Letters from Lanigan & Nolan, solicitors, 81 High Street, Kilkenny, regarding the proposed sale by the Capuchin Order of premises situated on Pennyfeather Lane to James J. Farrell. The letters refer to the need to inform the Charity Commissioners of the proposals for the sale in order to obtain a vesting order. Reference is also made to negotiations with the Harty estate which holds the freehold interest in the property being sold to Farrell. With solicitors’ bill of costs.
Letters from Lanigan & Nolan, solicitors, Abbey Bridge, Dean Street, Kilkenny, enclosing schedules of old deeds and leases (principally relating to properties formerly known as the ‘Munster Arms’ and to other premises on Friary Street) which have been returned to the Order’s archives. Many of these deeds are listed in the collection above.
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch Ground and first floor plans showing proposals (in blue ink) for the installation of heating pipes and radiators at the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny. Plans by Messrs Maguire & Gatchell, engineering consultants, 10 Dawson Street, Dublin.
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot Plan and sections for extension to the Capuchin Novitiate at Kilkenny Friary by Sylvester Bourke, architect, 79 High Street, Kilkenny. Includes plans, sections and elevations of the study hall and various installations within the room. Sheet number: LO. /14(A).
Letters from Samuel Francis Hynes, architect, 41 South Mall, Cork, to Fr. Jarlath Hynes OSFC regarding the design and installation of the altar and pulpit in the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny. Fr. Hynes also refers to the design of the frames for the Stations of the Cross.
Specification of works for the erection and completion of the Capuchin novitiate extension on Pennyfeather Lane by Sylvester Bourke, architect, 79 High Street, Kilkenny. With a similar specification by the architect for work on internal alterations to the Friary to accommodate the novitiate building. With Bourke’s statement of account of professional fees associated with the project (£355 15s 11d). The total cost of the work is stated as £3,637 7s 6d.
Correspondence concerning a dispute over a contract to repair the organ at the Church of St. Francis, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny. The correspondents include The John Compton Organ Company (Ireland), Penmare, Glenageary Hill, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin, Fr. Dermot Lynch OFM Cap., guardian, and John Lanigan & Nolan, solicitors, 81 High Street, Kilkenny.
Day account book of house expenses, Capuchin Friary, Walkin Street, Kilkenny. The volume includes accounts for routine expenses such as foodstuffs, washing, clothing, stationary, and newspapers. The entries are periodically signed by Provincial Ministers at visitations.
Quest book for Kilkenny city. Manuscript title to front cover: ‘City Quest, Fr. Guardian’. The entries are listed under the family name of the residence (or business) and the amount subscribed.
Quest book for Kilkenny city and county. The entries are listed under street name and (occasionally) house number. The quest accounts appear to be the work of Fr. Barnabas Gaynor OFM Cap.
