Copy letter from [Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ], St. Francis Xavier's, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ instructing him to cease working on the organisation of local branches of the Gaelic League. Remarks '...I think that it would be better if you did not even write on this subject...' Includes a reply from Fr Hurley, St. Stanislaus College, Tullamore, County Offaly.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ concerning his editorship of An Timire.

A file relating to a speech made by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ in which he criticised the department of Education's policy regarding Irish. Includes cuttings from the Irish Press of the speech (23 August 1945 - 24 August 1945, 2 items).

'Memorandum on Spiritual Needs of Native Irish Speakers in Britain 1958-59' by Fr Joseph Hurley SJ.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, FÁS, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Brendan Barry SJ describing his activities concerning the inauguration of the Tomás Ághas commemoration year.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning his health and his wish to pass on the editorship of An Timire to somebody else. Suggests Fr Sean Ó Duibhir SJ. Includes a copy reply from Fr Provincial.

Note concerning the results for 1941-1944 in Intermediate and Leaving Certificate Irish.

A file relating to the design of Christmas cards.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ enclosing a list of suitable names to take over the editorship of An Timire.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning a crisis in the administration of Cullacht Mhuire with a knock on effect in the administration of FÁS and An Timire. Seeks an appointment with Fr Provincial to discuss the situation. Refers also to his health and expresses his concern for the survival of An Timire under the circumstances.

Programme written in Irish concerning celebrations for the feast of St Patrick.

Letter from Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, Milltown Park, Dublin to Irish Fr Provincial Cecil McGarry SJ concerning the pastoral care of Gaeltacht London emigrants.

A file relating to Fr Joseph Hurley's wish to write some of the Messenger of the Sacred Heart in Irish. Includes a letter from Fr F. Schwendimann SJ, Directio Generalis, Apostolatus Orationis, Borgo S. Spirito 5, Rome, Italy to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas Byrne SJ expressing his worry over different dialects in Ireland and the possibility of misinterpretation (21 November 1952, 1p). Includes a copy reply from Fr Provincial explaining that although differences do occur within the Irish language in different parts of Ireland the meaning would not be misinterpreted (26 November 1952, 1p).

‘Amhráin Eoin an Mhéirín’ Part 2, from amhrán XI onwards.’ Handwritten draft.

Proof of article entitled ‘Amhráin Eoin “An Mhéirín” Mic Charthaigh…Nótaí breise’ (4pp) and copy of published article (3pp).

Notes on address to the Columban League, Maynooth, Kildare, Easter 1917.

Poem ‘Do Eadbhard Ua Duibhling: Nodlaig 1935’ beg. Seán fá chéad is sonas duit, 3qq.

Edited text of poem ‘Thar fhairrge i gcéin (le linn na hOl-togha 1918)’ beg. Thar fhairrge i gcéin gidh taistealach mé, 8 verses.

Three poems. ‘Duanín na Nodlag’, beg. Ó mo láimh-se beir gáirdeas, gach buidhe is buaidh, 3qq. (1914); ‘An tAistear go Beithil’, beg. Fada an bóthar, olc an tslighe, 24 lines of edited text (Christmas 1916) and ‘Sa Choill d[am]’, beg. Sian-sán gaoithe sciatháin dhiadha, translated from the German poem ‘Im Walde’ by T. Schlegel (12 lines).

Two drafts of a poem by Fr McGrath, beg. 'A Rí do rinne Eamhain go fuar', (14 lines) entitled ‘Beithil’ and ‘Triallam Jas Bheithil’.

Edited Irish manuscript entitled ‘An Lánamha Luaidhte’. Divided into thirty-eight chapters.

Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘Éanna (Éanda) Naomhtha (?460 – 540?) (21 adh Márta)’ (8pp) and notes in another hand (1p.).

Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘Finnian Fionn Cluana Ioraird 470 ? – …’ (8pp) with notes in another hand commenting on the text (1p.).

Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘Beatha Íde [480? – 569?]’ (7pp) with notes in another hand commenting on the text (4pp).

Fragments of prose (in Irish).

Various Irish poetry.

‘Eich na Féinne’ and ‘Arann (na hAlban)’.

Short story entitled ‘An Duilleog Ghlegeal’.

