Born: 13 May 1617, County Wexford
Entered: 13 May 1658, San Andrea, Rome, Italy - Romanae Province (ROM)
Final Vows: 15 August 1668,
Died: 1669, Irish College, Rome, Italy
Official Catalogus Defuncti MISSING

◆ In Chronological Catalogue Sheet and Old/15 (1)

◆ Old/17 has “Murphice” Ent 13/05/1658 St Andrea

◆ CATSJ I-Y has DOB 3rd or 13/05/1617 Wexford; Ent 13/05/1658 St Andrea coadjutor; FV 15/08/1668;
1661-1665 At Irish College Rome - a man of good judgement, prudent, provident and economical
1668 Fr General writes on August 2nd “George Murphy is necessary for the Irish College in Rome. Can’t go to Ireland.
1669 In Irish College Rome - not in 1672 and 1675 CATS

◆ Calendar of MacErlean Transcipts Addenda Irishmen who entered Rome and Spain 1561-1772 (Finegan)
George Murphy of Wexford
13 May 1658 Entered St Andrea Rome

◆ Francis Finegan SJ Biographical Dictionary 1598-1773
He was born in Wexford, May 13, 1617, and he entered the Society as a Coadjutor Brother, May 13, 1658, at Sant Andrew, Rome. Nothing has been recorded of his early careeer, but it can be concluded that he came from a family versed in the Old Irish learning.

After his Noviceship he was assigned to the Irish College. The Catalogue of 1661 states that he spoke English and Irish, but not so well Italian This, and later Catalogi remark bonam habet manum in scribendo. he was dispenser at the Irish College and appreciated by his Superiors for good judgement, prudence and sound business sense.

From a letter addressed to him, at the Irish College, January 24, 1655, by the General, John Paul Oliva, we learn that brother Murphy had volunteered for service on the Irish Mission. Father Oliva promised to help him to realise his desire, but three years later, Brother George was still at the Irish College. The Superior of the Irish Mission was equally anxious to bring him to Ireland, but in letters of April and June 1668, the General now said that Brother Murphy’s services were needed in Rome. In the event, Brother Groege ended his days in Rome.

It was during then Rectorship of Father Philip Roche that Brother George composed his “Chronological Catalogue pf the Kingdom of Ireland”. He rendered his work into English, so that it could be turned into Latin by the students of the Irish College. A thousand copies of the work were printed and published. The historian of the Irish College, Rome (Father James Relly) writing in 1678 of Brother Murphy’s achievement, states that he was a man skilled in the antiquities (of Ireland) and possessed of solid judgement.

The date of his death was not recorded, but it is certain that he died between May and September 1669.

He was well known to Blessed Oliver Plunket, who referes to him in a letter of November 22, 1673: fratello Giorgio di pia memoria.

Born: 10 January 1723, Dublin City, County Dublin
Entered: 05 November 1751, St Andrea, Rome, Italy - Romanae Province (ROM)
Final Vows: 02 February 1764
Died: 04 December 1771, College of Perugia, Perugia, Italy - Romanae Province (ROM)

1756 At Irish College Rome, seems to have been in charge (writer seems to think he was a Priest and Procurator. There are notes of items of clothing for various Irish Jesuits. His accounts are in English and Italian
1758-1762 At Irish College Poitiers - Rector being Stephen Usher

◆ Fr Edmund Hogan SJ “Catalogica Chronologica” :
1763 Was “dépensier” at Irish College Poitiers (Arrêt de la Cour 1763).

◆ Fr Francis Finegan SJ :
After First Vows he spent the next four years working at the Irish College and Professed Houses in Rome. He was then sent to the Irish College Poitiers until the dissolution of the Society in France.
1762-1767 He was recalled to ROM and once more at the Irish College there. He was later sent to Teramo and then to Perugia, where he died 04 December 1771