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'A Catholic Unionist; The Life and Times of William Monsell: First Baron Emly of Tervoe (1812-1894)' by Matthew Potter, The Treaty Press, Limerick.

Abstract of the customs of Mungret College (in Fr William Ronan's handwriting). Notes the Order of Time' for each day, the food eaten at each meal, lists first, second and third class feasts and their dates, describes the clothes worn (with prices) by priests and brothers.

Documents regarding the academic achievements of Crescent pupils, including two members of the Doyle family - Daniel and Charles. Includes merit cards awarded to the latter, and a letter regarding a prize in books awarded to the former by the Intermediate Education Board. Also includes a certificate of excellence awarded to Bernard Begg in 1888.

Account book belonging to [Fr William Ronan SJ] detailing money collected from various dioceses supporting the foundation of an Apostolic School at Mungret.

Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes an alphabetical index.

Account book of the Irish Jesuit Province. Includes an alphabetical index.

Handwritten account by Fr William Ronan SJ of funds collected for Mungret Apostolic School.

Published account written by Fr William Ronan SJ of the case of Mungret College addressed to the Endowed Schools Commissioners.

Typed account of the opposition to Fr William Ronan's proposal for Mungret.

Account sheet showing the financial state of Mungret College.

Folio ledger of monthly credit and debit accounts for Mungret Apostolic School.

A file containing various accounts, biographical details and obituary of Fr William Ronan SJ founder and first Rector of the Apostolic School.

Accounts of the history of the Crescent Church and College, including short histories, notes, chronologies, lists of rectors etc. Includes handwritten and typewritten documents, as well as newspaper cuttings and magazine articles.

Accounts re. 15, 16 & 17 Newenham Street, Limerick - list of outgoings and income for the Sacred Heart College in relation to nos. 15, 16 and 17 Newenham Street, including rents to be paid and received,
valuations, rates etc.

Printed leaflet, with an image of the Sacred Heart on one side, and the Act, beginning with the lines: 'We, the Fathers and Brothers of this House, this day consecrate and dedicate ourselves to Thee for ever, O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus.'

Act to enable the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, with the assent of Her Majesty's Treasury to vary the trusts of the Mungret Agricultural School and Model Farm, County Limerick.

File containing papers relating to the admission of Stephen Bates to the Society of Jesus and his subsequent life as teacher and superior of the Jesuit community at The Crescent, Limerick.

Admission register for Mungret College which details, date of admission, name of pupil, date of birth, admission age, name of parent or guardian, address, occupation of parent or guardian, school previously attended by pupil, school career, date of withdrawal, remarks. With index to names.

Admission, early life in the Society of Jesus and correspondence of Fr William Lee SJ,with his Irish Fr Provincials from time in Zambia concerning his work at Gonzaga College, Dublin and in the Milltown Institute.

Agenda for the annual general meeting of the Mungret College Union.

Parties:
1) Mary Anderson of George Street in the City of Limerick
2) Michael Hayes of Wickham Street, Limerick, and Peter Maguire of Barrington Street, Limerick

Property:
All that and those that piece or plot of land known as South Henry bounded on one side by the Waterford & Limerick Railway and on the other side by Dixon's Lane and situate lying and being in the Parish of Saint Michael and City of Limerick

Terms and Conditions:
Mary Anderson agrees to let and the other parties agree to take as yearly tenants the above property subject to the payment of the yearly rent or sum of £9., £9: 10: 0 payable quarterly on every 1st day of November, 1st day of February, 1st day of May and 1st day of August in each year, and subject to the tenants paying all relevant rates and taxes. Mary Anderson to have free use of half or more of the shed on the above property. The occupation of Patrick O'Shaughnessy of one acre of the land ‘shall not be deemed to be a breach of this agreement'.

Analysis of the number of students attending the Apostolic School, Mungret College.

Printed extract from an address given by the Father Rector to parents in relation to the need for an increase in fees, and a list of the new fees.

Announcement of retreat for the Confraternity of the Sacred Heart and the Apostleship of Prayer at the Sacred Heart Church, Limerick, on 'Sunday evening, Nov. 3rd' (no year given),

Annual letters for Mungret College.

