily Sketch and describing her holidays in Ireland.
Odell, Lily
Letter from Mrs Nolan of Killiney House, Killiney, to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ
Letter from Mrs Nolan of Killiney House, Killiney, to Fr Nicholas Walsh SJ. Refers to her financial difficulties and to their effect on her son [Tom], who is studying to be a priest.
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Mrs P. Elkinson, Secretary, Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 to Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Rathfarnham Retreat House, Dublin 14 concerning payment for a retreat attended at Rathfarnham.
Letter from Mrs Walls to Fr Daniel Shields SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mrs Walls, 13 Willow Park Avenue, Ballymun, D 11 to Fr Daniel Shields SJ in which she encloses £2 for the Penny Dinners. Refers to her mother as ‘Aunt Josephine, mentioned in James Joyce’s books and that she is ‘his first cousin’.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Muriel J. L Frazer, 48, Wellington Road, Belfast to Fr john J Coyne SJ regarding the contribution made by Fr John J Neary SJ, to the Caribbean voyage last winter.
Letter from Nobert de Baynes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Nobert de Boynes SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
de Boynes, Norbert, 1870-1954, Jesuit priest
Letter from Norbert L. Moran, solicitor, Dublin, to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Norbert L. Moran, solicitor, Dublin, to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ. Encloses a bill for miscellaneous costs (not included). Also refers to his efforts for a sale of Tobercurry.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Otho Fitzgerald, Carton, County Kildare to Dr Charles Russell congratulating him on his election as President of Maynooth College. Includes a biographical note written by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist).
FitzGerald, Lord Otho, 1827-1882, soldier and politician
Letter from P. McDonnell OCC to Fr Murphy concerning his wish to join the Society
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from P. McDonnell OCC, Carmelite Convent, Moate, County Westmeath to Fr Murphy concerning his wish to join the Society.
Letter from "P" to Charlie concerning an African boy who wishes to attend Mungret Apostolic School
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from "P", Mungret College, Limerick to Charlie [ ] concerning an African boy (Ladislaus Kamata) who wishes to attend Mungret Apostolic School.
Perrott, Gerard Patrick, 1909-1985, Jesuit priest
Letter from P. Turner, [Staplestown], County Kildare to Fr Edward Kelly SJ, Clongowes Wood College
Letter from P. Turner, [Staplestown], County Kildare to Fr Edward Kelly SJ, Clongowes Wood College, County Kildare. Asks on behalf of James Hanlon, for permission to use ground at Mainham, formerly used by the Jesuit community for burials, as a burial ground for his own family.
Part of Jesuits in Ireland pre-1773
Typescript letter from Paddy J Hogan, Auctioneer, Hogan & Son, 17 Church Street, Athlone to Fr Patrick H O'Kelly SJ, Jesuit House, Galway, describing the location and provenance of the Jesuit House in Athlone, ‘…situated immediately outside the old Dublin Gate, now known as O’Leary’s (Grocers & Provisions)’. Envelope with stamp is attached.
Hogan, Paddy J, auctioneer
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Patrick Crowe SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the organisation of Jesuit teaching staff at Mungret College.
Crowe, Patrick J, 1925-2017, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuit houses of formation
Letter from Patrick Cusack SJ, St Mary's, Emo, Portlaoise, County Laois to Irish Fr Provincial accepting an invitation to dinner. Discusses noviceship matters.
Cusack, Patrick, 1918-2003, Jesuit priest
Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Patrick Drinan SJ to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin concerning his life in the noviceship in Rome. Another letter is written by James Patrick McDonnell on the reverse concerning St. Andrea. It would seem (the letter is almost indecipherable) that this second letter also concerns the noviceship in Rome.
Drinan, Patrick Aloysius, 1804-1832, Jesuit scholastic
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Patrick F. Moran, 55 Eccles Street to Dr Charles Russell concerning Dr. Russell's participation in a commission '...proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer...'.
