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Two plates showing a view of a walled road leading to Rochestown Capuchin Friary. A horse and cart (with a visible advertisement ‘Delicious’) is stopped on the road. With an annotated cover.

A view of the exterior of Ards House near Creeslough in County Donegal. Ards House (later Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary) was formerly the residence of the Stewart-Bam family. The house and demesne were taken over by the Irish Land Commission in 1927. It was acquired by the Capuchin Order in March 1930. The Order changed the name of the old Stewart-Bam house to Ard Mhuire which became a theological seminary. The first community consisted of Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. (Guardian), Fr. Patrick Kelleher OFM Cap., Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap. and Br. Fidelis Rice OFM Cap. It took some time to convert Ards House into a Capuchin friary. A power plant was built for electric light and central heating was installed. A large fire in December 1944 caused considerable damage to the old house and the decision was made in the mid-1950s to demolish the residence and build a new friary and church. At this point, the mansion was in a terrible state of repair – the lead roof was developing cracks and was leaking and the oldest part of the building, the elaborate façade, was crumbling. The new Capuchin Friary at Ard Mhuire was formally opened on 13 November 1966. The friary overlooks the shores of Sheephaven Bay and now offers retreats, conferences, seminars, and periods of rest and relaxation, reflection, prayer and holidays.

An image of a seated Br. Elzear Kelly OFM Cap. (1857-1937) outside a residence.

A studio photograph of Br. Stanislaus Walsh OSFC (1842-1910). See also CA-PH-1-40.

A glass stereo plate image of four women at the seaside cliffs known as Bridges of Ross, on the north side of the Loop Head peninsula in County Clare.

An image of a Capuchin friar receiving a haircut from another friar in the garden of the Church Street Friary in Dublin in c.1920.

A view of two Capuchin friars taking a break from an excursion on a jaunting car near Rochestown in County Cork in c.1908. The two friars may be Fr. Jarlath Hynes OFM Cap. (1867-1918) and Fr. Casimir Butler OFM Cap. (1876-1958).

A group of Capuchin friars and students at Rochestown Friary, County Cork, in c.1928. The group includes (first row, third from the right) Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap. (1874-1938) and (front row, second from the left) Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap. (1880-1968).

A group of Capuchin friars on a partially ruined bridge in a rural setting possibly in County Kilkenny. The group includes Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. (1875-1950) and Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. (1876-1965).

An image of several Capuchin friars posing on a donkey and cart in the countryside near Inistioge in County Kilkenny. The group includes
Seated on donkey: Fr. Ignatius Collins OFM Cap. (1881-1961)
Standing at rear, second on the left: Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap. (1883-1935)
Standing at rear, third on the left: Fr. Columbus Murphy OFM Cap. (1881-1962)
Seated on cart, front, first on the left: Fr. Cyril O'Sullivan OFM Cap. (1887-1921)
Seated on cart, third on the left: Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. (1875-1950)