A group of Capuchin friars at a retreat at Malengwa Friary, Zambia. The group includes Fr. Seán Cahill OFM Cap., Fr. Noel Brennan OFM Cap., Fr. Theophilus Murphy OFM Cap., Bishop Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. and Fr. Alfred O’Mahony OFM Cap.
A group of Capuchin friars at a retreat at Malengwa Friary, Zambia. The group includes Fr. Seán Cahill OFM Cap., Fr. Noel Brennan OFM Cap., Fr. Theophilus Murphy OFM Cap., Bishop Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. and Fr. Alfred O’Mahony OFM Cap.
Letter from Fr. Brian Browne OFM Cap. (1919-2015) to Fr. Berard Creed OFM Cap., Provincial Minister. The letters include references to the establishment of a preparatory seminary for postulants in Zambia (8 Oct. 1969); developments at the various Irish Capuchin mission stations (25 Nov. 1969); the election of a delegate for the Capuchin General Chapter (14 Mar. 1970); a former Dutch Reform Church which is for sale in Livingstone, and which could be used as a new foundation for the Capuchins (6 Sept. 1971). Reference is also made to the following Irish Capuchin missionaries: Fr. Vianney Holmes OFM Cap., Fr. Flavian Helsted OFM Cap., Fr. Theophilus Murphy OFM Cap., Fr. Macartan Hyland OFM Cap. and Br. Hugh Davis OFM Cap.
Letters from Fr. Ronald Grace OFM Cap. (1931-1984) to Fr. Berard Creed OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, re the election of a superior and councillors for the Cape Town mission, South Africa.
A clipping of a photograph of commemoration service for the 1916 leaders at Arbour Hill in Dublin. Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. is among the clergy in attendance. The clipping is taken from the ‘Irish Press’ (5 May 1948).
A clipping of an article reporting on the death of Fr. Benedict Costello OP, a Dominican friar, who entered the General Post Office on several occasions to minister to rebels during the 1916 Rising.