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Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Peter Kenney.

Letter from Thaddeus Brzozowski to Thomas Betagh.

Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Asks the latter to help him in finding a promoter for the cause of the canonisation of the Irish Martyrs. Refers to Cardinal Moran's efforts in relation to the canonisation of Oliver Plunkett.

Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Complains about the inaccuracy of the information contained in a directory which he was consulting.

Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Writes in relation to the ‘Loreto difficulty’ and the breaking up of a religious institute into provinces.

Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Informs the latter that, with his (the Provincial's) approval, he is to send ‘the circulars’ to the priests on the included list, when the papers are printed.

Letter from Dr William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ. Asks the latter for permission to have Jesuit priests on the reconstituted list of censors of books. Mentions Fr Edward Kelly and Fr Hogan.

Letter from Joseph Alipius Goold, Archbishop of Melbourne, Archbishop's Residence, St Patrick's, Melbourne to Fr Thomas Cahill SJ (Superior of the Mission) concerning the procurement of a community of religious to take charge of schools for girls.

Letter from Joseph Alipius Goold, Archbishop of Melbourne, writing from Brussels, Belgium to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ concerning an urgent request by Fr Joseph Dalton SJ for a community of teaching nuns to go to Australia.

Letter from Dr Thomas Carr, D.D., Archbishop of Melbourne, St Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Mission) asking Fr Ryan to spare a priest to become a chaplain for the expeditionary forces.

Letter from the Archbishop of Sydney, Patrick Cardinal Moran, The Irish College, Rome to Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ concerning the change of the site of the Jesuit's High School from it's present site to North Sydney.

Copy of a letter from the Micheal Kelly, Archbishop of Sydney, St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney to Fr John Ryan SJ (Superior of the Australian Mission) concerning two issues raised in letters from Fr Ryan SJ to the Archbishop, namely sanction for a loan to extend St Mary's Church, Milson's Point and the restoration of parish duties to the Fathers at Loyola.

Letter from William Codd, Bishop of Ferns, Summerhill, County Wexford to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ concerning the Society of Jesus' desire to establish a community house in the Diocese of Ferns. Remarks 'They have about a score of applications from Religious Congregations and Orders for permission to take up property here within the past few years...they made an exhaustive inquiry as to whether the needs of any part of the diocese or of the whole would admit the introduction of a new congregation...they came to the unanimous conclusion that they could see no need at all for this.'

Letter from John MacEvilly, Bishop of Galway to Irish Fr Provincial Joseph Lentaigne SJ declining an invitation to preach on St. Patrick's Day.

Letter from the Bishop of Geraldton, William Bernard Kelly, Geraldton, Western Australia to Fr John F O'Brien SJ releasing him from his duties in the Northern Territory. Remarks 'I...have no desire whatever to detain you any longer...To my mind your stay there has already been an extremely long and trying one and apart from all considerations of your order, I could not bring myself to ask you to prolong it.'

Letter from the Duke of Marlborough, Vice Regal Lodge, Dublin to Dr. Charles Russell concerning the transfer of the library of the Royal Dublin Society to form the basis of the National Library. Asks if Dr Russell will allow his name to go forward as a nomination for one of the trustees.

Letter from the Earl of Portarlington to Dr Charles Russell thanking him for a photograph and a hymn. Refers to the construction of the church at Maynooth.

Copy of a letter from the Internuncio Apostolic in China concerning the possibility of establishing a Catholic University in Canton under the direction of the Jesuit Fathers. Expresses his pleasure at the enlargement of the Jesuit Language School in Hong Kong.

Copy of a letter from Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to the Bishop of Melbourne, James Alipius Goold, concerning the arrival of Frs Lentaigne and Kelly in Australia in order '...to take preliminary steps for the establishment of our Society in Melbourne.'

Letter from the Maryknoll Fathers, Maryknoll, New York addressed 'Dear Friend' offering the services of the Maryknoll Fathers in Chungking, Free China in forwarding mail to people in China.

Letter from Fr Edward Cahill SJ, Rector, Mungret College, Limerick to a parent of a prospective pupil for the Apostolic School. Remarks that the boy (Adrian) is not suitable for the Apostolic School but could be accepted into the lay school.

Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, St Patrick's, Melbourne to Fr John Ffrench SJ regarding the Australian Mission and worries expressed by Father General concerning the observance of spiritual matters and the customs of the Society.

Letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission, Fr Joseph Dalton SJ, Villa Maria, Hunters Hill, Sydney to Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ concerning the Australian Mission. Refers to a number of topics he wishes to be passed on to Irish Fr Provincial Edmund O'Reilly SJ when Fr Lentaigne returns to Ireland.

Copy letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ to Father General Peter Beckx SJ concerning the Australian Mission.