Annual report of the Apostolic School of Ireland, 1884 - 1885. Contains a sketch of the organisation of the Apostolic school, various extracts from the school diary and letters from the Rev. W. Ronan SJ to the fathers and students of Mungret College.

Annual report of the Apostolic School, Mungret 1884 - 1885. The contents include:

• Sketch of the organisation of the Apostolic School;
• Various extracts from the diary of the school during the years 1884 & 1885;
• Letters from Fr William Ronan SJ to the Fathers and students of Mungret College including Fr Jean-Baptist René SJ.

Includes ground floor plan for Mungret College.

Printed by Bernard Kirby, Printer, Rutland Street, Limerick

Annual reports of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret. Printed by O'Connor, Printer, 20, George Street, Limerick.

Report of the Apostolic School of Mungret, Limerick.

Notice of an annual retreat for the 'Ladies' Association of St. Vincent De Paul' for Sacred Heart Church, Limerick. Printed leaflet announcing the retreat, which is to be conducted by Fr Isaac Moore SJ.

Bound volume with alphabetical index and lined pages. Handwritten entries. Includes names and addresses of members, a brief history of the sodality in the College, including the names of the Directors from 1874 onwards. Also includes the minutes of monthly meetings of Promoters from August 1944 to March 1954.

Handwritten lists of names of people (both laypeople and religious sisters) to be enrolled in the
archconfraternity.

Details of work to be carried out in relation to the erecting of dressing rooms and a concrete boundary wall - off Dixon's Lane. Compiled by R.W. DeCourcy, Architect

Includes floor plans, a cross-section of the building and a detailed drawing of the proposed new chimney
shaft.

Article on 'The History of the Society in Ireland'. Contained in an off-print of the Irish Province News. Brief history of Jesuit activity in Ireland between 1542 and 1960. Includes references to Limerick.

Article taken from the Apostolic School Record entitled 'A Retrospect'.

Article taken from the Mungret Annual (no. 7, vol. II) entitled 'Twenty One Years Ago' by Rev William Ronan SJ.

Series of articles bound into book format concerning the history of the Jesuit mission to Australia:

• 'The Woodstock Letters'. Vol. XXXVII. No. 3 'The Society of Jesus in Australia' pp303-318; Vol. XXXVIII. No. 1 pp1-9; Vol. XXXVIII. No. 2 pp161-176; Vol. XXXVIII. ? pp341-349; Vol. XXXIX. No. 2 pp145-160; Vol. XXXIX. No. 3 pp304-318; Vol. XL. No. 1 pp1-16; Vol. XL. No. 2 pp145-160; Vol. XL. No. 3 pp274-288; Vol. XLI. No. 1 pp1-6;

• catalogue of the Adelaide residence of the Australian Mission (1862; 1869-1870; 1874; 1877; 1880; 1886; 1889) and the Australian Mission (1887; 1893; 1902; 1912);

• contemporary newspaper clippings of Jesuit houses in Australia;

• copy of 'Edmund Campion’s History of Ireland' by the Rev. John Hungerford Pollen SJ with an inscription to Fr John Conmee SJ by J. H. Pollen SJ reprinted from ‘The Month’, December, 1905, and February, 1906.

• articles by Fr Matthew Devitt SJ on 'Summerhill, County Meath and its neighbourhood', published in Kildare Archaeological Society;

• 'Irish University Education: A plea for Fair Play' by Fr William Delany SJ (1904);

• 'Brief memoir of Fr Patrick Duffy SJ' (1904);

• 'The Annual Report of the Apostolic School of Ireland' (Society of Jesus) 1884-1885, 1886, 1895;

• extracts from the diary of Mungret College (1884-1885);

• copy letters from Rev. F. Ronan to the Fathers and Students of Mungret College during the journey through the United States (September 1884- Christmas 1885).

Assets and Payments book which details assets invested in shares, the interest made on these shares and payments made.