‘Na Subháilcí,’ three [lectures] (5pp, 8pp, 26pp).

‘Dian-anaith Críost’.

Article extracted from The Belvederian ‘Agallamh an Óstóra agus a bhean-chócaire (Sliocht aistrighthe as “Kleider machen Leute”)’ [by Fr. McGrath?].

‘Discipline in the Irish Church in the Twelfth Century.’

‘Mussolíní ag trácht ar Thíreagar nó ar Fheirmeorreacht’.

‘Beatha (Alfoins) Daudeth (1840 – 1897)’.

‘Alasandar Manstóiní (1785-1873)’ (9pp) and notes (7pp).

‘Ailbreicht Ueinsteal Eosaoib Uallanstaghn, Diúic Fhríolainn 1583-1634’.

‘Feardorcha Borroiméo, Cairdionál agus Áirdeasbog Mhioláin (1564-1631).

Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘De Mhaodhóg Fearna (550-60 – 624-32)’ (11pp) with notes in another hand commenting on the text (2pp).

Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘Fursa Naomhtha (580? – 652-3 (16adh Eanair) ‘ (8pp) and notes in another hand commenting on the ‘Fursa’ text and also on the text relating to St. Enda (Éanna) (5pp).

Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘Beatha Chárthaigh Naomhtha, dá ngorrthear fós Mochuda Leasa Mhórr (550?– 632?)’ (11pp) with notes in another hand commenting on the text (5pp).

Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars, ‘Comhghall Naomhtha 517 – 602’ (8pp) and notes in another hand commenting on the text (6pp).

Includes ‘Scéilíni ó Bheathaidh Naomh na hÉireann’ (n.d., 3pp) and poem ‘Triallam ar Beithil’ (1942, 1p.).

Booklet with Irish poems pasted in its pages, some by Fr McGrath.

Divided into nine chapters.

A file of letters from Fr Richard Golding SJ, Clongowes Wood College SJ to Irish Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ concerning Irish. Fr Golding writes on the topic of "Fr Provincial's Medal for Irish Essay" awarded at Clongowes Wood College SJ. Most of these letters are correspondence about which topics might best be chosen on which the essay might be written. The winning essay is published in the "The Clongownian" each year, which was being edited by Fr Gerald Corr SJ, who is mentioned a number of times in this capacity. Fr Golding was teacher of Irish in Clongowes at the time.

Booklet containing Irish language songs compiled by Fr Seósamh Ó Muirthuile SJ for the Irish Society in Clongowes Wood College SJ

Petition signed by all pupils of Clongowes Wood College SJ and submitted to the Fr James Brennan SJ, Rector and Irish Fr Provincial James Murphy SJ, requesting that students be allowed to engage in the study of the Irish language, "if not as one of the examination subjects, at least during some part of the ordinary class and study time" (11pp). Contains lists of the members of each class in Clongowes who have signed this petition

Letter from Fr Edward Boyd Barrett SJ, St Ignatius College, Galway to Irish Fr Provincial asking permission to go to an Irish College during the summer.

A file relating to the establishment of a summer school of Irish for Jesuits and discussions concerning where the summer school should be located.

Minutes of the Irish Society for Juniors meetings (Cumann Gaelach na Soisear) Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin, with inserts of plays performed.

Journal produced by the Irish Society/Juniors entitled 'Ar Aghaidh'. The journal is handwritten and contains essays, poems, songs and illustrations.

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.

‘New Testament’ in Irish by Fr McGrath SJ. With brown paper which indicates that ‘Book Proofs' for final correction by Fr John Hyde SJ. This set of proofs contains many minor corrections as well as some important ones.

Card advertising a debate between the Cumann na Gaelige, Coláiste Mungairit and Cumann Gaelach Coláiste Iognáid, Gallimh, entitled ‘Gur tabhachtai d’ eirinn an talmhaiocht na aon tionscal eile’.

Irish manuscripts
Material relating to the lives of saints and scholars
Material relating to the Life of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Lecture notes and articles
Miscellaneous prose
Poetry

Memorandum on Bi-Lingual education in Ireland - annotated with observations (4pp). With document holder, which has 'B.P.L. Falls Road Branch Public Opinion' inscribed.

File relating to the establishment of an Irish academy for scholastics at Milltown Park, Dublin.