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Photographs associated with the visitation of Fr. James O’Mahony OFM Cap. to the United States. Fr. James visited the United States for several months in 1936. Many of the photographs show Father James with missionaries at the newly-constructed novitiate building (St. Patrick’s) in Wilmington in Delaware. The file includes photographs of Fr. Adrian Sharkett OFM Cap. (1879-1965), Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. (1875-1963), Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. (1894-1980), Fr. Cyprian O’Leary OFM Cap. (1905-1977), Fr. Fergus Lawless OFM Cap. (1904-1991), Fr. Conleth Killian OFM Cap. (1895-1950), Fr. Berchmans Cantillon OFM Cap. (1880-1942), Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap. (1898-1953), Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. (1880-1952), Fr. Finbarr O’Callaghan OFM Cap. (1879-1963), and Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. (1874-1951). A manuscript annotation on the cover reads ‘Found these in attic in Bonies [St. Bonaventure’s Hostel, Cork], Pat’.

A report chronicling the Irish Capuchins’ struggle to establish a permanent presence on the American East Coast between 1928 and 1930. The Irish friars sought a foundation in the Archdiocese of Baltimore. However, the Pittsburgh Province claimed exclusive rights to the territory, despite the Irish friars having the personal support of Archbishop Curley. They initially looked at properties in Baltimore but found the market ‘too high’. After being ‘frozen out’ of Baltimore and Harrisburg, the friars eventually looked toward Wilmington, Delaware. The history concludes with the acquisition of a property in Silverside, Delaware (later St. Patrick’s Friary), which offered 22 acres of ground for roughly $15,000. This site was strategically chosen because it was outside the immediate contested jurisdiction but still accessible to their mission work.

Statement of Masses for the Capuchin Friary in Abbottstown in Pennsylvania from November 1922 to April 1925. The document tracks the number of Masses ‘Received’ (requested by the public, often with a donation) and ‘Said’ (actually celebrated by the friars). The document is signed by Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. among others.

Statement of Mass obligations for the St. Joseph’s Church mission in Roseburg, Oregon, covering the period from 1 December 1922, to 30 April 1925. The document is signed and dated by Fr. Conleth Killian OFM Cap. and Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap.

Information supplied by Irish Capuchin friars residing in Abbottstown, Pennsylvania, to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, during his visitation. The document includes a comprehensive log of religious masses said by specific Capuchin priests at Paradise Parish in Abbottstown between August 1919 and June 1921, dedicated to the intentions of the Most Reverend Father General. Includes chronological tallies and specific location notes for individual clergy members – including Fathers Brendan, Benignus, Malachy, Ferdinand, Raphael, Leo, Gabriel, Ambrose, and Vincent – culminating in a ‘Grand Total’ of 103 masses. It also features a structured ledger cross-referencing individual priests against specific intentions, such as ‘Jubilees’, ‘House & Pious’, deceased family members (e.g., ‘Fr. John’s Mother’), and general intercessions like ‘Def. Gen. Eugenio’ and ‘Pro Fid. Def’. Handwritten annotations throughout provide contextual updates on the priests’ movements, indicating whether they arrived late, left for other locations like Lincoln in Nebraska or if a particular mass went unrecorded.

The file includes:
• Photographic print of the shrine of St. Thérèse at St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street. 'Irish Independent', 1 Oct. 1947.
• Report on a meeting of the Council of St. Joseph’s Boy’s Brigade, Church Street, Dublin. 'Irish Catholic', 28 Oct. 1943.
• Clipping of a print of the Christmas Crib at St. Mary of the Angels. 'Irish Independent', 30 Dec. 1940.
• Clipping of a print of Fr. Bernardine Harvey OFM Cap. at the Church Street Friary on the occasion of his golden jubilee of his entering the Order (1944). Fr. Brendan O'Callaghan OFM Cap., Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. and Fr. Benedict Phelan OFM Cap. are also present in the image.

Leaflet for a parish mission in the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Sacramento, California. The mission was held from 25 November to 9 December 1923. It was conducted by Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. and Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap.

A note with dates and names tracking the arrival and assignment of Irish Capuchin friars to the United States from 1902 to 1926.

The Early Years (1902–1910):
• 1902–1908: Lists Luke (Fr. Luke Sheehan) in Aden, confirming his early mission work in Arabia before moving to America.
• 1910: Shows the initial arrival in Oregon with Luke and Casimir in Hermiston, and Leonard in Harrisburg.

Growth and Expansion (1911–1915):
• 1911: Records Benignus in Harrisburg and Camillus and Edward in Roseburg. A note indicates Edward returned in 1923.
• 1913: Notes the arrival of Fr. Brendan (O’Callaghan) in November, who would later become a long-term leader in Abbottstown.
• 1915: Mentions the arrival of Adrian, Ferdinand, and Anthony in September.

Post-World War (1919–1926):
• 1919–1920: Shows a new wave of friars, including Raphael, Gabriel, Urban, Stephen, Vincent, and Ambrose.
• 1924: A particularly busy year for arrivals, listing Pacificus, Finbarr, Isidore, Albert, Reginald, and Damian.
• 1926: The final entries on this sheet record Berchmans and Enda arriving in January.