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Bound volume containing copy correspondence of the Most Rev. Paul Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin, with Fr. Lawrence Gallerani OSFC, Capuchin Commissary General, relating to the proposed building of a new Capuchin church on North King Street and to a controversy with the clergy of St. Michan’s over the site of the proposed church.
• On 28 Dec. 1861, Fr. Lawrence wrote: ‘… finding it impossible to get other ground near the Chapel for the building of a convent unless on a lease of 30 years, all these reasons induced me to look for another place sufficiently large for a convent and chapel. This place I have succeeded in finding in North King Street (about 200 yards from our present Chapel) and is at present occupied by the houses numbered 47, 48, 49, 50. The persons in actual possession of these houses will give up their respective interest in them for the sum of £500’.
• In reply, Archbishop Cullen affirmed that he had no objection to the undertaking but feared that it would ‘very difficult to get money in these times of distress to carry out the vast enterprise in which you wish to engage …’. 3 Feb. 1862.
• A memorandum follows which notes that not long after the receipt of the aforementioned letter from Archbishop Cullen, the Capuchin friars ‘concluded a contract with Mr. [Patrick] Regan who held by lease the two houses of nos. 49 and 50 North King Street, agreeing to give him £350 for his interest in said lease … [and] the entire community came from 18 Queen Street, to dwell in the aforesaid houses …’. An agreement was also reached in respect of nos. 47 and 48 North King Street. c.July-Aug. 1862.
• On 25 Sept. 1862, Fr. Lawrence received a note from Archbishop Cullen enclosing a statement from the parish priest and curates of St. Michan’s protesting against the building of the projected North King Street Church. The statement averred that the diocesan clergy are ‘menaced with another loss in as much as the Capuchin Fathers are about to build a new Church in North King Street’ and asked ‘for protection of the Archbishop against this threatened injury’.
• In response, Fr. Lawrence informed the Archbishop that if the Capuchins were ‘compelled to discontinue the work we would not only sustain a loss of the above large sum, but we would also be obliged by our contract to pay the balance due which is about £1,200, while the premises under such circumstances would be comparatively valueless to use … in as much as a great portion of them has been already pulled down …’. 26 Sept. 1862.
• Fr. Lawrence later reminded the Archbishop that the Capuchins had been ‘canonically established in Dublin, in the locality of Church Street, and … continued there for the long period of 250 years’. He also referred to the ‘ruinous state’ of the old Capuchin Church on Church Street: ‘I, at the same time, caused professional men to inspect the Church and they told me that … if it were not rebuilt its tottering walls would cause the death of the faithful who attended it. Moreover, its site being for many years surrounded with every kind of filth … the air is very unhealthy more particularly in the summer … and, as everyone in Dublin is aware, it is the centre of every immorality, and is surrounded by the most barefaced prostitutes’. 7 Dec. 1862.
• Another short memorandum follows which notes that the Capuchins finished their new friary on North King Street and ‘every possible exertion was made to buy three yards extending to North Brunswick [Street] at the rear of the new Convent … with the intention of building the Church on the site of the said yards’. When this plan was frustrated by the opposition of a neighbouring landlord, Fr. Lawrence again petitioned Archbishop Cullen ‘about building the Church on the site originally proposed on North King Street’ and reminded him that ‘religious regularity cannot be carried out without the necessary accommodation’. He also stated the Capuchins ‘have no money to make a new purchase’ and asked the Archbishop to ‘advance us the sum which will come to us out of French funds at the death of Miss McNulty (who is at present upwards of 80 years of age)’. 16 Jan. 1864.
• Archbishop Cullen informed Fr. Lawrence that he would not oppose the building of a new church on ‘North Brunswick Street where the Carmichael School was’. He added: ‘I must say that I think the site is not one where a church was required, and that in the present distressed state of the country, and whilst some recent scandals are fresh in the minds of the people, there may be serious doubts, as to the raising of the funds’. 21 Feb. 1864.
The volume also contains a loose sheet titled ‘Notabilia … relating to the Capuchins of Dublin, written for the satisfaction of all’. c.July 1856. This two-page memorandum was probably written by Fr. Augustine Dunne OSFC (1833- 1860), secretary to the Commissary General of the Capuchins of Ireland. It refers to the Baron Hale bequest. The memorandum reads: ‘There is a bequest to the community of 100 pounds sterling left by the late Baron Hale, the 73 interest of which was always spent in the celebration of masses. … They have always been said up to the year 1855, but since that up to the present year 1856, they have been neglected’.
See the memorandum and notes compiled by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. on the Baron Hale Bequest at CA CS/2/3/5.

