Catholic Archives

IE CA CP/3/16/20/22
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16 Feb. 1941

Letter from Emmanuel Patrick MacSwiney (Marquis MacSwiney of Mashanaglass) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. thanking him for the copy of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ and offering him ‘a few papers’ which may be of interest.

Ballintubber Abbey, County Mayo

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c.1964

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of the exterior of Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo. The print appears to show the progress of restoration work on the abbey which was carried out in the 1960s.

Father Mathew Statue, O'Connell Street, Dublin

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1938

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A night-time view of the Father Mathew Statue and behind it the scaffolded façade of the Carlton Cinema on O’Connell Street in Dublin.

Maggie Dirrane, an actress in 'Man of Aran'

IE CA CP/1/1/1/3/1
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c.1934

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A photographic print of Maggie Dirrane (born Maggie Tom Ní Mhaoláin, 1899-1995), an Irish actress most noted for her role in the documentary film ‘Man of Aran’ (1934).

Spinner at Leenane, Connemara, County Galway

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c.1935

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A photograph titled ‘spinner at Leenane in Connemara, County Galway’ in about 1935.

Connemara Turf Boy

IE CA CP/1/1/1/3/6
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c.1940

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A photographic print titled ‘Connemara turf boy’.

O’Callaghan’s Mills, County Clare

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c.1945

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of the village of O’Callaghan’s Mills in County Clare in about 1945.

Shoemaking on the Aran Islands

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c.1935

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of James (Jamesie) O'Flaherty in Kilronan, the main settlement on Inishmore, one of the Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland, in about 1935. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads: ‘A special kind of footgear has been developed for negotiating the slabs of limestone with which the island is covered. Called the “Pampootie”, it is contrived of raw cowhide. In the photograph, an islander is seen making himself a pair of these novel shoes’.