Circular letter from Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne (Terence MacSwiney), Sinn Féin Executive, Macroom, re the collection of money for the Dáil Éireann Loan in Mid-Cork. MacSwiney confirms that ‘in our Constituency over £6,000 has been subscribed to the Loan for the Government of the Irish Republic’.
'Capuchin News', V, no. 3 (Oct. 1935). Bi-monthly publication of the Capuchino Club of Our Lady of Angels, Burlingame, California. Page 9 contains a short obituary on Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. It reads: ‘[Fr. Dominic] came of a distinguished family that has given many members to the Church. He was a nephew of Father Luke Sheehan, one of the pioneer Capuchin Missionaries in the West …’.
Newspaper clipping showing Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. and Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap. leading a procession of the clergy at the funeral of Tomás Mac Curtain at the Cathedral of St. Mary and St. Anne in Cork in March 1920. Fr. Augustine Hayden OFM Cap. is standing directly behind Fr. Albert. The image is credited to Cashman and was reproduced in the 'Irish Press', 12 Jan. 1958.
The account (compiled by Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap.) begins with Fr. Dominic’s appointment as civic chaplain to Tomas MacCurtain and later to Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayors of Cork. The account includes copy correspondence regarding Fr. Dominic’s trial and copy extracts from newspapers ('Irish Independent', 'Evening Herald' and 'Catholic Herald') referring to the case and requests for the immediate release of the Capuchin priest. Reference is also made to the harsh treatment endured by Fr. Dominic during his captivity.