File 253 - Letters from Fr James Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial relating to various matters in Australia

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IE IJA MSSN/AUST/253

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Letters from Fr James Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial relating to various matters in Australia

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  • 28 March 1881 - 25 August 1885 (Creation)

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(15 January 1841-1918)

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Born: 15 January 1841, Upper Gloucester Street, Dublin, County Dublin
Entered: 04 August 1863, Milltown Park, Dublin
Ordained: 1873
Final Vows: 22 April 1878
Died: 1918

Left Society of Jesus: 1898; remained a priest

Education at Mr Breslin’s School, Sandymount, and Ratoath NS, and post Secondary at the National Model School, Dublin, Dundee Schoolo of Art, Leeds (Josephite) School of Art. Taugh for 3 years at the School of Design Dublin, whence he obtained a scholarship to the Dept of Sicnece and Art, London

by 1870 at Roehampton, England (ANG)) studying
by 1871 at home for health
by 1872 at Leuven Belgium (BELG) studying
by 1874 at St Beuno’s Wales (ANG) studying
by 1875 at St Wilfred’s Preston (ANG) working
by 1877 at Castres France (TOLO) making Tertianship
Early Australian Missioner 1877 (St Ignatius College, Roverciew, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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A file of letter from Fr James Kennedy SJ to Irish Fr Provincial relating to various matters in Australia including his concern over the finances of the Australian Mission. Remarks that money has been managed 'with very little order'. (8 April 1885, 9pp).

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2000

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