Moran, Patrick Francis, 1830-1911, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Letter from Patrick Griffin to Fr William Ronan SJ asking for a prospectus for Mungret College
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Patrick Griffin, Woburn, Mass., USA to Fr William Ronan SJ asking for a prospectus for Mungret College with a view to training as a priest.
Letter from Patrick Maxwell to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ and reports that he met with Mr Montfort
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letter from Patrick Maxwell of 37, North Great George's Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick Hughes SJ. Reports that he met with Mr. [Montfort], and it was agreed that Fr Hughes/the Society would pay off the entire amount. Adds that he had a [ ] deed prepared.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Patrick McLoughlin, St John's, Carrigart, County Donegal to Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ concerning the papers of Dr Charles Russell held in Maynooth College and those in Leeson Street. Remarks 'My recollection is that those you had at 35 Lr. Leeson Street were a disappointing lot.'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Mr Patrick Tighe SJ, Maison St Augustin, Enghien to Fr William Kane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin thanking him for his letter and apologising for the delay in replying. Asks for news from Ireland. Remarks that he is very happy living in France and recounts news of the Irish Brothers studying there reporting that all are very happy. Remarks '..you have experienced the genuine charity of our French brothers, it makes me very glad to have the opportunity of making part at least of one's studies abroad (4pp)'.
Tighe, Patrick, 1866-1920, Jesuit, priest, chaplain and missionary
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Patrick Walter Shaw (father of Fr Frank Shaw SJ), Belsize House, Mullingar to Fr Laurence Kieran SJ expressing his joy at his son's improved health. Remarks that the trip home will complete his recovery.
Shaw, Patrick Walter, 1872-1940, politician and businessman
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 Paul de Gibergues SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ
Letter from Paul de Gibergues SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.
de Gibergues, Paul, 1895-1953, Jesuit priest
Letter from Peter Doyle, Old Derry to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Peter Doyle, Old Derry to Fr Bartholomew Esmonde SJ, Clongowes Wood College, Clane, County Kildare concerning [ ] salvation and Rev. Furlong.
Letter from Peter Kenney to Bartholomew Esmonde
Letter from Peter Kenney to Bartholomew Esmonde.
Kenney, Peter J, 1779-1841, Jesuit priest and educator
Letter from Peter McGrath to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Peter McGrath, Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Charles Aylmer SJ, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning a law that has been passed by the legislature of the island regulating marriage. Remarks that it requires a proprietor or trustee of a building used as a Catholic church to seek a licence from the Governor to celebrate a marriage. Asks Fr Aylmer to organise this for him with the proprietor/trustee of the chapel on the Isle of Man.
McGrath, Peter, priest
Letter from Philip Brady SJ to Irish Fr Provincial expressing his willingness to go to Malta
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Philip Brady SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial expressing his willingness to go to Malta.
Brady, Philip, 1846-1917, Jesuit priest
Letter from Philip de Villefort to Patrick Bracken
Letter from Philip de Villefort to Patrick Bracken.
de Villefort, Philip, 1799-1866, Jesuit priest
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA to Fr Francis Finegan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Professor Rev. F. X. Martin OSA, Department of Medieval History, University College Dublin to Fr Francis Finegan SJ enquiring about the relationship between Dr William Gahan OSA and Fr Matthew Gahan SJ.
Martin, F. X., 1922-2000, Augustinian, historian and activist
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from publishers the Clarendon Press, Oxford to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on his proposed book on the history of the early Irish Church.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Sampson, Low, Marston, Searle and Rivington, English and American Publishers, Colonial and Continental Booksellers, Crown Buildings, 188 Fleet Street, London to Fr Joseph O'Malley SJ, St Aloysius College, Waikari, Dunedin, New Zealand concerning his manuscript entitled 'The Complete Theory of Music' and the details of its publication.
O'Malley, Joseph, 1832-1910, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from S. MacMargamhna SJ, Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin to Fr [Michael Quinlan], [St Ignatius College, Galway] concerning the Bishop [of Galway] and his right to dictate to the Superior of an exempt house regarding the number and times of public masses on Sundays or holidays.
