Illustration of Ard Mhuire Friary
- IE CA DL/7/22
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- 20 Jan. 1996
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A watercolour illustration (possibly by Br. John Manley OFM Cap.) of the exterior of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary.
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Illustration of Ard Mhuire Friary
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A watercolour illustration (possibly by Br. John Manley OFM Cap.) of the exterior of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary.
Illustrations of Trees at Ard Mhuire
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Sketches of oak, cedar and lebanon trees on the grounds of the Ard Mhuire Friary.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A list of (plenary) indulgences for Marian Year as contained in a decree of the Sacred Penitentiary. The document is stamped with the seal of the Most Rev. William McNeely, Bishop of Raphoe.
Information Fliers for Creeslough and Port-na-Blagh
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Information fliers advertising various amenities at Creeslough, Dunfanaghy and Port-na-Blagh in County Donegal.
Invitations to Opening of New Ard Mhuire Friary
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Letters to Fr. Hilary McDonagh OFM Cap. responding to invitations to attend the blessing and opening of the Capuchin House of Studies and the new Ard Mhuire Friary on 13 Nov. 1966. The attendees included many local parish priests, Capuchin friars, members of other religious congregations and various lay people involved in the construction of the buildings. The file also includes a copy of the official declaration of the blessing of the foundation (in Latin) signed by Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, a list of donations to the building fund, an invitation card to the solemn blessing and opening and a menu card for the celebratory dinner.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
File relating to the purchase of Ards House and a portion of the former Stewart-Bam estate by the Irish Land Commission to the Capuchin friars. The purchase (for £5,500) was finalized in April 1930. The file includes valuation reports, receipts (from the Irish Catholic Church Property Insurance Ltd.) and correspondence with the Land Registry Office, solicitors and the National Bank Ltd. Letters from the Forestry Department refer to the proposed acquisition of a portion (33 acres) of the lands adjoining Ards House for £330.
Lady Stewart-Bam at Ards House
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Clipping of an article titled ‘Lady Stewart-Bam at Ards House’ published in 'The Gentlewoman' magazine. The article refers to the marriage of Captain Sir Pieter Canzius Van Bloommestein Bam and Ena Dingwall Tasca Stewart of Ards House, County Donegal, on 26 July 1910. The article also provides an account of the Stewart-Bam residence in Ards, County Donegal. With a photographic print of Lady Stewart-Bam and Ards House. The article reads:
'Lady Stewart-Bam, although the heiress to an Irish estate, was not born in Ireland: but here heart is often with her people there, and she loves nothing so much as to find herself surrounded by those who hail from the “distressful Isle”. She told the writer that when she settles down in her own home in London, she intends to have none but her “own people” about her as servants'.
The file includes a photostat copy of the article.
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Specifications for a local government land improvement scheme for the Ards estate. Includes sketch maps of the old friary residence and adjoining farmyard with a legend indicating the scrub-land to be removed and the existing drainage system. The specification and map were sent to the guardian of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary.
Lay Group at Ard Mhuire Friary
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic print of a large group of lay persons outside the main entrance to Ard Mhuire Friary. The group may have been assembled for a religious ceremony. The group includes some members of An Garda Síochána.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives