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Volume containing notes on the history and records of the Capuchin community, Holy Trinity Friary, Cork. The front cover is annotated: ‘Cork OFM Cap. Archives, July 1954’. The volume was probably begun by Fr. Michael O’Shea OFM Cap. (1892-1958) in June 1954. The title page reads: ‘Archives of Holy Trinity, Fr. Mathew Quay, Cork. Very Rev. Fr. Mel Farrell, guardian (1952)’. An annotation on the inside front cover indicates that some of the contents of the volume were extracted from archives extant in a safe in the Friary called the ‘Stairchiste’. The volume is divided into a number of sections. The listing below follows the sequence of entries as found in the volume:
• Extracts re from Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap., 'The story of the Irish Capuchins' (1915), p. 1
• List and texts of inscriptions and memorials in Holy Trinity Church, pp 2-3.
• Printed appeal in support of exiled French Capuchins in Cork. c.Nov. 1880. (See CA HT/7/1), p. 4.
• Typescript extract from the 'Irish Penny Magazine' (18 May 1833) concerning the building of Holy Trinity Church, p. 5.
• Transcript of the ‘Inscription on a bell given by the Cork house to Rochestown, Dec. 1923’, p. 6.
• Note re stained glass windows in Holy Trinity Church (see CA HT/2/5/17), p. 7.
• Note on chalices and sacred vessels in Holy Trinity Church, pp 8-11.
• Relics and authentications, pp 13-15.
• List of articles, records and relics relating to Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC stored in a ‘wardrobe’. A note attached to the page indicates that some of these items were moved to Dublin (probably to the Provincial Archives in Dublin), pp 15a-17.
• Historical annals covering the period of 1223-1924, pp 22-27.
• Annals, including detailed notices (chapter meetings, obituary notices etc.) of the Holy Trinity community, pp 30-55.
• Fr. Michael O’Shea’s death is recorded in Nov. 1958. A note indicates that ‘nothing was recorded by the local archivist from Nov. 1958 until April 1978’, p. 55.
• Extracts from Fr. J. Walsh, ‘The Capuchins in Cork’ published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1952), pp 200-1. The entry is titled ‘A Capuchin lay brother’s diary’ and also contains extracts from an original ‘manuscript book of the community of the South Friary’, pp 206-9.
• Entry titled ‘a partial catalogue of the archives and documents found in a safe. 5 July 1954’, p. 210.
• Incomplete list of guardians of Holy Trinity Friary, 1863-1949, p. 211.
• Record of Holy Trinity Community Chapter, 1952, p. 212.
• Partial index to the contents of the volume, pp 230-9.
With numerous church notices, mission fliers and newspaper cuttings inserted into the volume.

Copybooks containing ‘extracts of Irish Capuchin interest copied from the files of '"The Kilkenny Journal"' by Fr. Angelus Healy OSFC. First published as “the Lenister Journal”, 24th Jan. 1767, and with present title [from] 17th March 1830’. The volumes contain extracts from articles referring to Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and his temperance campaign, Fr. Peter Joseph Mulligan OSFC and to other members of the Order ministering in the city. The copybooks are organised by date:
• 20 Mar. 1844-14 Sept. 1844
• 14 Sept. 1844-27 Nov. 1844
• May 1846-Oct. 1846
• 1 Dec. 1849-Mar. 1850
• Mar. 1851-Feb. 1852
• Mar. 1852-Oct. 1852
• Mar. 1854-Jan. 1861
• Mar. 1856-Dec. 1856

