Journal of the Brothers Tertianship (1963) ‘The Brothers Tertianship of 1962-63 came to a close today. The first to be held in Ireland, here at Tullabeg, had begun on the 1st October, 1962’ (31 January 1963); ‘Five Brothers arrived in Tullabeg to begin Tertianship in 1964…Father Hogan, Tertian Instructor duly met and welcomed the arrivals’ (3 February 1963); ‘Journal-things to bring to the tertianship – old trousers and coat for outdoor works. Boots. Canvas shoes for hand ball for basket-ball. Football shorts’ (25 March 1963).

Photograph of the Jesuits at tertianship at Tullabeg, taken on the steps of Tullabeg: - Joe Veale, Herbert Dargan, Brother Bill McGoldrick SJ, Brother Martin Murphy SJ, Patrick Sheery SJ, Niall Leahy SJ.

Copy of conditions of sale, descriptive particulars and sale catalogue for lots of the Rahan Estate, in the barony of Ballycowan, King's County.
The estate is described as "5203 acres, 3 roods, 36 1/2 perches statute measure, and produces a well-paid net annual rental of £1990 6s 4 1/4 d ... The lands are almost entirely in tillage, and although the tenantry are numbers, they are very peaceable, industrious and thriving".
Contains general summary of tenant names, acreage, rent, tithe charges and terms of tenure. Also contains copies of Ordnance Survey 6" maps.

The Jesuits bought Tullabeg in 1818 (dedicated it to St Stanislaus) and opened a preparatory school for boys destined to go to Clongowes Wood College, Kildare. St Stanislaus College gradually developed as an educational rival to its sister school. It merged with Clongowes Wood College in 1886. Tullabeg then became a house of Jesuit formation: novitiate (1888-1930), juniorate (1895-1911), tertianship (1911-1927) and philosophate (1930-1962). In 1962, it was decided that the students of philosophy should be sent abroad for study. Tullabeg subsequently became a retreat house and was closed in May 1991.

The papers of St Stanislaus College include information on a history of the area around Tullabeg, building and property (1912-2004), correspondence with Superiors (1881-1971), finance (1912-1990), documents on Jesuit training (1818-1962), retreat house (1949-1960) and artworks (1940-1991).

Material is in the form of letters, reports, architectural plans, notes, maps and photographs (1902-1990). Programmes for plays include Shrovetide at St. Stanislaus College, Tullamore; ‘The Man with the Iron Mask’, ‘All at Coventry’ and ‘The Smoked Miser’ (1885) and for ‘Caitlín Ní Uallacáin’ and ‘Cox and Box’ and details Jesuits who performed (1925).

Material compiled by Fr Roland Burke Savage SJ relating to the origins of Tullabeg as a school for boys and a novitiate. Includes:
– typescript copies of summaries of replies to queries sent by Fr Burke Savage SJ to Fr Joseph Hurley SJ, House Historian, Tullabeg, comments on those replies and comparisons of the early history of the community, as depicted in Fr John Grene’s ‘A Contribution towards a History of The Irish Province of the Society of Jesus’; the Memorials of the Irish Province and Fr William Molony’s ‘Brief Notices’ of 1831
– notes on Frs Robert and John St Leger and on the original builder at Tullabeg (1955, 23pp)
– letter from Fr Burke Savage SJ to Fr Jerome Mahony SJ (19 November 1955, 3pp) on the ‘strong local tradition that we built Tullabeg’, enclosing copies of early letters relevant to the subject (21 April 1815 – 29 April 1817, 7 items, 9pp).

Title deeds and legal documents relating to the foundation of Tullabeg, and the selling of its lands by the Land Commission. Deeds returned to St. Stanislaus College in 1977 by John J. McDonald & Co., Solicitors. Includes schedule of deeds and documents. Item 1 and 12 on the schedule are missing. Deeds arranged in chronological order according to original (not copy) date.

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

Receipt and letter concerning the possession of Michael Murray’s holding at Rahan by the Jesuits, on payment of £100 by Fr Aloysius Sturzo SJ, to Murray.

Letter from James Rogers (of Rogers & Co. Solicitors), Tullamore, Offaly to Fr Donal O’ Sullivan SJ, Rector of St Stanislaus College, Tullabeg, Offaly concerning the ‘Tullabeg lands’ and deed of fransfer. There was no fee charged as the counsel, Mr Walter Callan B.L., had a brother who was a member of the English Jesuit Province and spent a year in Tullabeg, 'I would wish anything I can do to be a very trifling tribute to his memory'.

Letter from Patrick Joseph Plunkett, Bishop of Meath, Navan, Meath to Maria O’Brien, Rahan Lodge, County Offaly, regarding an invitation to Rahan Lodge in September 1818 (21 August 1818). Typed copy of a letter from Maria O’Brien, Rahan Lodge, County Offaly, (benefactress of Tullabeg) to the Bishop of Meath concerning the co-operation between the local clergy and the Jesuit fathers of Tullabeg (10 September 1818).