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Will and testament of William Lynch. He appoints his sons George and Gilbert to be his sole heirs to his estate including a dairy yard and three houses opposite Smithfield in the possession of Mr. Purfield and subject to an annual rent of ten guineas.

Will of Thomas Black, Eccles Street, Dublin. He assigns his personal estate, rents and hereditaments to his sons George and William Black and to his daughter Catherine Black. No reference is made in the testament to the location of any properties in Dublin. Thomas Black died on 4 Dec. 1872 and the probate was granted to the said Catherine Black on 18 Feb. 1873.

Treasurer’s account book for the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin. The volume contains a monthly record of subscriptions received from members and monies derived from the sale of Mass Cards, from the shop and library. The expenses relate principally to building works and masses said for members. The entries are signed by Fr. Dermot Lynch OFM Cap., spiritual director of the SFO.

Trace map and plan of grounds of adjoining St. Mary of the Angels and the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The map divides the grounds into lots showing the endorsed names of landlords including More O’Ferrall, J. Cunningham and O’Brady. ‘Thunder’s Court’ and ‘Willis Court Yard’ are also marked on the plan. With a cover envelope addressed to Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. endorsed: ‘What head rents do you pay and to whom? Name of solicitors?’

This section contains mainly legal documents including various types of deeds of title including leases, mortgages, wills, property abstracts, searches and financial documents. The section also includes correspondence from solicitors engaged in legal work connected with the conveyance of property. The material is divided into various sections relating to the location of the plots of ground to which the document refers.

Index book of individuals taken off the membership roll of the Third Order fraternity attached to the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The information is listed alphabetically under name, address, guild number, date of enrolment and remarks (mainly in relation to attendance and the taking of communion). It appears that most of the members were removed due to non-attendance at meetings or moving (emigrating) away from Dublin. The title on the first page reads ‘Index of members taken off the books from 1932’.

Book of membership certificates for the Third Order of St. Francis fraternity attached to the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The volume contains stubs certifying the membership of various Catholic Clergy (mainly curates and parish priests) of the Third Order fraternity. The stubs are signed by the Provincial Minister. The remainder of the volume contains blank certificates.

This section includes mainly administrative files relating to the ministries undertaken by the Capuchin community in Dublin. The series includes records of masses, internal community records and minute books, correspondence, schedules, and records of appointments and transfers to the Church Street Friary.

On the evening of 2 September 1913 two overcrowded tenement buildings at 66 and 67 Church Street collapsed. The two buildings were situated opposite the Capuchin Friary on the street. Of those trapped in the buildings, seven died (including three children) and many others were left seriously injured. Over 100 people were left homeless and destitute. The tragedy, occurring at a time of heightened political and labour unrest, highlighted the dreadful conditions of many of the buildings in Dublin, both in terms of the physical fabric of the dwellings and the endemic overcrowding in inner city tenements. A report on the disaster was presented to the British Parliament in February 1914, but with the outbreak of war in the summer of that year housing conditions in Irish capital ceased to be a political priority.

Tender for the installation of an oil-firing boiler at the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The file includes tenders from H.A. O’Neil Ltd., 162 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin and Maguire & Gatchell Ltd., Dawson Street, Dublin.