Letter from John Lanigan & Nolan, solicitors, 81 High Street, Kilkenny, to Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap., guardian, enclosing a copy of the will of Margaret Carthy (d. 6 Mar. 1940) in which she leaves the sum of £5 for masses to be said for the repose of her soul. The solicitors assert that ‘there are not sufficient assets to meet any of the legacies contained in the will of deceased, as all available monies will go towards paying her funeral expenses …’.
Income and expenditure accounts for the Capuchin community, Walkin Street, Kilkenny. Includes statements of accounts from 9 Aug. 1910-10 Aug. 1913; Aug. 1910-June 1911; July 1911-May 1912; June 1912-May 1913. The accounts are signed by Fr. Chrysostom Sutton OSFC.
Accounts with E. McCormack, newsagent, 98 High Street, Kilkenny, with Fr. Gilbert Bermingham OFM Cap., guardian, Capuchin Friary, Walkin Street. The accounts relate to expenditure on the delivery of various newspapers and Catholic periodicals.
Register (reception book) of the female members of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary in Kilkenny. The entries are listed under date of reception, name, name in religion, address and by whom professed. Occasional remarks such as ‘deceased’ or ‘gone to Dublin’ are included for some individuals. The final page of the register contains a note by Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. indicating that the book has been closed and a new register opened (11 Apr. 1940).
Bill of costs of John Lanigan & Nolan, solicitor, for legal work in connection with securing the release of John Slater’s premises on Pennyfeather Lane for £100. Total costs: £9 10s 3d. With receipt.
Correspondence regarding demands for rent payable to the Capuchin Friary, Walkin Street, Kilkenny, for a garage property on Pennyfeather Lane. The tenant was Dr Reginald Griffin, 42 Parliament Street, Kilkenny. With rent receipts, demand notices and some copy letters from Fr. Ignatius Collins OFM Cap., guardian, Walkin Street.
Letter from James Poe & F.M.J. Lyons, solicitors, Kilkenny, to Fr. Ignatius Collins OFM Cap., guardian, enclosing a list of deeds connected with the purchase of property (on Pudding Lane) from Patrick Francis Doran. With searches from the registry of deeds.
Letters from Lanigan & Nolan, solicitors, 81 High Street, Kilkenny, regarding the proposed sale by the Capuchin Order of premises situated on Pennyfeather Lane to James J. Farrell. The letters refer to the need to inform the Charity Commissioners of the proposals for the sale in order to obtain a vesting order. Reference is also made to negotiations with the Harty estate which holds the freehold interest in the property being sold to Farrell. With solicitors’ bill of costs.
Letters from Lanigan & Nolan, solicitors, Abbey Bridge, Dean Street, Kilkenny, enclosing schedules of old deeds and leases (principally relating to properties formerly known as the ‘Munster Arms’ and to other premises on Friary Street) which have been returned to the Order’s archives. Many of these deeds are listed in the collection above.
Scale: 8 feet to 1 inch Ground and first floor plans showing proposals (in blue ink) for the installation of heating pipes and radiators at the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny. Plans by Messrs Maguire & Gatchell, engineering consultants, 10 Dawson Street, Dublin.
