Archbishop William Joseph Walsh (1841-1921)
- IE CA CP/1/1/2/8/6
- Part
- c.1918
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of William Joseph Walsh (1841-1921), Archbishop of Dublin from 1885 to 1921.
Archbishop William Joseph Walsh (1841-1921)
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of William Joseph Walsh (1841-1921), Archbishop of Dublin from 1885 to 1921.
Architectural Plan of Parow Church, Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
No scale given
Sectional plan and front-view elevation of the proposed Church of the Immaculate Conception in Parow, Cape Town, South Africa. The plan is initialed ‘GA’ and is dated 19 January 1935.
Architectural Plans and Drawings
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Architectural plans (elevations and sections), designs, drawings and sketches for the new Capuchin House of Studies and Ard Mhuire Friary and Church, County Donegal, prepared by James Rupert Boyd Barrett (c.1904-1976), architect, 5 Camden Place, Cork. The file includes the following architectural records:
Sketch plan for House of Studies, Ard Mhuire Friary
Date: Nov. 1958
Number: Sketch 1
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: OS; 104 cm x 77 cm
Note: With colour washes
Sketch plan for basement and ground floors of the House of Studies
Date: 5 Jan. 1959
Number: Sketch 2
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 69 cm x 67 cm
Note: With colour washes
Sketch plan of alterations to accommodation block of the House of Studies.
Date: 5 Jan. 1959
Number: Sketch 3
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 69 cm x 67 cm
Note: With colour washes
Elevations and sections for alterations to the House of Studies and Friary
Date: 7 Apr. 1959
Number: Drawing 5
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 110 cm x 66 cm
Note: With colour washes
Sketch, elevation, floor plan and axonometric view of the Friary
Date: 14 Jan. 1960
Number: Sketch 1
Scale: 1 inch to 32 feet
Sheet size: 117 cm x 69 cm
Note: With colour washes
Elevation and sections of the House of Studies
Date: 9 Oct. 1962
Number: Drawing 8
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 126 cm x 71 cm
Note: With colour washes
Floor plans (ground, first and second) of the House of Studies
Date: 15 Oct. 1962
Number: Drawing 7
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet; 1 inch to 22 feet
Sheet size: 130 cm x 72 cm
Note: With colour washes. The sheet shows the location of the Old Ard Mhuire Friary (formerly Ards House) with a note indicating that this is ‘to be demolished’.
Revisions to ground floor plan of the House of Studies
Date: Jan. 1963
Number: Drawing 3
Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet
Sheet size: 114 cm x 67.5 cm
Note: The sheet is torn and frayed. Careful manual handling is required.
First-floor plan of the House of Studies
Date: Jan. 1963
Number: Drawing 4
Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet
Sheet size: 110 cm x 67 cm
Revisions to second-floor plan of the House of Studies
Date: Jan. 1963
Number: Drawing 5
Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet
Sheet size: 110 cm x 67 cm
Survey of proposed Ard Mhuire Friary and the House of Studies
Date: 26 July 1963
Number: No file number given
Scale: 1 inch to 32 feet
Sheet size: 76 cm x 61 cm
Note: The survey was completed by E.G. Pettit, consulting engineer, 7 South Mall, Cork, for J.R. Boyd Barrett. The survey shows the location of the Old Ard Mhuire Friary (formerly Ards House) relative to the site of the new House of Studies.
Details of Altar Rail in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: 1965
Number: Drawing 53
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 72 cm x 48 cm
Details of seating in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: Nov. 1965
Number: Drawing 54
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 104 cm x 73 cm
Sketch plan of sanctuary layout in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: 24 Aug. 1965
Number: No file number given
Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet
Sheet size: 66 cm x 56 cm
Design for layout of sacristy in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: Oct. 1965
Number: Drawing 52
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 61 cm x 36 cm
Details of choir stalls in Ard Mhuire Friary
Date: Mar. 1965
Number: Drawing 40
Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot; 1 inch to 1 foot; ⅛ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 94 cm x 70 cm
Landscaping and garden plan for Ard Mhuire Friary
Date: July 1965
Number: No file number given
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 92 cm x 67 cm
Note: The plan was compiled by Powers of Waterford.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
File of photographic prints of Capuchin friars (and students) at Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. One of the prints shows Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., guardian from 1930-7, with students in the community.
Ard Mhuire Friary and Community
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic prints of the exterior of Ard Mhuire Friary and members of the Capuchin community bathing in the waters of Sheephaven Bay. The prints are date-stamped on the reverse.
Ardboe High Cross, County Tyrone
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of Ardboe High Cross in County Tyrone. A typescript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'High Cross at Ardboe / said to be the finest example in Ireland'.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A postcard print of the main street in Ardgroom, a village on the Beara Peninsula in County Cork. The image is credited to Kennelly Photoworks, Ashe Street, Tralee, County Kerry.
Ards House from Sheephaven Bay
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of Ards House and demesne as seen from the shores of Sheephaven Bay in County Donegal.
Ards House from Sheephaven Bay
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of Ards House and demesne as seen from the shores of Sheephaven Bay in County Donegal.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of the exterior of Ards House near Creeslough in County Donegal. Ards House (later Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary) was formerly the residence of the Stewart-Bam family. The house and demesne were taken over by the Irish Land Commission in 1927. It was acquired by the Capuchin Order in March 1930. The Order changed the name of the old Stewart-Bam house to Ard Mhuire which became a theological seminary. The first community consisted of Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. (Guardian), Fr. Patrick Kelleher OFM Cap., Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap. and Br. Fidelis Rice OFM Cap. It took some time to convert Ards House into a Capuchin friary. A power plant was built for electric light and central heating was installed. A large fire in December 1944 caused considerable damage to the old house and the decision was made in the mid-1950s to demolish the residence and build a new friary and church. At this point, the mansion was in a terrible state of repair – the lead roof was developing cracks and was leaking and the oldest part of the building, the elaborate façade, was crumbling. The new Capuchin Friary at Ard Mhuire was formally opened on 13 November 1966. The friary overlooks the shores of Sheephaven Bay and now offers retreats, conferences, seminars, and periods of rest and relaxation, reflection, prayer and holidays.