An election handbill produced by Patrick McCartan (1878-1963), the Sinn Féin candidate, during the South Armagh by-election which was held on 2 February 1918. The handbill strongly attacks John Redmond’s call for Irish nationalists to support the British war effort.
A small collection of prints relating to the South African mission assembled by Fr. Benjamin O’Connell OFM Cap. (1938-2010) for historical research purposes. The file includes: • The exterior of St. Theresa’s School in the Welcome Estate, Cape Town, South Africa. The annotation reads: ‘This part was built in 1933. Two moveable partitions made it one large room for Mass (3 classrooms). The third room (back part) added to the original 2 classrooms’. • Capuchin friars with Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. on the occasion of his visitation to South Africa in 1957. The friars include Fr. Jerome McQuillan OFM Cap., Fr. Carthage Ruth OFM Cap., Fr. Damascene McKenna OFM Cap., Fr. Raphael Curran OFM Cap., Fr. Agathangelus Herlihy OFM Cap. and Fr. Didacus McGrath OFM Cap. • The exterior of Parow Church and Presbytery in Cape Town. • Fr. Raymond Dillane OFM Cap., Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. (1915-2005) and Fr. Bernard Cronin OFM Cap. in the Welcome Estate, Cape Town, in c.1980. • Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. and Br. Kees Thönissen OFM Cap. in the Welcome Estate, Cape Town, in c.1980.
The sub-title reads: ‘A look, in pictures and words, at the lives of everyday people in one of the world’s most complex lands’. Published by Avroy Shlain Cosmetics Ltd. Includes printed insert from Roger Ballard-Tremeer, South African Embassy, London.
This series includes records relating to Irish Capuchin missionary activity in South Africa which commenced with the arrival of the first friars in 1929. The series comprises material such as correspondence, financial reports, minutes, journals, newsletters, maps, publications and a collection of photographic albums and prints.
An anthology edited by E.G.B, Published in honor of those who died and those who were incarcerated. The collection includes: We shall rise again, Easter 1916/James Connolly--The Wayfarer/P.H.Pearse – ‘the remaining contributions, many of which are not published elsewhere, are unsigned’.
A propaganda handbill urging support for Joseph McGuinness. The poem reads: ‘And now, says I, where’s your right hand, To strike a blow for the rebel band, And drive John Redmond out of the land? Now, who are you going to vote for?’
Draft article titled ‘Some Unknown Heroes of the War of Independence’ with reference to the lives of Tommy Bryan, Jerry Mee, Sam Maguire, Paddy Moran, and Jack Staunton. The author of the article is not stated.
