Identity Statement
Title | Crescent College Comprehensive SJ, Limerick |
Archive Reference | IE IJA/SC/CRES |
Web Link to this Entry | https://iar.ie/archive/crescent-college-comprehensive-sj-limerick |
Creation Dates | 1859-1992 |
Extent Medium | 16 boxes |
Context
Creator(s): Irish Jesuits
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Administrative History ↴
The first Jesuit school in Limerick was founded by Father David Wolfe SJ (1528-c.1578) in 1565. Over the next three hundred years, the Jesuits presence in Limerick ebbed and flowed. By 1640, a Jesuit residence was established at Castle Lane and by 1672, a school was opened near St. Mary’s Cathedral. After an interval of eighty-six years from the Suppression of the Society in 1773, the Jesuits returned to Limerick in 1859 after Bishop John Ryan (1784-1864) had invited the Society to establish a school in the city. The school initially opened in 1859 as St. Munchin’s College on Hartstonge Street. The pioneer Jesuit community in 1859 were Frs. Edward Kelly (1824-1905) (Rector), Thomas Kelly (1829-1898), Peter Foley (1826-1893), Edmund Hogan (1831-1917), Matthew Saurin (1825-1901) and one scholastic, Mr. Matthew Russell (1834-1912). In January 1862, the Jesuits purchased a neighbouring residence, Crescent House. The church building was started in 1864, opened in 1868 and named after the Sacred Heart in 1869. The college had ceased to be a seminary for the diocese in 1867 and was renamed the Sacred Heart College in 1873. Commonly known as the Crescent College, it ceased to be a fee paying school in 1971 and became the Crescent College Comprehensive SJ. In 1973 the Comprehensive moved to a modern greenfield site at Dooradoyle. Later it became a co-educational school and the Crescent Preparatory School was closed in 1976. -
Archival History ↴
Material deposited from the Provincialate. -
Immediate Source Acquisition ↴
Official Transfer
Content & Structure
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Scope & Content: Irish Jesuits ↴
The bulk of material in the Crescent College Comprehensive SJ papers relate to: financial matters (1869-1990); community correspondence (1859-1992); performance and examination (1912-1966); pupils (1881-1974); school administration (1870-1971); school sports and theatre (1882-1969); deeds and leases (1809-1998); photographs (1884-1976).
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Appraisal Destruction ↴
All items retained permanently -
Accruals ↴
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Arrangement ↴
Material was catalogued in 1999, 2007 and 2012.
Papers of the Crescent College (1999)
A. Community (1859-1948)
B. College (1884-1967)
C. Church (1896; 1934)
D. Addenda (2000)
E. Jesuit Property at The Crescent, Limerick
F. History of The Sacred Heart Church, The Crescent (1866-1979)
G. Correspondence with Jesuit Provincials (1888-1980)
H. Correspondence with the Bishops of Limerick (1859-1924)
I. Finance (1869-1980)
J. School Activities (1932-1957)
K. Foundation of Comprehensive School at Dooradoyle, Limerick (1966-1982)
L. The Site at Dooradoyle, Limerick (1969-1979)
M. Educational Matters (1975-1982)
N. History of the Jesuit Community in Limerick (1928-1980)
O. Correspondence relating to The Sacred Heart Church, The Crescent (1895-1965)
P. Papers of Fr. Thomas Morrissey SJ (1968-1992)
Q. Photographs (1974-1982)
R. Outsize Photographs (1940-1960)
S. Bound Volumes (1864-1974)
T. Consultors’ reportsAddenda (2007)
A. The Jesuits in Limerick (1862-2006)
B. Property (1877-1998)
C. Sacred Heart College (1859-1998)
D. Jesuit community at the Sacred Heart (1878-1997)
E. Church activity and functions (1878-1991)
F. Sodalities (1870-1998)
G. Crescent finances: church and school (1855-1989)
H. Church and College buildings: interior and exterior (1896-2002)
I. Establishment of Crescent College Comprehensive at Dooradoyle (1969-1994)
J. Education matters (1955-1967)
K. Photographs of Limerick City
L. Document list
Conditions of Access & Use
Access Conditions | The Irish Jesuit Archives are open only to bona fide researchers. Access by advance appointment. Further details: www.jesuitarchives.ie |
Conditions Governing Reproduction | No material may be reproduced without the written permission of the Archivist. Copyright restrictions apply. Photocopying is not available. Digital photography is at the discretion of the Archivist. |
Creation Dates | 1859-1992 |
Extent Medium | 16 boxes |
Material Language Script | English and Irish |
Finding Aids | Descriptive List Archive Web Link → |
Allied Materials
Publication Note | Finegan SJ, Fr. Francis. “Limerick Jesuit Centenary Record 1859- 1959”. Limerick: 1959. Jesuit Year Book (1959) White, Anthony (Ed.). “The Crescent: Sacred Heart College and Crescent Comprehensive SJ 1859 - 2009”. Dublin: Messenger Publications, 2009. |
Descriptive Control Area
Archivist Note | Damien Burke |
Rules/Conventions | IGAD: Irish Guidelines for Archival Description. Dublin: Society of Archivists, Ireland, 2009. ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description. 2nd ed. Ottowa: International Council on Archives, 2000. National Council on Archives: Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names. Chippenham: National Council on Archives, 1997. Irish Guidelines for Indexing Archives. Dublin: Archives and Records Association, Ireland, 2013. |
Date of Descriptions | 41518 |