Born: 1618, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny
Entered: 07 May 1646, St Andrea, Rome, Italy (ROM)
Ordained: ??
Died post 1670

Left Society of Jesus: 1658

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
BOURGOYNE, WILLIAM All that I discover of this Father is that he was born in 1618; that in 1640 he was teaching Grammar at Waterford, and that he deserved the character of “vir prudentiae vere Religiosae”.

◆ CATSJ A-H has Irish; DOB 1618 Ossory; Ent St Andrea Rome 07/05/1646 or Aug; RIP after 1653 (poss 18/01/1653)
Ordained before entry ?? having studied at Alcala; 1st Vows at Kilkenny 26/07/1648 - was accused of turpitude at Kilkenny!;
Read 4 years of Theology
1649 was in Waterford - Teacher, Confessor, Preacher and Missionary
Names mentioned in ANG Cat 1651 as one who might be Superior of Irish Seminary in Spain, being then in 4th year Theology at Alcala

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
DOB 1618 Ossory; Ent 1646 Rome; RIP post 1650

1649 At Waterford; A very religious man; He had studied at Alcalá (cf Foley’s Collectanea)

In pen beside entry
Ent Rome, 25/07/1643; RIP c 1674 at Leghorn (ARSI)

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
Father William Bergin 33 all theology
07 May 1646 Entered St Andrea Rome

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
Son of William Bergin and Honora O’Connor, was born in Kilkenny and entered the Society at Rome, May 7, 1646 when he was already a priest. He had been educated at the Irish College in Rome.

He returned to Iereland after his Noviceship and was teaching in Waterford at the time of Father Verdier;s Visitation of the Mission, 1649.

Under the Cromwellian regime he was banished to Spain, 1652, but left the Society in the Province of Andalusia, 1658.

Afterwards, according to Father Stephen Rice, Father Bergin:-

 “came to Leghorn in Italy, where for many years he lived, known for his praiseworthy life and spending himself for the conversion of English heretics who came there to trade. He died there a few years ago”.

Father Roice wrote this in 1678.

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
BERGIN, WILLIAM, Father (Irish), a native of Ossory, born ....; entered the Society 1646 in Rome, and was sent a novice to the Irish Mission, where he took bis vows as a scholastic in 1648. Made two years philosophy and four of scholastic theology. Knew Italian, Irish, English, and Latin Taught humanities for onc year; soon afterwards was a preacher, missioner, and confessor. (Irish Catalogue for 1650 in Archives, Rome.)

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
BOURGOYNE, WILLIAM, Father (Irish), was born 1618. In 1649 he was teaching grammar at Waterford. A truly prudent and religious man. (Oliver, Irish Section, from Stonyhurst MSS.)

Born: 07 November 1660, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny
Entered: 28 September 1680, Paris, France (FRA)
Ordained: ?
Died: post 1686,

Left Society of Jesus: 24 September 1686

◆ MacErlean Cat Miss HIB SJ 1670-1770
1681 FRA Cat
Novitiate Paris
“Hugo Bolger”
Born 07/11/1660 Kilkenny
Entered 28/09/1680 Paris
Studying Philosophy 2

1685 FRA Cat
Collegium Hesdin
“Hugo Bolger”
Born 20/03/1659 Kilkenny, Ossory Diocese
Entered 29/09/1681 Paris
Studying Philosophy 1; Teaching Humanities 2

Born: 17 October 1789, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny
Entered: 14 August 1817, White Marsh MD, USA - Marylandiae-Neo Eboracensis Province (MARNEB)
Ordained: 1830,

Left Society of Jesus: 1839

1817 Entered: White Marsh MD, USA Novice
1820-1824 Georgetown MD, USA Philosophy
1825-1826 Georgetown MD, USA Regency
1826-1829 Washington Seminary MD, USA Regency
1830 Ordained
1830-1835 Georgetown MD, USA Prof Rhet, Doc, Praef Stud
1836 White Marsh MD, USA Oper
1837-1838 Alexandria MD, USA Doc at St Joannes
1839 Newtown MD, USA Oper

Born: 1583, County Waterford / Oporto, Portugal
Entered: 20 April 1599, Santiago de Compostella, Spain - Castellanae Province (CAST)

Left Society of Jesus: 04 January 1611

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as “Lea” Ent 1598
◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as “Lea” Ent 1599 and there is one earlier as Ent 1598

◆ Old/15 (1) has “John St Leger” in pencil and Ent 1598-9
◆ Old/15 (1) has a “John Lee” Ent 1599

◆ Old/16 has : “P John Lee”; DOB 1583 Kilkenny; Ent 1598 Santiago; RIP between 1609 and 1617

◆ CATSJ I-Y has “De Lega (Lea?)”; DOB Waterford;
In Hogan’s hand : John Lee 1599, before 1627
1606 John De Lega At Valladolid College age 23 in Soc 7
1627 John De Lea in 3rd year Theology at Seville

