Correspondence mainly from John J. Robinson & R.C. Keefe, architects, 8 Merrion Square, Dublin, regarding the supply of furniture for the Third Order Council Rooms at the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The Sisters’ room was designed to seat fifty individuals. Includes sketches, elevations and plan of the Sisters’ and Brothers’ Council Rooms. Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot.
Correspondence, demand statements and certificates for payment of Income Tax and Municipal Rates in respect of properties at 151 Church Street and at 21/28 Bow Street held by the Capuchins. The correspondents include the Collector of Taxes, 22 Bachelor’s Walk, Horace Turpin, land agent for Lord Congleton’s Estate, Maryborough, Queen’s County, and Thomas J. Furlong, solicitor, 11 Eustace Street, Dublin.
Surrender by Thomas Douglas Yourell, salesmaster, Smithfield, and Rosetta Yourella, widow, Bessborough Terrace, Dublin, to Fr. Lawrence Gallerani OSFC, Fr. James Edward Tommins OSFC and Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC, North King Street, (‘the grantees’) of premises known as 47 North King Street, in consideration of the sum of £200 and discharged from annuities of £50 and £10. The surrender agreement specifies that ‘the grantees’ are to hold the said premises for the residue of a lease dated 13 Dec. 1854. (See CA CS/2/2/4/8). With drafts and copies
Surrender by James Spring, 65 Eccles Street, Dublin, to Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC, Fr. Patrick Joseph (Columbus) Maher OSFC, Fr. James Edward Tommins OSFC and Fr. Christopher Augustus Nangle OSFC of a plot ground on the west side of Church Street whereupon a Roman Catholic Church (St. Mary of the Angels) now stands. Reference is made to the residue of the term of 99 years granted in the original lease of this plot of ground dating to 4 Aug. 1826
Subscription book containing a list of subscribers and guarantors for the fund for paying off the debt incurred on the construction of St. Mary of the Angels. Entries are listed under name, address and amount subscribed. Some entries are listed under the title of: ‘persons visited by Fr. Paul [Neary] and companion for meeting on 27 Feb. 1899’. A newspaper cutting from the 'Freeman’s Journal' [c.8 Mar. 1897] is pasted onto the reverse of the first leaf. The cutting contains a list of contributors towards the aforementioned fund. A monthly mass register record is extant on five pages at the end of the volume. Several manuscript and newspaper cutting inserts have been removed from the volume and placed in CA CS/2/3/7-8.
A permit for street collection issued under the Emergency Powers (No. 8) Order, 1939, allowing Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap., Church Street Friary, to conduct street collections in Dublin. The permit specifies certain conditions and restrictions relating to the exercise of the right to engage in collections.
Street collection book for the Capuchin community, Church Street. The entries are listed under names and address of collectors, districts (usually street names), and monthly subscriptions. A summary for each year is recorded at the end of the volume. The total for the years 1920-1929 is given as £32,615 16s 1d.
Street collection ledger book containing records of names, addresses and amounts subscribed probably in connection with a prize draw in aid of the Church Street Capuchins. The collections are arranged by street name or particular areas in Dublin. Reference is also made to the friars involved in the collections. The entry pages extant in the volume are pp 9-97; 201-208; 299-458. Inserts include statements regarding the use of income derived from street collections to pay off loans and debts from 1913-5. With gilt title ‘ledger’ to spine.
Statements from the National Bank, 34-5 College Green, Dublin, for accounts held by the Capuchin community, Church Street. The statements cover the periods: 8 Jan. 1937-28 Nov. 1939; 16 May 1949; 1 May 1952-25 Nov. 1955; 30 Nov. 1955-26 May 1960; 27 May 1960-29 June 1963; 31 Jan. 1962-31 Dec. 1965. The accounts provide details of cheques paid to various recipients and to lodgements made in cash and by cheque. The latter sets of statements are bound within soft covers with gilt title to cover. (26 cm x 26 cm).
