Clippings (from the 'Derry Journal') re the installation of a Holy Year Cross atop Muckish Mountain (Derryveagh Mountain Range, County Donegal) on the Feast of the Assumption. Includes a photographic print showing Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. and Fr. Ephrem O’Sullivan OFM Cap. (1904-1958) who blessed the Cross. In 2000, a large metal cross was placed on the summit, replacing the wooden one (erected in 1951) which had been destroyed in a storm. See also CA DL/5/24.
An article on the history of Doe Castle on the shores of Sheephaven Bay near Creeslough, County Donegal. The article was compiled by Sheila MacMahon. A note from the author to Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. is extant on the reverse of the last page. The file includes a colour postcard print of a painting of Doe Castle and a short note re the restoration by a local branch of the Legion of Mary of broken or neglected Penal-era Mass Rocks in the area around Doe.
Photographic prints of the ordination of Fr. Cyril Kelleher OFM Cap. at Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. One of the prints is annotated on the reverse: Fr. Nicholas O’Brien OFM Cap. (1912-1980), Bishop William MacNeely, Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap. (1902-1987), Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. and Fr. Cyril.
Clipping of an article by Paddy Walsh titled ‘A Visit to Ard Mhuire’ published in the 'Donegal People’s Press' (28 Dec. 1984). The article traces the history of the Ards estate and refers to the work of the friars at the retreat centre. The article includes a photographic print of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. (1912-1995), Fr. Albert Hayes OFM Cap. (1915-2005) and Br. Gabriel McGillicuddy OFM Cap. (1901-1998).
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.
File of photographs of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. (1912-1995) at Ard Mhuire Friary, County Donegal. Some of the prints show friends and relations visiting the friary and adjoining grounds. Most of the prints are annotated with details and dates on the reverse.
Photographic print of a group of Capuchin friars on the staircase in Ard Mhuire Friary (formerly Ards House). The group includes Br. Godfrey Mannion OFM Cap., Br. Dermot Barry OFM Cap., Br. Nicholas O’Brien OFM Cap., Br. David Kelleher OFM Cap., and Br. John Chrysostom O’Mahony OFM Cap.
Clipping of articles from 'The Tirconaill Tribune' titled ‘From Ballyvourney to Creeslough / Fr. David of Ards’ and ‘The Death of Fr. David, Ards Friary’ referring to the life of Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. The articles refer to Fr. David’s experiences as student in Rome during the Second World War, to his life as a friar in the old Ard Mhuire Friary, and to the history of Ards House and its occupants.
Photographic print of a group of Capuchin friars in front of a Raidió Éireann van at Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. is in the front row (first on the left).
Photographic print of Fr. Nicholas O’Brien OFM Cap. and (on the left) Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. with the Most Rev. William MacNeely, Bishop of Raphoe (1888-1963), at Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal.