In CAT Chron p11 there is a John Lee of Kilkenny : Is it he who was a fellow Novice of Dominic Collins p149

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
DOB Kilkenny 1583; Ent 1598 Compostella’ RIP 1609-1917

Fellow Novice with Richard Walshe and Dominic Collins at Santiago de Compostella

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
John de Lega (Lea?) 16 native of Waterdord Oporto in Portrugal, of Irish parents from Waterford -
Studied Grammar for three years
20 April 1599 Entered CAST

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
LEE, JOHN, Father (Irish), son of Walter Lee, of Kilkenny ; born in Kilkenny 1583; entered the Society 1598 (Father Hogan's list), and was fellow-novice at St. James', Compostella, with Father Richard Walshe and Brother Dominic Collins the martyr. (See State Paper; Father Hogan's Ibernia; D. Collins.) He died between 1609 and 1617. (Hogan's list.)

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773

John Lea

He was born in 1583, and entered the Society in the Province of Castille, April 20, 1599. His parents eere from the city of Waterford, but it is uncertain whether he was born there or in Oporto, whither his parents had migrated.

After his Noviceship he was sent to the Jesuit College of Santiago for his Philosophical studies, but entered on his Theological studies at the College of St Ambrose, Valladolid.

His career cannot be traced in the absence of contemporary Catalogi after 1607, when he was in his third year of Theology. Correspondence however, of 1608-1610, indicates that he was wavering in his vocation as his parents were in want and in need of his help. The letters also refer to him as El hermano Juan showing that he had not been ordained Priest. He was now living at Salamanca in 1610, but some months later was in Burgos.

The General finally, January 4, 1611, allowed him to leave the Society.

Born: 06 July 1820, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny
Entered: 23 September 1846, Toulouse, France - Lugdunensis Province (LUGD)
Ordained: 1857

Left Society of Jesus: 31 October 1866

Seems to have left the Society 31/109/1866. Then he reappears in the Roman (ROM), Catalogue with the same date of birth and a new Entry Date 30/09/1868 working in Brasil. I can find no sign of him in Catalogi for 1868-1869. He disaapears in 1872.

1846-1848: Toulouse. France (LUGD), Novitiate
1848-1849: ?
1850-1854: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, Regency
1854-1855: Clongowes Wood College SJ, Regency
1856-1857: Maastricht College, Limburg, Netherlands (NER), Theology
1857-1858: St Ignatius, North Frederick Street, Dublin, Theology
1858-1859: Belvedere College SJ, Dublin, Minister, Teaching
1859-1860: St Beuno’s, St Asaph, Flintshire, Wales (ANG), Teaching Theology
1860-1861: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, Teaching
1861-1862: Drongen, Belgium (BELG), Tertianship
1862-1863: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, Spiritual Father, Teaching
1863-1864: Clongowes Wood College SJ, Procurator
1864-1866: St Stanislaus College SJ, Tullabeg, Curate

1866-1869: ?? Left and reentered ?? 30/09/1868

1869-1871: St Francis Xavier College, Pernambuco, Brasil
1871-1872: Ituano College, Sao Paulo, Brasil, Teaching

Born: Cork
Entered: 25 March 1647, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny
Ordained: 1655, Bordeaux, France
Died: post 1659

Left Society of Jesus: 20 March 1660

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
DUGAN, DANIEL, began hia Noviceship at Kilkenny, which he fnished at Galway, His master of Notices, F, John Young, sent him to the Province of Aquitaine to complete his studies. I meet him at Rochelle in June, 1659, when all traces escape me.

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as “O’Dougan” Ent 25/03/1647
◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as Ent 1648

◆ Old/15 (1) has “O’Dougan” on one and “O’Doughan” on another Ent 25/03/1647 RIP after 1659
◆ Old/15 (1) has “Dugan” Ent 1648

◆ Old/16 has : “C Daniel Dugan”; DOB Cork; Ent 1648 Kilkenny; Coad temp; RIP post 1659

◆ Old/17 has “Dougan” Dimissi 08/10/1689 (AQUIT)

◆ CATSJ A-H has “Fr Daniel Dugan or O’Dugan or O’Dougan” Irish Dioc of Cork; Ent 25/03/1647 Kilkenny;
1650-1653 Studied Theology at Bordeaux AQUIT
1653-1654 Studied Theology at Poitiers
1654-1655 Teaching Grammar at Fontenoy AQUIT
1655-1657 teaching Grammar at La Rochelle
1657-1658 At Angoulême College destined to teach Philosophy at Dieppe
1658-1660 Teaching Philosophy at Dieppe

1660 Dimissus

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
Dugan

DOB Cork; Ent 1648 Kilkenny; RIP post 1659

1650 In AQUIT
1659 At La Rochelle, when Father Tyrry asked to have him sent to him in Cork.

◆ Fr Francis Finegan Notes
O’Duigin (in France called O’Dougan)

DOB 1624/28 Kilkenny; Ent 25/03/1647 Kilkenny; Ord 1656 Bordeaux; LEFT 20/03/1660

