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Copy letter from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. The typescript copy notes that the original ‘belongs to L.T. Langley, 164 Iveragh Road, Gaeltacht Park, Whitehall, Dublin. The letter is incomplete, and no indication is given of the person to whom it is addressed’. The letter provides an account of the ‘closing scenes of Sean Heuston’s life’. Fr. Albert contends that ‘shortly after Easter Week, 1916, I gave a rather full account for publication in the Catholic Bulletin, but owing to the Censor’s restrictions it could not appear in print’. The letter reads: ‘At about 3.45 A.M. a British soldier knocked at the door of the cell and told us time was up. We both walked out together down to the end of the Jail yard; here his hands were tied behind his back, a cloth tied over his eyes and a small piece of white paper, about 4 or 5 inches square, pinned to his coat over his heart’. Reference is also made to Fr. Augustine’s Hayden’s ministry to Ėamonn Ceannt and Michael Mallin.

The first number of 'The Father Mathew Record' was published in January 1908. It was founded and edited by Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. (1870-1957). 1967 marked the last year of the publication under the title of 'The Father Mathew Record'. From 1968 until it ceased publication in 1973, the publication was known as 'Eirigh'. Very little content has survived for the publication for the years prior to the assumption of the editorship of 'Eirigh' by Fr. Donal O’Mahony OFM Cap. (1936-2010) in the late 1960s.

Banner illustration for articles celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Gaelic Athletic Association published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1960), p. 193. Printed on a fashion plate board.

Clippings from the 'Irish Times' (4-6 Oct. 1971) referring to the death and funeral of the Irish composer, Seán Ó Riada (d. 3 Oct. 1971).

Wrapped photoengraving plates. Annotations on the wrapping provide identifying captions for the images. These include:
• The Potato-Diggers (1935)
• Cherry Blossom in the Botanic Gardens, Dublin (1935)
• ‘The Twenty-Seven Steps’ by Seán MacManus
• The Return of the Potato-Diggers (1935)
• Br. Leonard (1936)
• ‘John F. Larchet [1884-1967]’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937)
• ‘The Lonely Cottage’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937)
• ‘A Yard’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937)
• ‘The head of a young girl’ by Seán O’Sullivan, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1937)
• Fruit stall at Nelson’s Pillar (1938)
• Ovens, County Cork (1940)
• Landscape (1940)
• Off the Donegal Coast (1940)
• The Fiddler (1940)
• ‘Tommy (1940)’
• Fourth Station / H. McGoldrick
• The Dancing Stage at Carno (1943)
• Studio Interior by Seán O’Sullivan (1944)
• Sister of Charity (1944)
• Blessed Thaddeus McCarthy (1948)
• The Angelic Shepherd (1950)
• May Morning
• The Angelic Shepherd (1950/1)
• Alife Byrne (1882-1956) and Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap.
• St. Patrick’s Basilica, Lough Derg, County Donegal, by Peter F. Anson (1952)

The Grave of Michael Collins in Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin. From ‘Forty pages of Dublin Pictures by T. J. Molloy’, 'The Capuchin Annual' (1938), pp 167-201.

Capuchin Friary, Rochestown, County Cork

A large collection of metal printing blocks (stereotypes) prepared for illustrative purposes and publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. It is likely that some of the blocks were purchased from an engraving and printing company whilst many others were specifically commissioned for 'The Capuchin Annual'.

Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of illustrations of landscapes, buildings and transport such as boats, automobiles and trains. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered and dated (1940-1) by John English & Co., printers. It is likely that some of the blocks were purchased from an engraving and printing company whilst others were specifically commissioned for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The file includes:
• A small block depicting the O’Connell Monument, Dublin.
• Block depicting an illustration of a Dublin tenement by Seán MacManus.
• Illustrations by Peter F. Anson (1889-1975).
• A painting of County Donegal by Frank McKelvey RHA (1895-1974).
Several of the metal stereotypes are detached from the wooden backing.

A photographic print of an aerial view of Penrose Quay, Cork, in the early 1930s. The sailing ship (a four-masted barque) in the foreground is believed to be the 'Moshulu'. The steamship in the background is the ‘Innisfallen’, built in 1930 for the City of Cork Steam Packet Company. The ‘Innisfallen’ was lost during the Second World War when she struck a mine off Wirral Shore whilst sailing to Liverpool.