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Letter by Fr Hugh Kelly SJ, Rector of Rathfarnham Castle, to Fr Daniel O’Sullivan SJ, Rector at Tullabeg, asking for the loan of an astronomical clock.

Copy of, and draft of part of, letter from Fr Patrick Bracken SJ to John O’Brien. Refers to recent correspondence between the two in relation to the property at Tullabeg left by O’Brien’s sister Maria to the Society of Jesus. Responds to a number of assertions make by O’Brien with regard to rents and Poor Law rates, and contends that the takeover of the property by the Jesuits has actually benefited O’Brien’s estate.

Letters concerning retreat work sent to Fr Kieran Hanley SJ, Superior, Tullabeg, by Father General Pedro Arrupe SJ, Assistant General. Fr John Swain SJ and Fr Matthew Meade SJ, Director of the Retreat centre at Rathfarnham Castle.

Letters from David Sherlock, Rahan Lodge, to Fr James Murphy SJ, Rector of Tullabeg, concerning the purchase of Tullabeg lands from Sherlock by the Society in the Land Commission Court.

Letters from Fr Joseph O’ Mara SJ, Rector of Tullabeg to Fr Provincial and Fr Vice-Provincial, on liturgical, academic, domestic and medical matters.

File mainly containing letters from the Consultors at Tullabeg including Frs Colum O’ Holohan, Gregory Ffrench and Michael O’ Brien to Provincial, Fr Patrick Doyle SJ concerning the spiritual and temporal well-being of the community, with particular focus on financial affairs. Also contains material relating to the setting up of a temporary advisory committee on administration (1976).

Letters to Fr Provincial from various members of the community at Tullabeg, mostly from Fr Rector - Fr William Delaney SJ (1870-1880), Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ (1880-1883) and Fr George Kelly SJ (1883-1886) - largely concerned with administrative and financial matters. The subjects of the letters are noted on many of the envelopes accompanying them.

Letters of the Prefect of Studies (Fr Michael Connolly SJ) to Fr Provincial.