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A clipping of a review article on ‘The Capuchin Annual’ (1936) published in ‘The Catholic Bulletin’ periodical. Reference is made in the article to various Capuchin friars including Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. (‘whose body lies in a leaden casket in a graveyard away in South-Western California’), and to Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. who ‘lies amid the snows of the North West’.

Cutting from a Kilkenny newspaper referring to a report in 'The Father Mathew Record' on an inspection tour by Fr. Edward Walsh OFM Cap. and Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. for the proposed Irish Capuchin mission in South Africa. See also CA AMI/1/3/1.

A letter from Fr. C. O’Neill, St. Peter’s Presbytery, Milford Street, to Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap., a Capuchin friar, referring to the effects of bombing raids during the Belfast Blitz in April 1941. He writes ‘A great disaster has befallen this city and I have lost a few very saintly tertiaries. Many people have left, for the houses are not habitable; others have fled in fear. But no-one on the Falls Road area was injured. The Catholic Church in the city was damaged save for a few panes of glass. The disaster will affect our Triduum somewhat, but I think it is better to have it, all the same. It would never do to give up on prayer and the people are saying the Rosary in the streets every night in this parish. The horror of an air-raid is inconceivable until one has seen it’.

A letter from Mary Josephine Plunkett (née Cranny) (1858-1944) to Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. enclosing copies of some of her son’s (Joseph Mary Plunkett) poetry. She asks Fr. Canice to write an appreciation of his work. One of the enclosures notes that Joseph was ‘only 24’ when it was written. The other enclosure is a copy translation from the Roman Breviary dated 15 October 1920.

The file includes:
• Reports of the seventh centenary celebrations of the Franciscan Order at St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street ('Irish Catholic', 5 Jan. 1927; 'Irish Independent', 31 Jan. 1927). Includes photographic prints of Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. and Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. An image of the High Altar in the Church decorated with a banner (‘Saint Francis / Pray for Us’) is also included.
• Report of a talk on ‘Industrial Conciliation Boards’ by Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC in the Rotary Club, Dublin. 'Evening Herald', 6 Nov. 1922.
• An article on the Irish Tertiary Pilgrimage to Rome led by Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., Fr. Columbus Murphy OFM Cap. and Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. of the Church Street Friary. 'Irish Independent', 12 Oct. 1926.
• ‘The Franciscan Year / Solemn Opening / Ceremonies at St. Mary of the Angels, Dublin / Eloquent Sermon by the Most Rev. Sylvester Mulligan OSFC, Definitor General, Rome’. 'Irish Catholic', 7 Aug. 1926.
• ‘The Capuchins / A Great Franciscan Reform / Foundation of the Irish Province’. c.1925.
• ‘Honouring the memory of the men of Easter Week’. A clipping of a print showing a procession organised by Cumann 1916 which left St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, for Glasnevin Cemetery. 'Freeman’s Journal', 25 Apr. 1922.

File of loose newspaper clippings relating to the Capuchins in Cork and their ministries. The file includes:
• Report on a retreat given in Holy Trinity Church conducted by Fr. Bernard Jennings OSFC. [c.1900].
• Report on a retreat given to the Commercial and Professional Sodality at the Tertiary Chapel, Holy Trinity Friary, Cork. The retreat was given by Fr. Matthew O’Connor OSFC. [c.1900].
• Photographic print of the unveiling of the National Monument on the Grand Parade, Cork, on 17 Mar. 1906. The spire of Holy Trinity Church can be seen in the distance. 'Cork Weekly Examiner', 24 Mar. 1906.
• Photographic prints of the Mass marking the anniversary of the death of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in Holy Trinity Church, Cork. Another print shows some of the local dignitaries who attended the Mass alongside some of the friars of the Cork community. 'Cork Weekly Examiner', 5 Dec. 1921.
• Article on the history of Bridge Street, Blackamoor Lane (the site of the old Capuchin Friary), Friars’ Walk, and Crosse Green. 'Cork Weekly Examiner', 28 June 1924.
• ‘The South Parish, Cork’ by Senex. An article exploring the history of the parish including the old Capuchin friary on Blackamoor Lane. [c.1925].
• Report on a Solemn High Mass in Holy Trinity Church marking the centenary of Catholic Emancipation. 'Cork Examiner', 9 July 1929.
• ‘The Church of the Holy Rood in Cork’ by M. Holland. 'Cork Examiner', 7 Dec. 1929.
• Photographic print of the conferring of degrees at University College Cork. The group includes Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. who received a Doctorate, Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap. and Fr. Paschal Larkin OFM Cap. 'Cork Examiner', 11 Mar. 1931.
• ‘Cork Pilgrimage to Lourdes’, 'Cork Examiner', 11 Oct. 1932. Includes a photographic print of the pilgrimage group with Fr. Alphonsus Carroll OFM Cap., spiritual director.
• Report on the Kinsale Annual Retreat conducted by Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. and Fr. Alphonsus Carroll OFM Cap., Holy Trinity Friary. [1933].
• Group photograph of friars attending a bazaar in Father Mathew Hall, Cork, in aid of the Irish Capuchin missions in Africa. The group includes Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap., Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. and Fr. Maurice O’Dowd OFM Cap. (1904-1989). Cork Examiner, 26 Oct. 1939.

Newspaper cuttings book compiled and annotated by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. Printed stamp on inside front cover reads: ‘Franciscan Capuchin Library, Church Street, Dublin’. The volume includes:
A public meeting in Father Mathew Hall of the Dublin Vigilance Committee in furtherance of the movement for the suppression of evil literature ('Freeman’s Journal', 2 May 1910).
Letters to the 'Freeman’s Journal' re the influence of elements of the Gaelic League on the Father Mathew Feis in Dublin. Includes a letter from Eoin MacNeill (14 Mar. 1912).
Report of the annual retreat of Father Mathew Hall Total Abstinence League of the Cross (c.1914).
‘The Church in America’, an illustrated lecture in Father Mathew Hall by Fr. Leonard Brophy OSFC ('Evening Telegraph', 10 Jan. 1914).
Father Mathew Feis. Statement by Fr. Alphonsus at prize distribution ('Evening Telegraph', 3 July 1919).
Father Mathew Feis Concert ('Irish Independent', 30 Apr. 1919).
Photographic print of the Graignamanagh Temperance Band, County Kilkenny, winners of the first prize at the annual Father Mathew Feis in Dublin in 1913 and in 1914. (See digital image above).
The opening of the Father Mathew Feis in Dublin with a report of the speech given by Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap., Vice-President of the Feis (5 April 1920).
Results at the Father Mathew Feis in Dublin, 1920.