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Information includes time and date (year not given), and list of selected films to be shown. States that funds are in aid of the Pope Pius XII's charities.

Typewritten copy of will. Amongst other bequests to nephews, niece and brothers, Hanly leaves £1000 to 'the Rector of the Jesuits Order in Limerick...for masses to be said in public' for the repose of the souls of his parents, wife and himself.

Announces the event and the prizes to be won. Includes a programme of music to be performed by the Band of the 52nd Regiment on Thursday 28 May 1868.

Includes image of the Sacred Heart, and an explanation of the object of the Association, viz. 'to keep a Lamp perpetually burning before the Statue of the Sacred Heart [in the Church of the Sacred Heart]'. Also includes a prayer to the Sacred Heart.

'Some reminiscences of the College of the Sacred Heart, Crescent Limerick of October 1864 and of Aug. 1884 - to August 1887' by Fr James Daly SJ. Addressed to Fr Potter. Account of his visit with his father to the Crescent in 1864, before entering the Society, and an account of later years spent there.

Report (draft and final version) compiled by John J. Dundon, solicitor, regarding the Jesuits' title to buildings and property in the Crescent. Gives details of various deeds in relation to Russell's House, Maunsell's House and the Tontine buildings, all of which were to form the Sacred Heart Church and College. Includes a covering letter from Dundon to Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ, Rector of the Sacred Heart College, in which he refers to the report, and also to a an issue regarding the 'Maunsell Holding'.

Costs issued by E.D. Hunt, solicitor, to Fr Laurence B. Potter SJ and others re. ‘Lease & Co-Part, premises in Newenham St. Limerick.’ Detailed list of costs accrued in relation to the drawing up of a lease from ‘Miss DeCourcy to Revd. L.B. Potter & others’.

Letter from John J. Dundon, solicitor to Fr John J MacSheahan SJ in the Crescent. Dundon asks that the Crescent records be checked to see if any rent was paid out of a plot of ground at the corner of the Crescent and Newenham Street between 1886 and 1923.
Refers to accompanying letter from James Welply & Sons, solicitors, to John J. Dundon, solicitor (included), which discusses the property in question, referring to various leases made, and to the Jesuits’ interest in it. Leases of 1875 and 1923 (from Alderman P. Hogan and Mary DeCourcy respectively) referred to in the latter letter are not included.

Correspondence between Dundon & Treacy, solicitors for the Society in the Crescent College, and Tynan & Co., solicitors for the Jones family, in relation to the title of Jones’s field, and the interest of various members of the Jones family therein. Also includes a letter from E. Treacy of Dundon & Treacy solicitors, to Fr Redmond Roche SJ, rector of the Crescent.

Sermon notes by Fr Henry King SJ preached on Easter Sunday at the Crescent, Limerick.

Memorandum drawn up by Dundon & Treacy, solicitors for the Jesuit Fathers of the Crescent. List of suggestions in relation to what steps could be taken to ensure that the Fathers would have security of tenure with regard to Jones’s Field. Accompanied by a covering letter from the solicitors to William Binchy asking him to give his opinions on the proposals (included).

File relating to the work carried out on the church roof. Includes correspondence between the architect
Patrick Sheahan and the College Rector Fr Edward Andrews SJ regarding extent and cost, a detailed specification of the proposed re-slating etc. drawn up by Sheahan, and two roof plans.

Lists of requirements drawn up by the solicitors of the purchasers of the Crescent field ('Rev. L. P. Potter & others) for Richard Hartigan & others (Ignatian Sodality) including the production of leases, receipts and other evidence of proper title to the property. Includes handwritten replies supplied by the vendors' solicitors.

Ledger-style notebook, divided into tables of folio size, with handwritten headings and entries. The tables contain the names, addresses, occupations and other information relating to applicants to the Sacred Heart Branch of the Association. Applicants are both male and female, and the date of their application is given. Other information includes the last date on which alcohol was consumed, the style of emblem awarded (e.g., pin or brooch), and whether approval for membership was given or not. Insertions consist of sheets of paper of various sizes, with names and addresses [of further applicants].

