Letters from Sir Lionel Harty, Belrobin, Dundalk, County Louth, to [Fr. Peter Bowe OSFC and Fr. Joseph Fenlon OSFC], guardians, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny, regarding the rent on three houses held by the Capuchins on Pennyfeather Lane, Kilkenny. Harty affirms that he has no intention of selling any of the properties. With a rent receipt. Other correspondents include Eugene F. Collins, solicitor, Temple Chambers, Eustace Street, Dublin.
Cash account of John Lanigan & Nolan, solicitors, with the Capuchin friars, Kilkenny. The account relates to legal fees for the collection of rents and the payment of rates for the period 1940-9. With a cover letter to Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap.
Diary of mass celebrants (and confessors) at the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny. Includes bookings for masses at St. Luke’s Hospital and at other locations.
Ledger of income derived from community masses at the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny. The front cover is endorsed with the title ‘Mass Ledger’. The ledger records the amount of money (stipends) accruing from ‘masses received as per the large book’ (see CA KK/1/1/3/2) and ‘masses applied or sent away’ (said by the community, said in the [Poor Clare] Convent, and sent to the Provincial Minister. The ledger is periodically signed by the guardian and by the Provincial Minister at visitations.
Ledger of monthly income derived from community masses at the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny. The ledger records the amount of ‘stipends received per large book’ (see CA KK/1/1/3/5) and ‘stipends applied or sent away’ accruing from masses said by the community. The figures include the amount of monies sent to the Provincial Minister. Includes the signature of Fr. Clement of Milwaukee OFM Cap., General Minister, on 17 July 1951.
Scale: ¼ inch to 1 foot Plan and sections for extension to the Capuchin Friary by Sylvester Bourke, architect, 79 High Street, Kilkenny. Includes first and second floor plans with details and sections of cells and washrooms. Sheet number: LO.14(A).
Estimates and specifications from Maguire & Gatchell Ltd., 10 Dawson Street, Dublin, and Musgrave & Co., Ltd, Belfast, for heating and boiler works at the Capuchin Church and Friary, Kilkenny. Sent to Fr. Camillus Killian OSFC, guardian.
Letters from Fr. Ignatius Collins OSFC, guardian, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny, to Fr. Peter Bowe OSFC, Provincial Minister, regarding the installation of a new staircase in Mrs O’Reilly’s house. Fr. Ignatius notes that these premises are ‘held with special permission from Rome, obtained on the grounds that the houses were necessary for the enlargement of the Monastery ….’. He also affirms that Sir Lionel Harty has ‘promised to give of all the premises we require’.
Letters from Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., St. Bonaventure’s Hostel, Cork, and Holy Trinity Friary, Father Mathew Quay, Cork, to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, enclosing a trace sketch and drawing of the planned extension to the Capuchin Friary, Walkin Street, Kilkenny.
