A bound volume with a manuscript annotation on the spine which reads ‘cuttings’. The volume contains newspaper and magazine clippings reflecting a wide range of literary and religious subjects. The volume includes several obituaries for prominent Irish emigrants (both religious and lay) in North America. The file also includes original photographs and ephemera relating to a pilgrimage to Ireland organised by Richard Cushing (1895-1970), Archbishop of Boston, in 1949. The photographs show Archbishop Cushing meeting various political and religious figures, including President Seán T. O’Kelly, Taoiseach John A. Costello, Archbishop John Charles McQuaid, Archbishop John D’Alton, Paul A. Dever (Governor of Massachusetts), and the Capuchin friars, Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap., and Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. Typescript documents and ephemera are also extant in the volume, including material sourced from ‘The Advocate’ (Melbourne, Australia), and ‘The Father Mathew Record’.
A clipping of an article reporting on Archbishop Richard Cushing’s visit to Galway which included a civic reception at the university in the city. The article is taken from the ‘Connacht Tribune’ (24 September 1949). (Volume page 51).
An image of (first on the left) Archbishop Richard Cushing, President Seán T. O’Kelly, and Paul A. Dever (Governor of Massachusetts) at a reception for the Boston Archdiocesan pilgrims at the Iveagh Grounds in Dublin. Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. is standing behind President O'Kelly. (Volume page 63).
A studio portrait photograph of Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. The card is annotated with a dedication to Mollie Baxter, secretary in the Capuchin Publications Office in Dublin.
A photograph of Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. anointing the sick in an Indian village. The image also shows a Franciscan religious sister.
A photograph of Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. with Capuchin friars at Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. The group includes Fr. Felix Guihen OFM Cap., Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Fr. Columban McGarry OFM Cap., and Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap.
An image of Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. on a visit to a school in Karnal in India.
A photograph of Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. (centre), with his chaplain on his left, and the administrator of Cathedral of Simla (now Shimla) on his right.
A photograph of Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., Archbishop of Delhi and Simla, with Capuchin missionaries and clergy in India. Archbishop Mulligan is seated in the front row (fifth from the right).
A photographic print of the Most Rev. Thomas O’Donnell (1874-1936), Archbishop of Halifax (Nova Scotia, Canada).