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A photographic print of Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. among a large crowed at a public event. No information in relation to either the date or the location of the event is given, but it was likely in Cork. The central figure addressing the crowd may be Tomás MacCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork.

A copy of the ‘Evening Telegraph’ (29 October 1920). The edition includes extensive reports on the death (and funeral arrangements) of Terence MacSwiney. Reference is made to the ministrations of Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. to MacSwiney.

An image of a group of Capuchin friars in Kilkenny. An annotation on the cover indicates that (seated, second from the right) Fr. Camillus Killian OFM Cap. (1872-1941) was the house superior. Fr. Killian was superior in Kilkenny from 1907-10. Other friars in the group include:
(seated, first on the right): Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap. (1883-1935)
(seated, second on the left): Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. (1875-1950)
(standing, third from the left): Fr. Cyril O'Sullivan OFM Cap. (1887-1921)
(standing, fourth from the left): Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. (1886-1971)

A photograph of Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap.

A photograph of a group of Capuchin friars possibly on one of the small ferries which conveyed passengers to and from the towns and villages located around Cork harbour. The friar first on the right is likely Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap.

The file comprises copies of an interview with Daniel Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne. The title heading reads ‘The following document, in the handwriting of Father Welch, now a Novine in the Capuchin Friary Novitiate, Kilkenny, … given to V. Rev. Fr. Sylvester [Mulligan], Minister Provincial, and by him deposited in the Provincial Archives, Dublin, in April 1926’. The document refers to the ‘high terms’ in which Archbishop Mannix spoke of both Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. and Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. The file also includes a photographic print of Archbishop Mannix and other bishops.

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, offering an update on the administrative and social growth of the Capuchin mission in Los Angeles during this period. He notes that Fr. Pacificus is being brought in to assist with the three (soon to be four) Sunday Masses, which are ‘all very well attended’. Father Fenelon affirms that work continues on the interior of the school in Watts, which is expected to be completed by March. He notes that furnishing it will cost an additional $5,000 to $6,000, though a promised bequest for this has not yet been ‘actualized’. He also mentions Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. who is unwell and suspected to have appendix trouble; as it is his jubilee year, Father Fenelon has offered him a holiday.

Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, referring to the aftermath of the sudden death of Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. and the resulting administrative reshuffling of the Oregon mission. Father Fenelon plans to drive back to Bend with Fr. Ephrem for the funeral on Wednesday. He also mentions a concern regarding potential trouble with the ‘Republican Brotherhood’ during the funeral, promising to update the Provincial after the burial. He recommends leaving Fr. Finnian with Fr. Luke, returning to the arrangement they had during Fr. Leo’s previous illness.

Newsletter issued by St. Patrick’s Custody, the Irish Capuchin mission in the Western United States, in April 1958. The newsletter provides general information on the various houses and foundations established by the Irish friars in America. Reference is made to the plans for the return of the remains of Frs. Dominic O’Connor and Albert Bibby to Ireland on June 10 via TWA from San Francisco. The bodies will be buried in the cemetery at Rochestown after religious ceremonies at Holy Trinity Church, with the Bishop of Cork presiding. Duggan’s Funeral Service in San Francisco is handling the preparation. Requiem Masses will be celebrated at Bend (Oregon) and Santa Inés (California) on the morning of disinterment.

Photographic album of Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap. The album contains many black and white photographic prints (on card) of views of the Capuchin Mission at Santa Inez, California. First leaf contains a memorial card for Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. who ‘died in exile for the Republic of Ireland at Santa Barbara, USA, 14 Feb. 1925’. The album contains:
Photograph of Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap. and Fr. Leo Sheehan OFM Cap. outside a house in Ukiah, California.
Photograph of Most Rev. Edward Joseph Hanna, Archbishop of San Francisco, with a confirmation group of Native American children.
Photographs of the mourners at the funeral of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. (Feb. 1925). The photograph is captioned: ‘Fr. Urban [Riordan OFM Cap.], Peter Murray, Fr. Stephen [Murtagh OFM Cap.], Rev. Paul Dillon, Eamon Martin, Mrs [Mary] McWhorter, Fr. Dominic [O'Connor OFM Cap.], Mrs [Sara] Mellows, Fr Leo … Funeral, Fr. Albert, Feb. 1925’.
Portrait photograph of an ‘Indian Girl’, Ukiah, California.
Photograph of Br. Conrad standing in front of the portico of Santa Inez Mission.
Photograph of a group of ‘Californian Indians (Pomo), Ukiah, 1925’.
Photograph of a group of ‘Pomo Indian Boys, 4.1.25’.