The clippings contain lists of subscribers to a fund to pay off debts incurred in the building of St. Mary of the Angels. A clipping from the 'Freeman’s Journal', 27 Feb. 1897, provides details of a public meeting held in the Church, which discussed measures ‘for clearing off a debt of £8,000 still due for the completion of the new sacred edifice’. Among the attendees were William Field MP, Alderman Mulligan, and various members of the Church Street Capuchin community. The clippings were extracted from the subscription book relating to the said fund. (See CA CS/2/3/6).
Copy statement furnished by Fr. Peter Bowe OSFC, Provincial Minister, regarding the expenses incurred in the building and maintenance of the Sacred Heart Chapel which was built in 1908. The statement notes that the original estimate for the Chapel was £3,400. The statement provides details in respect of the installation and maintenance of heating, lightning, architect’s fees, and the cleaning and re-erecting of shrine altars.
Letter from J. Taylor, National Bank Limited, Dublin, to ‘Reverend Prior, Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin’ enclosing ‘a short list of deeds … connected with Church St. solely’. With a typescript copy of said list.
Photographic print of John Atkinson’s shop at 45 Church Street, Dublin. A manuscript annotation on the print reads ‘Church Street’. The print is also annotated indicating the numbers of houses on the street. Of particular interest are the advertisements for various newspapers on the hoardings outside the shop. They include (most prominently) the ‘Irish Worker’ founded by Jim Larkin in 1911 as a pro-labour alternative to the capitalist-owned press. It was eventually suppressed for its vigorous anti-war policy in 1915. Other prints advertised include ‘Irish Freedom’, which first appeared in 1910 and continued as a monthly publication until December 1914 when it too was suppressed by the British authorities. The ‘Catholic Bulletin’ was launched in January 1911 by Patrick Keohane. It originally acted as a review journal for Catholic literature but became increasingly strident in its advocacy of advanced nationalist politics.
Photographic print of the exterior of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, taken from the street opposite and slightly to the right. The photograph shows the large wall fronting onto Church Street and surrounding the friary garden. Photographer/Studio: Thomas F. Geoghegan, 2 Essex Quay, Dublin.