Loose-leaf A5 pages with handwritten entries, accompanied by handwritten, typewritten and printed insertions. Kept together in a ring-binder (discarded for preservation reasons), and divided alphabetically by subject with tabbed sheets of card. Subjects relate to Church, school and community matters. Many entries relate to the arrangement of liturgy and devotions, eg, Feast days, confessions, novenas, benediction etc. Some relate to the need for clarification on some point or other of canon law and other regulations in relation to powers and faculties, e.g., the proper date for the celebration of a feast, the transfer of faculties etc. Others relate to customs regarding the daily lives of community members, eg. the movements of priests, brothers and scholastics outside the house, talking at table, fast days, the consumption of wine etc. School-related subjects include boys' retreats, school dramas, property (including the football field), membership of groups such as sodalities, and the Apostleship of Prayer. Insertions include correspondence the Provincial, various bishops and others.

Lined notebook with alphabetical index, containing handwritten entries and printed, typewritten and handwritten insertions. On the inside cover Fr Robert Tyndall SJ has written: 'Father Rector's reference book. May 1950 I began this as I could find no up-to-date journal or guidance book in the Rector's Room.' Subjects of entries cover a range of Church, community and school matters. Many entries relate to arrangements made in relation to liturgy and devotions, eg, Feast days, confessions, novenas and benediction, and to ceremonies and timetables for special periods in the Church calendar, eg. Holy Week and Christmas . Some entries relate to the need for clarification on some point or other of canon law and other regulations in relation to powers and faculties. Others relate to the everyday running of the buildings, eg. electricity charges, fire precautions, organ tuning, staff wages etc. School-related subjects include school fees, boys' retreats, school dramas, sports, property (including the football field), membership of groups such as sodalities, and the Apostleship of Prayer. Other subjects of entries include visitations of the Provincial, villas, general finances of the church and school. Insertions include Lenten and novena leaflets, timetables, notices and correspondence.

Handwritten record of rents received, including the name of property (land at Court Brack, Westbourne, Limerick) and tenant (John Fogarty), and amounts involved. Also includes a list of money earned from shares and certificates.

Record of income from church collections for Sacred Heart Church, Limerick. Handwritten lists of sums of money collected at Mass on Sundays and holy days, as well as money from shrines etc.

Receipts for various items, including food provisions and photographic prints at Sacred Heart Church, Limerick.

Copy of receipt acknowledging the loan of £600 stg given by Collins to Fr Maher SJ. Includes notes on two repayments of £25, and also a typewritten latter from Henry St. J. Blake, solicitor, to Fr James Gubbins SJ, acknowledging receipt of a cheque for £400.

Receipt for the sum of £150 stg lent by Bonham to Fr Thomas Maher SJ at the rate of 3 per cent per annum interest. Includes an acknowledgment of the repayment of loan and interest, signed by Bonham.

Receipts for loan and repayment of the sum of £400 stg, with interest at the rate of 3 per cent per annum.

Receipt for £300 stg received from Fr William Ronan SJ to Fr William Delany SJ. States that the latter is responsible to Maryborough Convent for the sum.

Receipt for repayment by Fr Michael Browne SJ of £203 stg, being the principal amount plus interest, originally lent by an unidentifiable person to Fr Thomas Maher SJ, when Rector of the College. Includes a letter from Fr Browne in relation to the loan.

Demands and receipts for payment of various charges, eg. water rates and poor rates. Issued by Limerick Borough Council.

Abridgment of the book entitled 'Bona Mors'; claims to offer 'what is only required to become a member of the congregation, and to partake in prayers with multitudes of pious associates. Includes prayers to be said at public meetings, and during private devotions.

Letters from Irish Fr Provincial John R MacMahon SJ to Fr Redmond Roche SJ in relation to the proposed purchase of Doyle's yard from Michael Doyle.

Documents including letters from solicitors and Jesuits, and newspaper cuttings, re. CIE's proposed compulsory purchase of the Crescent College playing field, owned by Mrs Pearse. Includes a number of letters from Irish Fr Provincial MacMahon to Fr Roche, Rector of the College on the subject (9 September 1945 - 15 June 1947,13 items). Some documents contain suggestions re. possible alternative fields, e.g., Cussen's field and Baker's field. Suggestion that the field be bought from Mrs. Pearse.

Lined notebook, into which is glued typewritten sheets containing the 'Professio Fidei Tridentina' (Creed of Pope Pius VI) in Latin. Signed beneath in ink by members of the Sacred Heart community in January 1911. Also signed and dated by other members in later years (10- 1956). Insertion is a printed document containing the 'Professio Orthodoxae Fidei' and the 'Formula Iurisiurandi' (both in Latin also). Signed by Fr John Carr, and dated 7 May 1934.

Prayer leaflet for Our Lady of the Wayside shrine at Sacred Heart Church, Limerick. Contains a photograph of the shrine in the Lady Chapel, a history of the original image, a hymn and prayers.

