‘New Capuchin Friary’. 'The People’s Press', 9 May 1964. The article includes a photograph of an architectural model of the new Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal.
A view of the exterior of Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo. The print appears to show the progress of restoration work on the abbey which was carried out in the 1960s.
Metal stereotypes (set on wooden blocks) of illustrations for children’s stories for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual' and in 'The Father Mathew Record'. The blocks lack any identifying captions, but some are numbered. Many of the blocks appear to be illustrations for children’s fairy tales, Celtic mythology, Christmas stories, animal fables or stories with a religious significance.
A collection of sorts and type cases used by printers for the publication of 'The Capuchin Annual'. A sort is a piece of metal type representing a letter or symbol, cast from a matrix mold and assembled with other sorts bearing additional letters into lines of type to make up a form from which a page is printed. The file also includes two original card boxes holding the type sorts: an empty Adana Standard Printers’ Type / 12pt. Times Roman (lower case letters only) and 6pt. Rockwell Light type supplied by Eric W. Massey Ltd., 13 Harcourt Street, Dublin.
A view of Achill Sound, a stretch of water separating Achill Island from the mainland. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'Looking across the Sound of Achill to the island from the mainland of Mayo'.
A view of an Irish language demonstration passing the Maltings Complex on Prospect Row in Cork city. A typed annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The Irish language protest coming along Prospect Row on their way to the city on Saturday'.
