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Draft articles submitted for publication in 'The Father Mathew Record' (later 'Eirigh'). The file includes articles written by the following authors: Christine Crowley, E.M. Stacey, Dr. Ivor Browne, Aloys Fleischmann (interview transcript), Frank Aiken TD, Deirdre McGarry, Fr. Simon O’Byrne OFM (1928-2011), Anne Elizabeth O’Neill, Edith M. Geoghegan, Fr. Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap., Richard Kehoe, Gerald Malone, Cecily Lambert, Desmond Cryan, F.N. O’Neill, John Cahill, Breda Owens, Fr. Francis MacNamara OP, John Turpin, and Joseph O’Connor.

Account book detailing payments from and lodgements to bank account ‘No. 2’ of the Capuchin community, Holy Trinity Friary, Cork. The accounts were signed by Fr. Anthony Boran OFM Cap., Provincial Bursar, and Fr. Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, 21 Mar. 1982.

Deed of proclamation of election ballot results for Regular Superior and Consultors at the Capuchin chapter in Zambia. The election was supervised by Fr. Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister.

File of fliers, programmes, posters and promotional ephemera associated with the Cork Temperance Weekend, Oct. 2006. The event was organised to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Fr. Mathew’s death. Includes a copy of 'Pioneer', Vol. LVII, No. 9 (Oct. 2006) promoting the event. With texts of homilies and speeches by Fr. Dermot Lynch OFM Cap. and Fr. Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap. at a conference held in Cork on 8 Oct. 2006. The file also includes a flier for a conference titled ‘Fr. Mathew / A balanced lifestyle for contemporary Ireland’ held in Croke Park, Dublin, on 30 Sept. 2006.

Correspondence Fr. Thomas Rocks OFM Cap., Guardian, Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary, with Fr. Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, and Fr. Nicholas O’Brien OFM Cap., Provincial Secretary, mostly regarding property and financial matters pertaining to the Ards foundation. The subjects include improvements to the Friary and Retreat House, the potential sale of a tract of land called ‘Manus Lough’, the financial demands of the Ards community, the leasing of a camping site to the CBSI, and the potential lease of the disused pier at Sheephaven Bay. The file includes a schedule denoting the subventions from the Provincial (Central) Fund to the Ard Mhuire building fund from 1950-77. A letter (18 Feb. 1977) from Fr. Nicholas reads:
'The first agreement for the use of the pier (then known as “the flagstaff”) was made by the then Guardian – Fr. Cassian O’Shea, [who was guardian from 1937-43] with “Irish Minerals Co.” of Arklow. … And it was during this time that the pier as we know it today was constructed including the extension back to the friary grounds and the protecting wall – later the shed and repair workshop was added'.

Letters to Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. mainly from authors re articles due to appear in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes letters from Geraldine Dillon, Fr. Paschal Larkin OFM Cap., Máire Ní Ceallaig, James W. Kelly, Daniel Nolan ('The Kerryman'), Dr. S. Bolshakoff, Niall Sheridan, Fr. Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap., Mervyn Wall, Julester Shrady Post, Joan Hammond, Alfred E. Jones, Fr. Michael Hurley SJ, Oliver Snoddy, Brian Mac Giolla Pádraig, Fr. William Coughlan OFM Cap., Richard Mulcahy, Seán Ó Luing, Mannix Joyce, John O. Murrin, Monsignor Tomás Ó Fiaich, Grace Eckely, the Most. Rev. Peter Birch, Bishop of Ossory, Florence O’Donoghue, Sinéad de Valera, and William Nolan. The file includes a flier advertising the contents of the 1967 edition of the 'Annual'.