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Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Catechumens at Mankoya mission in Northern Rhodesia.
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Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Catechumens at Mankoya mission in Northern Rhodesia.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, George, Western Cape
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of the exterior of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in George, Western Cape, South Africa. Completed in about 1843, it is the oldest Catholic church in South Africa. A manuscript annotation reads '‘The oldest Church in use in South Africa’.
'Dominion Monarch', Port of Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of the 'Dominion Monarch' passenger ship docked at the Port of Cape Town in South Africa.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of the interior of the dormitory at Parow, Cape Town, South Africa.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A portrait photograph of Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap. (1898-1953), an Irish Capuchin missionary in Northern Rhodesia.
Fr. Jarlath Gough on board an Irish Merchant Ship
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An image of Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap. with a crew member on board the ‘Irish Plane’, an Irish merchant ship, docked at Cape Town in South Africa.
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Funeral service at Mankoya mission station. The celebrant is Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap.
HMS 'Vanguard', Cape Town Harbour
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An image of HMS 'Vanguard', a British Navy battleship at Cape Town Harbour in South Africa. The ship was used as a royal yacht to transport King George VI and his family to South Africa, the first visit to the country by a reigning British monarch. HMS 'Vanguard' arrived in Cape Town on 17 February, escorted by the South African frigates 'Good Hope', 'Transvaal' and 'Natal' on the last leg of her voyage. The warship departed Cape Town on 22 April 1947.
Irish Merchant Ship, Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of the ‘Irish Larch’, an Irish Shipping Limited merchant vessel, docked at the Port of Cape Town in South Africa.
Irish Merchant Ship, Cape Town
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An image of the ‘Irish Plane’ docked at Cape Town in South Africa. The ‘Irish Plane’ was built in 1949 by William Gray & Company in Hartlepool, England, for Irish Shipping Limited. This state-owned company was established in 1941, soon after the outbreak of the Second World War with the object of providing the ships necessary to supply Ireland’s import needs. The 'Irish Plane' served only a short number of years with the Irish Shipping company. It was sold to a Pakistani shipping firm in January 1960 and was eventually scrapped in Karachi in 1971