Letter from Raymond Brzozowski to Peter Kenney
Letter from Raymond Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Raymond, 1763-1848, Jesuit priest
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rev. George O'Neill SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning an article written by Fr Phelan about Canon Sheehan. Remarks that the article was sent to him as a reader for the Catholic Truth Society ‘I reported strongly against its publication thinking it lamentable from many points of view. The other reader and the Hon. Sec. were equally unfavourable.’.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rev. George O'Neill SJ, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial concerning Fr Provincial’s objection to Scholastics continuing as committee members of the English Society at University College. Remarks ‘This Society fulfils an exceedingly useful function in the college. It exercises its members in three most useful things...writing...reading them out...(and) criticizing each others work.’. Continues ‘I fear that their (the Scholastics) withdrawal from active participation...would simply mean its extinction.’.
Letter from Rev. Henry James Coleridge SJ to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry James Coleridge SJ, St Beuno's, St. Asaph to Dr Charles Russell concerning some '...trouble that has lately taken place about the 'Dublin Review'. Discusses in detail the editorship of the publication.
Coleridge, Henry James, 1822-1893, Jesuit priest and editor
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, Molesworth Street, Dublin to his sisters, Mary Young (1783-1830) and Johanna (Mary Ursula) Young, Ursuline Convent, Cork concerning the death of their father, Charles Young.
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, Mount Carmel Convent, Blackrock, County Dublin to Rev. D. Nolan, Carlow concerning the consecration of Right Rev. Dr. Griffith. Refers to copies of Latin prayers for the mass. Remarks that he gathered the prayers together himself with help from Mr. Meagher.
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, St Joseph's to his cousin Rev. Henry Lynch concerning a manuscript of Cardinal Bellarmin's Catechism which he wishes to show Rev. Lynch 'After which I will show it to Rev. Mr. Pope...who will, I hope, get Dr. Cullen's sanction for its publication.'
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev. Henry Young, St Joseph's to his cousin Rev. Henry Lynch concerning a small bottle of water. Remarks that the water might have been '...distilled from the bones or other relicks of St. Nicholas of Bari. Remarks that he was a curate in St. Nicholas's new church in Kinsealy and it was to this church that the bottle of water was brought by a Rev. William.' Refers to the death of Rev. James and a parcel of papers including a manuscript of Bellarmin's Catechism. Remarks that he would like the manuscript to be copied '...which I shall willingly do but gradually and scrupulous by following James's copy with corrections before me for copying any work imprints more the subject on the mind than hasty reading.'
Young, Henry, 1786-1869, Roman Catholic priest
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rev James Henthorn Todd, secretary of the Irish Archaeological Society to Eugene O'Curry informing him of his election as life member of the Society “ ‘...as an acknowledgement of the valuable services he has rendered to the Society...’ ”.
Todd, James Henthorn, 1805-1869, librarian and scholar
Letter from Rev James Tuite SJ to Fr James A. Cullen replying to his request for a meeting
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rev James Tuite SJ, St Francis Xavier’s, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr James A. Cullen replying to his request for a meeting. Remarks that he should call at Gardiner Street.
Tuite, James, 1831-1891, Jesuit priest
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Rev John T Kelly SJ, Apostolic School, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ concerning two donations to the school, one from William Jones and the other from Mr. Randal de Courcy MacDonnell.
Kelly, John Thomas, 1906-1977, former Jesuit priest
Letter from Rev. Robert Kane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Sergeant Robert H. Kane
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rev. Robert Kane SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Sergeant Robert H. Kane (his nephew and godson) 19th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers D. Company, British Expedition Force, France concerning news from home and family members. Refers to the war and remarks ‘From what I hear from many different sources, I am convinced that the end will come before the end of the summer with a big smashing up of the Germans.’. Concludes ‘I know that you have all the Kane grit, but don’t run any foolish risks.’ The envelope is marked ‘Killed in Action’.
