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A view of the exterior of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in George, Western Cape, South Africa. Completed in about 1843, it is the oldest Catholic church in South Africa. A manuscript annotation reads '‘The oldest Church in use in South Africa’.

A view of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul and the adjacent road bridge over the River Shannon in Athlone, County Westmeath.

A view of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul and the adjacent road bridge over the River Shannon in Athlone, County Westmeath.

A postcard image of the Church of Saint Mary and Saint John in Ballincollig, County Cork.

An aerial photograph of the Church of Christ the King in Cabra in Dublin. The church was designed by the firm of John Joseph Robinson (1887-1965) and Richard Cyril Keefe (c.1889-1965) and was formally opened in October 1933. A printed annotation on the reverse provides provenance information: ‘Army Air Corps / Date: 20 Feb. 1937 / Area: Cabra Chapel / Lens: 10” / Height: 600 m’.

Photographic print of the congregation of Holy Trinity Church, Elsies River, Cape Town, South Africa. The print is extant on card with a printed annotation giving the names of the congregation. The group includes Fr. Jerome McQuillan OFM Cap.

A view of Church Bay, the main harbour on Rathlin Island off the coast of County Antrim.

A Christmas greeting card from Frank Ryan (Proinsias Ó Riain). The card dates to December 1937 and was probably sent to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The Spanish text translates as ‘Forward to victory over fascism in 1938!’. The greeting in Irish reads ‘Happy Christmas and New Year / from / the Irish Republican Army / “Connolly Battalion” / XV International Brigade / Army of the Republic of Spain / Christmas 1937’. (Volume page 107).

The exterior of the newly-built Church of Christ the King at Maramba.

A large group gathered at Chinyingi Suspension Bridge over the Zambezi River. The occasion was the receipt of a cheque for the bridge’s repair.