| Author | Smyth, Bernard T., b. 1916 |
| Place | Dublin |
| Publisher | Four Courts Press |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library [ASCC] |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Shelf | Stacks [ASCC] |
| Call Number | BV2240.I73 S68 1994 |
| Description | 128 p. : illus., map ; 22 cm. |
| Note | The Chinese batch : the Maynooth Mission to China : origins, 1911-1920 / Bernard T. Smyth. "The first book by an Irish writer to give an accurate account of the origins of the Columbans---the pre-history and early days of the Maynooth Mission to China. It focuses on Edward Galvin and John Blowick who, with other giants like Joseph Shanahan and Marie Martin, were architects of Ireland's astonishing missionary outreach in the twentieth century."--Back. 1. The man from the moon. -- 2. The right direction. -- 3. Too small a world. -- 4. The time to strike. -- 5. Some scheme afoot. -- 6. The first year. -- 7. At home and abroad. -- 8. Eastwards. Two copies in ASCC stacks. |
| ISBN | 1851821422 ; 9781851821426 |
| LCCN | 94211795 |
| Author | Collins, Neil 1938- |
| Place | Dublin |
| Publisher | Columba Press |
| Collection | Ricci Institute Library [ASCC] |
| Language | English |
| Type | Book |
| Shelf | Stacks [ASCC] |
| Call Number | BV2300.M55 C65 2009 |
| Description | 325 pages : illustrations; 25 cm. |
| Note | The splendid cause : the missionary society of St Columban 1916-1954 / Neil Collins.
"This book traces the foundation of the society, its spread to the US and Australia, and the work and sufferings of its members in China, the Philippines, Korea and Burma until the last remaining Columban was expelled from China in 1954"--Back cover
Introduction
Foundation
Mission in Hanyang 漢陽 1920-1952
Mission in Nancheng 南城 1928-1952
Mission in Huchow 湖州 1946-1954
Mission in the Philippines 1929-1954
Mission in Korea 1933-1954
Mission in Burma 1936-1954
Conclusion
Based on the author's Ph. D. thesis--NUI Maynooth, 2008.
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| ISBN | 9781856076432 ; 1856076431 |
