Rev Isaac Moore SJ
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Rev
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Isaac
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Moore
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SJ
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Newcastle West, Co Limerick
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Ireland
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Melbourne VIC
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Australia
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Boroondara, Kew VIC
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Australia
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Biographical Notes
Fr David Strong SJ, The Australian dictionary of Jesuit biography 1848-2015, Second Edition, 2017:
Moore, Isaac
Teacher, pastor; born Newcastle, West Limerick, Ireland, 21 May 1829; died Melbourne, 15 September 1899, aged 70.
Isaac Moore entered the Society noviciate at St Acheul, France, 5 October 1852, and then spent some years teaching and prefecting at Clongowes College. Philosophy studies followed, 1860-62, at Stonyhurst, and theology at the Roman College, 1864-66.
In 1867 he arrived in Melbourne and St Patrick's College, where he was prefect of studies. In 1870 he was recalled to Ireland, and completed his tertianship at Roehampton, England, 1870-71. He taught and was prefect of studies at the Crescent, Limerick, 1871-76, and lectured in church history at St Beuno's, 1876-79.
For the next three years he was engaged in pastoral work in London, attached to the Jesuit Church at Farm Street. From 1881-85 he was prefect of philosophers, also teaching modern languages and political economy, at Stonyhurst. From 1885-86 he was minister at University College, Dublin, and was prefect of schools. The following three years were spent in pastoral work in Gardiner Street, Dublin.
Late in life, Moore returned to Australia and spent one year as prefect of studies at St Patrick's College and then, for the rest of his life, he was involved in parish work at Richmond and Hawthorn. He was a man of wide learning and famous in his day as a preacher. He lectured also on 'Catholic Socialism' and similar subjects. His retreats to boys were reported to be remarkably good. As first prefect at Clongowes, it is said that he introduced cricket!
(Reproduced by permission of Fr David Strong SJ.)