The Passionist archive at Mount Argus is the Provincial Archive for Ireland and Scotland. The archive was originally that of Mount Argus only, but gradually became the archive for the province.
It contains material relating to the activities of the Passionist Order in Ireland and Scotland. Records of the Fathers and Brothers date from 1805, although the house was founded in 1856.
Alongside the usual chronicles, Provincial Chapters, and accounts found in most religious archives, we have a diary of the early days of Mount Argus and have also started to digitize some of its account books.
Of interest is a diary by Fr. Pius Divine documenting his journey through the Americas in order to fund raise for the construction at Mount Argus.
The Cross bulletin was a monthly released by the Congregation. It contains valuable insights into Catholic life during the early part of the 20th century.
The Confraternity of the Cross and Passion was a confraternity which the Passionists took care of spiritually. We have digitized their minute and account books
Our archive catalogue is part of a new project collating Catholic archives from all over Ireland called the Catholic Archives Catalogue.
Mount Argus Mass notices read out at every Mass in Mount Argus Church are a valuable source of information for historians.
Passionist Missions were the core way the Passionists were able to preach the Gospel and in particular the Passion. A journal of these missions was kept in the archive. They provide us with information regarding all corners of Ireland, where otherwise there may not be much else available online.
There have been various other locations of Passionist houses around Ireland and Scotland. We will be posting more material from each of these house. As a starter we have put up material relation to Cloonamahon, County Sligo, the Graan, Enniskillen, and Holy Cross, Ardoyne, Belfast. A variety of miscellaneous material from 1707 up to 1919 has also been digitised.
Finally, the Passionists have a longstanding close relationship with law enforcement, in Ireland called the Gardai Siochana. We have some material relating to that also.
Visits to our archive are always welcome. It is necessary to contact us beforehand because the archivist is only available one day a week. See the contact section with details of how to get in touch.
Material relating to the Passionists in England and Wales can be found at https://catholicarchives.co.uk