Reports commissioned by Dublin Corporation regarding the proposed scheme for the clearance of ‘insanitary dwellings’ bounded by Church Street, Stirrup Lane, Beresford Street and Mary’s Lane. The scheme called for the erection thereon of workmen’s dwellings. The scheme was established under the provisions of the Housing of Working Classes Act, 1890, and a similar amended Act of 1908. The reports were submitted by Councillor John Scully and Alderman William Doyle, Chairmen. The reports are numbered No. 5 and No. 99. The former has an appended printed map depicting the committee’s plan for the construction of 246 three-roomed houses (two storeys high) on Beresford Street and on Church Street. Printed by Sealy, Bryers & Walker, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin. See also CA CS/5/3/3.
Reports of the chapter of the Irish Capuchin mission in the Cape Province held in the Church of St. Mary of the Angels, Athlone parish. One of the volumes is a summary report on the chapter. The other report contains the following sections: Report of the regular superior (Fr. Didacus McGrath OFM Cap.) Reports on the following parishes and topics: Parow Parish (Fr. Didacus McGrath OFM Cap.) Tyger Valley (Fr. Aquinas O’Carroll OFM Cap.) Elsies River (Br. Martin O’Sullivan OFM Cap.) Athlone Parish (Fr. Athanasius Winston OFM Cap.) Welcome Estate (Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap.) Manenberg (Fr. Albeus McQuillan OFM Cap.) Postulancy report (Fr. Seán Cahill OFM Cap.) Langa (Fr. Matthew Gormley OFM Cap.) Belgravia (Fr. Bartholomew Prendiville OFM Cap.) Bridgetown (Fr. Ronald Grace OFM Cap.)
Report (statistical, financial, personnel) on the canonical visitation of the Cape Province Mission, South Africa, by Fr. Berard Creed OFM Cap. (1923-2004), Provincial Minister, in May 1968. The report originally included an account of the Livingstone mission, but that section is missing. The report on missionary work in the Archdiocese of Cape Town is divided into the following sections:
Parish of Belgravia (Coloured)
Parish of Athlone (Coloured)
Parish of Langa (African parish)
Bridgetown Parish (Coloured)
Parow (Mixed: European and Coloured) The file includes memorandums titled ‘observations’ and ‘points for discussion’. 2 copies.
Report on the Livingstone Mission by Fr. Theophilus Murphy OFM Cap. (1928-2006) for the Irish Capuchin Provincial Chapter. The report is divided into the following sections:
Report on the Capuchin Temperance Mission in Ireland compiled by Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC (1874-1951) , Provincial Minister, in response to a request from the General Minister of the Order in Rome. The report refers to the progress of the temperance crusade in Ireland and includes information on the number of missions preached and total abstinence pledges taken. The report notes that the Capuchins have ‘administered the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion to 1,200 on each Mission. … We have given the pledge to an average of 800 in each Parish and have a record of having administered the Pledge since the beginning of this Crusade to 1,141,191’. (p. 10). It also includes favourable testimonials from the Irish Catholic hierarchy and other prominent figures. The principal headings in the report are as follows: The Origins and Progress of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Association The Pledge Pastorals on Temperance from the Bishops of Ireland Testimony of His Eminence Cardinal Logue / Primate of All Ireland Bishops’ Opinions Testimony of the Clergy Leading articles from the 'Freeman’s Journal' / the principal paper in Ireland Press References Testimonies from Judges, Public Officials and Lord Mayors
Report by Gráinne Mallon & Associates, 6 Merrion Square, Dublin 2, in association with Shane Redmond, auctioneer, on the properties held by the Capuchin Order on Church Street. The report delineates the existing properties held by the Capuchin Order (ecclesiastical premises, the Friary, Father Mathew Hall and the Day Centre) and makes recommendations in respect of rationalising the use of the properties in the context of urban renewal and development schemes proposed for the area. With a cover letter from Shane Redmond. The file also includes copy maps and plans. The cover is endorsed: ‘Carried out by Fr. Dan Joe O’Mahony OFM Cap. with a view to selling Father Mathew Hall’. With a letter from Shane Redmond (28 Oct. 1997) recommending that the ‘Order examine the many options the property can generate and that a decision may be taken about the future of its most influential friary in the capital city, based on the level of services the Capuchins will be able to provide there in the new millennium’.
Report of the executive committee of the Catholic Total Abstinence Federation of Ireland, 1923-26. The agenda for the fourth triennial Congress of the Federation, (held on 24-25 June 1926) is also attached.
Report of the Canonical Visitation in South Africa by Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, St. Bonaventure’s Friary, Cork. With a copy cover letter addressed to Fr. Clement Neubauer OFM Cap., Minister General. The report on missionary activity in South Africa is arranged under the following headings: Introduction and History of the Mission Athlone: Parish of St. Mary of the Angels a. Spiritual Matters and Horarium b. Material Matters – Friary, Church and Schools c. Financial Matters Langa: Saint Louis Mission Station and Church of St. Anthony of Padua a. Spiritual Matters b. Material Matters – Church and Schools c. Financial Matters Welcome Estate: St. Therese Catholic Mission a. Spiritual Matters b. Material Matters Parow: Church of the Immaculate Conception a. Spiritual Matters b. Material Matters – Church and Schools c. Financial Matters Matroosfontein a. Spiritual Matters b. Material Matters c. Financial Matters Conclusion The report includes statistical forms re the personnel of the Cape Town mission. There is a synopsis of Fr. O’Mahony’s interview with Bishop John Colburn Garner (1907-1993), Vicar Apostolic of Pretoria, re the prospects of developing the Capuchin Mission in the Cape Province.
Rental of property held by the Capuchin friars, Church Street, Dublin. The rental contains entries under the headings of denomination; title of owners; head rent; gale days; tenants; tenure of tenants; yearly rents. With two later copies. The rental was compiled by Terence O’Reilly, solicitor, 5 North Great George’s Street. The properties listed in the rental are: 47-50 North King Street Premises at the rear of 47 & 48 North King Street Premises on North Brunswick Street 142 Church Street 22 & 23 Bow Street The head rents totalled £107 18s 6½d.
