Legal notes concerning ‘Rahan National School King’s [2nd half of 19th century] County’ with references to pertinent deeds.

Letter from Dom Aubert Merton, Prior, Edermine Benedictine Priory, Enniscorthy, county Wexford, to Fr Provincial Thomas V Nolan SJ on the proposal by the Benedictine Order to acquire premises and land held by the Society of Jesus at Tullabeg.

From Dr. Thomas Nulty, Bishop of Meath, to Fr John Colgan SJ, Rector of Tullabeg. Informs the latter that he cannot pronounce judgment on Fr William Byrne’s theological knowledge and ability to hear confessions etc. without having examined him.

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.

Reply from one of his cardinals granting a privileged altar to St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Tullamore, Ireland.

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.

Letter to Fr Michael Connolly SJ, Rector of Tullabeg, from Fr B. Judge, Killina, Tullamore, county Offaly, arising from tensions between the Jesuits and parochial clergy in relation to the administration of last rites.

Letter to Fr William Sutton SJ, Rector of the community at Rahan from Thomas Nulty, Bishop of Meath, concerning the granting of faculties to members of the Society of Jesus.

Letter to Fr John Gately SJ, part of the community at Tullabeg from Bishop Thomas Nulty concerning the proposed marriage of a couple of vagabonds.

Letter to Fr Kieran Hanley SJ from John McCormack, Cathedral House, Mullingar, County Westmeath, conveying permission from Bishop Kyne for the saying of evening mass at retreats.