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A letter from Frank Duff to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. congratulating him on the ‘noteworthy production’ of ‘The Capuchin Annual’.

A clipping of a positive review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1936) published in the ‘Irish Independent’ (3 December 1935).

A clipping of a review of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1936) published in ‘The Kerryman’ (21 December 1935).

A clipping of a review article on ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1936) published in the ‘Irish Times’ (11 April 1936). The review describes the periodical as 'far and away the most interesting annual issued by the religious orders in Ireland'.

A letter from Fr. Edward Walsh OFM Cap., Holy Trinity Friary, Cork, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. congratulating him on ‘The Capuchin Annual’. He also refers to Éamon de Valera’s plans to abolish the Senate. Walsh writes ‘I see by today’s papers that the Senate is to be abolished, so Dev is now free to ruin poor old Ireland as much as he pleases! Visions of Russia, Mexico and Germany!!!! God save Cosgrave’.

Letter from Eva Gore-Booth, 33 Fitzroy Square, London, to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

Photocopy of a letter from Fr. Michael O'Shea OFM Cap., Capuchin Franciscan College, Rochestown, County Cork, to Winifred Etheridge, c/o Major F. Etheridge DSO, Broadway Cottage, Littleham, North Exmouth, Devon. The letter (27 January 1923) provides a detailed, eyewitness description of an engagement between Free State soldiers and irregular republicans near Rochestown College in August 1922. Winifred Etheridge was a sister of Ian McKenzie Kennedy, a Scottish-born republican, who died during the battle. The file also includes a photocopy of a letter (26 August 1922) from Nora Lucey, 3 Pembroke Street, Cork, to Mrs McKenzie Kennedy providing further detail on the skirmish and on the death of her son, Ian McKenzie Kennedy. A copy sketch map (drawn by Fr. Michael O'Shea OFM Cap.) showing details of the battle between Free State forces and Anti-Treaty irregulars around Rochestown is also extant in the file.

An image captioned 'The Goats' Path overlooking Bantry Bay' in County Cork.

A view of a horse-drawn harvester in about 1955. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Near the end of its hay day'.