Expenditure and receipt ledger for the Capuchin friars in Cork. The volume is titled at p. 5: ‘The Book of the Community’. The book mainly consists of accounts of Sunday and feast-day collections at the chapel, accounts of household and building expenses, and entries relating to the governance of the Order in Ireland. The listing below follows the sequence of entries as found in the volume:
• An account of Sunday and feast day collections at the South Friary, Cork. 1821-25, pp 6-54.
• An entry concerning the appointment by the Minister General of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC as Provincial Minister, and Fr. Louis (James) O’Riordan OSFC (1800-1857) and Fr. Vincent (Denis) MacLeod OSFC (1808-1861) as his assistants. 29 Apr. 1836, p. 56
• ‘Wine Account’. 1 May 1836-18 Dec. 1836, p. 57.
• ‘Organ Account’. 29 Apr. 1836-10 July 1836, p. 58.
• An account of ‘collections of the South Friary commencing from the first day of May 1836’, pp 65-69.
• An entry concerning the chapter meeting at the Friary in Dublin on 5 June 139 at which Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC was elected Provincial Minister. Also, entries relating to the election of definitors and the composition of the community in Cork, p. 69.
• An account of Sunday and feast day collections at the chapel doors in Cork. 1839-43, pp 69-88.
• An entry relating to the inaugural meeting of an association of regular and secular clergy called the ‘Clerical Society’. 10 July 1843, p. 89.
• An account of Sunday and feast day collections at the chapel door, Cork. 1844-45, pp 90-108.
• An entry recording the names of priests who died in the diocese of Cork in 1845, p. 110.
• The remainder of the volume (pp 111-259) is mostly comprised of accounts of collections, mainly ‘chapel rent’, door collections and other incomes such as mass stipends. The accounts are interspersed with entries relating to the general governance of the Order such as:
• A meeting of the community in Holy Trinity Church regarding the appointment by the Minster General of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC as Provincial Minister for another three years, and to the appointment of four definitors. 17 Aug. 1848, p 148.
• A visitation at Kilkenny Friary (3 Feb. 1852); and at the Dublin Friary (4 Feb. 1852), p. 176.
• ‘Donations received for furnishing the interior of the church and [the] purchasing of an organ’, pp 214-17.
• The visit of Fr. Victor of Chamonix OSFC ‘to enquire into the state of the Capuchin Order in Ireland and to make arrangements for the appointment of a “Commissary General” deputed by the superiors in Rome to remedy whatever abuses may be found to exist’. 10 June 1856, pp 236-37.
• The appointment of Fr. Alphonsus Muldoon OSFC (1822-1895) as Commissary General. 6 June 1859, p. 238.
• The recording of the death at Queenstown of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC on 8 Dec. 1856, p. 242.
Note: See also transcripts taken from this account book at CA HT/2/2/3 and CA HT/7/3.

Lease from John Lecky, merchant, Cork, to Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC, ‘Provincial of the Order or Society of Capuchin friars, Cork’, of a plot of ground, stores, linnies, tenements and premises situated on Morrison’s Island (otherwise Island Nagay), parish of Holy Trinity, Cork, for 840 years at the yearly rent of £80. With attached sketch map of the said plot which measured 105 feet at the frontage onto Charlotte Quay; 190 feet fronting onto Queen Street; and bordered to the west (140 feet) and north (93 feet) by His Majesty’s Ordnance Stores. With counterpart.

Newspaper cuttings book compiled and annotated by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. Bound in hard covers with printed titled: ‘Popular Series / Private Christmas Cards’. The volume consists mainly of cuttings relating to local history, antiquarian interests and articles pertaining specifically to Irish Capuchin history. The volume includes the following article:
• The Father Theobald Mathew Chalice in Holy Trinity Church. 'Cork Examiner', 16 Oct. 1928; 'Irish Independent', 17 Oct. 1928; 'The Melbourne Tribune', 6 Dec. 1928.

Notes by Fr. Xavier Reardon OFM Cap. (1899-1986) on matters relating to the history of Holy Trinity Church or to individuals connected with ministry in Cork. The file includes biographical notes on Fr. Matthew O’Connor OSFC (1859-1930) and Fr. Louis O’Riordan OSFC (d. 1857); a report on the opening of the Fr. Brendan Jennings memorial sanctuary (19 Apr. 1908); a report on the completion of Father Mathew Memorial Church, 'Cork Examiner', 29 Aug. 1891; a note affirming that ‘Fr. J.P. O’Connell was the last Provincial Minister after Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC between 1855 and the reconstitution of the Province in 1855’; copy ordnance map extract showing Holy Trinity Church on Father Mathew Quay and the surrounding area including the location of the Assembly Rooms on South Mall.

Bound volume containing newspaper clippings covering a large temperance demonstration and parade in Dublin in October 1906. The file includes clippings from 'Sinn Féin', 'The Leader', and the 'Freeman’s Journal'. Some of the articles include illustrations of the parade route and participants. Article titles include ‘Labour and Temperance’, ‘Temperance Day in Dublin / Magnificent Demonstration’, and ‘The Father Mathew Anniversary’. A manuscript insert reciting ‘Father Mathew’s Song’ is included in the volume.

Newspaper clippings assembled by Fr. Angelus Healy OSFC relating primarily to temperance missions given by the Irish Capuchin friars. A manuscript index compiled by Fr. Angelus is inserted into the front of the volume giving the title of the newspaper, the event referred to in the article, and the date. Other clippings refer to anniversary commemorations of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC, lectures, sermons and retreats given by Fr. Angelus and other friars (some refer to the death of Michael Davitt and commemorations of the Manchester Martyrs), ordinations, the Croagh Patrick pilgrimage, the mission to Ireland of the Most Rev. Ignatius Perisco OSFC (1823-1896), the jubilee of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, Dublin, and items of topographical and local history interest.