Copy letter from the Superior of the Australian Mission Fr Joseph Lentaigne SJ, St Patrick's College, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Father General Peter Beckx SJ, Rome, Italy concerning the Australian Mission and his visit to Australia.

Copy of a letter from the Vicar Apostolate of Hong Kong, Enrico Valtorta to [ ] (not a Jesuit but somebody in Rome) concerning the Chinese mission. Remarks that the Irish Jesuits would be advised to take on a hostel or a college or both and revive the publication 'Rock'. Remarks that men are available to go to China. Suggests that some Irish Jesuits should be sent to study Chinese in the Benedictine University in Peking prior to teaching in the Jesuit college in Hong Kong.

Letter from the Vicar Apostolic of Canton to Irish Fr Provincial Laurence Kieran SJ regretting the forthcoming departure of the Jesuits withdrawal from Canton at the end of the academic year. Includes a copy of a reply from Fr Kieran SJ.

Letter from the War Office to the Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ, enclosing the official certificate of death of Fr Doyle.

Part of a letter from Thomas Bacon, solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr Matthew Meade SJ (Superior), Rathfarnham Castle concerning the Jesuit Fathers' responsibility to the upkeep of the former entrance to Rathfarnham Castle and repairs to the gate lodge.

Letter from Thomas Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr William Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning the sale of St Mary's, Emo.

Letter from Thomas Cook and Son, Tourist, Steamship and Forwarding Agents, Bankers etc., 118 Grafton Street, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Nolan SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning the suspension of sailings through the Suez Canal.

Letter from Thomas Egan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.

Letter from Thomas English, The Sacred Heart College, Maitland to Fr Joseph Dalton SJ (Superior of the Mission) praising Fr Cleary's retreat to the priests in the Sacred Heart College.

Letter from Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Writes in relation to arrangements for Fr Kelly's delivery of a sermon [on the temperance movement] in his (Furlong’s) diocese.

Letter from Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Describes his plans for the introduction of the temperance movement in his diocese.

Letter from Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Explains that more information is needed about the temperance association before he asks the priests of his diocese to promote it.

Letter from Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Reports on the success of the Association in his diocese. Asks Fr Kelly to send a large supply of tickets to him.

Letter from Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Reports that he cannot find the parcel sent by him to Fr Kelly.

Letter from Thomas Furlong, Bishop of Ferns to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Undertakes to recommend Fr Kelly’s Association to his clergy.

Letter from Thomas H. Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr William Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning a draft contract for the sale of Emo Park.

Letter from Thomas H. Bacon, solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Rev William Dargan SJ, 87 Eglinton Road, Dublin 4 concerning interest due to the Jesuit Fathers following the sale of St Mary's, Emo.

Letter from Thomas Hyde, 7 Asgard Road, Howth, Dublin to Fr Dargan SJ thanking Fr Dargan for sympathising over the death of their brother Charles.

Letter from Thomas Keogh, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin, Braganza House, Carlow to Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ complimenting Fr Counihan's retreat to priests in Carlow.

Letter from Thomas McCreevy, Garland’s Hotel, Suffolk Street, Pall Mall, London, to Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ concerning Fr Finlay’s “attitude to Mr Lennox Robinson in regard to his story ‘The Madonna of Slieve Dun’…I presume that you accept Mr Robinson’s repudiation of the suggestion that his story was a parody of the Scripture History of the Incarnation.” Protests about the attitude of a ‘small section of the press in Ireland’ with regard to ‘Christian standards’, defends Mr. Robinson and states ‘I…regard it as binding, in us Catholics particularly, to see that injustice is not done in our name in this matter…I am prepared to urge Mr. Robinson to get the matter considered by the Holy Office itself if necessary rather than submit to the injustice of being treated as a blaspheming parodist.’

Letter from Thomas O'Dwyer SJ, St Patrick's College, Grey Street, East Melbourne to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V. Nolan SJ concerning news from St Patrick's college. Refers to the question of closing St. Patrick's and discusses general administrative and community matters.

Letter from Thomas O'Hagan, 34 Rutland Square to [William Monsell].

Letter from Thomas Penswick, Bishop of Liverpool to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Catholic Chapel, Douglas, Isle of Man concerning rent money due to General Goldie for the chapel and garden occupied by Fr Matthew Gahan. Remarks that General Goldie is anxious to have the amount paid.

Letter from Thomas Power, 57 Booterstown Avenue, County Dublin to Fr John Ryan SJ thanking Fr Ryan to agree to substitute for him.

Letter from Thomas Rushe O.P., West Convent, Galway to Fr Robert Haly SJ, Prospect Hall concerning his objection (made to the Bishop) to the new Jesuit church in Galway.

Letter from Thomas Stone, Galway to Fr. [ ] SJ concerning his wish to join the Society.

Letter from Thomas Walsh, Catholic Clergyman, Westport, New Zealand to Fr James Dalton SJ, Superior of the Mission, Melbourne expressing a wish to join the Society of Jesus. Seeks Fr Dalton's advice.

