An image of a woman kissing the Blarney Stone. Blarney Castle is a fifteenth-century tower house located in County Cork. According to legend, kissing the stone (which is built into the battlements of the castle) bestows upon the person the gift of eloquence, flattery, and persuasiveness. Though earlier fortifications were built on the site, the current castle structure was constructed in 1446 by the MacCarthys of Muskerry, a branch of the Kings of Desmond.
Copy print of the Most Rev. John Evangelist McBride OFM (1903-1991), Bishop of Kokstad, South Africa. The print is on the reverse of a memorial card which notes that he was professed on 17 Sept. 1925; Ordained Priest on 3 July 1927; Ordained Bishop on 25 July 1949. He served as Bishop of Kokstad until 1978.
Photographic print of the ordination of Capuchin friars at Ard Mhuire. The group includes Fr. Paul Murphy OFM Cap., Fr. Kieran O’Driscoll OFM Cap., Br. Christopher Twomey OFM Cap., Br. Terence Harrington OFM Cap. and Bishop Anthony McFeely.
Photographic prints of Fr. Pascal Rywalski OFM Cap. (1911-2002), Minister General, and Fr. John Corriveau OFM Cap., Definitor General, with the friars of the Capuchin community at Ard Mhuire Friary. The group includes Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap., Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap., Fr. Michael Duffy OFM Cap., Fr. Fidelis O’Connell and Fr. Pádraig Ó Cuill OFM Cap.
Photographic prints of the stained-glass windows in Ard Mhuire Friary Church. The file includes two-page description of the windows with reflections on their symbolism and meaning. With a roughly drawn sketch map showing the positions of the windows in the church.