A clipping of an article on street life in Dublin written by the Belfast-based artist George Campbell. The article was published in the ‘Irish Travel’ magazine in February 1945. Campbell’s article includes a description of the stalls and markets on Horseman’s Row which formed part of the old Anglesea Market site near Moore Street. Reference is also made to Campbell's visit to the office of ‘The Capuchin Annual’ on nearby Capel Street, occupied by the editors of the periodical, Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. and Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap.
A clipping of an article reporting on the award of the Freedom of Limerick to the painter Seán Keating and former district justice Joseph M. Flood. The article also refers to the Municipal Gallery of Irish Art in Limerick. The article was published in the ‘Irish Press’ (23 March 1948).
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of illustrations of landscapes, buildings and transport such as boats, automobiles and trains. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered and dated (1940-1) by John English & Co., printers. It is likely that some of the blocks were purchased from an engraving and printing company whilst others were specifically commissioned for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes: • A small block depicting the O’Connell Monument, Dublin. • Block depicting an illustration of a Dublin tenement by Seán MacManus. • Illustrations by Peter F. Anson (1889-1975). • A painting of County Donegal by Frank McKelvey RHA (1895-1974). Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden backing.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of advertisements printed in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes blocks of illustrated advertisements for: • The National Bank Limited • John Power & Son Distillers • Munster & Leinster Bank • Bank of Ireland • British Petroleum • Caltex (Texaco) • Shell Oil • Automobile manufacturers (FIAT, Ford and Volkswagen) • Gold Flake Tobacco • Mi-Wadi Orange Squash • Jacob’s Biscuits • Cadbury’s Ltd. • The Gaelic Athletic Association • Hibernian Insurance • Waterford Crystal • Clery’s Department Store • Trans World Airlines (TWA) • Pan-Am Airlines • Kosangas • Erin Soup • Carroll’s’ Tobacco • John Player & Sons • Kennedy & Son’s Iron and Steelworks • The Hoover Company • Irish Life Insurance • Bush Audio-Equipment • Kennedy Brushes • An Bord Iascaigh Mhara The file also includes metal printing blocks for 'The Father Mathew Record / and Franciscan Mission Advocate' (later 'Eirigh'), and the Capuchin Foreign Missions.
Letter from Barry M. Egan (1879-1954), 32 Patrick Street, Cork, to Fr. Henry Rope. Egan refers to the murder of Tomás Mac Curtain and provides a commentary on the ongoing independence struggle.
Letter from Fr. Richard Henebry to Maurice Davin, Deerpark, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary. Davin refers to his pleasure on having recently met with Henebry in his home in County Tipperary.
A letter to Fr. Richard Henebry from Éamonn O’Neill, The Mill, Kinsale, County Cork. Ó Neill writes that he knows that Henebry will be in Cork, and expresses his hope that he might come to Kinsale and give a speech encouraging the use of Irish.
Letter from Eleanor Hull, 14 Stanley Gardens, Notting Hill Gate, London, to Fr. Richard Henebry. Hull refers to arrangements for a meeting with Henebry and to a story submitted to the Irish Texts Society for publication.
