A view of the unveiling of the Four Masters monument in The Diamond, the main square, in Donegal Town in 1938. The obelisk was erected to commemorate the four Franciscan friars (Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, Peregrine Ó Duibhgeannáin and Fearfeasa Ó Maol Chonaire) who compiled the ‘Annals of the Four Masters’ between 1630 and 1636. Their names are incised into the monument (one to each face). Written in Irish, the ‘Annals of the Four Masters’ (Irish: 'Annála na gCeithre Máistrí'), are one of the most important surviving chronicles of medieval Irish history. The obelisk was designed by the Dublin architectural firm O’Callaghan and Giron, and was unveiled in 1938 by the Bishop of Raphoe, Dr William MacNeely, at the bequest of Patrick Gallagher, solicitor and noted historian, who bequeathed £5,000 for the creation of the monument.
'The Capuchin Annual’s' photographic archive comprises a vast assemblage of prints with an extremely varied subject-matter. The following series arranges the images thematically.
Photographic prints relating to 'This Is Russia!', an American documentary film released in June 1958, and directed by Sid Feder. The cinematography was by Sid Feder and the film was scored by Heinz Roemheld. It was narrated by Carey Wilson. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The prints show various scenes of people, locations and buildings from across the Soviet Union. The film was released with the tagline: ‘Inside story of the land of mystery and contrast that produced the earth satellites’. The prints are coded and have typescript captions on the reverse.
A photograph of Thomas Ashe's funeral cortège moving along Ormond Quay in Dublin on 30 September 1917. Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. (1876-1965) is among the participants in the funeral procession.
Photographic prints by T.J. Molloy. Most of the prints are annotated on the reverse. The covering envelope is dated 18 Jan. 1960. The file includes the following images:
• Architectural detail from Mellifont Abbey, County Louth. • Bective Abbey, County Meath. • Lambay Island, County Dublin. • Candle-lit vigil in a church. • Rural and farm images. • Statue of Our Lady situated on a cliff near Rathdrum, County Wicklow.
A view of a turner working on a traditional pole lathe in County Wexford. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Bowl-turning on the pole lathe. One of the oldest crafts and now almost extinct as an art'.