Rough lists of subscribers to the fund to defray the debt on St. Mary of the Angels. The lists include names, addresses and amounts subscribed. One of the lists is titled ‘North King Street’ and another, ‘proposed names of priests to get circular’. The items were extracted from the subscription book relating to the said fund. (See CA CS/2/3/6).

Schedules and lists of deeds and leases relating to properties and premises held by the Capuchin friars, Church Street. Many of the schedules of deeds were prepared by solicitors investigating title to the properties or were deposited in banks. Some of the documents were supplied to Fr. Nicholas Murphy OSFC. The file includes:
• Schedule of deeds and documents relating to the Capucine [sic] Church, Dublin, received from Blount, Lynch & Petre. The list was compiled by Thomas J. Furlong, solicitor. 11 Oct. 1897.
• Particulars of holdings on Bow Street and Church Street compiled by Terence O’Reilly & Son, 5 North Great George’s Street, solicitor. c.1900.
• Receipt for a schedule of deeds supplied on loan from the National Bank Ltd., College Green. c.1910.
• List of deeds received from Messrs Little, O’Huadhaigh & Proud relating to the Capuchin Friary of St. Mary of the Angels. 10 Jan. 1941.

Alphabetical index to title deeds, leases, indentures, and other legal documents associated with properties held by the Capuchin friars, Church Street. Entries are listed alphabetically by the parties involved, type of indenture, bundle and reference number and year. The reference number may relate to the number ascribed to the deeds by solicitors and conveyancing counsels. The title page of the volume is annotated: ‘This book is indexed to all the legal papers in connection with the property of the Roman Catholic Church, Church Street’. Gilt title on front cover of volume: ‘Enrolment Register’. See also CA CS/2/4/5.

Schedule of rents paid by the Capuchin community, Church Street. The schedule includes entries under headings of landlords, rents payable and location.
The schedule reads:
John Jameson £75 0s 0d Space in front of Friary and passage
John Jameson £13 10s 0d
Mrs. K. Pratt and others £25 5 2d
Congleton Estate £30 0s 0d Part of garden
Falls Estate £3 0s 0d
Cornwall Brady £10 0s 0d Part of garden
More O’Ferrall £51 8s 0d Friary and part of garden
Kate Plunkett £10 0s 0d
A note attached to the schedule affirms that the last item has been paid up to 1940 to the Loreto Convent, Gorey, to defray the education of a Miss Aileen Smyth. This has now ceased, and the rent is now payable to Kathleen Corcoran. With a note by Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap., guardian, regarding the payment of income tax on the Plunkett estate.
See also CA CS/2/2/6/8.

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Plan by John Bowen, 68 St. Stephen’s Green, of demised plots fronting onto Bow Street. The demised premises are bordered to the north by St. Mary of the Angels and the adjoining Capuchin Friary and to the south by a corn kiln located at the rear of two dwelling houses on Church Street. With another plan of said premises endorsed with measurements.

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Designs and elevations for proposed alterations to doorway and porch at St. Mary of the Angels. The designs were made by George Coppinger Ashlin & Thomas Aloysius Coleman, architects, 7 Dawson Street, Dublin. See also CA CS/2/6/1/1 and CA CS/2/6/1/2.

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Plan of renovation work on entrance door to St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, by William A. Maguire & Associates, 34 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2. A plan and outside and interior elevations are extant on the sheet. The project file numbers are noted as 251: drawing number 13/16. The plan and sections are annotated to indicate the nature of renovation work to be completed. See section below titled Church and Friary Renovation 1970-1975.

Copy undertakings and draft agreements by Thomas Burnell, Carrick Quarry, Edenderry, to Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC, 49-50 North King Street, Dublin, to deliver stones for the construction of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. The undertaking reads: ‘I hereby undertake and agree to supply you for the new Roman Catholic Church now in the course of erection in Church Street, City of Dublin, with the best quality of hammer dressed white limestone …’. A schedule is attached specifying the type and quantity of stones to be provided. With guarantees given to the gentlemen of the building committee.

Judgement and negative searches in the Registry of Deeds for acts involving William Lygon Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford, John Vesey, 2nd Viscount de Vesci, Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci, and Thomas Pakenham, 2nd Earl of Longford in relation to Church Street properties.