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Copy conveyance of George Kiernan, apothecary, Robert Kiernan, coach maker, Surdeville Kiernan, jeweller, and Ann Kiernan, spinster, to Henry Hunt, of ‘a messuage, tenement and dwelling house, yard, and garden situate on the west side of Church Street in the City of Dublin formerly in the possession of John Cane and his undertenants but now in the possession of Robert Joseph Sutter .... containing in the breadth from north to south 55 feet, in the rear 22 feet, and in depth from east to west 185 feet’. In consideration of £400. The recital of previous deeds notes that James Kiernan, great-grandfather of above-noted lessors, obtained this property from the Trustees of Forfeited Estates on 21 May 1703. The properties were previously owned by Richard Fagan who was attained for treason. The copy was compiled by T.J. Furlong, 11 Eustace Street. With a renewal of the said lease by James Hunt to John Smith, Finstown, Dublin in consideration of £2. 28 Dec. 1815, and a further renewal by Rev. Henry Hunt, Lurgan Rectory near Virginia, County Cavan, to John Smith, Lucan, County Dublin, in consideration of £2 15s 4½d. 13 June 1856.

Assignment from John Smith, Phibsborough, to William Rice Meredith, Summer Hill, Dublin, of the messuage, tenements and dwelling house referred to in the conveyance of 11 Feb. 1784 (CA CS/2/2/3/1) subject to a covenant for perpetual renewal and in trust for the use of his brother, Henry Smith, an ironmonger, Capel Street, Dublin. The copy was prepared by Frederick Kennedy, solicitor, 4 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin. With a copy deed of assignment.

Conveyancing agreement of Bryan Kavanagh, 98 North Brunswick Street, cattle dealer and dairy proprietor, with Fr. Lawrence Gallerani OSFC, Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC and Fr. James Edward Tommins OSFC. The agreement relates to a portion of ground and premises on North Brunswick Street acquired by the aforementioned Capuchin friars from Patrick Regan in a deed of assignment dated 3 June 1862 (See CA CS/2/2/4/14). Bryan Kavanagh was seized in fee simple of a dwelling house on the aforementioned holding situated on North Brunswick Street. The conveyancing agreement stipulates that the parties ‘shall mutually convey or assign by way of exchange certain portions of said holdings … as delineated and described on a map and coloured red on the margin hereon drawn’. The map (24 cm x 12 cm) denotes the proposed boundary between Kavanagh’s yard and the premises held by the Capuchin friars. The portion coloured yellow is to be given in exchange by Kavanagh for the portion coloured red (23 feet 4 inches by 21 feet 6 inches) described as ‘formerly Mr Patrick Regan’s bake houses’. The map was drawn by H. Boylan in Sept. 1863. Map scale: 20 feet to 1 inch. With counterpart conveyance and agreement.

Conveyance by William Lygon Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford and Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci to Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC, Fr. Michael Louis Hennessy OSFC, Fr. James Edward Tommins OSFC, Fr. Patrick Joseph (Columbus) Maher OSFC, Fr. Goodwyn Peter A. Lawless OSFC and Fr. Christopher Augustine Nangle OSFC, all of North King Street, Dublin, of the aforementioned plot of ground on the west side of Church Street whereupon a Roman Catholic Church is built. The deed is for the absolute sale of the property and the conveyance is forever. In consideration of £1,000. Endorsement on the title page reads: ‘Lodged original as security with Mr. O’Meara, Hibernian Bank, for Father Lawless, 22 April 1876’. The file includes a copy of the conveyance which was probably compiled by Terence O’Reilly, solicitors, 5 North Great Georges’ Street.

Conveyance by John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci to his son Thomas Vesey of Abbeyleix, MP for Queens’ County (later 3rd Viscount de Vesci), of a moiety of the aforementioned plot of ground on the west side of Church Street whereupon a Roman Catholic Church is built, held by Fr. Bonaventure Delaney OSFC as specified in the above noted lease of 4 Aug. 1826. (See CA CS/2/2/1/2). In consideration of 10s. With a printed form certifying that the aforementioned Thomas Vesey was registered as a voter in the city of Dublin by right of freehold for the yearly value on properties situated at Church Street. 20 Nov. 1838.

Condition Report and Survey Drawings by William A. Maguire & Associates, architects, 34 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. The report was prepared in preparation for major renovation work on St. Mary of the Angels which got underway in the mid-1970s. The introduction to the report affirmed that the ‘ultimate objective of the exercise is the adaptation of St. Mary of the Angels to conform with current Liturgical principle and to achieve this … a comprehensive survey of the existing building has now been carried out and accurate scale plans prepared’. The architect’s report also noted that the original plans of the Church were no longer available. The report is divided into seven sections:
I. Introduction: History and Development
II. Walls and Plastering
III. Floors
IV. Roofs
V. Gutters and Downpipes
VI. Water tanks, Heating, Hot Water Services, Electrical
VII. Re-Planning and Summary
The summary concluded that the Friary and adjoining Church were ‘generally in good structural condition’ but that a considerable amount of money would need to be expended to bring the buildings up to modern standards and requirements. ‘The high cost of repair and improvement’, the report concluded, emanated, ‘from the uneconomic planning of the Friary and the height of the Church’.

Account book for street collections in aid of the Capuchin friars, St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. The entries are arranged under the headings of organiser’s/collector’s name, address, collecting district and monthly collection totals. Most of the districts were in the north inner city and surrounding areas. Ink stamp on inside cover reads: ‘Our Lady of Angels, Church Street’.