A bound volume containing printed copies of block pulls for photographs and illustrations published in 'The Capuchin Annual' and in 'The Father Mathew Record'. The volume is titled ‘Letter Book’ (gilt-title to spine) and contains carbon-paper pages. The volume includes a wide variety of copy images and illustrations: • Photographs by T.J. Molloy. • Buildings and scenes in Dublin. • Drawings by Seán MacManus (p. 57). • Ships and nautical imagery. • Aircraft. • Irish mythological characters and imagery. • Christmas and nativity scenes (pp 122, 141). • Illustrations from the Irish Revolution (pp 79, 112, 113). • Drawings by Richard King. • Children and cartoon characters. • The interior of Father Mathew Hall, Cork (p. 122). • Irish Capuchin missionaries in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia). • Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary, County Donegal. • Author and contributor photographs. • Portraits of Irish Capuchin friars. • Bishop Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. • Illustrations of Franciscan life by Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap. • Bust of Fr. Theobald Mathew by John Hogan (p. 336).
A collection of newspaper clippings and articles assembled by the editors of 'The Capuchin Annual'. Some of the clippings relate to the roles played by various Capuchin friars in events associated with the Irish Revolution. Other newspaper and magazine clippings include articles reviewing and critiquing various editions of the 'Annual'.
Newspaper clippings relating to the Irish Revolution assembled by the editors of 'The Capuchin Annual'. Many of the clippings relate to the role played by the Catholic clergy (particularly the Irish Capuchins) during this period. The file includes: • An article referring to remarks made by Rev. W.P. Burke in relation to the moral justification of wars. It reads ‘who can call the wretched Dublin business a war? It was backed neither by the mind nor strength of the country’. 'Nationality', 9 June 1917. • ‘A German Plot’. 'Cork Examiner', 18 May 1918. • ‘Sinn Feiners and the German Plot’. 25 May 1918. • ‘Salute the Heroes / Back from the Gates of Death’. The article refers to the release of republican prisoners from Mountjoy Jail and to the roles played by Fr. Augustine Hayden OFM Cap. and Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. The article reads ‘The association of these two much loved Irish Franciscan Friars with the last moments of some of the men who died after the Insurrection of 1916 was recalled by their presence yesterday. … Father Augustine appealed to the crowds whom his voice could reach to be calm. He reminded them that the prisoners were very weak, and he appealed to his hearers to maintain order while they were passing through and to obey their Volunteers’. 'Freeman’s Journal', 15 Apr. 1920. • ‘The Prisoners Released’. The article refers to the role played by Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. in securing the release of sixty-eight republican prisoners in Dublin. 'Catholic Times', 17 Apr. 1920. • ‘Ireland a Nation / The Government’s Perfidies and Outrages’. The article refers to Fr. Augustine Hayden OFM Cap. and Fr. Matthew O’Connor OFM Cap. 'Freeman’s Journal', 11 May 1921. • ‘Obsequies of Rev. James O’Callaghan’. 28 May 1921. A clipping of a photograph showing the funeral of Fr. James O’Callaghan who was killed on 15 May 1920. 'Cork Examiner', 28 May 1921. • ‘Miltown Park Raid’ / Large Forces Surround Jesuit House of Studies’. 'Freeman’s Journal', 21 Feb. 1921. • ‘The Priest Killers / Mrs De Roiste describes night of murder / Father [Seamus/James] O’Callaghan’s Assassin’. 'Catholic Herald', 4 June 1921. • ‘Priest Arrested / President of St. Flannan’s College in Custody’. 'Evening Herald', 6 July 1921. • ‘One way to peace / Stop Repression & Recognise Ireland’s Rights / Irish Bishops’ Statement. 'Evening Telegraph', 22 June 1921. • ‘The Men of 1916 / Impressive march through streets of Dublin / Graveside tributes’. The article refers to a Memorial Mass offered for the leaders of the 1916 Rising at St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin. 'Freeman’s Journal', 25 Apr. 1922.