A file relating to the Association of Secondary Schools in Ireland (ASTI) and correspondence with the Society of Jesus in relation to the secondary schools under their direction. Includes letters relating to the dismissal of lay teachers, the employment of lay teachers in Jesuit schools and the salaries of lay teachers, list of lay teachers at Clongowes Wood College SJ and salary (1941)

Handwritten document with printed letterhead 'Alfred J. Sexton, Auctioneer'. Advises that the rent of the field be purchased from the landlord.

Documents relating to bank loans taken by the Crescent Community from the Hibernian Bank Ltd and the National Bank Ltd. Includes a letter from Fr Charles Doyle SJ to Fr William Byrne SJ (Crescent Rector), explaining the financial situation which he found at the Crescent when he became rector some years before (21 January 1927, 3 pp). Also includes correspondence from both banks, and account statements.

Copy case for counsel to advise on a bequest made by Margaret Doyle to the Bishop of Limerick and Superior of Mungret College, Limerick for the establishment of a bursary for the education of students from St Joseph's Young Priests Society as Roman Catholic Priests for the foreign missions.

Biographical material concerning David Woulfe SJ. Includes

• typescript on his life, by Fr James Stephenson SJ (n.d., 13pp);
• correspondence collected by Fr Stephenson in the course of research for the article (19 February - 26 October 1953, 4 items) - letter from Mary, Hartfiled, Santo Amaro, Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal, Margaret Woulfe, Kerry and Joseph Ranson, Salamanca;
• notes and letter compiled by Fr John MacErlean SJ on Fr Woulfe (1929, 4pp);
• reprint 'The Last Years of a Confessor of the Faith, Father David Wolf' from 'Archivium Historicum Societatis Jesu', vol. XV, 1946 (15pp);
• journal of notes made by Richard Woulfe, Dromlought, Lisselton, County Kerry, intended to comprise a ‘short and incomplete family history’;
• biographical notes on Fr Woulfe, copies of correspondence, letters contributed to various newspapers by Maurice Woulfe (5 Bolton Street, Clonmel) on Woulfe family history (1904 – 1928) and copies of letters of Dr T. Woulfe of Bruff, County Kerry (1923-1924) (25 November 1935, c76pp);
• draft typescript entitled ‘Unpublished Letter of Father David Wolf’ by Fr Manuel da Costa SJ (Portuguese Jesuit and historian). Foreword in English (3pp); letter (October 1568) in Latin to the Bishop of Killala, Redmond O'Gallaghair, written when Fr Woulfe was in jail in Dublin Castle, describing the events of 1566 – ‘68 (n.d., 24pp);
• article on David Wolfe SJ and
• article by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ, 'The Career and Problem of David Wolfe, 1528-1579? Jesuit, and Papal Commissary to Ireland', NMAJ, vol. 47, 2007, pp21-37.

Letter from Fr Patrick G. Kennedy SJ to Fr Robert Tyndall SJ, Rector, Crescent Colllege, clarifying the origins of the cases of stuffed birds in the school museum.

Printed booklet. Includes a form of enrolment for membership of the Society, which was also known as the 'Pious Union of Sanctuary Servers' or the 'Sodality for Servers at the Altar', a short article on Blessed John Berchmans, and a list of privileges of the Society.

Booklet by Fr Edward Cahill SJ entitled 'The Monastery of Mungret' concerning the history of Mungret, with annotations, and with insert note from Fr Edward Cahill SJ to Fr Charles Sacantlebury SJ (1936).

Booklet published by the Irish Messenger Office by Rev. Patrick J McCurtin SJ entitled 'A Link With the Past, Mungret, Ancient and Modern, Its Apostolic School.

'Record of Junior Rugby Teams 1932 - 1961'. Typed booklet charting the history of Crescent teams in the Munster Junior Cup, with information gathered mainly from local newspapers and the Mungret Annual. Includes a summary of the teams' record in the Cup, lists of players for each of the years (apart from 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941 and 1942), and also commentaries on some of the matches. Also includes a photo of the Junior Cup team for 1960-61, who won the Munster Schools' Junior Cup and the Limerick Schools' under 16 Cup.

Booklet entitled 'Mungret College School Songs'.

Booklet published in honour of prize day at Mungret College. Includes the text of a speech by Lord Emly. Printed by Bernard Kirby, Rutland Street.

