Biographical information on Fr John J Hannon SJ. Includes catalogue entry (1930), correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and brief biography by Fr Fergus O'Donoghue SJ.
Thurles
11 Collection results for Thurles
Material relating to Fr Paul O'Flanagan SJ including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries.
O'Flanagan, Paul, 1898-1974, Jesuit priestCorrespondence between Fr Redmond F. Roche SJ and Fr D. Ryan, St Patrick's College, Thurles, County Tipperary concerning the continuation of teaching philosophy and theology through Latin.
A file relating to the closure of the Philosophate at Mungret Apostolic School.
Catalogue entries and letters to Fr John O'Leary SJ on running expenses and supply to parishes in England (7 items).
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 FranciscoLetter from Michael Slattery, Archbishop of Cashel, to Fr Peter Kenney SJ, Clongowes. Asks the latter to give a retreat to the clergy of Cashel diocese the following July.
Slattery, Michael, 1783-1857, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel & EmlyLetter from Fr Bertrand Arthur Wilberforce, St Patrick's College, Thurles to Mr Thomas Scratton, Secretary of the Catholic University concerning his disappointment at missing Scratton in Dublin. Remarks that he is giving a retreat in Cashel and hopes to see Scratton on his way back to England.
Wilberforce, Bertrand Arthur, 1839-1904, Dominican priestCorrespondence with Fr Thomas Hurley SJ from and about ex-pupils, both lay and clerical. Letters from ex-pupils, their families and
acquaintances. Subjects include career histories, memories of teachers, classmates and schooldays, deaths of contemporaries etc. Many mention the SHC magazine/annual, in which Fr Hurley is involved, and some promise to send photographs of themselves to appear in the publication. Includes letters from sisters Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington and Katharine (aka Kathleen) Cruise O'Brien in relation to their father David Sheehy MP, who was educated at the Crescent (8 & 15 May 1933, 22 June 1933; 3 items).
File relating to the bequest to the Society by Peter O'Connor, Solicitor, Waterford.
A file relating to the Registration of Teachers. Most of the documents in the file relate to the Registration Council and their work to achieve a Register of Intermediate Teachers in Ireland. Includes reference to Nuns' Intermediate Schools and 'Some facts as to the attendance of Nuns at Universities outside Ireland (1914).