- IE CA DL/5/11/4
- Parte
- c.1950
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of the exterior of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary (formerly Ards House) in about 1950.
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of the exterior of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary (formerly Ards House) in about 1950.
Religious Ceremony, Ard Mhuire Friary
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of a large crowd assembled for a religious ceremony outside Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary in County Donegal.
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of the exterior of Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary (formerly Ards House) in County Donegal.
Holy Year Cross on Muckish Mountain
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic prints of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. (1912-1995) and Fr. Ephrem O’Sullivan OFM Cap. (1904-1958) blessing a Holy Year Cross atop Muckish Mountain (Derryveagh Mountain Range, County Donegal) on the Feast of the Assumption (15 August) in 1951. The file includes a note written by Fr. David giving information on some of the people in one of the photographic prints. See also CA DL/6/10.
Only Capuchin Friary in the West / In Praise of Ard Mhuire
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
Clippings of articles from the 'Irish Catholic' and 'Ireland’s' Own titled ‘Only Capuchin Friary in the West / Ard Mhuire sees many changes’ and ‘In Praise of Ard Mhuire, Donegal’. The articles refer to the history of Ard Mhuire Friary and in particular to its transformation into a retreat and conference centre in the diocese of Raphoe.
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Clipping of an article titled ‘New Methods at Friary / Piers and retreats: a day’s work at Ards’ from the 'Donegal News' (17 Feb. 2017). The article refers to the closure (due to safety concerns) of the old pier alongside Ard Mhuire Friary.
Notes on the History of Ards House
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
Notes compiled by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. and Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. on the history of Ards House and its acquisition by the Capuchin friars in 1930. Extensive reference is made to the previous occupiers of the estate:
'The Sampsons, the Wrays, the Stewarts, one of whom was married to Lady Isabella Toler, granddaughter of the notorious Lord Norbury are gone, and the Capuchin Fathers are in their ancient home. In the graveyard at Clondahorky, can be seen the grave of the second wife of the first Wray of Ards, and in the grounds of Ards, some trees recall the birthdays of members of the Stewart family. To the Capuchins however, a stronger appeal is made by a lonely tomb in the graveyard around Doe Castle, the last resting place of a Franciscan Friar, Rev. Father Dominick Curden “who departed this life August ye 17th. 1809, aged 85 yrs”'.
The file includes a newspaper cutting of a poem titled ‘On the return of the Brown-Robed Friars to Donegal’ by Bernard A. Furey.
Healy, Angelus, 1875-1953, Capuchin priest
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
A portrait photograph of Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap. (1898-1953), an Irish Capuchin missionary in Northern Rhodesia.
HMS 'Vanguard', Cape Town Harbour
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An image of HMS 'Vanguard', a British Navy battleship at Cape Town Harbour in South Africa. The ship was used as a royal yacht to transport King George VI and his family to South Africa, the first visit to the country by a reigning British monarch. HMS 'Vanguard' arrived in Cape Town on 17 February, escorted by the South African frigates 'Good Hope', 'Transvaal' and 'Natal' on the last leg of her voyage. The warship departed Cape Town on 22 April 1947.
Athlone Catholic Hall, Cape Town
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A view of the exterior of Athlone Catholic Hall in Cape Town, South Africa.