‘Paget Prize Plate Co., Ltd., Watford’ box. The box contains a manuscript note which reads: ‘With Fr. Russell’s compliments. Negatives of Thomastown Castle, County Tipperary. Front and back views. Maynooth, 27 Nov. 1913’. The box contains three glass plate negatives. A front and rear view of Thomastown Castle, the childhood home of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (1790-1856), and a photographic image of a letter from Fr. Mathew. Thomastown Castle, near Golden in County Tipperary, was a large country house built by the Mathew family. The earliest house on this site was built by George Mathew and dated to c.1670. The house was enlarged in the Gothic style by Francis Mathew, 2nd Earl of Llandaff, in 1812. The renowned Irish architect, Richard Morrison (1767-1849), redesigned the house incorporating several Gothic features including the ornate towers on the front elevation. Thomastown Castle was the childhood home of Fr. Theobold Mathew OSFC who abandoned a life of privilege to become a Capuchin friar. By the late nineteenth century the fortunes of the Mathew family had declined, and Thomastown Castle had fallen into ruins and the estate was completely abandoned. The ‘Fr. Russell’ referred to in the manuscript note in the file is probably Fr. Mathew Russell, editor of ‘The Irish Monthly’.
Photographic prints relating to 'This Is Russia!', an American documentary film released in June 1958, and directed by Sid Feder. The cinematography was by Sid Feder and the film was scored by Heinz Roemheld. It was narrated by Carey Wilson. It was distributed by Universal Pictures. The prints show various scenes of people, locations and buildings from across the Soviet Union. The film was released with the tagline: ‘Inside story of the land of mystery and contrast that produced the earth satellites’. The prints are coded and have typescript captions on the reverse.
File relating to the establishment of a lay confraternity of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary. The file includes a letter from the Most Rev. William McFeely, Bishop of Raphoe, granting permission for the establishment of a branch of the Third Order of St. Francis.
Index book of individuals taken off the membership roll of the Third Order fraternity attached to the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The information is listed alphabetically under name, address, guild number, date of enrolment and remarks (mainly in relation to attendance and the taking of communion). It appears that most of the members were removed due to non-attendance at meetings or moving (emigrating) away from Dublin. The title on the first page reads ‘Index of members taken off the books from 1932’.
Book of membership certificates for the Third Order of St. Francis fraternity attached to the Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The volume contains stubs certifying the membership of various Catholic Clergy (mainly curates and parish priests) of the Third Order fraternity. The stubs are signed by the Provincial Minister. The remainder of the volume contains blank certificates.
A thesis by Treille de Gouallec submitted to University College Cork. The subject of the thesis is the life and temperance campaign of Fr. Theobald Mathew. The volume includes a letter to Fr. Nessan thanking him for the assistance provided in the preparation of the work.
Programmes for ‘New Year’s Entertainment’, ‘It’s the trade mark Counts’, and ‘Professor Tim’ presented by the theological Students at Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary. The programmes list the characters and the actors (friars) playing these parts.
The file comprises the following editions of this weekly socialist and nationalist newspaper founded and edited by James Connolly: 6 Nov. 1915 (Vol. 1, No. 24) 18 Dec. 1915 (Vol. 1, No. 30) 1 Apr. 1916 (Vol. 1, No. 45) From 1915, Connolly printed 'The Workers’ Republic' newspaper on a Double Crown Wharfdale printer from offices at Liberty Hall.
The file comprises the following editions of this journal published by the North Eastern Boundary Bureau: No. 6. (2 copies) No. 21 (2 copies) No. 9 No. 25 No. 10 No. 28 No. 12 No. 30 (2 copies) No. 13 (3 copies) No. 31 (3 copies) No. 14 (2 copies) No. 32 (3 copies) No. 16 (2 copies) No. 17 No. 18 No. 19 (3 copies) The North-Eastern Boundary Bureau was set up on the authority of a Minute of the Provisional Government dated 2 Oct. 1922, authorising Kevin O’Shiel, then Assistant Law Adviser, to take all necessary steps for the collection and compilation of data in connection with the Boundary Commission. O’Shiel remained Director of the Bureau until his appointment to the Irish Land Commission in Nov. 1923. From Nov. 1922 until the British Government suggested a conference on the Northern question, a 'Weekly Bulletin' was issued to the press, which dealt with current controversy on the boundary or partition questions. It analyzed the facts or financial statements which might be relevant to this issue. In this and all other publications which were issued from the Bureau, all acrimonious arguments were omitted. The literature was specially designed to remove the Northern question as far as possible from the realm of heated controversy and make it a matter of reasoned political argument. The 'Bulletin' was greatly appreciated by the press. The material it contained was often used, as was intended, in an unacknowledged form, while some papers frequently published the 'Bulletin' in full. Copies of the 'Bulletin', in addition to being sent to the press, were also sent to Consuls, agents in the northern counties, and other interested parties. The 'Bulletin' was discontinued when the Boundary Commission became a matter of public controversy. The file also includes ‘North East Ulster, The Truth about the Boundary Commission. The Treaty’. A cover letter indicates that this statement was sent to an editor by the North Eastern Boundary Bureau on 7 Nov. 1922
'The United Irishman' was an Irish nationalist newspaper co-founded by Arthur Griffith and William Rooney. The first publication was issued on 4 Mar. 1899 it ran until 1906. It was sub-titled ‘A National Weekly Review’. The file contains the issue of 23 Apr. 1904 (Vol. 11 No. 269). This edition published copy correspondence from the Capuchin Friary in Cork relating to the ‘Vindication of Monsignor Persico’ (pp 2-3).
