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Papers of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary, County Donegal
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Retreat Centre Fliers

Fliers advertising the Ard Mhuire Retreat Centre, Creeslough, County Donegal. One of the fliers provides the programme for retreats from 1 Jan. 2005- 8 Dec. 2005. The fliers have photographic prints of the exterior of the Retreat Centre.

Religious Retreat Photographs

Photographic prints of retreats for religious congregations at Ard Mhuire Retreat House, Creeslough, County Donegal. The file includes prints of the Franciscans Together Retreats at Ard Mhuire in August 1977 and in August 1978. The latter has an annotation attached giving the names of the retreat participants which included Capuchin friars, Observant Franciscans (OFM) and Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood (FMDM).

Record Book of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Association

Record Book of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Association attached to Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary. The volume contains lists of life and temporary members of the Association and records members who were given temperance badges. The book appears to have been compiled by Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap.

Kelleher, David, 1912-1995, Capuchin priest

Recollections of Peadar MacMahon

Personal recollections, family history and local folklore in Donegal collected by Peadar MacMahon and submitted to Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. The memoir includes a short chapter titled ‘Anahire or Aultcrum / Ards House / Creeslough’.

Reception for Ena Dingwell Tasca Stewart-Bam and Sir Pieter von Blommenstein Bam

Servants and staff welcoming the newly married Ena Dingwell Tasca Stewart-Bam and Sir Pieter von Blommenstein Bam (d. 20 Dec. 1928) at Ards House in County Donegal in 1910. The smaller copy of the print has the following annotation: ‘Taken over 20 years ago, at some kind of reception given to the Stewards by his tenants xx – Sir Peter and Lady Stewart. Arrow on photograph points to present gardener (W. Barr)’.

Rear View of Ard Mhuire Friary

A view of the rear of Ard Mhuire Friary (formerly Ards House) in County Donegal. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'rear view of Ards House'.

Property and Lands

This section includes legal records relating to the management of properties at Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary. The series also includes papers relating to the construction, renovation and repair history of Ards Friary and the Capuchin House of Studies. A sub-series includes correspondence, architectural plans, and financial records relating to the construction of a new friary and theological seminary on the existing Ard Mhuire site in the 1960s.

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