Handwritten ledger containing names, addresses and ages of children who were members of the Association. Information in table form and divided according to school attended, including St Munchin's Boys School, Thomond Gate; St John's Boys School, John Street; the Christian Brothers Boys School, Sexton Street, Broadford and Kilbane Schools, County Clare; Askeaton Schools, County Limerick.

Photographs relating to the Centenary of the Sacred Heart College and Church, and to the Fourth Centenary of the death of St Ignatius Loyola. Include scenes from during and after the Thanksgiving Mass celebrated to mark the former, as well as photographs of Limerick Jesuit community members and others, such as Irish Fr Provincial Michael O'Grady SJ during the period of celebrations. Includes a group photograph of the cast of 'The First Legion', and a photograph of the stage used in the production. Also includes an image of a picture of the Sacred Heart, which commemorates the dedication of the church to the latter on 10 October 1932.

Groups of student sodality members with sodality directors Fr James Gubbins SJ and Fr John A. Deevy SJ: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933 - all of which appeared in the SHC magazine of the relevant year. Among the members are Michael Kelly, Frank Hayes, Jim Gould, Gerald Gaynor, PJ Hogan, John McGrath, Gerard Riordan. Photographs appeared in the SHC magazine in the relevant years.

Workmen and others on the construction site. Includes a letter from Joe Keane to [Fr Finegan].

Images of members of the Sacred Heart Community - mostly mounted studio portraits and some negatives. Some of these images appeared in the SHC magazine.

Photographic album by Fr Stephen Bates SJ. The photographs depict Jesuits and outdoor scenes such as on villa at:

• Ballytrent, Wicklow (1929 and 1930);
• Rathfarnham Castle, Dublin (1928);
• Gormanstown (1928);
• Clydagh, County Galway (1926, 1927);
• the play 'Pinafore', Mungret College, Limerick (1931);
• Lough Bray, Wicklow (1928);
• Aloysus Dando, Donald Roset and John Moran, Jersey (17 March 1929);
• Milltown (1928);
• Cliffs of Moher (1933);
• Ballydavid, Kerry (1935);
• Kilkee, Clare (1933);
• Killarney, Kerry (1932 and 1945);
• Waterville, Kerry (1931 and 1932);
• Caragh Lake, Kerry (1932);
• Clongowes Wood College, Kildare (1932);
• Clane, Kildare;
• Prosperous, Kildare;
• Maynooth, Kildare;
• Mount Brandon, Kerry;
• Killaloe, Clare (1943 and 1945);
• Keeper Hill, Tipperary (1944 and 1945);
• Quin Abbey, Clare (1944);
• Lough Derg;
• Sacred Heart Church, Limerick;
• Long Avenue, Limerick;
• Manister Abbey, Limerick;
• Junior Rugby Team, Crescent, Limerick (1944 and 1945);
• Dromore Lake, Limerick (1945);
• aeroplanes at Rineanna, Clare (1946);
• Tramore, Waterford (1946);
• new College extension at Crescent (January 1946);
• Crescent rugby City Cup winners (1946) and match at Mardyke, Cork (1947);

Shows Fr Gerard Guinane SJ handing a hurley to a boy, while others, including Fr Bates, look on.

Photograph of members of the choir (mostly female) of Sacred Heart Church, Limerick. The image appears in the Limerick Jesuit Centenary Record, in which the subjects are identified.

Photograph of Ignatian Sodality presentation to Br James Priest SJ, on the occasion of his Golden Jubilee.

Group of student members, with Fr John Barragry SJ and another unidentified person. The students include Michael Kelly, Frank Hayes, PJ Hogan, Gerald Gaynor and John McGrath.

Full length studio portrait. Fr Moore is wearing a cape and carrying an umbrella. On the back is written: 'Fr. Isaac Moore brother John Moore of Moore Hotel Kilkee: V. "Studies" Sept 1949". Accompanied by a typewritten note, which states that Fr. Moore was the founder of the 'Hall Door Ladies' Sodality". Also refers to Lily Doyle.

Photograph of a group of ladies, possibly sodality members, Limerick.

Two albums containing images of interior and exterior features of the Sacred Heart Church and College. One is dated 1929 and contains views of the facade of the church, residence and college buildings on the Crescent, the interior of the college, including the main staircase, landing, museum, science laboratory and study hall, as well as various interior features of the church. The other album contains similar images.

