The funeral procession of Terence MacSwiney outside St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark, London, on 28 October 1920. MacSwiney was a republican Lord Mayor of Cork who died on 25 October 1920 in Brixton Prison after a lengthy hunger strike. As chaplain to the Mayor, Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap., a Capuchin friar, was at his side during his final days. He was also a prominent mourner at MacSwiney’s funeral. Fr. Dominic can be seen walking directly behind the carriage.
Photographic prints compiled for an article by Fr. Kilian Walsh O. Cist. titled ‘Graiguenamanagh Abbey: History and Present Crisis’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1970), pp 73-80. The file contains black and white prints of Graiguenamanagh Abbey, County Kilkenny. The prints are credited to Fr. Athanasius, Mount Mellerary Abbey, Cappoquin, County Waterford. The prints have (partially detached) typescript annotations on the reverse
Photographic prints compiled for an article by Breandán Ó Riordáin titled ‘New Light on Old Dublin’, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1972), pp 53-63. The file includes prints of various artefacts found in excavations at Winetavern Street and at High Street, Dublin. With a printed sketch map of the areas excavated
Photographic prints compiled for an article by Fr. Michael Hurley SJ titled ‘The Irish School of Ecumenics’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1972), pp 77-80. The prints show several clerics and religious at a graduation ceremony. Two of the prints are credited to Studio M., 88 St. Stephen’s Green, Dublin.
Photographic prints compiled for an article by G. Allan Little titled ‘Bells of Pluscarden ring out again’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1972), pp 65-73. The prints are annotated on the reverse. The file contains images of community life in the Benedictine Monastery of Pluscarden near Elgin in Scotland.
Photographic prints of artwork compiled for an article by Fr. Cyril Barrett SJ titled ‘The psychology of modern art’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1973), pp 230-248. The file includes black and white images of artwork held in the Tate Gallery, London, the Galleria d’Arte Moderna, Milan, and the Galerie Denise René, Paris
Photographic prints compiled for an article by Aidan Brady titled ‘The origins and development of the National Botanic Gardens’ published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1974). The file includes prints of various scenes of the Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin, and images from historical tracts, guides and maps associated with the development of the Gardens.
A view of the original Abbey Theatre building in Dublin in about 1949. The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 by W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory. In its early years, the theatre was closely associated with the writers of the Irish Literary Revival including Yeats, Gregory, John Millington Synge and Sean O’Casey.
A view of the Allied Irish Bank building at the corner of Westmoreland Street and College Street in Dublin in about 1950. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Architectural Study, Dublin'.
Detail from the exterior of George's Street Arcade, a Victorian style red-bricked market building (opened in 1881) located on South Great George's Street in Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Beauty in block at George's Street, Dublin'.