File containing material relating to Br Andrew Williams's admission to the Society and subsequent correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials.

Material relating to Br Edward Maher SJ.

File relating to Br John K Rogers SJ, including application to join the Society, catalogue entries, and memorial card.

Documents relating to the admission of Patrick Brady into the Society of Jesus, including certificates of baptism and confirmation, letters, catalogue entries, obituary and memorial card.

File containing mainly papers relating to the admission of Patrick McNamara to the Society and his death notices.

File relating to the admission to the Society of Jesus of Peter Cunningham and subsequent correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, and catalogue records.

Material relating to William Fitzgerald's admission to the Society, correspondence relating to his move from Emo to Clongowes Wood in 1967, catalogue entries and his death notice.

Brief handwritten precis to archival items on St Ignatius College, Galway (1869-1904, 12 items) by Fr James Rabbitte SJ. Reference to Sacred Heart College, Crescent , Limerick on reverse.

Brief history of the Apostolic School, Mungret College and those who attended the Apostolic School.

Two handwritten documents detailing building work to be carried out, with estimates of costs involved.

Building account for Mungret College.

Burse book and benefactors for Mungret College and Mungret Apostolic School. Includes name of benefactors, date, amounts donated and remarks. Individual statements regarding each donation are made, as are promises of donations. Includes individual notes and letters from benefactors; William Ronan, Marianne Scully.

A file relating to the Burses founded in the Apostolic School, Mungret College. Includes documents relating to the Harriett McDonnell Burse (11 August 1918 - 11 April 1933, 21 items). Includes a deed for establishing Free Burses (18 December 1883, 3pp), prospectus and typed notes by Fr John Guiney SJ (Province Treasurer).

A file relating to the Burses founded in the Apostolic School, Mungret College but given to All Hallows. Includes note explaining the provenance of the correspondence (25 September 1977) and documents such as; Lord Emly Burse (January 1883, 2 items); Boyce Burse (23 June 1905 - 10 October 1910, 5 items); Michael Leahy bequest (20 October 1909 - 31 May 1912, 4 items); Madeline Josephine M. Sampson Burse (St. Marie Therese of the Child Jesus and of the Holy Face, 3 May - 6 June 1913, 2 items); Canon Doyle Burse (24 October - 28 November 1922, 5 items); letter from Fr O'Donnell SJ to Fr Edward Cahill SJ relating to ‘De Jure Burses’ (12 September [ ], 4pp).

A file relating to Burses offered to Mungret by the diocese of St Augustine, Florida for the training of priests.

A file relating to the Burses offered to Mungret for the training of priests for the Diocese of Wilcania Forbes, Australia (by donor from Rhode, County Offaly, home-place of Bishop John Dunne).

Also includes typed list of gifts and burses to Mungret (1882-1965).

A file relating to Burses supplied by St Joseph's Young Priests Society to Mungret Apostolic School.

Captain's diary (John Moore) for Mungret College, Limerick.

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’.

Copy case issued by Dundon & Treacy, solicitors, for William Binchy, BL ‘to advise Jesuit Fathers, Crescent College, Limerick’ in relation to the proposed purchase of a field from the Jones family in Dooradoyle. Gives a history of the Jones holding and of its proposed sale. Asks Counsel to consider the matter and advise Querists accordingly, and to draft an indemnity from Kate and Patrick Jones if he believes that the Querists could be adequately protected by such an indemnity.

Case on behalf of the trustees of the Mungret Agricultural School for John O' Hagan, fee £3 -3. 0., Kenny & Murphy.

Copy case for Counsel to advise on the proposed case to be made by the Trustees of Mungret Agricultural School, George Wright Esq.

Cash expense book for Mungret Apostolic School. Details the date, expenses and totals for each month.

Catalogue for Mungret Apostolic College which lists the alumni who have become bishops, priests, theologians, philosophers and members of religious order not yet ordained and obituaries. Includes reference to Jesuits.

A file of lists and catalogues of past pupils of Missionaries of the Apostolic School, Mungret. Includes corrected lists and correspondence concerning the lists.