'School accounts; vol 4; From Sept. 1874 to' [1881] - handwritten account ledger with index. Includes record of the payment of school fees by the pupils' parents. Amounts entered as paid, in instalments. Includes accounts from a later period [1927-], which were later copied into another account book. Also includes a handwritten page stuck to the inside cover re. expenditure on construction/renovation, and an insertion re household expenditure.

Handwritten notes, and one typewritten, regarding the three Tontine buildings (nos. 12, 13 & 14 Richmond Place). Includes information re. the establishment and running of the Tontine Society; descriptions of various deeds executed in relation to the property; information on how the Jesuits came into possession of the buildings. Refers to those connected with the property, including the Earl of Limerick, members of the Maunsell family, the Marquise de Fontanelle.

Typewritten notes on the proprietorial history of 'Community House & Church' (aka "Mansion House & adjoining ground"/Russell's House), the school buildings (aka the Tontine buildings), and 'Builder's Yard' (aka Doyle's Yard).

Includes handwritten notes on history of Doyle's yard which sets out main terms and conditions of the 1923 lease of the property on Newenham Street to Michael Doyle. Also refers to an earlier lease from Miss de Courcy to the Crescent College.

Notebook with handwritten entries, compiled by Fr Edward Andrews SJ, based on Br James Priest's notes. Describes chalices, vestments etc., including their age and value, to be found in the church sacristy.

Handwritten note regarding the proprietorial status of the field, eg, its transfer to the Crescent community, and the interest of the Railway Company in it.

Handwritten note in pencil, describing the location of the three entrances to the Church when it opened in
1869.

Article giving an account of a court case involving number 18 Newenham Street, which resulted in the Jesuits retaining possession of the house and the long-time tenant receiving money in compensation for vacating the property.

Two newspaper articles, one from 1909 and one from 1929, relating to the fiftieth and seventieth anniversaries (respectively) of the return of the Jesuits to Limerick, and the establishment of the College. Also includes an invitation to a Mass of Thanksgiving in the Sacred Heart Church on 30 June 2006, to 'mark the service given to Limerick City and County by the Jesuit Community...'

Notebook with handwritten entries, including reports of branch council and sub-committees meetings. Subjects of discussions at council meetings included the purchasing of pins and emblems, candidates for membership of the Association, violations of the pledge by members etc. Excursions and fundraising were among the subjects of the sub-committees meetings. Also includes several pages of accounts, as well as a list of people and their contact details to whom packets or letters were sent, as well as the cost of the postage.

Typed document by unknown author and addressed to the Fr Rector proposing arguments in favour of the formation of an Irish-speaking sodality.

Mary Maher assigns Fr Thomas Maher SJ the sum of £100 stg, to be paid back at the interest rate of five pounds per cent per annum. Signed and sealed by both parties and witnesses.

Memorandum of agreement, in which McElligott assigns to the sum of £200 stg to Fr Thomas Maher SJ, on the condition that itis to be paid back at a rate of £4 per cent per annum interest. Signed and sealed by both parties, and signed by witnesses. Includes an earlier letter from McElligott to Maher offering the loan.

Printed documents with text, illustrations and illuminations. Certificates of Mrs Annie Long and Sister Marie Flynn, confirming their membership of the Limerick Crescent Centre of the Association.

Mass Intention Book for Sacred Heart Church, Limerick. Lined notebook with printed headings and tables, and handwritten entries. Divided by month. Information given includes: the number of Masses said by each member of the community in the relevant month and the total number of Masses said; the total amount of money received for various intentions. The tables detail those for whom the Masses are said; the priest who said the Masses in each case, and the amount of money received.

Hand-drawn map of property in the Rosbrien/Janesboro area. Gives dimensions of the two fields (Baker's and Cussen's) and surrounding property, as well as the size of other property in the vicinity.

Typewritten lists of directors of various sodalities in the Sacred Heart College, Limerick and the years in which each held that position. Sodalities include the Sodality of the Sacred Heart (1873-1945), the Sodality of the Bona Mors (1874-1954), the Sodality of the Blessed Virgin Mary (various) (1865-1949), and the Ignatian Sodality (-1955).

Each notebook is divided alphabetically, and entries are handwritten. They include the names and addresses of the various benefactors and the amount of money donated or frequency of subscription to Sacred Heart Church and Crescent College, Limerick. Further information is sometimes given, such as the specific intention of the patron when giving donations (eg., for the repair of a building, or the maintenance of a sanctuary lamp); change of address; the patrons' status or membership of sodality, choir etc. One of the notebooks' title is 'List of Benefactors of the House & College for invitations to Plays etc.', and includes the number of tickets given to certain benefactors. The notebooks include several insertions, some of which are letters from the benefactors themselves.

