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Minutes of a meeting of Irish Capuchin Missionary friars appointed to conduct the temperance crusade. The minutes refer to the correct ceremonials, forms of sermons and procedures in relation to the taking of the total abstinence pledge, and the formation of total abstinence sodalities at missions conducted by the friars.

Report on the Conference of Ordinaries of Northern Rhodesia held in Lusaka in April 1945. The attendees included Monsignor Killian Flynn OFM Cap., Prefect Apostolic of Victoria Falls, and Fr. Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. For the most part, the conference dealt with issues related to the provision of Catholic education in the country.

Minute book of the council meetings of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Kilkenny. Information is given in respect of the number of professed sisters, treasurer’s reports and pilgrimages and other religious ceremonies and events organised by the local fraternity.

Minutes of the first General Mission Conference held at the Sichili Mission Station, Northern Rhodesia. The meeting was convened by Monsignor Killian Flynn OFM Cap., Prefect Apostolic. The minutes include decrees in relation to the Horarium, rules and observance, the catechumenate, catechists, preaching, and mass attendance. Reference is also made to building plans, steps to improve proficiency in languages, transport considerations and the running of local schools.

A file containing miscellaneous notes (mainly on legal, historical, and literary topics) compiled by William Woodlock. Some of the manuscript notes are extant on the reverse of previous correspondence or on printed material including a flier from Samuel Haughton, Secretary of the Royal Zoological Society, Phoenix Park, Dublin (February 1874), and a testimonial in favour of Philip Callan MP (1837-1902) dated 22 January 1884. Other re-used papers refer to ‘St. Vincent’s Lunatic Asylum’ (24 July 1877) and ‘M.E. Matthews, Court Dress Maker, Milliner & Florist, 49 Upper Sackville Street, Dublin’. (October 1874).

Photographic prints (stills) taken from 'Mise Éire' (1959), a documentary film on the Irish Revolution (1912-1923), directed by George Morrison. The prints were compiled by Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. with a view to publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. Most of the prints are annotated on the reverse. The file includes the following images:

• A decorated tram in an army recruitment parade in Dublin during World War I.
• Dublin Fusiliers seeking recruits in 1915.
• James Connolly at O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral on 1 August 1915.
• Pádraig Pearse at O’Donovan Rossa’s Funeral on 1 August 1915.
• Irish Citizen Army on parade outside Croydon House, Fairview Park, Dublin.
• Henry Street in the aftermath of the 1916 Rising.
• Crowds outside the destroyed GPO, O’Connell Street, Dublin, following the Easter Rising.
• Destroyed Liberty Hall, Dublin, following the Easter Rising.
• Éamon de Valera’s election in the Clare by-election in 1917.
• John Redmond and other attendees at the Irish Convention in Trinity College, Dublin, in 1917.
• Signing the anti-conscription pledge in 1918.
• Michael Collins in Newcastle West, County Limerick. August 1922.
• Scenes during British raids in Dublin during the War of Independence in 1920.
• The shooting of Seán Tracey on Talbot Street, Dublin, on 14 October 1920.
• British troops installing a barricade outside City Hall, Dublin, in 1920.
• General Tom Barry.
• Tomás Mac Curtain.
• Michael Collins in Armagh in 1921.
• Orange men sitting around a bonfire in Northern Ireland.
• Éamon de Valera addressing people on O’Connell Street, Dublin, 1922.
• Michael Collins making a speech in College Green, Dublin, on 5 March 1922.
• Gunmen firing shots interrupt a rally held by Michael Collins in Cork on 12 Mar. 1922.
• Liam Mellows, Liam Lynch, Seán Mac Eoin, Gearóid O’Sullivan and Eoin O’Duffy in c.1922.
• Bombardment of the Four Courts by Irish Free State artillery in June 1922.
• The Four Courts in flames following the Free State bombardment in June 1922.
• Scenes of destruction on O’Connell Street following battles at the start of the Civil War in July 1922.
• IRA irregulars in Limerick in 1922.