Wrapped photoengraving plates. Annotations on the wrapping provide identifying captions for the images. These include: • The Potato-Diggers (1935) • Cherry Blossom in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin (1935) • ‘The Twenty-Seven Steps’ by Seán MacManus • The Return of the Potato-Diggers (1935) • Br. Leonard (1936) • ‘John F. Larchet [1884-1967]’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937) • ‘The Lonely Cottage’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937) • ‘A Yard’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937) • ‘The head of a young girl’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937) • Fruit stall at Nelson’s Pillar (1938) • Ovens, County Cork (1940) • Landscape (1940) • Off the Donegal Coast (1940) • The Fiddler (1940) • ‘Tommy (1940)’ • Fourth Station / H. McGoldrick • The Dancing Stage at Carno (1943) • Studio Interior by Seán O’Sullivan (1944) • Sister of Charity (1944) • Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy (1948) • The Angelic Shepherd (1950) • May Morning • The Angelic Shepherd (1950/1) • Alife Byrne (1882-1956) and Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. • St. Patrick’s Basilica, Lough Derg, County Donegal, by Peter F. Anson (1952)
The Grave of Michael Collins in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. From ‘Forty pages of Dublin Pictures by T. J. Molloy’, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1938), pp 167-201.
A bound volume containing printed copies of block pulls for illustrations in 'The Capuchin Annual' and in 'The Father Mathew Record'. The images are numbered and (in some instances) dated. The volume includes many copies of the illustrations of Richard J. King (including St. Patrick and St. Brigid), and photographs of various Irish Capuchin friars including the Most Rev. Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Livingstone. The volume also includes several obituary articles (with image content) for Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., and images of Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap., Richard J. King, Aodh de Blacam, and missionary friars and buildings in Africa and in the United States. The volume also contains the following clippings: • Signed cheque for £10 of George Bernard Shaw subscribing to 'The Capuchin Annual'. See image above. • An article titled ‘Irish Franciscan Humor’ published in 'The Christian Family and Our Missions' (March 1950) reflecting on Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap. and his artwork for the 'Annual'. • Photograph of Fr. Gerald McCann OFM Cap. and Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. presenting The Capuchin Periodicals’ Cup at the National Drama Festival of Ireland (June 1950).
Sets of postcard prints of Irish Saints designed by Richard King (1907-1974) and commissioned for 'The Capuchin Annual'. The prints depict St. Brendan, St. Patrick, St. Ita, St. Fiacre, St. Senan, St. Colmcille, St. Brigid and St. Laurence O’Toole. Each one of the postcards shows the Saint (in colour) on one side, with a postcard layout on the reverse with the name of the Saint, the artist (Risteárd Ó Cionga) and the copyright statement.
Copy letter from T.J. Kiernan (1897-1967), Irish Minister to the Holy See, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. Kiernan refers to the deprivations of life in Rome during the war. He writes 'It will be long before life is normal. We thought life would be easy after June (air-raids in March on 7th, 8th, 9th – 3 times – and 18th; the last was beside us and the house emptied quick enough ... We had no water for months and no electricity from 4th June. But now the difficulties are all the open robberies on the streets – the bandits are armed and strip the victims as clothes and boots are so valuable'. Kiernan also gives news of his family and refers to the experiences of the Irish community in Rome.
Copy letter from Maud Gonne MacBride (1866-1953) to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. She recalls her visit to Assisi in Italy and her joining of the Third Order of St. Francis in 1910. She also refers to her father who was a 'colonel of the 17th Lancers ... [and] assistant adjutant in Dublin at the time of his death'. She also mentions her article on Madeleine ffrench-Mullen (1880-1944) and her founding of St. Ultan's Hopsital. She writes 'For simple goodness and faith, she was was one of the most remarkable women I have known, and in spite of being a complete invalid for many years before her death, she accomplished great work for the poor children of Dublin'.
A postcard from Sister Mary Stella Phelan (1925-2001), Medical Missionaries of Mary, to Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The postcard shows the Cunard White Star liner ‘Mauretania’ which took Sister Mary Stella and Mother Mary Martin to the United States.