Catalogues of benefactors. Includes the names of benefactors, the date on which the donation was made and the amount of money donated. Includes details of the benefactors wishes. Includes a memorandum (by Fr Patrick Joy SJ) on Benefactor's Masses in Mungret College (nd, 8pp).

Documents relating to the events organised in 1959 to celebrate the centenary of the return of the Jesuits to Limerick. Includes invitations to a 'Triduum of Thanksgiving' in the Sacred Heart Church, of which the Pontifical High Mass was celebrated by Dr Henry Murphy, Bishop of Limerick, on Sunday 8 March. Correspondence includes telegrams and letters, and comprises of congratulations from other Jesuit houses, the Fr General and the Vatican, as well as from lay organisations, such as the National Bank and An Garda Siochana, and replies to invitations to attend the ceremonies. Also includes the typed transcript of a sermon preached at one of the centenary ceremonies, as well as souvenir programmes for the play 'The Strong are Lonely' by Frtitz Hochwaelder, staged by the Old Crescent Players in February 1959 as part of the centenary celebrations, newspaper reports, and souvenir cards. There is also a handwritten document with the heading 'Centenary', which lists the names and addresses of subscribers and amounts pledged.

Christmas card from Fr Vincent Byrne SJ, Mungret College, Limerick to Fr Patrick Connolly SJ.

Two-volume handwritten record of monthly expenditure and income. Expenses include food, wine, gas, electricity, coal, candles, clothing etc. Other outgoings include debt repayment and teachers' salaries. In-coming monies include Sunday collections and school fees.

'Church History for Schools' by 'Fr Jerome Mahony SJ.

Ledger-style record of incoming and outgoing moneys. Divided in three: church, house and school accounts, and divided into months within these sections. Outgoings include wages, candles, altar wine, coal, laundry, postage, electricity, medical fees, construction work etc. Income includes collections, retreats, special Masses, pensions, grants, rents etc.

Circular from Irish Fr Provincial Aloysius Sturzo SJ to the Province concerning the opening of an Apostolic School in Limerick. Asks the Province to pray for the success of the school.

Circular letter from Fr Senan P. Timoney SJ, Rector, Mungret College, Limerick to parents and guardians concerning a proposed strike by ASTI. Remarks that the Catholic Headmaster's Association supports the teacher's pay claim.

Circular letter issued on behalf of the Apostolic College of the Sacred Heart, Mungret Abbey, Limerick by Fr William Ronan SJ, seeking donations from American benefactors, issued from College of St Francis Xavier, 39 West 15th Street, New York City.

Includes original prints and printed reproductions images which appeared in the SHC magazines in 1931, 1932 and 1933. Includes class leaders for various classes, and debate medallists.

• Hugh Egan, debate medallist, 1931;
• Sean Quinn, debate medallist 1932;
• H. Egan, class leader, Rhetoric, 1931-1932;
• M. Leahy, class leader, Grammar, 1931-1932;
• K. Quinn, class leader, Intermediate, 1931-1932;
• John Dundon, class leader, Elements, 1931-1932;
• Thomas Donnellan, class leader, Syntax, 1931-1932;
• Bernard Nestor, class leader, Poetry, 1931-1932;
• Sean O'Sullivan, class leader, Rudiments, 1931-1932;
• Hugh Byrne, 1933;
• Ignatius Costelloe, 1933;
• Padraig O Braonain, 1933;
• Charles Ebrill, 1933;
• Harry O'Byrne, 1933;
• Ignatius Quinn, 1933;
• Padraig Portlaoi, 1933

A file relating to the closure of the Philosophate at Mungret Apostolic School.

Printed document giving information on the school curriculum for first to third year.

Printed documents containing information re. the College, including the departments (preparatory, intermediate, and later, the commercial department), subjects taught, extra-curricular activities, discipline, fees, school regulations etc. The prospectus for 1901-02 is contained within a booklet 'Review Notes of Past Year', which reports on school activities over the past year. A large section is devoted to theatrical successes, with photographs and newspaper reports. Also includes news of past pupils' successes in their careers, and present pupils' academic attainments.