Had studied Philosophy before Ent 25/03/1647 Kilkenny, probably with the Jesuits there

1649-1655 After First Vows he was sent to Bordeaux for Theology and was Ordained there 1655
1655-1657 Sent to teach Philosophy at La Rochelle
1657 He was sent to a Chair in Philosophy at Angoulême and at around the same time he volunteered for the Chinese Mission. He was told that he would need approval from the AQUIT Provincial
1659 The General was informed that O’Duigin was needed for the Irish Mission. At this time he was in some difficulties with his Superiors, and he travelled to Dieppe and crossed over to England. For his refusal to return to AQUIT, he was Dismissed 20/03/1660

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
DUGAN. DANIEL Father (Irish). commenced his noviceship at Kilkenny and finished it at Galway His Master of Novices was Father John Young. He completed his studies at Aquitaine, and was at La Rochelle in June, 1659. (Oliver, from Stonyhurst MSS.)

Born: 24 Augsut 1626, Jerpoint, County Kilkenny
Entered: 11 November 1647, Kilkenny City, County Kilkenny
Ordained: 13 March 1655,

Left Society of Jesus: 1674

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
TOBIN, JAMES, was an edifying Novice at Kilkenny in 1649. On the following year he was drafted with his brethren through the houses of the Society on the continent, where he vanishes from my pursuit.

◆ CATSJ I-Y has “Thomas”;
“Societatis Jesus Kilkenny” in title page of Officium Corporis printed in 1659, now in the Library of Black Abbey, Kilkenny (a loose note of Hogan)

◆ CATSJ I-Y has “James”; DOB 24/08/1626 Jerpoint; Ent 11/11/1647 Kilkenny Age 24;
Studied 2 years Philosophy before Ent
1666 CAT Living at Kilkenny. Preacher, Catechising, Administering the Sacraments. Teaches a few. Was on Mission in Scotland

“Between 08/09/1661 and 22/02/1665 or 1666 he signed a petition for the appointment of Rev James Cleere as Bishop of Ossory” (Arch HIB VI p56

LEFT

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
DOB 24/08/1626 Jerpoint; Ent 11/11/1647 Kilkenny; LEFT 1674

On the Scottish Mission for three years.

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
He was born at Jerpoint, Kilkenny, August 24, 1626, and studied at the Jesuit College, Kilkenny, and having completed Philosophy, entered the Society in the Novitiate recently established there.

After his Noviceship he was sent to Louvain for his Theological studies, 1651-1655, and was ordained Priest March 13, 1655.

He was designated for the Mission in Scotland, but does not seem to have arrived there until 1658, when, with three other Jesuits, he was working in the north near the Orkney Islands.

By January 1669, however, he was, apparently, once more in Flanders, as the General instructed the Flemish Provincial to send Tobin back to Ireland - a case that is probably unique in the history of the Irish Jesuits down to the Suppression.

Hem returned to Ireland about 1662, and was stationed at Kilkenny. he chafed under the obligation of religious poverty, and eventually left the Society in the winter 1673/1674.

There is some evidence that he was still living in 1692.

◆ Interfuse No 81 : Summer 1995
BACKS TO THE SEA : A LETTER FROM GALWAY 1651 BY ROBERT NUGENT

Stephen Redmond

Robert Nugent was one of the most remarkable members of the third Irish Jesuit mission 1598-1773. He became its superior in 1626/27 and ruled it with vigour and panache until 1646. He shaped it towards provincial status and led it in its commitment to the Catholic Confederation. In 1651 he took the helm again, this time as acting superior, in vastly changed circumstances. The Cromwellians controlled most of the country and were pushing west. With most communities dispersed, much of the mission (and a still active element of the former Confederation) retreated before them: Galway became a city of refuge and of contact with hoped-for allies, backs were to the sea.

The letter given here conveys something of the situation and the man. It was written to John Young who had been novice-master at Kilkenny and had gone to Rome. Apart from minimal editing it comes straight from the excellent MacErlean transcript in our archives. The original is in the Irish College, Rome.

Galwaie die 10ma. Maii 1651

Now and no sooner I understood of your safe laundinge at St. Mallos, This I receaved from the maister of your owne shipp John, who came hither. God be praised, you escaped those daungers..........

Since your parting, my Lord Fernes went soone avaie for Burdeaux; also Rice and Kuirke went within 3 daies after to Holland; I recommended them to F. Montmorencie. Tobin and Carberie alsoe went for Holland or Ostend circa 13am. diem nostri Aprilis; I recommended them to Fr. Montmorencie and to F. Quin and to your Reverence to be provided, till directions come from Picolhomini and Rome...........

Notes:
Piccolomini was the new General. Montmorencie was a former Vicar-General of the Society. Quin, another hero of the third mission, was to serve two stints as its superior. Rice, Quirke, Tobin, Carbery and Dillon were scholastics. Scarampi was Rinucinni's predecessor as papal envoy in Ireland.