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Clippings of articles referring to the building (and funding) of the new House of Studies and Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary, Creeslough, County Donegal. The file includes:
• ‘New Capuchin Friary for Ard Mhuire / to replace former landlord mansion’. 'The Derry People', 9 May 1964. The article has an extensive photograph of the building site with the old Ard Mhuire Friary in the background.
• ‘New Capuchin Friary’. 'The People’s Press', 9 May 1964. Includes photographs of the old Ard Mhuire Friary and of an architectural model of the new building.
• ‘The visitor to Ards is mystified’ by John Moore, referring to the history of the Capuchins in Donegal and to the new Ard Mhuire Friary.
• ‘First Silver Circle Draw for Ard Mhuire’. 'The Derry People', 12 Feb. 1966. Includes a photograph of Fr. Godfrey Mannion OFM Cap., Fr. Nicholas O’Brien OFM Cap. and others at the aforementioned draw in aid of the Friary building fund.
See also CA DL/2/3/7.

An image showing Capuchin friars examining what appears to be unexploded ordnance on the shoreline near Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal.

A photographic print of a group of Capuchin friars and presumably the crew of a boat docked at Ards Pier in County Donegal. The group includes Fr. Godfrey Mannion OFM Cap., Fr. Angelus O'Neill OFM Cap., and Br. Angelus Leahy OFM Cap.

A photographic print of a group of Capuchin friars and presumably the crew of a small boat docked at Ards Pier in County Donegal. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Ards Pier / 1954 / left to right, Br. Gabriel McGillicuddy OFM Cap., Br. Bruno McKnight OFM Cap., Br. Dermot Barry OFM Cap., Br. Elzear Keavney OFM Cap., and Br. Ronald Grace OFM Cap.'.

Photographic prints of Capuchin friars at devotions in Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal.

Photographic prints of student friars in Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. The file includes images of the students at recreation and prints of the Friary Church. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Students, Ards’

An image of construction work on the new Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. The old friary building (formerly Ards House) stands in the foreground.

An image of construction work on the new Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal.

An image of construction work on the new Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal.

An image of the near-completed new Ard Mhuire Friary and adjoining Capuchin House of Studies in County Donegal.