A clipping of a letter from the relatives of the late Seán Hales condemning the executions of republicans in reprisal for his murder. The signatories include his brother Donal Hales, Irish Consul in Genoa, Italy. The letter was addressed to the editor of the ‘Cork Examiner’ but the clipping is taken from ‘Eire’ (20 January 1923).
A clipping of a report on the appointment of Monsignor Patrick J. O’Donnell, a Waterford-born priest, as Domestic Prelate in New York. The clipping is taken from the ‘Dungarvan Observer’ (26 August 1944). (Volume Page 32).
A clipping of an article reporting on the death of Mary McWhorter (spelt here ‘MacWhorter’), a prominent Irish American activist. Mary McWhorter was the long-time president of the Chicago-based Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (23 August 1944). (Volume Page 33)
An image of a large group of pilgrims from Boston, Massachusetts, preparing to disembark from a tender at Cobh in County Cork in August 1949. The group were part of a pilgrimage organised by Richard Cushing, Archbishop of Boston. (Volume page 65).
An image of (first on the left) Archbishop Richard Cushing, President Seán T. O’Kelly, and Paul A. Dever (Governor of Massachusetts) at a reception for the Boston Archdiocesan pilgrims at the Iveagh Grounds in Dublin. Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. is standing behind President O'Kelly. (Volume page 63).
A clipping of a report on the departure of Archbishop Richard Cushing and the Boston pilgrims from Cobh in County Cork. The article notes that the pilgrims were conveyed to the Cunard-White Star liner ‘Britannic’ by the Irish Naval Service’s corvette ‘Cliona’. The clipping is taken from the ‘Sunday Press’ (25 September 1949).
A letter from George Noble Plunkett, 40 Elgin Road, Dublin, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. thanking him for the prompt return of the slides. Plunkett concludes his letter by adding ‘you flatter me terribly – while my age is my greatest accomplishment’. (Volume page 61).
A letter from Combridge Limited, fine art dealers, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. re Paul Henry’s willingness to accept 40 guineas for his painting ‘The Dance’. (Volume page 88).