Register (reception book) of female members of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary in Kilkenny. The title page notes that this register excludes names from ‘the old reception book’. The entries are listed under name, address, date of reception, name of sister, by whom received, and married or single status. Occasional remarks such as ‘deceased’, departed for Dublin, America etc. are also listed for some individuals. Enclosure: A manuscript list of names of sisters of the Third Order in Kilkenny who presented a silver gilt monstrance (at a cost of £107) to the friary (19 Nov. 1909). The names and addresses of the benefactors are given. The final page of the register contains a note by Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. indicating that the book has been closed and a new register opened (11 Apr. 1940).
Monthly attendance record book for the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny. The entries are listed under the names of professed brothers, residence, and record of attendance at monthly meetings. Some of the entry pages are titled ‘Holy Communions’. The first professed brother listed is John O’Connell (See CA KK/4/1/2).
Attendance record book for Third Order brothers attached to the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny. The entries are listed under the name of the brother with his record of attendance at the (mostly weekly) meetings of the Third Order. Some of the entry pages are titled ‘Holy Communions’. The final pages of the volume contain a register of receptions from circa 1941-2 with other miscellaneous membership and subscription records. With inserts.
Exercise copy book containing a list of brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny. Entries are listed under name, street and ‘page number in the main register’. Occasional reference is made to the brother’s occupation.
Monthly subscription book for the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny. The entries are listed under name and the amount of the monthly subscription. The end of the volume (circa 34 pp) contains an income and expenditure register from 31 March 1892-31 Dec. 1895. A manuscript list of receptions to the Third Order on Sunday, 5 Dec. 1915 is inserted into the volume. The next volume in this sequence is at CA KK/4/2/11.
The volume is titled ‘subscriptions of the [Third Order] Brothers towards the expenses of the new convent’. The entries are listed under name and the amount of the monthly subscription towards the fund. The subscription list runs from circa July 1895 to Dec. 1900. The remainder of the volume includes miscellaneous accounts including an ‘account of John Kelly in connection with the Third Order, 1925-1929’.
Minute book of the council meetings of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Kilkenny. Information is given in respect of the number of professed sisters, treasurer’s reports and pilgrimages and other religious ceremonies and events organised by the local fraternity.
Draft copy address signed by Arthur McMahon, Luke McRedmond and John Coyle (on behalf of the citizens of Kilkenny) to Fr. Joseph Harkins OSFC (d. 1 Dec. 1888) on the occasion of his departure to the missions in India. The address reads: ‘We, your fellow citizens and friends have heard with regret that you are about to take your departure from amongst us, that you are about to leave your native city and your native land … to walk in the footsteps of two of the greatest saints of His Holy Church: that you have been chosen to care in far distant India, the seed of which was planted in the blood of St. Thomas and nourished by the martyrdom of St. Francis Xavier’.
Appeal to Third Order members in Kilkenny to support the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of St. Joseph’s Convent, Busoga, British East Africa, who require a larger hospital building for the care of lepers.
Letter, invitations, notes re agenda and itinerary for the Third Order Regional Congress (Franciscan Tertiary Congress) held in Kilkenny in October 1939. Correspondents include Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap., Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap. and Fr. Leo Rowlands OFM Cap. (British Capuchin Province). It was noted that Aodh De Blácam (1890-1951), the well-known journalist and author, was one of scheduled speakers. With a photographic print of congress participants in Kilkenny on 15 Oct. 1939 ('Irish Press').
