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Fr. Ronan Herlihy OFM Cap., Fr. Benignus Buckley OFM Cap. and Benedict Nambota at a national award ceremony in Lusaka to honour Fr. Benignus for his relief work in Zambia.

Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap. and Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, at the grave of Dr. John Roche (d. 25 Sept. 1964) in Livingstone.

Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap., Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, and Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap. at the grave of Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap. (d. 12 Sept. 1947) in Livingstone.

Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap. and Fr. Patrick Lynch OFM Cap. in Senanga, Zambia.

Photographic prints showing the visit of Nelson Mandela to the Church of St. Mary of the Angels, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa, on 12 September 1993. Mandela was accompanied by Allan Boesak. Some of the photographs are annotated on the reverse by the donors: James P. Rigney and Fr. Macartan Hyland OFM Cap. The photographs were printed in 'The Cape Argus' newspaper. The file also includes:
• A description of the circumstances surrounding Mandela’s visit to Athlone Parish Church by Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. (1923-2004).
• An annotated copy of the sermon preached on the occasion by Fr. Wilfrid Aherne OFM Cap. A copy of Mandela’s brief address after communion referring to the support offered by the local congregation during the apartheid era
• The welcome address given by Huxley Joshua, a prominent member of the ANC in the locality.
• Documents (including a copy newspaper cutting from 'The Southern Cross', 26 Sept. 1993) referring to the controversy over Mandela’s taking of communion during the Mass.

Group photograph of Capuchin friars at the Zambian Chapter in Monze. The group includes Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, Fr. Benedict Cullen OFM Cap., Fr. Philip Baxter OFM Cap., Fr. Noel Brennan OFM Cap., Fr. James Connolly OFM Cap., Fr. Bruno McKnight OFM Cap., and Fr. John Grace OFM Cap.

Clippings of articles from the 'Irish Catholic' and 'Ireland’s' Own titled ‘Only Capuchin Friary in the West / Ard Mhuire sees many changes’ and ‘In Praise of Ard Mhuire, Donegal’. The articles refer to the history of Ard Mhuire Friary and in particular to its transformation into a retreat and conference centre in the diocese of Raphoe.

A group of Capuchin friars at a retreat given by Fr. Juniper Cummings OFM Conv. (1924-2017) in Monze, Zambia.

A history of the Irish Capuchin mission in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. (1920-2008). The history traces the history of the mission in a chronological format from 1930 to 1981. Particular attention is given to the arrival of missionary friars, the work of clerical and lay mission personnel, relations with local communities, the construction of mission stations, schools and hospitals in Barotseland (later the Western Province of the Republic of Zambia) and to various mission appointments and transfers. Fr. Luke arrived in Northern Rhodesia in 1948 and the text includes many of his personal recollections of the mission. The file also includes a copybook containing text in Irish by Fr. Luke recounting his initial experiences as a missionary from 1948-50.

Group photograph of Capuchin friars at the Zambian Chapter in St. Dominic’s Major Seminary in Lusaka. The group includes Fr. Dermot Lynch OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, Fr. Owen O’Sullivan OFM Cap., Fr. Philip Baxter OFM Cap., Fr. James Connolly OFM Cap. and Fr. John Grace OFM Cap.