An aerial view of Carlow Town in about 1945. Prominent buildings in the image include (in the foreground) the Cathedral of the Assumption. Work on this Gothic-Revival style building commenced in 1828 and it was completed in 1833. The cathedral’s 151 feet (46 metre) spire is a conspicuous landmark in the town. Adjacent to the cathedral is St. Patrick’s College, a former seminary for the diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, and now a liberal arts and humanities college for lay students. The English-born architect Thomas Alfred Cobden (1794-1842) was responsible for the design of the college’s south wing (1817-1819) and north wing (1821-1835) and later the adjoining cathedral. Near the River Barrow adjoining Wellington Bridge (better known as Graiguecullen Bridge) are the ruins of Carlow Castle.
Agreement of Henry J. Carlinge affirming that he has been let into the possession of premises on Queen Street hitherto occupied by him as caretaker of the Cork Assembly Rooms by Fr. Matthew (Thomas) O’Connor OSFC on behalf of the Capuchin community.
File of photographs relating to Cardinal William Conway (1913-1977), Archbishop of Armagh. The photographs relate primarily to his elevation to the Cardinalate in 1965. Some of the prints were published in ‘Ceremonies in Saint Peter’s Basilica when Ireland’s Primate became Ireland’s Seventh Cardinal’, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1966), pp 81-4. The file includes prints credited to Pontificia Fotografia Felici, Rome, and Lensman Press Photo Agency, Dublin. With a photographic supplement from the 'Irish Independent', 17 Mar. 1965, celebrating Conway’s elevation as Cardinal.
Cardinal Owen McCann, the former Archbishop of Cape Town, with Fr. Bartholomew Prendiville OFM Cap. and Fr. Raymond Dillane OFM Cap. in Athlone parish, Cape Town, South Africa.
An image of Cardinal Joseph MacRory, Archbishop of Armagh (centre), with two other Irish bishops in St. Joseph’s Square, St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, County Kildare.