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A clipping of a photograph of Holden Stodart, a member of the St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, who was killed in Dublin on 26 April 1916. The image was published in the ‘Weekly Dispatch’ (30 April 1916).

An image of a holly seller in Cork in about 1940.

The exterior of the Holy Cross Convent in Sichili, Northern Rhodesia.

An image of dignitaries visiting the Holy Cross Mission School in Mongu, Zambia. An annotation on the reverse gives the date as 1970.

Belfast: Ardoyne: Holy Cross Retreat.Gorga, C.P., Raphael: Extract, typed on a card, from document dated 21.10.1879, giving the agreement made between Dr. Dorrian, Bishop of Down and Connor, and Fr. Raphael Gorga, C.P., Superior of Holy Cross Retreat, Ardoyne - items: finances, giving of Benediction. [N.B. This extract was, according to note on it, taken from a letter dated 21.10.1879. That letter has, since computerisation , now come to hand and is, for convenience sake, attached to above item.]

Holy Cross Retreat: Ardoyne; Belfast: Dispute with Bishop McAllister: Letter from Fr Thomas, Consultor General, Rome to Fr Provincial, Highgate. London. Thomas has gone to Propaganda with Document sealed and signed by General. (This document is the following one located under serial number 1994). The documewnt was too vaguely worded for them so Thomas added a page, (which he encloses at page 4 of the letter and written in Latin). When he got back Fr Arthur's letter was there showing St Joseph's CPs would not agree to letting Bishop have anything to do with a church on CP grounds (copy of that letter is not extant in these archives). This put it all back to square one. so Vice-Genaral says send document back to Provincial to see if enclosure will be accepted. No point in Arthur coming to Rome Gives reason why. Gives reason why enclosure be signed.

Holy Cross Retreat: Ardoyne; Belfast: Dispute with Bishop McAllister. Letter from Fr Thomas, Consultor General, Rome, to Fr Arthur Devine, Highgate, London, acknowledging Arthur's of 23rd Nov. (copy of that letter is not extant in these archives). It's tone dishearten 's Thomas. We have to make some concessions, otherwise Bishop has stolen a march on us.
Fact we bought and paid for site is important, but if church is built on it we can't sell it or till it or ground-rent it. Also the reference to Bishop Dorrian slipping in his signature as a trustee could have been put better. Even if we won a case, the Sacred Congregation would not enforce it.

Holy Cross Retreat: Ardoyne; Belfast: Dispute with Bishop McAllister: copy of draft of petition by Provincial and Superiors of St. Joseph's Province to Pope Leo XIII. Asks for permission to build a church atached to Holy Cross, Ardoyne.

Holy Cross Retreat: Ardoyne; Belfast: Dispute with Bishop McAllister: copy of of petition by Provincial and Superiors of St. Joseph's Province to Pope Leo XIII. Asks for permission to build a church at Ardoyne.

Holy Cross Retreat: Ardoyne; Belfast: Dispute with Bishop McAllister: MS PHOTOSTAT from copy letter in Highgate Archives. Fr. FRANCIS XAVIER (del Principe);,CP, General, Sts. John and Paul's, Rome to Fr. Provincial (Gregory Callaghan). General asks that Fr. Wilfrid O'Hagan be sent to Rome in connection with the Belfast dispute.