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Copy conveyance of George Kiernan, apothecary, Robert Kiernan, coach maker, Surdeville Kiernan, jeweller, and Ann Kiernan, spinster, to Henry Hunt, of ‘a messuage, tenement and dwelling house, yard, and garden situate on the west side of Church Street in the City of Dublin formerly in the possession of John Cane and his undertenants but now in the possession of Robert Joseph Sutter .... containing in the breadth from north to south 55 feet, in the rear 22 feet, and in depth from east to west 185 feet’. In consideration of £400. The recital of previous deeds notes that James Kiernan, great-grandfather of above-noted lessors, obtained this property from the Trustees of Forfeited Estates on 21 May 1703. The properties were previously owned by Richard Fagan who was attained for treason. The copy was compiled by T.J. Furlong, 11 Eustace Street. With a renewal of the said lease by James Hunt to John Smith, Finstown, Dublin in consideration of £2. 28 Dec. 1815, and a further renewal by Rev. Henry Hunt, Lurgan Rectory near Virginia, County Cavan, to John Smith, Lucan, County Dublin, in consideration of £2 15s 4½d. 13 June 1856.

Copy conveyance from William Jeffares to George James Paterson of premises on Cullenswood Avenue ‘now known as Oakley Road’. The original conveyance dates to 6 December 1895. The copy (c.1908) was prepared by French & French, solicitors, 7 Stephen’s Green North, Dublin.

Bound volume containing copy correspondence of the Most Rev. Paul Cullen, Archbishop of Dublin, with Fr. Lawrence Gallerani OSFC, Capuchin Commissary General, relating to the proposed building of a new Capuchin church on North King Street and to a controversy with the clergy of St. Michan’s over the site of the proposed church.
• On 28 Dec. 1861, Fr. Lawrence wrote: ‘… finding it impossible to get other ground near the Chapel for the building of a convent unless on a lease of 30 years, all these reasons induced me to look for another place sufficiently large for a convent and chapel. This place I have succeeded in finding in North King Street (about 200 yards from our present Chapel) and is at present occupied by the houses numbered 47, 48, 49, 50. The persons in actual possession of these houses will give up their respective interest in them for the sum of £500’.
• In reply, Archbishop Cullen affirmed that he had no objection to the undertaking but feared that it would ‘very difficult to get money in these times of distress to carry out the vast enterprise in which you wish to engage …’. 3 Feb. 1862.
• A memorandum follows which notes that not long after the receipt of the aforementioned letter from Archbishop Cullen, the Capuchin friars ‘concluded a contract with Mr. [Patrick] Regan who held by lease the two houses of nos. 49 and 50 North King Street, agreeing to give him £350 for his interest in said lease … [and] the entire community came from 18 Queen Street, to dwell in the aforesaid houses …’. An agreement was also reached in respect of nos. 47 and 48 North King Street. c.July-Aug. 1862.
• On 25 Sept. 1862, Fr. Lawrence received a note from Archbishop Cullen enclosing a statement from the parish priest and curates of St. Michan’s protesting against the building of the projected North King Street Church. The statement averred that the diocesan clergy are ‘menaced with another loss in as much as the Capuchin Fathers are about to build a new Church in North King Street’ and asked ‘for protection of the Archbishop against this threatened injury’.
• In response, Fr. Lawrence informed the Archbishop that if the Capuchins were ‘compelled to discontinue the work we would not only sustain a loss of the above large sum, but we would also be obliged by our contract to pay the balance due which is about £1,200, while the premises under such circumstances would be comparatively valueless to use … in as much as a great portion of them has been already pulled down …’. 26 Sept. 1862.
• Fr. Lawrence later reminded the Archbishop that the Capuchins had been ‘canonically established in Dublin, in the locality of Church Street, and … continued there for the long period of 250 years’. He also referred to the ‘ruinous state’ of the old Capuchin Church on Church Street: ‘I, at the same time, caused professional men to inspect the Church and they told me that … if it were not rebuilt its tottering walls would cause the death of the faithful who attended it. Moreover, its site being for many years surrounded with every kind of filth … the air is very unhealthy more particularly in the summer … and, as everyone in Dublin is aware, it is the centre of every immorality, and is surrounded by the most barefaced prostitutes’. 7 Dec. 1862.
• Another short memorandum follows which notes that the Capuchins finished their new friary on North King Street and ‘every possible exertion was made to buy three yards extending to North Brunswick [Street] at the rear of the new Convent … with the intention of building the Church on the site of the said yards’. When this plan was frustrated by the opposition of a neighbouring landlord, Fr. Lawrence again petitioned Archbishop Cullen ‘about building the Church on the site originally proposed on North King Street’ and reminded him that ‘religious regularity cannot be carried out without the necessary accommodation’. He also stated the Capuchins ‘have no money to make a new purchase’ and asked the Archbishop to ‘advance us the sum which will come to us out of French funds at the death of Miss McNulty (who is at present upwards of 80 years of age)’. 16 Jan. 1864.
• Archbishop Cullen informed Fr. Lawrence that he would not oppose the building of a new church on ‘North Brunswick Street where the Carmichael School was’. He added: ‘I must say that I think the site is not one where a church was required, and that in the present distressed state of the country, and whilst some recent scandals are fresh in the minds of the people, there may be serious doubts, as to the raising of the funds’. 21 Feb. 1864.
The volume also contains a loose sheet titled ‘Notabilia … relating to the Capuchins of Dublin, written for the satisfaction of all’. c.July 1856. This two-page memorandum was probably written by Fr. Augustine Dunne OSFC (1833- 1860), secretary to the Commissary General of the Capuchins of Ireland. It refers to the Baron Hale bequest. The memorandum reads: ‘There is a bequest to the community of 100 pounds sterling left by the late Baron Hale, the 73 interest of which was always spent in the celebration of masses. … They have always been said up to the year 1855, but since that up to the present year 1856, they have been neglected’.
See the memorandum and notes compiled by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. on the Baron Hale Bequest at CA CS/2/3/5.

