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HISTORIES 1

  • The School Magazine by Peter Finn
  • Brother Paddy's Reminiscences (His Days At The Priory)
  • Galley Down by James Lee
  • Travels in a Black Suit - a view from Marble Arch from Bro MacBride
  • A Trip To Rome in 1959 and other memories by David Walker
  • The Trip To Rome by P Maggiore, I Netton and D Walker
  • Galley Down by Andrew Coyle
  • The Happiest Days by Fr John Maguire
  • A Day In The Valley by Antony Rigby
  • Robinson Crusoe pantomime
  • Memories of a year at the Priory (1926 - 27)
  • Modern Times by Fr Bernard Duffy
  • Missionary Studies in a World at War by Fr Pat Boyd
  • A Philosopher's Panorama by P. McComiskey
  • The Priory Staff: 1956 - 7
  • A History of The Priory by Fr Bernard Duffy
  • The Priory, 1936 - 40 by Fr Bernard Duffy
  • The Priory at War by J O'D
  • A 3-part History of The Priory
  • The Priory 1912 - 22 by Fr A E Howell
  • Testing, just testing some questions unanswere
  • Caverns in Cavan by Bro Fitzgerald
  • The College Day (at St Columba's)
  • 40 Years Ago by Fr James Smith
  • A Survey of the Year by Fr Pat Fitzgerald
  • SingalongaPriory
    With grateful thanks to Bishop Fitzgerald, Bernard Melling and Eddie Mulraney
  • Mr Heath's Choir by Christopher Carabine
  • The Purchase of Broome Hall by the late Oliver Reed,
    with grateful thanks to Charlie McCarthy (Broome Hall 1948 -53)
  • Broome Hall by Susanne Lamb (née Scott)
  • The Consecration of the new church at Heston - a newscutting from 1974, contributed by Monica Iles (née West)
  • Kevin Wiseman's War
  • A Biography of Bishop Walsh

HISTORIES 11

  • A History of The White Fathers in Scotland
    attributed to Fr Leonard Marchant WF
  • The Crucible, performed by The Priory in the mid-sixties
  • The "Old Boys Association" in June 1965
  • Twelfth Night performed by The Priory in 1964
  • Trip to Lourdes with the handicapped children (1964)
  • Cross Country & Athletics at The Priory — with a list of Record Holders throughout the ages
  • The Old Boys' Association 1964
  • Annabelle - gone but not forgotten
  • "Another Outing" to the Houses of Parliament - by Sean Hughes (later MP)
  • Visit to Vickers Armstrong with a spooky footnote for its author, John Strain
  • An Account of The Fire at St Columba's
  • Newspaper Report of The Fire
  • Danby Hall
  • Cardinal's Day
  • The May Day Pilgrimage
  • Wembley
  • Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
  • St Columba's Notes
  • Old Boys' Corner
  • A memorable occasion — by Michael Goodstadt
  • A Brother to All — by Pat Shanahan
  • St Andrew's Day — by Andrew Cowe
  • Operation Tennis Court — by Gordon Rutledge
  • The Old Boys' Association — Author Unknown
  • Extracts from The Priorian Christmas 1950
  • The Editorial from The Pelican, Summer 1964
  • The Amazing Doctor Clitterhouse
  • Aspects of Life at Danby
  • The Holy Week Mime
  • The Priory First XI Football Team 1964/5
  • The Priory Shop ( 1965)
  • From Our Letter-Tray — April 1962
  • Experiences of a Guinea Pig (1965)
  • Lay Brothers In The Society
  • News from Old Boys (1959)
  • News of the Year: 1958 — 1959
  • Farewell to Fr Moody, Fr Fowles, Fr Rathe, & Brother Biewer (1959
  • Our New Superior (The Priory, 1959)
  • Liturgy At The Priory (1959)
  • The Queen's Visit June 1959
  • Hither and Thither (St Edward's, Totteridge)
  • The Pilgrimage to Bursledon
  • The Fifth Form Outing (Priory 1959)
  • A Day On The Hamble
  • News From St Columba's (1959)
  • Innocents Abroad (in Paris)
  • News From Old Boys (1960)
  • The Houses at St Columba's (1960)
  • From Our Letter Tray (August 1962)
  • The White Fathers - by Donald Attwater
  • Meet Fr Thomas Tye WF - an article written in August 1962
  • Mr D J Williams - "Priory Interlude for a Truth-Seeker"
  • A Bird's Eye View of The Beda by Mr D J Williams
  • Glancing Back by Mr D J Williams
  • Comings and Goings - staff on the move at The Priory in the summer of 1963
  • Murder In The Cathedral - performed at The Priory in 1963
  • The Association of Former White fathers' Students
  • St Columba's College - a look back over the year by Fr Thomas Stoker
  • The New Recreation Room (at The Priory)
  • The Easter Cycling Tour - by John Madden
  • Tour of the Isle of Wight
  1. Back Room Girls
  2. News of Former students - Summer 1961
  3. News of the Old Boys - and as it was in Summer 1962
  4. Demolition at The Priory
  5. The College Silver Jubilee - 1st February 1961 at St Columba's
  6. "Mens Sana In Corpore Sano"
  7. The Wind of Change - ( 'twere harder in our day, of course . . . )
  • Editorial of The Pelican, Summer 1966 edition
  • The Last Chapter
  • Bishop's Waltham comes to St John's
  • The Lark - a review of the Christmas play - with photos
  • Mid term in Blunt's yard
  • Pick and shovel
  • Term Notes
  • St Columba's Notes
  • Our Brothers
  • Windsor and Wembley
  • Looking Ahead
  • St Columba's On The Air
  • Our Easter Holidays
  • The New Recreation Hut
  • Old Boys' Corner
  • Fr Bouniol
  • News In Brief
  • Servus Servorum Dei
  • On The Air
  • Old Boys' Corner
  • Term Notes
  • Frae A'The Airts translation not provided
  • Editorial
  • Operation Tennis Court
  • Looking Back
  • St Columba's Notes
  • A Class Outing
  • Second Form
  • Priory Staff
  • A Memorable Occasion
  • Operation Weeds
  • St Columba's Notes
  • St Andrew's Day
  • The Columban - articles from the Christmas 1952 and Summer 1953 editions
    • The Diary of the Term (Christmas 1952)
    • A short history of St Columba's
    • Dryburgh Abbey
    • The late Archbishop Hughes
    • Sandy
    • Father Superior
    • Diary of the Term (Summer 1953 - including the Coronation)
    • The College grounds

