Born: 1597, Castlehaven, County Cork
Entered: 15 October 1614, Spain - Castellanae Province (CAST)
Ordained: 1623/4, Royal College Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
Died: 1634

Left Society of Jesus: 02 February 1626

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet as “O’Driscol” Ent 1614

◆ Old/15 (1) “O’Driscol”, RIP after 1625

◆ Old/16 has : “P Conor O’Driscol”; DOB 1597 Cork; Ent 1614 Spain; RIP post 1626

◆ Old/17 has “Driscol” Dimissi 02/02/1626 (CAST)

◆ CATSJ I-Y has “Cornelius O’Driscol”; DOB 1595 Castlehaven; Ent 1614; RIP 1634
First Vows 18/02/1616
1622-1625 At Salamanca studying Theology. Good student, talented enough to teach Arts and Theology
1625 At Arevalo College CAST

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
O’Driscol

DOB 1597 Cork; Ent 1614 Spain; RIP post 1626

He was a Priest in Spain in 1617 and 1626 (CATS 1617 and 1626)

In pen
At College of Salamanca 1625; Made First Vows 1614; Had studied three years Philosophy and 4 Theology

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
Cornelius Driscol 17 of Ireland
Son of Thady Driscol and Margaret Carti
15 October 1614 Entered CAST

◆ Francis Finegan Notes
Cornelius or Conor

DOB 1598 Castlehaven; Ent 01/12/1614 CAST; Ord 1623/24 Salamanca; LEFT 02/02/1626

Son of Thady (a colonel in the Spanish Army) and Margaret née Carty

After First Vows he was sent for studies to Pamplona and Royal College Salamanca where he was Ordained 1623/24
His Superiors had remarked his ability in Theology and sent him for post-graduate studies also at Salamanca. He did not get the chance of settling down to his scholastic career, however, as his parents, then living in Coruña, claimed his financial help in their poverty. The General and the Spanish Superiors tried so to arrange matters so that Thady O’Driscoll might be helped in his penury while his son could remain a Jesuit, whilst at the same time the Superior of the Irish Mission was trying to recruit him. But eventually yielding to the pressure of the O’Driscolls and their son, the General dismissed him in 02/02/1626

Born: 1601,New Ross, County Wexford
Entered: 05 January 1617, Villagarcía, Galicia, Spain - Castellanae Province (CAST)
Ordained: c 1627

Left Society of Jesus: 08 July 1631

◆ CATSJ A-H has DOB Cashel
1625 at Salamanca
1625 at Seville 2nd year Theology
1628 a native of Cashel is Minister and Operarius or Irish College Seville
John Conway of Ross in Villagarcía 1301, 1617, 1619
John Conbeus (no 2) of Ross DOB 1598 at Salamanca 1621
John Conbeus of Ross in College of Leon 1628
1637 CAT at ARSI proficient in letters, judgement, experience and prudence mediocre

also DOB 1600 Cashel; Ent 1620; 1625 at Seville Theology; 13628 at Seville Minister and Operarius
also DOB 1598 Ross Diocese; Ent 1617; 1619 at Villagarcía; 1625 at Salamanca

Much confusion of John Conways here - there are 4 : 3 priests and 1 brother the confusions is with the priests

◆ George Oliver Towards Illustrating the Biography of the Scotch, English and Irish Members SJ
CONNY,---- was Superior of the Seminary at Salamanca in the summer of 1607

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
DOB 1600 New Ross; Ent 1617 or in pen 05/01/1617 Spain; RIP 08/10/1689 Ghent (though this could be William RIP 1689??)

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
John Conway of New Ross, dioc of Ferns, 16
Son of Son of Thomas Conway and Margaret de Berox - Devereux (also Catalina da Crox - Cruise?)
05 January 1617 Entered CAST

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773

He was born at New Ross, 1601, and entered the Society in the Province of Castille, January 5, 1617. He was the son of Thomas Conway (brother of Father Richard SJ - RIP 1626) and his wife Margaret Devereux.

After his Noviceship at Villagarcia, he studied Philosophy at Compostella and Theology at the Royal College, Salamanca, where he was ordained Priest, c 1627,

The following year he was stationed at Oviedo as Operarius.

He left the Society July 8, 1631.

◆ Henry Foley - Records of the English province of The Society of Jesus Vol VII
CONNY,- Father, (Irish), was Rector of the Irish College of Salamanca in the autumn of 1607.