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.

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 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.

'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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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);

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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].

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.

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.

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).

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

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.

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.

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’.

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'.

'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.

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.

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.

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.

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.