Specifications, contracts and bills of costs of Robert Walker, architect, 17 South Mall, to Fr. Simeon Gaudillot OSFC (1836-1910), Commissary General, for the construction and furnishing of the library and reception room wing of the new Capuchin Friary attached to Holy Trinity Church, Charlotte Quay, Cork. The total cost of the building work was noted as £2,593 6s 9d.
This file includes a document relating to St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Cork. In the late 1820s, Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC expressed his discontent that all the graveyards in the city remained under Protestant supervision. Permission had to be obtained by priests to officiate at Catholic burials. This permission was frequently only grudgingly given and having personally witnessed an attempt by the Protestant Dean of Cork to prevent the Catholic Dean from officiating in St. Finbarr’s Churchyard, Fr. Mathew moved to acquire a burial ground for Catholics. As a result of a well-supported subscription, parts of the Botanic gardens were leased and opened in February 1830 and were designated as St. Joseph’s Cemetery.
Two images of St. Patrick’s Street in Cork. One of the prints forms part of Valentine’s & Sons 'Silveresque' postcard series (Dundee and London. Reference no.: R. 202).
Statement of accounts of John Delaney, building yards and joinery works, Henry Street, Cork, to James Finbarre McMullen, architect, for contract work on Holy Trinity Church, on the adjoining Capuchin Friary, and on 24 South Mall. The costs relate to the addition of an extension to the Church, extensive interior decoration and structural alterations. Detailed summaries of the completed work (with costs) are provided in the statement. With cover letters from John Delaney to McMullen.
Statement taken from the ‘old account book of the Cork community’ (see CA HT/3/1/1) relating to obligations to celebrate masses annually for James Roche (who left £50 for the purpose), Thomas Devereux (£100) and William Cogan. It is noted in the statement that these obligations have been in existence since 1855. An exemption is sought from the Holy See from any further obligation in respect of these donors.
Subscription book of female members of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to Holy Trinity Church, Cork. The information is arranged alphabetically by member name with details provided of addresses and the date and amount of monies paid. Occasional reference is also made to attendance at meetings, or to the death of a member of the sodality.
Collection book for monies subscribed by members of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to Holy Trinity Friary, Cork. The information is listed under the names of the receiving friar. Occasional reference is made to large subscriptions from the employees of Douglas Woollen Mills and St. Patrick’s Woollen Mills. The end pages of the volume contain Irish and French vocabulary notes.
A short summary catalogue of archives held in the Holy Trinity Friary, Cork. It is noted that ‘packet 1 [holds] letters from Provincial Ministers from 1890-1916’.
Surrender by Pauline Curtin to Fr. Honorius O’Neill OFM Cap., Fr. Berard Creed OFM Cap. and Fr. Cormac Forrest OFM Cap., Capuchin Friary, Father Mathew Quay, Cork, of a lease dated 11 Mar. 1931 by Thomas Ronayne Sarsfield and others to Kathleen Curtin (from year to year at the annual rent of £52). The consideration money for the surrender is £3,250. The agreement notes that the interests of Thomas Ronayne Sarsfield and the other trustees of the property (22 South Mall) are now vested in the Capuchin friars. With related correspondence.