Handwritten list compiled by [Mrs] V. Pearse of tenants who, she claims, 'persecuted' her. The list is divided by road/lane: Sparlings Lane, Carey's Road and Dixon's Lane. [Written on reverse of paper from 1912]

Handwritten list of members of the community; probably extracted from the annual catalogues.

Page of handwritten information taken from the Catalogues of the Irish Province, including the entries (in Latin) in relation to the individual Directors of the Sodality from the year 1874 to 1898.

Draft list and typewritten list of deeds relating to property in the Crescent, which later came into the possession of the Jesuits and formed part of the buildings of the Sacred Heart Church and College.

Refers to monetary gifts given towards the field's development. Also refers to John Walsh and to the Ignatian Sodality's connection with the field. Advises against the purchase of the field, and recommends buying Mrs Pearse's interest in it.

Discuss difficulties arising in relation to the proposed purchase of the field.

2 letters and part of a third. Discusses the use made of the field by the caretaker Mr Hennessy, and by Mr Mullins. Advises on allowing the use of the field for other sports, including baseball and cricket. Also includes a note stating the rights of the Ignatian Sodality in relation to the field.

[author and addressee unknown; written from the Sacred Heart College to 'Fr Socius'. Discusses the reaction of 'Father Kennedy' to an article by Fr Francis Finegan SJ in the Record. States that it has been decided to 'stop all further sales' of it.

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

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.

Copy of letter from Patrick Sheahan, architect, to C. Stenson, City Engineer, in relation to his plans for the
extension of the Sacred Heart College in the Crescent. Accompanied by letter to Fr Roche SJ, to whom the
letter is also sent.

Letter from Michael Sheahan to Fr Redmond Roche SJ re. 'field at Ballinacurra'. Informs the Rector that he is not in a position to sell or let the field.

Refers to an enclosed 'letter of agreement' (not included), which enables the Crescent College to take full control of the field.

Letter from John Dundon to Fr O'Mara SJ in relation to the title to the Maunsell holding. Asserts that the Crescent community have acquired 'an absolute estate in fee simple' of the Maunsell holding, by reason of their possession of the property for 20 years without paying any rent.

Letter from Irish Fr Provincial John Fahy SJ to Fr Laurence Potter SJ, Rector of the College, re the proposal to purchase the Crescent field. Writes that the Father General agrees to the purchase of the lease of the field 'for ever' if the College has the money. Also refers to Fr O'Donoghue and Republican meetings - 'we must avoid all politics'.

Letter from Great Southern Railways re. rent payable for access to Crescent field. From the Company's secretary to Fr W.F. Byrne SJ of the Crescent College, clarifying the details of rents demanded from the College with regard to the Company's property. Refers to a fence at Nelson Street, and an encroachment at Carey's Road.

Letter from Fr William Byrne SJ to Fr Robert O'Dempsey SJ in relation to the Tontine buildings. Discusses the history of the Tontine buildings and the existence or otherwise of relevant deeds.

Refers to monetary gifts given towards the field's development. Also refers to John Walsh and to the Ignatian Sodality's connection with the field. Advises against the purchase of the field, and recommends buying Mrs Pearse's interest in it.

Letter from Fr Michael Browne SJ to Fr Patrick O'Mara SJ, Rector of the Sacred Heart College re. the Jesuit property in the Crescent. Refers to a letter from John Dundon on 'the difficulties' regarding the property, which he returns (not included). Refers to the Tontine buildings, Maunsell's House ("the Maunsell Holding") and Russell's House/Crescent House, as well as to Anne Stone Maunsell and the Marquise de Fontanelle.

Letter from Fr Michael Browne SJ to Fr Laurence Potter SJ, Rector of the Crescent College, on Jesuit property in the Crescent. Refers to deeds regarding Jesuit property in the Crescent. Gives details of the proprietorial history of 'Russell's House', which later became known as 'Crescent House'.

Letter from Fr Laurence Potter SJ to Fr Byrne in relation to the Jesuit property in the Crescent. Refers to the Marquise de Fontanelle's interest in the Tontine buildings ('the three school houses'), and states that the ground rent 'of the other two houses' (Russell's House and Maunsell's House) was bought out by the Jesuits when Fr Michael Browne SJ was Rector.