CWGC
Private Robert Kane
Service Number: 12873
Royal Irish Fusiliers
6th Bn.
Date of Death
Died 15 August 1915
Buried or commemorated at
HELLES MEMORIAL
Panel 179 to 182.
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Copy letter from Rev William Delany SJ, University College, St Stephen's Green, Dublin to the Archbishop of Dublin, William J. Walsh concerning the application of the Governing Body of University College for three years tenancy of the St Stephen's Green buildings. Remarks ‘The first essential preliminary to the transfer is obviously [to] providing a home for this community to which they may transfer their belongings...’. States that he has searched the neighbourhood for a suitable hall of residence where Jesuit Fathers could also live. Continues ‘...the most I could secure were two houses some 6 minutes walk from each other. No. 35 Lower Leeson Street... and Winton House, Winton Road...’. Remarks that these two houses although physically separate ‘...will be under one jurisdiction the responsible head being the superior in Leeson Street.’. Concludes ‘...I recognise most fully the advantage of having the new Institution begin its existence in the old home of Newman’s “Catholic University” and this helps me to go not merely with resignation but with positive gladness.’.
Delany, William, 1835-1924, Jesuit priest
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
Letter from Richard Doyle to Dr Charles Russell apologising for the delay in replying to his note
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Richard Doyle, 17 Cambridge Terrace, Hyde Park, England to Dr Charles Russell apologising for the delay in replying to his note and informing Dr Russell that he will make inquiries to an acquaintance on his behalf. Includes a note by Fr Fergal McGrath SJ (former Irish Province Archivist) on Richard Doyle and surmises that he is Dickie Doyle, an artist for Punch.
Doyle, Richard, 1824-1883, illustrator, printmaker, and watercolour painter
Letter from Richard [F] [Sidney] of 9 Nelson Street, to Fr Alexander Kyan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Richard [F] [Sidney] of 9 Nelson Street, to Fr Alexander Kyan SJ. Encloses letter received from the latter and from Howard Kyan in relation to Dr Scallan.
Letter from Richard Gallagher, Western Road, Cork to his aunt Mary
Part of Irish Jesuits
Holograph letter from Richard Gallagher, 2 Inniscarraig, Western Road, Cork to his aunt Mary, wishing her ‘a very merry Christmas and a bright new year’.
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ reporting on the health of members of the community
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Richard Murphy SJ, Loyola, Greenwich Road, Greenwich, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ reporting on the health of members of the community.
Murphy, Richard James Francis, 1875-1957, Jesuit priest
Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Richard Thompson, Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Catholic Chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man agreeing that Fr Patrick Bracken SJ may supply for Fr Gahan on the Isle of Man while he is away.
Thompson, Richard, priest
Letter from Rita (cousin) to Fr William White SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Rita (cousin), Ballkealy, Tullow, Carlow to Fr William White SJ.
Letter from Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Beverley, to Irish Fr Provincial
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Robert Cornthwaite, Bishop of Beverley, to Irish Fr Provincial. Recounts some details of a mix-up, involving himself and another bishop, from whom he asked for a letter. Also refers to the ‘very pardonable pious impatience” of Mr ‘McDonnell’.
Cornthwaite, Robert, 1818-1890, Roman Catholic Bishop of Beverley
Part of Catholic University of Ireland and University College, Dublin
Letter from R. Donovan, Dublin Commission, Royal University Buildings, Dublin to Rev William Delany SJ requesting a list of Fellows of the Royal University teaching in University College, Dublin. Includes a list of the Fellows detailing dates of appointment, ages, subjects taught, number of lectures delivered and academic distinctions.
Donovan, Robert, 1862-1934, journalist and professor
Letter from Robin Gwynn, New Zealand to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Robin Gwynn, New Zealand (Fr Gwynn’s first cousin once removed, on his father’s side) to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, concerning the future custodian of the Gwynn family papers (i.e. who should it be and where should the papers be kept). At the time Mercy Simms was the custodian.