Letter from Timothy Hurley (father of Joseph Hurley), Rusnacahara NS, Ahakista, Durrus, Bantry, County Cork to Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ, St Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin concerning his son's progress in Tullabeg. Refers to his contribution towards his son's upkeep.

Letter from Toby C. Barnard, Hertford College, Oxford, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ on the ‘early Gwynns in Ireland’ particularly Evan Gwynne, agent of the Earl of Anglesey (c1670s).

Letter from Tom Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Donal Ó Buachalla, 86 Merrion Square, Dublin 2 concerning the dangerous condition of some of the trees at Rathfarnham Castle.

Letter from Tom Bacon, Solicitor, 9 Clare Street, Dublin 2 to Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Superior, Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin 14 concerning the sale of premises, 37 Main Street by a publican, Patrick McDonald to Valdick Limited. Remarks that solicitors acting for Patrick McDonald have asked that the plot of land at the rear of the premises leased to him by the Jesuit Fathers be assigned to the new owners Valdick Limited.

Letters from Tom Counihan SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.

Letter from Townly W. Hardiman, Solicitor and Agent of Mrs L. B. Hamlin, 22 Bachelors Walk, Dublin to the executors of the will of A. N. Skelly concerning the affairs of W. N. Skelly and premises in Drogheda. Refers to the payment of rents due on the premises and gives notice to the executors of the will that they are liable for the rent and responsible for keeping the premises in good repair.

Letter from Ulick Joseph Bourke, President of St Jarlath's College, Tuam to Fr Robert Kelly SJ. Refers to a matter discussed by him and Fr Kelly when the latter was on a visit, and relates that he brought it up with Archbishop McHale, who agreed to give him another formula of approbation for Fr Kelly.

Letter from Vaughan Dempsey SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ.

Letter accompanying draft assignment of field from Richard Hartigan & others (Ignatian Sodality) to Fr Laurence Potter SJ and others (Crescent College).

Letter from Victor G SJ, Constantine, 55 rue Serigny, Algeria to Fr David Gallery SJ thanking him for his letter but cautions him against using the address and putting SJ after his name. Remarks 'You put my Superior in boiling water..now in several of our domiciles any letter bearing the name of Reverend Pere etc.is returned unopened to the sender...Just as present we are hunted by the detectives of the sectarian government to be taken as delinquent or rebelious [sic] to the law in reconstituting a community'. Continues 'We don't pass for Jesuit anymore, we are diocesan missionaries'. Remarks that the Bishop ordered him to Biskra to help out the priest who had fallen ill. Remarks that the heat was unbearable and he was relived to return to Constantine.

Letter from Vincent Dennehy SJ, 6 Mount Pleasant, College Road, Cork to Fr Rector concerning his trip home and the improvement in his health. Remarks that he feels he will be fit again when the University re-opens.

Letter from W. Redington, Atheneum Club, Pall Mall, London to Frances O'Hagan sympathising over the death of her husband, John O'Hagan. Remarks 'His character was one that was well suited to earn admiration and respect.'

Letter from [ ] Wallace to [ ] Walsh submitting his opinion on the O'Reilly estate, case of opinion of 1779, and settlement of 1747.

Letter and copy of a letter from William and James Duff, Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, Hardwicke Street Chapel, Dublin expressing their satisfaction that Fr Gahan is to live and administer in the Isle of Man. Remarks 'we feel that in regard to pecuniary matters you will be a sufferer to a considerable extent by the change. But if the satisfaction of having done an important service to religion as well as to its followers, can be any compensation for this sacrifice you must certainly have an ample recompense.'

Letter from William Barry, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, England to Fr Matthew Russell SJ concerning a review he (William Barry) is writing of Fr Sheehan’s new book for 'The Catholic Times'.

Letter from William Cartan O’Meara, solicitor, Dublin, to Irish Fr Provincial Timothy Kenny SJ. Writes in relation to the estate of George F. Waters SJ [scholastic in Louvain], deceased. States that he has arranged for the shares (listed) to be sold. Refers to other stock, some of which has been assigned to C.T. Waters.

Letter from William Duff, Douglas, Isle of Man to Fr Matthew Gahan SJ, asking that any accounts Fr Gahan may have against him be settled. Reminds Fr Gahan that he is no longer a subscriber towards Fr Gahan's support as a Catholic priest.

Letter from William Dunn Macray, 7 Park Crescent, Oxford, England to Dr Charles Russell thanking Dr Russell for sending him information on Archbishop Williams.

