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Letters from Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. to Fr. Paul Neary OFM Cap. reporting on his research on the early Irish Capuchins in continental archives including repositories in Troyes and Charleville, ‘home of the Irish Friars of former days’. Fr. Dominic affirms that ‘further communications would be safer if addressed to c/o Mr. Seán T. O Ceallaigh, Grand Hotel, Place de l’Opera, Paris’ (3 Dec. 1919).

Lease of Henry William Parnell, 3rd Baron Congleton, and Colonel Henry Parnell, to Fr. Paul Neary OSFC, Fr. Nicholas Murphy OSFC and Fr. Columbus Maher OSFC of a plot of ground extending from Bow Street to Church Street for 300 years at the yearly rent of £30. The deed has a coloured map showing the property referred to in the lease.

An image of a group of Capuchin Friars in the garden of St. Mary of the Angels, Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin. One of the friars is identifiable. The friar (second on the left) is Fr. Paul Neary OFM Cap. (1857-1939). An annotation on the cover gives the location of the photograph.

A clipping from the 'Daily Mirror' (5 Sept. 1913) reporting on the 'children killed in the tenement collapse' on Church Street. A manuscript annotation on the clipping reads 'left Fr. Jarlath [Hynes]. Right Fr. Paul [Neary]. Gentleman smoking cigarette is Mr. M. Moynihan C.E., Fr. Kevin's [Moynihan] brother'.

A photograph of Fr. Paul Neary OFM Cap. (seated, left) with his half-brother Fr. Fidelis Neary OFM Cap. in the garden of Holy Trinity Friary in Cork. An unidentified friar stands behind them.

Newspaper cuttings covering the collapse of two tenement buildings at No. 66 and No. 67 Church Street on 2 Sept. 1913. The reports provide descriptions of the disaster and the subsequent funeral of the seven victims at St Michan’s Church, Halston Street. Some of the photographic prints show the attendance of Capuchin friars at the funerals including Fr. Jarlath Hynes OSFC, Fr. Paul Neary OSFC, Fr. John Butler OSFC and Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC. The file includes cuttings from the 'Evening Telegraph', 'Irish Independent', 'Daily Sketch', and 'Freeman’s Journal'.

A photograph of a group of Capuchin friars at a Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street Friary, Dublin. The group includes Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., Fr. Paul Neary OFM Cap., Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap., Fr. Joseph Fenlon OFM Cap., Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap., Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap., and Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Fr. Malachy Hynes OFM Cap., Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap., Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap., and Fr. Bonaventure Murphy OFM Cap.

D.F. Giltinan was honorary secretary of the Father Mathew Centenary Committee and was also secretary to the Lord Mayor of Cork. The file includes:
• Letter from John O’Sullivan, St. Patrick’s Catholic Total Abstinence League, to D.F. Giltinan re his valuable services in the cause of total abstinence in Cork. 30 Nov. 1887.
• Invitation cards to D.F. Giltinan to the National Celebration of the Centenary of Father Mathew in Cork on 9-15 October 1890. Includes invitations to the centennial oration given by Sir John Pope Hennessy (1834-1891) and religious ceremonies in Holy Trinity Church in Cork. Printed and manuscript, 5 pp.
• Letter from Fr. Paul Neary OSFC to D.F. Giltinan re a gift of a small case of relics as a mark of gratitude for his services in connection with the Fr. Mathew centenary celebrations. 6 Oct. 1891.
• Notes for a speech given by D.F. Giltinan at a meeting of the Father Mathew Centenary Committee.
• Notice to D.F. Giltinan from Fr. Paul Neary OSFC re the final meeting of the Father Mathew Centenary Committee on 18 Oct. 1891.
• Letters from D.F. Giltinan to Henry McConnell, 42 Great Brunswick Street, Dublin, re an unpaid bill of quantities in connection with the completion of the Father Mathew Memorial (Holy Trinity) Church, Cork. 25 Mar. 1893-18 Aug. 1893.
• The file also includes a cover letter from Nora Giltinan referring to an enclosed poem written by her deceased brother ‘which may be of use for the columns of the “Father Mathew Record”’. 17 July 1931.

A clipping from the 'Illustrated Chronicle' (5 Sept. 1913) referring to the rescued children from the tenement building at 67 Church Street. The caption to the image refers to Fr. Paul Neary OSFC, one of the Capuchin friars who helped in the rescue.