Articles of Agreement of William Lygon Pakenham, 4th Earl of Longford, and Thomas Vesey, 3rd Viscount de Vesci, with Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC relating to the purchase (for £1,000) of premises on the west side of Church Street whereupon a Roman Catholic Church is built.
Counterpart agreement between Patrick Pearse, Emily MacCarthy, and the Intermediate Board of Education regarding St. Enda’s School. Pearse is referred to as the ‘owner and manager’ of St Enda’s School. The agreement refers to the provision of ‘equipment and appliances for the practical teaching of The Natural and Experimental Sciences’. The document is signed by Patrick Pearse and the other parties to the agreement. The seal of the Board of Education is fixed to the document. Includes a schedule of payments to be made to the Intermediate Board of Education.
Articles of contract of Fr. Cherubini Mazzini OSFC, Queen Street, with Joseph O’Reilly, 4 Anglesea Street, Cork, sculptor, for the work on the High Altar to be erected in Holy Trinity Church, Charlotte Quay, Cork. The contract refers to certain stipulations and conditions including the superintendence of Fr. Caesar Pascal OSFC over the work. The specification for the work is annexed to the contract which is to be completed for the total cost of £169. The specification outlines the design, ornamentation and materials to be used in the construction of the new altar. It also includes two small line drawings of the finials, designed by P.J. Scannell, 14 Douglas Street, which will support some of the statutes surrounding the altar.
Articles of the Federation of the Presentation Sisters in the Diocese of Cashel and Emly. These articles discuss the decision of the Presentation Convents in Thurles and Cashel, along with their branch houses, to federate and sets out the aims and structure of this federation. Also includes a list of names for the Presentation Federal Council, Chapter, and panel for Mother President.
Presentation SistersPhotocopies of articles on various subjects relating to the history of the Capuchins in Cork. The articles are taken from an unnamed local publication. The articles are illustrated. The article headings include:
• Chapel at Blackamoor Lane, c.1771.
• Chapel at Sober Lane, c.1756.
• Holy Trinity Church / George Pain’s winning design for Father Mathew Memorial Church.
• Memorial Chapel.
• Callaghan’s Gates.
• The Corn Exchange.
• Father Mathew Memorial Tower.
• John Hogan’s bust of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC.
• Statue of William Crawford.
• Funeral of Fr. Mathew.
• St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cork.
• Fr. Arthur O’Leary OSFC
The photocopies have been laminated and are extant in plastic sleeves.
Times Pictorial, Irish Independent, Eamon de Valera, Franklin Roosevelt, Seán Lemass, Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael, Labour
Articles regarding various General Elections and presidential elections including the 1965 Irish General Election, the inauguration of Sean T. O'Kelly as President of Ireland, the 1932 United States Presidential Election and the 1959 Irish Presidential Election.
Tom Mitchell, Evening Herald, Irish Independent, Dalymount Park, Galway, Dublin
Articles regarding sporting events kept by Tom Mitchell taken from the Irish Independent and Evening Herald newspapers including a photograph of the Galway football team who won the 1934 All-Ireland Final, an article about Galway All-Ireland winning teams and an article reviewing Irish sport in 1963 containing two photographs from the Republic of Ireland versus Austria European Nations Cup match in Dalymount Park which Ireland won 3-2
Eucharistic Congress, Dublin, Irish Independent
A supplement published by the Irish Independent containing articles and schedules for the Eucharistic Congress which was held in Dublin in June 1932.
The Irish Catholic, The Corkman, Easter Rising
Articles published by The Irish Catholic regarding the fiftieth anniversary of the Easter Rising. Also enclosed is a supplement published by The Corman containing articles commemorating the rising.
The Irish Times, L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Paul, Rome, Second Vatican Council, Vatican City
A copy of the newspaper L'Osservatore Romano and a supplement from The Irish Times regarding the Second Vatican Council which concerned the relationship between the Vatican and the modern world.