Photographic prints relating to the Patrician Year celebrations in Ireland in 1961. Patrician Year was marked by twelve months of religious celebration in recognition of 1,500 years of devotion to St. Patrick. The prints were compiled for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1962). The prints show many images of the visit by the Papal Legate Cardinal Gregorio Pietro Agagianian (1895-1971), greeting President Éamon de Valera and his wife, Seán Lemass and many members of the Irish Catholic hierarchy. The images are mainly press photographs.
Photographic reproductions of John Speed’s maps of the Kingdom of Ireland and the Province of Leinster (with inset showing the city of Dublin). The reproductions were used to illustrate an article by Brian MacGiolla Pádraig titled ‘Léarscáil Speed 1610’, published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1961). Ink stamp on the reverse reads ‘Scottish Studios and Engravers Ltd., 196 Clyde Street, Glasgow’.
A view of the ruins of Kilmeedy Castle in County Cork. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Kilmeedy Castle north of Macroom'. This tower house was built in the mid-fifteenth century by the MacCarthys of Drishane.
Photographic prints of Pope Paul VI (1897-1978) compiled for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. Most of the prints are annotated on the reverse. The photographs are mostly press agency prints from the United Press International Agency and Pontificia Fotografia Felici. The file includes the following images: • The pilgrimage to the Holy Land by Pope Paul VI in January 1964. The photographs show the Pontiff greeting various dignitaries in Israel and Jordan including Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople and King Hussein of Jordan. • The visit to the United States by Pope Paul VI in October 1965. The photographs show him greeting U Thant, United Nations Secretary General, his address to the UN General Assembly, and celebrating a mass for peace at Yankee Stadium, New York. The file also includes some film negatives. • The visit to Turkey by Pope Paul VI in July 1967. The prints show the Pontiff greeting Shenork I Kaloustian, the Armenian Patriarch of Constantinople, and various Orthodox Christian Prelates. • The visit to Uganda by Pope Paul VI in August 1969. One of the prints shows Fr. Killian Flynn OFM Cap. (1905-1972), an Irish Capuchin missionary, greeting Pope Paul VI.
File of photographs of historic works of art (paintings and sculptures) probably compiled by Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes reproductions of mainly religious pieces by Michelangelo, Rembrandt and other old masters. Reproduction rights and copyright stamps are extant on the reverse of many of the prints.
Photographic prints of the re-interment of Roger Casement at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. The re-interment took place on 3 March 1965. The file includes prints of the arrival of the remains at Baldonnell Aerodrome, the lying-in-state at Arbour Hill Church and various political figures paying their respects including Frank Aiken, Minister of External Affairs, and Gerald Bartley, Minister for Defence.
A view of the original Abbey Theatre building in Dublin in about 1949. The Abbey Theatre was founded in 1904 by W. B. Yeats and Lady Augusta Gregory. In its early years, the theatre was closely associated with the writers of the Irish Literary Revival including Yeats, Gregory, John Millington Synge and Sean O’Casey.
