Reference code
IE CA AMI/2/10/3/146
Title
Capuchin Friars at Mongu Airport
Date(s)
- c.1965 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
Black and white print; TIFF file
Name of creator
(1615-2023)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A group of Capuchin friars at an airstrip in Mongu in Western Zambia. The group includes the Cork-born friars, standing, third from the right, Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. (1920-2008), and, standing at left, Fr. Theophilus Murphy OFM Cap. (1928-2006). The Wicklow-born Fr. Crispin Brennan OFM Cap. (1917-2009) is seated, second on the right. The caption to the print identifies the aircraft in the background as a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver operated by Zambia Airways.