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A view of the exterior and grounds of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary (formerly Ards House) in County Donegal.

An image of Capuchin friars during an excursion to the Fanad peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal.

An image of two friars on a break during an excursion to the Fanad peninsula on the north coast of County Donegal.

A view of Capuchin friars during an excursion to Fanad Lighthouse on the north coast of County Donegal.

Capuchin friars about to embark upon an excursion to Arranmore Island (‘Árainn Mhór’) off the coast of County Donegal. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'August '54, Arranmore Excursion'. It is likely that the image was taken at Burtonport Harbour.

An image of Ena Dingwell Tasca Stewart-Bam on the front stairway in Ards House.

Colourized postcard print of the Catholic Church in Doe, Ballymore, County Donegal. It was published by S.R. Butler & Sons, Carndonagh, County Donegal.

An article on the history of Doe Castle on the shores of Sheephaven Bay near Creeslough, County Donegal. The article was compiled by Sheila MacMahon. A note from the author to Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. is extant on the reverse of the last page. The file includes a colour postcard print of a painting of Doe Castle and a short note re the restoration by a local branch of the Legion of Mary of broken or neglected Penal-era Mass Rocks in the area around Doe.

An inventory for furniture and interior fittings belonging to ‘Ards Castle’ (presumably Ard Mhuire Friary), Creeslough, County Donegal, to be sold at a demolition sale on 12 Oct. 1966. The auctioneers are noted as Quinn Bros. & McGowan, Longford. The building contractors are P.J. McLoughlin & Co., Longford.

Photographic prints of the demolition of the old Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. Some of the images also show the shell of the former Ards House and construction work on the new friary building and oratory. Several of the prints show the two buildings during the transition phase of construction of the new House of Studies and Ards Friary. A small number of the prints have annotations on the reverse:
• ‘Ceiling of choir, in old house, Ards, a few days before it was demolished’.
• ‘Demolition of old Ards House in progress’.
• ‘Ards, Autumn 1964’.