Letter from William Forbes Skene to Eugene O'Curry, 32 Bayview Avenue, Dublin thanking him for information received on the Book of Lecan. Refers to transcripts he (Skene) wishes to send to O'Curry and asks him to ‘...ascertain if it is the same as the extract taken from the Book of Ballymote...’. Discusses how the transcripts should be dispatched. Concludes by asking O'Curry to point out any further references to the history of Scotland, the highlanders and the genealogy of their clan that O'Curry may have discovered in the Irish Manuscripts.

Letter from William Forbes Skene to Eugene O'Curry, Royal Irish Academy, Dublin regarding extracts from the Annals of Ulster. Skene queries an observation made by O'Curry and remarks ‘...(there) must be some mistake as there never was a Murray of [Lennox]. Requests O'Curry to send him the original word.

Letter from William J. Walsh, Archbishop of Dublin, Archbishop's House, Dublin to Fr William Delany SJ concerning the move of the Jesuit Fathers from St Stephen's Green. Remarks that ‘...the leave of the Holy See...is now necessary.’. Continues ‘It will make things smoother if you mention in the petition...that this is not a question of a new foundation but the establishment of two houses rendered advisable by legal changes which involved the removal from University College.’. In a postscript marked ‘Confidential’ the Archbishop refers to the Chair of Logic. Remarks that he thought Fr Maher was going forward and ‘On that account I did not regard Shine’s candidature as a real one...It is said there will be a veto from Cork against any but an O.P.!’.

Letter from William [Jackson], 20 Herbert Street, [Dublin] to John O'Hagan thanking him for his letter and praise for his [book]. Refers to John O'Hagan's retirement.

Letter from William Ronan SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Irish Fr Provincial James Tuite SJ concerning the Bishop's wish that a member of the Jesuit community at Mungret should attend his conference.

Letter from William Thomas Rogers, 47 Lower Dominick Street to Charles Kernan concerning the property on the Isle of Man and the Jesuit Fathers. Remarks 'I am spoken to daily about the matter and feel ashamed of not being able to give any decisive answer on the subject.'

Letter from Willie [ ], Belgium to Uncle Louie [relatives of Fr Egan] concerning his journey to Belgium and his daily routine.

Letter granting religious powers in the diocese of Dublin by the Archbishop of Dublin, Edward Byrne to Fr Andrew O'Farrell SJ.

Letter head press for Mungret Apostolic School.

Letter informing Michael F. Cox that he has been ‘this day elected a member of the Royal Irish Academy’. Includes extracts from the by-laws relating to the admission of members, and payments to be made by them.

Letter of appreciation from the Father General Ledóchowski SJ to Fr Thomas A. Finlay SJ following Fr Finlay’s retirement from U.C.D. (In Latin)

Letter of Association presented to Fr John Conmee SJ and his family by the Abbot of Lerins, Order of Citeaux.

Letter of congratulation from James Corboy SJ, Bishop of Monze, Zambia, to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Fr Gwynn’s entrance into the Society of Jesus.

Letter of congratulation from the Jesuit Curia in Rome on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Fr Aubrey Gwynn’s entrance into the Society.

Letter from Fr Willie Doyle SJ, 8th Royal Irish Fusiliers, to a relative of a casualty. Donated to the Irish Province in 1968 by Miss Brigid Duffy, 237 Lisburn Road, Belfast.

Letter of invitation to Fr Aubrey Gwynn SJ from Donal McCartney, Prof. of Medieval Irish History, U.C.D. (and Dean of the Faculty of Arts) to the reception celebrating 70 years of the Faculty of Arts in U.C.D. – ‘it would be a great honour for us if one of our best-remembered Deans were to attend.’

Letter of sympathy from Mary Purcell, 32 Gardiner Place, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Paddy Doyle SJ following the death of Fr john Coyne SJ.

Letter of thanks from Dr Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick to Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ for documents received relating to Religious Education as exercised at Clongowes Wood College SJ.

Copy letter from the Sodality of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Ignatius and St Aloysius to sodality members, concerning the centenary of the Mens’ Sodality of Our Lady, St Ignatius Church, Galway and seeking contributions in order to present a special altar to the church.

Letter from M. D. Dack, 96a, St Ignatius Rd, Drumcondra Rd, Dublin (Secretary of Our Lady’s Grotto Committee) to Fr Sean McCarron SJ, Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin on the erection of a Grotto of Our Lady of the Assumption at Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin and a rough draft of proposed circular letter (9 March 1952). Includes an address on the occasion of the presentation of the Shrine of Our Lady of the Assumption at Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin on Sunday 9 March 1952 at 11.30am by Mr T. Scally, President, Our Lady’s Grotto Committee (CIE Employee). Photographs of the unveiling of the Grotto of the Assumption of Our Lady at Manresa House, Dollymount, Dublin by C.I.E. Employees, 17 August 1952. Seven photographs of unveiling.

Copy of a letter from The Mona Herald and General Advertiser from Alex Oswald to the Editor praising Fr Gahan and his work as a Catholic priest on the Isle of Man.