Comments by Fr Patrick Doyle SJ concerning Mungret Apostolic School.

Documents relating to three shows organised in order to raise money for the Building Fund: 'A Royal Jester', an operetta produced by the past and present pupils of the Presentation Convent on 22-23 January 1953, 'An Tostal' charity concert on 19 April 1953; and a concert on 8 November 1953, featuring the singers Rita Dwan, Delia Murphy, Joseph McNally and Leo McGuire. Includes programmes, newspaper articles and ads, notices, andnother documents relevant to the performances.

Handwritten list of terms of sale with regard to the transfer of ownership and responsibility for the field and property associated with it, such as the dressing room, hockey and tennis nets, livestocketc., as well as the transfer of financial responsibility

Handwritten document 'Conditions under wh[ich] Fr [Joseph] B[o]urke took over Mungret College' (previously Mungret Agricultural School and Model Farm).

Typed text of speech re. the establishment of the Conference. Refers to the development of the Conference since its inception, including the size of its membership, and its work among the poor of the city. Expresses the hope that it might soon be 'formally aggregated to the Society [of St. Vincent de Paul]'.

Group of boys wearing Confirmation medals. Seated and standing; arranged in rows, with brick wall as background. Handwritten note on back: 'Confirmation - 1940s early 1950s?'

A file relating to the controversy between Dr Edward Thomas O'Dwyer, Bishop of Limerick and Mungret College concerning the admission of lay boys to the College. The file contains manuscript material written by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ. In a summary he remarks that the Bishop saw the presence of lay students at Mungret 'as a threat to his seminary' (nd, 1p). Includes correspondence, and prospectus for Mungret College, 1882, Annual reports of the Irish Apostolic School, Mungret, 1889 and 1895.

A file relating to the controversy between Dr O'Dwyer (Bishop of Limerick) and Mungret College (1886 - 1900), and research by Fr Thomas Morrissey SJ.

A file relating to the controversy surrounding the Apostolic and Lay Schools, Mungret College and the separation of the two schools following intervention by the Bishop of Limerick and a Decree of Propaganda. Includes correspondence relating to the valuation of the property and the question of the ownership of the Mungret property. Includes a certificate of valuation (25 June 1921, 7pp) and various financial accounts. Includes a ground floor plan and front elevation of Mungret College. Finally, in 1928 a further session of the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith decided the transference of the Lay School should not be insisted on but that the two schools should be administered separately (21 April 1928, 1p). Includes letters from Michael Curly, Archbishop of Baltimore offering his support to Mungret College. Refers also to the 'Mungret Case' (23 August 1928; 22 December 1928 - 4 February 1932, 5 items) and photographs of Cardinal's visit to Mungret, 1928 (2 items)

Type:
Conveyance and Assignment in Trust for benefit of Poor Purchasers

Parties:
Rev. Thomas Finlay, 35 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin (the Settlor): 1st party.
Rev. George Redington Roche, Mungret College Limerick;
Thomas A. Finlay, Longford, County Longford, District Justice and Noel M. Purcell, 45 Lower Leeson Street, solicitor (the Trustees): 2nd part.

Terms:
Fr. Finlay assigns three plots of ground unto the trustees, along with the premises currently occupied by the Dublin Food Supply Company Ltd., to hold for various terms as given in the three indentures to which the plots are subject to, subject to a number of conditions, including one that the Dublin Food Supply Company shall ‘carry on business solely for the purpose of supplying to the poor, all or any manner of household supplies at such a price and no greater over and above the wholesale price as will cover rents and other costs of distribution.’

Property:
The plot of ground in Gloucester Place Upper, parish of St. Thomas, city of Dublin, subject of an indenture of 19 December 1918 between Josephine Hodgens, spinster and Fr. Finlay; plot situated at the rere of the premises in Middle Gardiner Street, Dublin, subject of an indenture of 11 October 1910 between Margaret Alexandrina Brabazon and Fr. Finlay; No. 1 Pimlico, parish of St. Catherine, city of Dublin and ground adjoining it which are subject of an indenture of 28 April 1924 between Michael Joseph Dillon and Fr. Finlay.