1. A book entitled ‘The Man Called James Corboy: Irish Jesuit Bishop of Monze, Zambia’ written by Sr. Catherine Dunne SHM was launched by Father Provincial Tom Layden SJ at Milltown Park on Thursday, 24 January 2013. James Corboy was born at Brookville, Caherconlish, county Limerick, 20 October 1916. Educated at the Crescent and Clongowes, he entered the society in 1935 and was ordained in 1948. He was consecrated Bishop of Monze, 24 June 1962. He retired as bishop in 1992, returned to Ireland in 1996 and died in Dublin, 24 November 2004. His body was returned for burial in Zambia in 2005. Clicking on the image of the book or here takes you to a flickr set of images of Bishop Corboy.

    A book entitled ‘The Man Called James Corboy: Irish Jesuit Bishop of Monze, Zambia’ written by Sr. Catherine Dunne SHM was launched by Father Provincial Tom Layden SJ at Milltown Park on Thursday, 24 January 2013.

    James Corboy was born at Brookville, Caherconlish, county Limerick, 20 October 1916. Educated at the Crescent and Clongowes, he entered the society in 1935 and was ordained in 1948. He was consecrated Bishop of Monze, 24 June 1962. He retired as bishop in 1992, returned to Ireland in 1996 and died in Dublin, 24 November 2004. His body was returned for burial in Zambia in 2005.

    Clicking on the image of the book or here takes you to a flickr set of images of Bishop Corboy.

  2. The image above is taken from the cover of the Mungret Annual, 1912. Mungret College, situated 3 miles west of Limerick, was a Jesuit apostolic school and a lay secondary school from 1882 until 1974 when it closed as a school. Images of Limerick in 1912, tracking what life was like in Limerick 100 years ago will be updated daily by the Limerick City Library Local Studies Team, on their twitter account @Limerick1912

    The image above is taken from the cover of the Mungret Annual, 1912. Mungret College, situated 3 miles west of Limerick, was a Jesuit apostolic school and a lay secondary school from 1882 until 1974 when it closed as a school.

    Images of Limerick in 1912, tracking what life was like in Limerick 100 years ago will be updated daily by the Limerick City Library Local Studies Team, on their twitter account @Limerick1912

  3. Menu cover for St. Patrick’s Day, 1917.

    Menu cover for St. Patrick’s Day, 1917.

  4. Programme for the annual St. Patrick’s Night Concert, 1955 at the College Concert Hall, the Crescent, Limerick.

    Programme for the annual St. Patrick’s Night Concert, 1955 at the College Concert Hall, the Crescent, Limerick.

  5. Advertisement for the annual St. Patrick’s Night Concert, 1955 at the College Concert Hall, the Crescent, Limerick.

    Advertisement for the annual St. Patrick’s Night Concert, 1955 at the College Concert Hall, the Crescent, Limerick.

  6. St. Patrick’s Night, 1952 Programme for a concert on the 17th March 1952, featuring singing and dancing - mostly with Irish themes, held at the Concert Hall, College of the Sacred Heart, Limerick. The 1952 concert begins with an historic pageant, performed by the girls of the Presentation Convent, Limerick: ‘The Siege of Limerick, 1651’. See on flickr.

    St. Patrick’s Night, 1952

    Programme for a concert on the 17th March 1952, featuring singing and dancing - mostly with Irish themes, held at the Concert Hall, College of the Sacred Heart, Limerick. The 1952 concert begins with an historic pageant, performed by the girls of the Presentation Convent, Limerick: ‘The Siege of Limerick, 1651’.

    See on flickr.