Letter from Fr John Grene SJ to Fr William Ronan SJ on Crescent property deeds. Sends Fr Ronan deeds relating to a property fronting
onto Richmond Place and later known as 'Number 3' Newenham Street, consisting of what was once known as Russell's House and other premises (not included). Refers to other deeds and documents, such as agreements in relation to the Tontine buildings, a fee farm grant and negative searches.

Newspaper article: 'Lecture on China by Fr Richard Kennedy SJ' - report on a lecture given in the Crescent Hall: 'My Impressions of Four Years in Canton under the Red Communist Government'.

Printed invitation to 'A private film show' on 13 February 1956, featuring 'The Heiress', starring Olivia de Havilland and Montgomery Clift.

Handwritten note. Includes information regarding size, rent and value of the property, which comprises 2 fields (probably Baker's Field and Cussen's Field). The name and address of Christopher McGrath appear on the page.

Notes and lists re. value and ownership of the Crescent field, and also information re. structures on the land, and income and expenditure associated with it.

Assessment form and receipts for tax payable on the property, here referred to as 'Field Dickson's Lane'.

'Crescent College Limerick - Hist. Dom from July 1922'
Lined notebook with handwritten entries which record important dates in the history of the church, college and community. Lists the members of the community for each academic year and records the arrival of new members and the departure of the old, as well as last vows, illnesses, deaths and funerals. Reports on building work carried out, including a new shrine of the Sacred Heart, the re-decoration of Our Lady’s Altar, new altar rails, flooring, renovations etc., and the cost of work done, the craftsmen and architects involved etc.
Reports on the opening of the new organ in 1925. Includes a history of old organ and refers to fund-raising activities for the replacement. Where relevant references are made to current affairs, including the War of Independence, Civil War etc. Other
entries refer to feast days, special Masses, novenas and processions, as well as to special periods within the Church calendar, such as Lent and Christmas. Provincials' visitations are also recorded, as are the visits of other important guests. School events, such
as the beginning and end of terms, examinations and prize-giving, theatricals, debates, sports fixtures, excursions etc. also feature in the house history. Also contains several insertions, including newspaper cuttings: special ceremonies, debates, school tours, reviews of theatricals, prize days; leaflets: Lenten lectures & devotions; theatricals programmes. Another insertion is a handwritten addenda, which outlines the position of the Society in Limerick in relation to property, including the three Tontine buildings and other houses.

Handwritten documents relating to the history of the Jesuit College and residence in Limerick. Includes history of the College, 1862 - 1865; Historia Domus Limerick, 1868; annual letters, 1868. (In Latin).

Handwritten note re. valuation of buildings - Heading: 'Corrie Ward'. Discusses possible uses of building(s) if sold. Refers to estimated price - £600,000 IRL.

'Ground Plan of Sacred Heart Church and College'. Shows church, college and surrounding property, including Doyle's yard.

Programme and tickets for the opening of a new organ in the Sacred Heart Church on Thursday 18 September 1924

Handwritten document, with a photocopied image of the front of the Church on the statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, detailing history of statute by Gabriel Hayes.

Documents relating to a drive to secure donations and low-interest loans to pay for the building work on the college interior. Includes a printed circular from the Rector requesting money ([1927], 2pp), and a letter from P. Liston, a pharmaceutical chemist in O'Connell Street, Limerick, offering a loan of £100 stg (27 September 1927, 2pp).

File relating to Fr William Saul SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials and catalogue entries,

File relating to Fr Redmond F Roche SJ, including application to join the Society, correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials, catalogue entries, memorial card and (57) photographs of Jesuits, on holiday, plays, and outdoor scenes (some of the same photographs are in the papers of Fr William R Prendergast SJ, IE IJA J/365).

File containing Jack Smyth's admission papers and brief correspondence with Irish Fr Provincials concerning work at St Francis Xavier’s Church, Upper Gardiner Street, the Church of the Sacred Heart, the Crescent, Limerick and as Assistant Director of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association.

File containing Henry Lawlor's admission papers; correspondence relating parish work in England and ‘The Eucharistic Crusade’; newspaper cuttings relating to stance on television censorship.

File containing material relation to Gerard A McLaughlin's admission to the Society, his teaching positions at Crescent College, Limerick and Belvedere College, Dublin, and notice of his death.

File containing papers relating to Francis Hennelly's admission to the Society of Jesus; his initial studies; family visits; time as a teacher at Clongowes Wood College; periods of residence at Mungret, County Limerick; St Ignatius College, Galway; Tullabeg, County Offaly; Gardiner Street, Dublin; ongoing illness and death.