Copy correspondence of Fr. Melchor a Benisa OFM Cap., Fr. Clement Neubauer OFM Cap., and Fr. Paschal Rywalski OFM Cap., General Ministers, to Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap., and Fr. Berard Creed OFM Cap., Provincial Ministers, re the status of the Irish Capuchin missions in Africa. Reference is made to the request made by Bishop John Colburn Garner, Vicar Apostolic of Pretoria, seeking more priests to work in South Africa (see CA AMI/1/6/7). Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. wrote: ‘We felt that this arrangement with Bishop Garner will lead to an expansion of our work in South Africa’ (21 Dec. 1948). The possibility of separating the mission in Cape Town from that in Rhodesia is also discussed (31 Oct. 1950). Fr. Clement Neubauer OFM Cap. later referred to the establishment of Cape Town as a ‘separate mission’ and to the appointment of a Regular Superior (25 Nov. 1968). See also CA AMI/2/5/7.

Copy Counsel’s Directions on Title in relation to the sale of 47-50 North King Street, purchased from the Capuchin friars by Walter and Daniel Murphy on 30 Oct. 1883. The instructions mainly relate to the payment of the purchase price and to the need for a declaration that the original lease (1 July 1869) has been lost. The direction was prepared by James W. Nagle, 38 North Frederick Street, Dublin.

Copy decree of Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro OFM Cap., General Minister, for the establishment of the Capuchin Vice-Province of Southern Africa. The decree reads: ‘In response to the missionary call of Pope Pius XI and the invitation of the Apostolic Vicar of Cape Town, the Irish Capuchin Province of Saint Francis and Patrick extended its Capuchin Franciscan witness to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town on 20 October 1929. After overcoming many initial difficulties and having established a clear understanding of the commitment required of the Province in this missionary endeavour, the new plant began to take root and to grow’. The Vice-Provincial Minister was named as Fr. Sylvius McCarthy OFM Cap. (1931-2011).

Copy deed of conveyance from the FMC Trust, c/o Capuchin Friary, Kilkenny, to Edward and Corann Loughlin, 31 Thorndale Drive, Malahide Road, Artane, Dublin 5, of all premises and property situated at the junction of Friary Street and Garden Row with the yard at the rear thereof held in fee simple and subject to the terms and conditions as set down in the fee farm grant (29 Oct. 1898) from Penelope H. Colles and others to Fr. Matthew O’Connor OSFC and Fr. Fidelis Neary OSFC at an annual rent of £13 7s 8d. Consideration: £101,000. With draft copies, draft memorandum of agreement, draft conditions of sale and a blank memorial for registering the said deed in the Registry of Deeds.

Copy deed of election and covenants relating to an annuity of £50 granted by Thomas Douglas Yourell, Smithfield, to Rosetta Yourell, 8 Bessborough Terrace, payable out of the rents of properties, including 47 North King Street, and the lands of Broomfield, County Dublin. The agreement affirms that nothing within the said deed should interfere with the power of sale conferred upon Thomas Douglas Yourell in the will of John Yourell dated 26 July 1862. (See CA CS/2/2/4/16).

Copy deed of indenture re the ownership of premises at No. 27 Great Brunswick Street in Dublin. The deed notes that that house and premises at the address is owned by Thomas Lloyd, 14 Longwood Avenue, Dublin. The copy deed was sent to James Pearse, 27 Brunswick Street, Dublin.

Copy deeds, leases and solicitors’ correspondence relating to legal issues connected with the Father Mathew Hall property including of the purchase of the ground rent from Lord Congleton. The file includes copy correspondence from Sean Ó hUadaigh, solicitor, referring to the ‘plot of ground on which 11-15 May Lane formerly stood’ (20 Mar. 1969). Other correspondents include Montgomery and Chaytor, solicitors, 16-17 Clanwilliam Terrace, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin (relating to the title of the Merchant Tailors’ Charity to the Hall property); Frank Ward & Co., solicitors, Equity House, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin, regarding the purchase of the freehold interest by Stephen Ducie of 1 & 1A Nicholas Avenue from the Capuchin Order (11 Apr. 1994). These copy documents were probably prepared by solicitors to clarify title in respect of the Father Mathew Hall property and adjoining cottages.