May 2013
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At the Irish Jesuit Archives, I am taking the first tentative steps in investigating digital preservation. Aim: Ensure that born-digital material in the Irish Jesuit Archives is secure and preserved for the future. (Setting myself quite a challenge, and determined not going to use Rothenberg quote!) What are the constraints? Lone archivist, some ICT knowledge, no survey of digital material, no...
May 14th
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Rathfarnham Castle, which dates from the Elizabethan times, is probably the earliest example of what is termed a “fortified house” built in Ireland. One hundred years ago this May, the Jesuits purchased Rathfarnham Castle as a residence and house of studies for their university students. They sold the house in 1985. A seismograph was built at Rathfarnham Castle by Fr. William O’ Leary in...
May 9th
April 2013
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Over the Easter period, I was privileged to follow ‘In the Footsteps of Ignatius’ and spend five days in Loyola, Spain. Visits included the Loyola family’s Tower House - the Holy House, Loyola Basilica, the Onati caves at Arrikrutz, Arantzazu, Pamplona and Xavier Castle. On my return, I have come across a souvenir book (image above of Loyola, c.1894) entitled ‘The...
Apr 2nd
March 2013
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The Novena of Grace in honour of St. Francis Xavier takes place at St. Francis Xavier’s Church, Gardiner Street, Dublin, from 4th - 12th March 2013. The background to the Novena of Grace can be read here. In the archives, there is an account of the cure of William Bacon from a stomach ailment, thanks to the intercession of St. Francis Xavier during the Novena of Grace, dated Dublin 8...
Mar 5th
February 2013
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In 2012, slides and photographs taken by Irish Jesuits in Zambia (1950 - 1990) and Hong Kong (1929 - 1990) were presented to the Irish Jesuit Archives by the Irish Jesuit Mission Office. For historical accuracy, at different times, these missions were also referred to the Chikuni Mission and Chinese Mission. www.jesuitmissions.ie  Taken out of their original boxes which were in poor...
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