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A photograph of a group of Capuchin friars on their ordination day in September 1902. The group includes Bernard Clark OFM Cap., Vicar Apostolic of Arabia, Fr. Kevin Moynihan OFM Cap., Fr. Casimir Butler OFM Cap., Fr. Francis Hayes OFM Cap., Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Fr. Finbarr O’Callaghan OFM Cap., and Fr. Adrian Sharkett OFM Cap.

Chronicle entry documenting the administrative appointments and formal religious milestones of the Capuchin Franciscan Order at Rochestown, County Cork, between 20 August and 17 September 1907. The upper portion of the page details executive decisions made during a Provincial Chapter held at St. Mary of Angels, Church Street, Dublin, assigning key roles at Rochestown to friars: Very Rev. Father Kevin, B.A., D.Ph. (elected Guardian); Very Rev. Father Jarlath (appointed 3rd Definitor, Vicar, and Master of Novices); Very Rev. Fr. Edwin, B.A., B.Ph. (appointed 1st Definitor and Rector of the College); Rev. Fr. Adrian (Vice Dean of the College); Rev. Fr. Bonaventure (Assistant Vice Dean and Professor of Drawing and Mathematics); and Fr. Chrysostom (Vice Master of Novices). The lower entry records a ceremony held on the Feast of the Sacred Stigmata and officiated by Father Jarlath, during which six cleric brothers (Br. Patrick, Br. Daniel, Br. Raphael, Br. Killian, Br. Ferdinand, and Br. Antony) made their Simple Profession at the friary.

Ledger entry containing three chronicle entries and two pasted newspaper clippings documenting ecclesiastical, academic, and missionary milestones of the Cork Capuchin community from August to October 1909. The upper section features a comprehensive newspaper clipping titled ‘Holy Trinity Church — American Bishop's Visit — Consecration of Altars’, which describes a ceremony conducted by Most Rev. Charles Joseph O’Reilly, Bishop of Oregon, consecrating three new marble altars dedicated to the Father Mathew Memorial Church, assisted by friars including Very Rev. Fr. Kevin, Guardian, and Rev. Fr. Jarlath.

Two flanking handwritten entries note that Rev. Fr. Alphonsus was transferred from his studies in Kilkenny to Rochestown just prior to his ordination at this ceremony, which was preceded by a formal visit to the monastery by Bishop O’Reilly. The lower section includes a printed press notice announcing that Father Edwin, O.S.F.C., B.A., Ph.D. (an alumnus of the University of Louvain), has been appointed to the Chair of Philosophy at University College Cork, detailing his extensive credentials in mental and moral science. The final handwritten entry records the brief stay of Rev. Fathers Giles and Simon from the Province of Paris, who resided in Rochestown from 28 September to 14 October 1909, to learn English in preparation for their assignment to the Indian Mission.

A clipping of an article from ‘The Cork Examiner’ dated June 1910, detailing a successful week-long parish retreat conducted in Passage West by Father Kevin Moynihan OFM Cap. The text logs the schedule of daily Masses, lectures, Rosary recitations, and Benedictions of the Most Blessed Sacrament that drew local crowds. It highlights Father Kevin’s sermon warnings against ‘imported literature of a objectionable nature’ spreading through the country, strictly exhorting heads of families to censor toxic reading materials from their homes to protect young minds.

The account chronicles extensive confessional services coordinated by four clergymen on Saturday, leading into a large public turnout for Holy Communion on Sunday morning. Furthermore, it records a major renewal of the Temperance Pledge among the congregation, framing the local crusade within the broader historical legacy of Father Theobald Mathew.

A copy of Fr. Paschal Larkin OSFC, ‘Property in the eighteenth century / with special reference to England and Locke’ (Dublin and Cork, London, New York [etc.], Cork University Press, Longmans, Green, 1930). The fly-page has a manuscript dedication from Fr. Paschal Larkin OFM Cap. to Fr. Kevin Moynihan OFM Cap. (8 October 1930).

Letter from Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. to Fr. Kevin Moynihan, Provincial Minister, enclosing the Bishop of Wilmington’s official permission letters. Father Brendan notes that local diocesan priests strongly opposed their arrival due to the poverty and small size of the diocese, prompting a restrictive clause in the agreement to appease them. He explains that while the permission officially allows them to work and seek alms, the order has never used the traditional ‘Quest’ system in America. Although several houses have been scouted in Wilmington, no property has been purchased yet; however, Father Brendan highlights Wilmington’s ideal location for mission work due to its close proximity to Philadelphia and New York.

Letter from Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. to Fr. Kevin Moynihan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, addressing the ongoing dispute regarding the Bishop of Wilmington’s restrictive alms clause. Father Sylvester reports that the Definitory met and decided the Father Kevin may accept the condition restricting their right to quest (beg for alms), as Father Brendan confirmed the friars can sustain themselves through preaching. However, he warns that inserting these specific local conditions into the official petition to the Sacred Congregation could cause Rome to refuse the ‘Beneplacitum’ (papal approval), as it might look like a surrender of Capuchin rights. To resolve this, Father Sylvester provides a short, simple Latin template for the bishop to sign, which grants standard entry permission without listing local restrictions.

Photograph of Capuchin friars at the Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.

Photograph of Capuchin friars at the Provincial Chapter in St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.

File containing probate records, legal correspondence, and testamentary dispositions concerning the estate and final arrangements of the Reverend Dr. Hermann Hohn, a retired Catholic clergyman of ‘House Raphael’, Glenbrook, County Cork. The file traces the administration of his estate by MacCarthy, Hanrahan & Moloney Solicitors of Cork, documenting his key objectives: securing a renewal from the Bishop of Cork to celebrate Mass at his private residence, and devising his entire Irish assets to the Capuchin Franciscan friars at Rochestown on the condition that they oversee his remains and grant him burial in their community cemetery. Individual items include a copy of his Last Will and Testament dated 13 January 1953; a schedule of specific international and local charitable bequests totalling several hundred pounds; a letter from Capuchin Provincial Minister Fr. Colman, Griffin OFM Cap. granting canonical consent for the burial; and final solicitor correspondence enclosing an estate residue settlement cheque of £1,740 5s 3d alongside queries to Fr. Kevin Moynihan OFM Cap. regarding outstanding promissory notes following the sale of the deceased’s house.