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Lease by Michael Clarke, to John Kelly, 55 Church Street, broker, of two houses known as 2-3 Thunder’s Court at the rear of 141 Church Street for 93 years at the yearly rent of 2d and in consideration of £40. With counterpart and copy.

Draft assignment of Mary Craven, widow of Philip Craven, 141 Church Street, James Keogh, 35 Fontenoy Street, Bridget Keogh, his wife, and Elizabeth Kelly, spinster, to Fr. William (Paul) Neary OSFC, Fr. Nicholas Murphy OSFC and Fr. Patrick Joseph (Columbus) Maher OSFC, Presbytery, Church Street, of the residue of the abovementioned lease (24 June 1858) of the properties known as nos. 2 and 3 Thunder’s Court situated at the rear of 141 Church Street, in consideration of the sum of £225. The assignment also conveys the residue of the lease (13 Aug. 1866) of the premises known as 141 Church Street. (See CA CS/2/2/6/1 and CA CS/2/2/6/3). The title page is endorsed ‘for the approval on behalf of the parties of the 1st part of P.J. Kelly, Esq.’. The file also includes:
• Instructions submitted to Philip White, barrister, for advice on title to the aforementioned properties and for settling the said draft assignment. 16 Nov. 1888.
• Declaration of Mary Craven, Bridget Keogh and Elizabeth Kelly in respect of title to 141 Church Street. 27 July 1888.
• Rental of 141 Church Street and associated properties (2-3 Thunder’s Court) referred to in the declaration of Mary Craven and others.
• Copy draft request for searches in the Registry of Deeds relating to registered deeds of title affecting the said properties and aforementioned vendors. 26 July 1888.
• Requisitions on title relating to the draft assignment of the aforementioned properties. The requisitions relate to questionable points of title which were raised by the purchasers’ solicitors and barristers for comment and resolution. 3 July 1888.
• Municipal Rates’ receipts.

Lease by Fr. Edward (Peter) Bowe OSFC and other Capuchin friars, Franciscan Capuchin Friary, Church Street, to Robert Kavanagh, grocer, tobacconist and confectioner, of the dwelling house and premises known as no. 151 Church Street, together with a plot of ground upon which nos. 11-15 May Lane formerly stood, for 150 years at the yearly rent of 1s and in consideration of the sum of £300. With a letter from Seán Ó Huadhaigh, solicitor, to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap., regarding Kavanagh’s lease of 12 May Lane and questions re the title to the premises. 20 Mar. 1969.

Certified copy probate of Kate Hannell Plunkett (d. 6 Jan. 1921). She bequeaths to her cousin, Kathleen Corcoran, a daughter of the late Michael Corcoran, manager of the Hibernian Bank Limited, Sackville Street, all her interest in the plot of ground formerly known as Thunder’s Court, Church Street, situated at the rear of 141 Church Street, now in the possession of the Capuchin friars. The probate was granted on 19 Feb. 1921. The copy is certified by O’Keeffe & Lynch, solicitors, 30 Molesworth Street, Dublin, 3 Dec. 1940. With copy conveyance by the said Kathleen Corcoran to Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. and Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap., of said premises ‘now forming part of the grounds attached to the Catholic Church of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street’, in consideration of the sum of £200. The copy conveyance is endorsed on the title page: ‘offered as altered on behalf of Kathleen Corcoran … 5 Dec. 1940’.

Assignment and Release of Margaret Murphy to Matthew Murphy of a lease of a ‘parcel of ground with the buildings thereon erected situate on the west side of Bow Street … lately in the possession of Patrick Warren … [which] are now called and known as numbers 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 Bow Street’ in Dublin. In consideration of £134 18s 6d and for the residue of the term of two hundred years specified in the original lease from Lucas Waring to Thomas Fallon dated 20 April 1842. With an insurance policy (and renewal receipt) from the National Assurance Company of Ireland relating to the said properties on Bow Street.

Day book of receipts and expenditure of the Capuchin community of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. The expenditure accounts contain entries for routine expenses incurred by members of the community. The receipts relate primarily to monies received from masses, sodality subscriptions, donations, chaplaincy duties, missions, and retreats. The entries are struck through presumably upon entry into the primary account ledger. A listing of participants at the Corpus Christi Procession in 1949/50 is extant at p. 398. The participants included the Liberty Hall Band, the Garda Band, the Knights of Malta, the Red Cross, the Girl Guides and St. John’s Ambulance. A list of ground rents is given at p. 401.

Cheque books stubs from the National Bank, Smithfield, Dublin. The cheque books cover the periods: 13 Oct. 1960-28 Oct. 1960; 15 Feb. 1961-24 June 1961; 9 Oct. 1962-19 May 1964; 1 June 1964-23 Dec. 1965; 19 Jan. 1966-27 July 1967.

Street collection book for the Capuchin community, Church Street. The entries are listed under names and address of collectors, districts (usually street names), and monthly subscriptions. A summary for each year is recorded at the end of the volume. The total for the years 1920-1929 is given as £32,615 16s 1d.

Quest books of Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap., Fr. Gerard Joyce OFM Cap. and Br. Ignatius Murphy OFM Cap., questors, Capuchin Friary, Church Street. Entries in the books are made under the headings of street (mainly Dublin City), persons, family or business occupying the dwelling and the annual amount donated. Occasional reference is made to the dates of the quest and to the presence of a ‘non-Catholic’ family on a particular street. In one particular book, Fr. Henry drew a sketch map of the area which he was assigned (Dublin Southeastern Area) and included an index of streets, quays and businesses thereon. Another book has an insert of an appeal made by the Capuchin friars on behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dec. 1964.