  • Wembley Day
  • Walking In The Meon Valley — maps included
  • St Columba's Report
  • McGonagle Arrives At St Boswell's (superbly imitated)
  • Old Boys' Corner
  • A School for Apostles — A Study by Maurice Billingsley
  • Planting the faith in Darkest Africa
    The Life Story of Fr Simeon Lourdel
  • A Golden Jubilee in Rutherglen
    by Fr Christopher Wallbank WF
  • The White Fathers & White Sisters at Heston
  • The Pelicans' Reunion in Ireland, October 1997
  • Simple Spyman by John Chapman
    Staged at Blacklion 1967/8 and several venues in the surrounding area
  • From Our Letter Tray
  • Chosen Men
  • Our Fifty Years
  • A letter to the parents of Priorians : Summer 1956
  • The Bishop's Visit by Chris Cooper
  • The White Fathers by Dennis Stevens — taken from "Hampshire, the county magazine
  • The Golden Jubilee of Fr Steve Collins
  • The Wopsy Books by Fr Gerard Scrivens WF
  • ' Leaves From A White Father's Diary ' by Fr A E Howell WF
  • The Richard Fitzgerald Ceili Band
  • The parish at Bishop's Waltham
  • St Augustine's, Blacklion, Co. Cavan ' — a brief history from its opening in 1955 until closure in 1970
  • ' Mud and Mosaics ' by Fr Gerard Rathe WF— an African Missionary Journey from the Niger to the Copper Belt. (First published 1961)
  • Selected articles from pre-60s White Fathers magazines
  • Selected articles from pre-70s White Fathers magazines
  • Learning to say Jambo by Fr Chris O'Doherty WF
    taken from the WF / WS magazine no. 180, Oct-Nov 1971
  • The White Fathers' Centenary
    Sunday, 6th October 1968
  • Letters Home sent by Chris Cooper during his time at The Priory

HISTORIES 46

  • Letter to parents dated 27th December 1955, from Fr Paul Moody, Father Superior at The Priory. (More to follow)
  • Pantomime at Blacklion, 1968, written and directed by Robbie Dempsey with a cast of thousands and no expense involved.
 
  • The WF Houses of Study compiled by Peter Finn
  • 'Music' by Pat Tierney (The Pelican magazine1954)
  • Further articles taken from The Pelican magazine (mostly written by students at The Priory and St Columba's.
  • 'Round and About' taken from several copies of the White Father/ White Sister magazine. (Late sixties/ early seventies)
  • Selected articles taken from copies of the White Father/ White Sister magazine. (Late sixties/ early seventies)
  • Selected articles taken from a White Fathers / White Sisters magazine of August 1958 PLUS Fr Tom Dooley's account of his experience as a POW during WW2.
  • Selected articles taken from The Pelican magazine, Christmas 1957
    (in two parts)
  • Articles taken from The White Fathers' magazine, April 1962
  • Fr Tom Dooley's POW experience (1940-44)
  • Ex Student Peter Collyer, a brief autobiography
  • Alban Pinkney's days at St Columba's and The Priory
  • The Life of Kiwanuka, Joseph Nakabaale
    by Fr Aylward Shorter MAfr

  • Biographical information of President Julius Nyerere (Tanzania)
    by Fr Aylward Shorter MAfr, Peter Finn and Angolwisye Isakwisa Malambugi (taken with permission from The Dictionary of African Biography).

HISTORIES 59

  • 'Fifty years in Africa' by Fr Geoffrey J Riddle MAfr

HISTORIES 60

  • Items 'TAKEN FROM THE TABLET ARCHIVE'
  • 'Betty Mundy's Bottom'

  • Memories of The White Fathers by Kenneth Mortimer
HISTORIES
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  • Eastview 2019
HISTORIES
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  • Bishop John Forbes - The First Canadian White Father
   

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