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

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.

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.

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.

Documents concerning the OCBA and connected clubs, including a rugby club. Includes handwritten notes from meetings, as well as correspondence between Fr Gubbins SJ (former Rector of the Crescent) and Fr Roche SJ (present Rector). Also includes a printed notice of a meeting of the OCBA, at which its possible winding up is to be discussed.

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.

Handwritten note referring to Sheahan and 'Mr. O'Shaughnessy'.

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.

Letters to the Irish Fr Provincial from possible candidates and various parish priests seeking information on and interviews to discuss, the possibility of entrance into the Society of Jesus. Also includes applications to join the Society; letters from those who have been accepted and letters concerning financial support from novices’ families.

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.

Notes and floor-plans in relation to the drainage system, guttering and access to the roof.

Documents regarding the standard carried by the Munster Fusiliers, which bore an image of the Sacred Heart. Includes a handwritten note from Fr William Kane SJ to the Doyles 'concerning the appositeness of the Sacred Heart emblem on the standard made by Limerick women for Munster Fusiliers in the 1914-18 war."

Documents on Jesuits' property rights in relation to the Crescent House. Handwritten notes regarding the position of the community in relation to Maunsell's house, in light of the fact that no rent had been paid since 1907. Includes a quoted opinion of Fr Masterson on the matter, and some extracts from legal documents in Latin.

Copy of deed, in which it is agreed that Sharpel will pay the sum of £500 stg to Frs Head and Gately, on condition that the latter undertake to pay to her the yearly sum of £25 'during the term of her natural life (11 September 1893, 1 page). Accompanied by a draft/copy of a promissory note signed by Frs. Head and Gately, who promise to pay to Sharpel sum of £200 stg, with interest at the rate of five per cent per annum (12 September 1893, 1 page)

Handwritten note. States that the houses were bought in 1950 and queries whether the cost was £1,200.

Document issued by the Inland Revenue stating the duty payable on a conveyance relating to Doyle’s yard. Accompanied by a type-written [draft] certificate stating that ‘the transaction hereby effected does not form part of a larger transaction…’