Gwynn, Robin
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr [ ] praising the work being carried out at St Kilda's.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Copy of a letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ concerning the conditions imposed by the Archbishop for the Society of Jesus' entry to the Archdiocese of Sydney.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Roger Bede Vaughan, Archbishop of Sydney, St John's College, Sydney to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the establishment of the Society in Sydney. Remarks that he has no objection but wishes to discuss a number of conditions. Refers to the closure of Lyndhurst College. Remarks 'The result of this very painful duty will be at all events to clear away complications and you will have no reason for feeling any delicacy in accepting the offer I am going to make to you when you come.
Vaughan, Roger William Bede, 1834-1883, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Rose Gallagher, sister of Fr Charles Flanagan, Castlefin, County Donegal to Fr [ ] concerning her brother Fr Charles Flanagan and some biographical details. Refers to his writings.
Letter from S.F. O'Mahony, Seminaire du Grand, Montrouge, Paris to his father (Martin Mahony) on the question of where he shall minister ‘…it is of no Consequence that I serve my God in one climate preferably to another provided I accomplish faithfully his ever adorable will, all I ask is to be allowed to follow his voice which evidently calls me to the Society, and of that you can entertain no reasonable doubt. The rest is not essential, so I abandon it to whatever dispositions may be made by you and my Superiors. As I am of an age at which tis customary in France to receive the Ecclesiastical tonsure, I hope you will have no objection to my contracting this preliminary obligation to persevere, begging you to obtain the necessary documents from Our Bishop to whose prayers I wish to be recommended.…I received two letters from the Clongonians but decline answering as I feel every day more & more the necessity of absolute retirement and complete sequestration to enable myself to meet with some confidence the serious duties which will be one day incumbent on me & which I learn in my solitude to appreciate.’ On reverse is a letter in French, by Fr Jean Baptiste Gury SJ, Master of Novices, Montrouge, Paris, France to the father of S.F. O'Mahony regarding his son's entry into the Society.
Mahony, Francis Sylvester, 1804-1866, former Jesuit priest, priest and humorist
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Sheridan & Kenny Solicitors, 24 Eustace Street, Dublin to the Superior, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin re: James McEvoy and the enclosed cheque for &20.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sheridan & Kenny, solicitors, to Fr Thomas Wheeler SJ. Encloses a cheque for £136.1.3, being part of the costs incurred by Fr Wheeler in the case of the estate of Dowling, and the debt due by the latter to Fr O’Connor.
Letter from Sir Charles Gavan Duffy to Dr Charles Russell
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Grosvenor Hotel [London] to Dr. Charles Russell. Refers to a journey he undertook to Ireland to visit old friends and remarks that he read Dr Newman's Apologia on the voyage home.
Duffy, Sir, Charles Gavan, 1816-1903, politician and journalist
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, Villa Marguerite to Frances O'Hagan sympathising over the death of her husband, Judge John O'Hagan. Remarks '...I am poorer in hope and health and happiness since the man I loved best in the world has gone from it.'
Duffy, Sir, Charles Gavan, 1816-1903, politician and journalist
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sir Thomas Larcom, Director of the Irish Ordnance Survey to [Eugene O'Curry] regarding a map of county Clare. Remarks that he has once more written to Captain [ ] ‘...to say the map cannot be too good...’. Continues ‘...as a principle it is very necessary that in Dublin you should all work in one place...’.
Larcom, Sir Thomas Aiskew, 1801-1879, surveyor, administrator, and under-secretary for Ireland
Letter from solicitors re. purchase price of Doyle's yard
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Dundon & Treacy to Fr Redmond Roche SJ. States that the lowest figure for which Michael Doyle is prepared to dispose of the property is £1,000.
John Dundon and Son, solicitors
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from Sr. [ ] Sutton, Ursuline Convent, Avranches, France to Fr William Ronan SJ approving of his plans [to open an Apostolic School]. Remarks '…you can act as you say we both trust and rely on you and the Provincial for safeguarding our interests during our interests during our lives after which all will be yours.'
