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The sub-series contains files relating to the commemoration in 2006 of the 150th anniversary of the death of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC

The sub-series contains files relating to the commemoration in 1988 of the 150th anniversary of the inauguration of the temperance campaign by Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC.

This property formed part of the historic Munster Arms’ site (see section 2.1.1.1). It was situated on the north side of Walkin Street approximately two hundred yards from the junction of that street with High Street and immediately opposite the entrance to the Capuchin Friary. The property was bounded to the north by the Regent Cinema (demolished in 1998), to the west by Garden Row, to the south by Friary Street, and to the east by the Friary Street Car Park which was owned by Kilkenny Corporation. By the late twentieth century, the property at 17 Friary Street comprised a three storey nineteenth-century residence, formerly end-of-terrace but afterwards detached. The property had been left vacant for many years. The file relates to the sale of the property by the Capuchin Order to property developers in the late 1990s.

Draft article by Joseph J. Foyle titled ‘1916 / Economic Factors’.

A narrative account of the 1916 Rising by Liam O’Hogan, D. Company, 11th Battalion, Irish Volunteers. The narrative refers to fighting in the Church Street area and around the Four Courts. The text refers to role played by Fr. Columbus Murphy OFM Cap. in securing the surrender of Edward Daly and he volunteers in the Four Courts’ garrison.

The sub-series comprises papers relating to the ministries performed by Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. to republicans detained after the 1916 Rising. The section includes authorisations from British armed forces allowing Fr. Albert to visit detainees and extracts from various prison letters.

The sub-series comprises papers relating to the ministries undertaken by Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. to various republicans detained after the Easter Rising. The section includes authorisations and passes from British forces allowing him to visit Kilmainham Jail and extracts from various letters written by republican prisoners in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.

Negative film transparencies of various photographic prints and documents used to illustrate commemorative features on the 1916 Rising in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1942) and in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1966). Several of the prints show rebel leaders, scenes of destruction in the aftermath of the Rising, and an illustration showing the execution of a rebel leader in Kilmainham Jail.