Catholic Archives

Church Street, Dublin

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c.1930

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of Church Street looking towards North King Street in Dublin's north inner city.

The Refectory, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny

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c.1930

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

The refectory in the Capuchin Friary (Walkin Street, later Friary Street), Kilkenny.

The Sanctuary, Church of St. Francis, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny

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c.1930

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

The sanctuary in the Church of St. Francis, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny.

The Interior of the Church of St. Francis, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny

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c.1930

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

The interior of the Church of St. Francis, Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny.

The Custom House, Dublin

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c.1945

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A view of the Custom House from George's Quay in Dublin in about 1945.

Ashford Castle, County Mayo

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c.1920

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A postcard view of Ashford Castle (referred to as 'Ashford House, Cong') situated on the Galway-Mayo border. The original caption refers to the purchase of the castle by Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness (1798-1868) in 1852. Reference is also made to the extensive renovation work carried out by Arthur Guinness, 1st Baron Ardilaun (1840-1915).

Healy Pass, Glengarriff, County Cork

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c.1940

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A postcard print image of the Healy Pass near Glengarriff in County Cork. The caption provides the full name of the road. It was named after Timothy Michael Healy (1885-1931), a Cork-born nationalist politician, and the first Governor-General of the Irish Free State.

Colegio Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas, Madrid, Spain

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1931

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

An image of the destroyed exterior of the Colegio Nuestra Señora de las Maravillas (a De La Salle Brothers’ school) in Madrid, Spain. The building was destroyed during anticlerical riots in the Spanish capital in May 1931. Between 10 May and 13 May 1931, over one hundred convents and other religious buildings were destroyed in an event known as the 'Burning of the Convents'.