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from Sr Beatrice [ ] Delahunt, St Joseph's, Carmelite Convent, Ranelagh to Fr [ ] concerning a book on Devotion to St. Joseph translated by some members of the order. Asks for Fr [ ]'s sanction for the book. Remarks that they are waiting for the Cardinal's imprimatur for the book.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sr Carroll, Convent of Mercy, Mobile, Alabama, USA to Sr Mary Baptist (Katherine) Russell sympathising over the death of Lord Russell of Killowen (brother of Sr Russell). Remarks 'what made the shock greater for me was the fact that I had never heard of his being weak or ailing...'
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sr John Gaynor, The Sisters of Charity, Our Lady's Hospice for the Dying, Harold's Cross, Dublin to Mother Prioress Sr Mary Gabriel, Carmelite Convent, Firhouse concerning the illness of her sister and Fr Duffy's sister, Anne. Remarks 'Although I know you must feel it a blessed thing for a soul to be nearing its eternal house, still it pains me to have to tell you your dear sister is visibly losing ground.' Refers to Fr Duffy and remarks that she sent for him.
Gaynor, Anna, 1826-1899, Sister of Charity
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sr M. Catherine of the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, St Mary’s, Limerick, to Fr Stephen Farrell SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin. Conveys her thanks, through the latter, to the anonymous benefactor, who gave a donation of £100 for the use of her Convent. Includes a handwritten receipt for the above donation, signed by Sister Mary Catherine Bren.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sr Marie Hilary, The Sisters of Charity, Mount St Anne's, Milltown, Dublin 6 to Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ concerning a letter to Fergal McGrath from his grandparents (McAllister) on the occasion of his first holy communion (12 April 1906, 1p), and a poem written by his mother, Lady McGrath (Eleanor Mary McAlister), on the occasion of her son's ordination.
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from Sr Mary [ ] Williams, Convent Sisters of Charity, Hobartown (Hobart, Tasmania) to Fr James Dalton SJ concerning the transfer of the Sisters of Charity to Richmond. Includes a note on the back of the letter from Fr Dalton to Irish Fr Provincial N. Walshe SJ remarking, 'They are not prospering there, because the Presentation Nuns...have the support of the Bishop and Clergy. They must leave or die out...'
Williams, Mary, Sister of Charity
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sr Mary Baptist Russell, St. Mary's Hospital, San Francisco to her mother concerning her life in California, her work there and news from the convent.
Russell, Mary Baptist, 1829-1898, Sister of Mercy
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sr Mary Baptist Russell, St Mary's Hospital, San Francisco to her sister Sarah Russell (later Mother Mary Emmanuel, Sister of Mercy, Newry) concerning Sarah's desire to join the sisters in Newry but that their mother has objected to this. Suggests that Sarah might come out to join her in California. Remarks '...I half concluded in my own mind that the Almighty destined you to share in our [life] here and was making use of dear Mamma's opposition to your wishes.' Remarks that they are very short of sisters. Concludes 'I dare say Mother Catherine (in Newry) will think I am somewhat selfish but no selfish motive activates me I assure you...'
Russell, Mary Baptist, 1829-1898, Sister of Mercy
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sr Mary Emmanuel (Sarah Russell) to her brother Fr Matthew Russell SJ telling him of their mother's death.
Russell, Mother Mary Emmanuel, 1831-1902, Sister of Mercy
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sr Mary Francis Bridgeman of the Sisters of Mercy, to unknown bishop/archbishop. Relates her experiences of travelling to, and working in, British military hospitals with other Irish Catholic nuns in the Crimea (Scutari and Koulali) when Florence Nightingale was in charge there. States that she writes at the instigation of Frs Molony and Ronan. Refers to the bad relations that existed between the nuns and Nightingale, and the charges of proselytism laid against the former.
Bridgeman, Mother Mary Francis, 1813-1888, Sister of Mercy nun
Letter from Sr Mary Ignatius, The Sisters of Charity, Benada Abbey, County Sligo to Sr M Attracta
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sr Mary Ignatius, The Sisters of Charity, Benada Abbey, County Sligo to Sr M Attracta (Sister of Mother Mary Joseph Jones and Fr Daniel Jones SJ), concerning a request by Sr Attracta for a description of Benada. Refers to the 'great house' and the lace making school at Benada.
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Sr Mary J. Bernard, Ursuline Convent, St Mary's, Waterford to Fr John Curtis SJ complimenting him on the retreat given to the community.
Letter from Sr Mary St John Russell to her aunt, Rosa Mulholland, thanking her for a book
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sr Mary St John Russell, The Old Palace, Mayfield, Sussex to her aunt, Rosa Mulholland, thanking her for a book. Remarks that she will be making her perpetual vows after a retreat.
Part of Non-Irish Jesuit material
Letter from Sr Mary, Hospice Civil, Sarthe, Sable, France to Dr Charles Russell concerning the conduct of Fr James Murphy. Remarks '...Mr Murphy behaved very unpleasantly to us and personally to me.' Remarks that he has been asked to leave the abbey.
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Letter from Sr Mary of St Mary Magdalene of Pazzi Lawson, Prov. Superioress of the Convent of the Good Shepherd, Limerick, to Fr Stephen Farrell SJ. Encloses a receipt for the gift of £100 from an anonymous donor, and received through Fr Farrell (included).
Part of Irish Jesuit community houses
Letter from [Superior], St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Patrick J Morris SJ, Rector, Belvedere College concerning the supply of priests.
Letter from Stephen Kuttner to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Stephen Kuttner (President of the Institute of Medieval Canon Law, School of Law, University of California, Berkeley, California) to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, a ‘Corresponding Member’ of the Institute, informing him that the ‘appointment of Corresponding Members should henceforth be understood as made for a period of five years…’
Part of Irish Jesuits
Letter from Stephen Lucius Gwynn (aged 9) to his ‘Aunt Lizzie’ concerning his love of shooting birds with his catapult!. With postscript written by his mother Lucy.
Gwynn, Stephen Lucius, 1864-1950, author, politician, and soldier
Letter from Surgeon Conway Dwyer to Fr Robert Kane SJ concerning Fr Kane’s operation and illness
Part of Irish Jesuits
Typescript copy of a letter from Surgeon Conway Dwyer to Fr Robert Kane SJ concerning Fr Kane’s operation and illness during the months of May, June and July 1917. Expresses his thanks to Fr Kane for a portrait of Fr Kane and a copy of one of his books. Concludes ‘I feel very happy at the successful issue of what is always a severe and trying operation. I earnestly trust that you will be able now to carry on your great and good work for many fruitful years.’.
Dwyer, Sir, Frederick Conway, 1860-1935, surgeon
Letter from T. H. Kenny, Solicitor, 55 George Street, Limerick to Fr William Ronan SJ
Part of Jesuit colleges in Ireland
Letter from T. H. Kenny, Solicitor, 55 George Street, Limerick to Fr William Ronan SJ, Mungret concerning the drawing up of a scheme to be attached to the lease for Mungret College.
Kenny, T.H., solicitor
Part of Irish Jesuit Missions
Letter from T. J. O'Brien, General Secretary, Australian Catholic Federation, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ expressing his disappointment that Fr Bernard Vaughan will not be able to take the lecturing tour due to ill health.
O'Brien, T. J.
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Charles Aylmer
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Tadeusz, 1749-1820, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Charles Aylmer
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Tadeusz, 1749-1820, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Charles Aylmer
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Tadeusz, 1749-1820, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Charles Aylmer
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Tadeusz, 1749-1820, Jesuit priest and Father General
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney
Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.
Brzozowski, Tadeusz, 1749-1820, Jesuit priest and Father General