A clipping from the 'Irish Independent' (25 Nov. 1938), showing a photograph of meeting held to support Irish Capuchin missionaries in Africa. The group includes Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, Alderman Alfie Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin, and Fr. Ferdinand Glenny OFM Cap.

Publisher: Dublin: Richard Coyne
Full title: 'Missale Romanum ex decreto sacrosancti Concilii Tridentini restitutum, Pii V maximii jussu editum, et Clementis VIII, primum, nunc denuo Urbani, papæ VIII, auctoritate recognitum; et novorum festorum missis hucusque concessis auctum: his accedunt festa, quæ ex indulto apostolico in regno Hiberniæ celebrantur: huic denique editioni nunc primum subjungitur index amplissimus missarum et orationum quæ in libro continentur'.
Typed insert in the volume reads ‘Missal used by Father Mathew’.

Photographic albums of Fr. Owen O’Sullivan OFM Cap. The albums cover the years from 1971-1998 and include some personal, family and holiday (Ireland, Poland, Italy, and Bulgaria) photographs and prints relating to Fr. Owen’s missionary work in New Zealand and later in Zambia. He was resident in Zambia from 1978 to 1997. Most of the prints have been annotated by Fr. Owen on the reverse. The prints include:
Album: 1971-1985
Kamanga School, 25 July 1979
The road to Mangango, Sichili, 27 Mar. 1980
Fr. Owen celebrating Mass at Sichili on 24 Aug. 1980
Zambian friars at Limulunga, 25 June 1981
Sioma Church, 1984
Fr. Owen with Fr. Philip Baxter OFM Cap. and Kit Sheehan at the Victoria Falls Hotel, Jan. 1984
River-crossing on the way to Sioma, Oct. 1984
Fr. Flavio Roberto Carraro OFM Cap., Minister General, with friars in Sioma Convent, 15 Aug. 1985
Chief’s mafulo at Sikuma on the Angolan-Zambian border, 8 Aug. 1985
Lisisi Church built by Angolan refugees, 2 Sept. 1985
Litunga’s Palace at Limulunga, 10 Sept. 1985
Paddle pontoon on the Zambezi River, 10 Sept. 1985
Fr. Owen with local villagers and parishioners
Local wildlife including snakes, lizards, crocodiles and elephants
Album: 1984-1987
The Church and Convent at Sioma, Oct. 1984
Sioma Friary, Oct. 1984
Sioma Friary and School, Oct. 1984
Relief Centre Camp at Sioma, Oct. 1984
Zambian Capuchin Chapter, Lusaka, 3-8 Jan. 1985
Local children at Sikanda, a village near Sioma, Jan. 1985
Sioma Falls
Cross marker for Br. Louis de Vylder SJ (d. 29 Apr. 1883)
Boats at Kalabo Harbour, 10 Sept. 1985
Women plastering extension to guest house at Lisisi Church, 3 Dec. 1985
Picnic at Sioma Falls with Cheshire Home Children, 7 July 1986
Br. Hugh Davis OFM Cap.
Fr. Benignus Buckley OFM Cap.
Canoe-making near Sibukali, 9 June 1987
Album: 1987-1991
Training session with church council leaders at Mwito, Zambia, 17 Sept. 1989
On the road from Mangango to Mukondo, Zambia, May 1990
Capuchin friars at a retreat in St. Kizito’s, Monze, Zambia, in 1990. The group includes Fr. Noel Brennan OFM Cap., Fr. Kieran Shorten OFM Cap., Fr. Philip Connor OFM Cap., Br. Patrick Chinyama OFM Cap., Br. Hugh Davis OFM Cap., Fr. Damian Loughrey OFM Cap., Br. Crispin Valeri OFM Cap., Fr. Terence Harrington OFM Cap. (the retreat-giver), Br. Declan O’Callaghan OFM Cap., Fr. Ronan Herlihy OFM Cap., Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap., Fr. Connor Brady OFM Cap., and Fr. Salvator Quinn OFM Cap.
The church and friary at Mangango, May 1990
Album: 1991-1993
Phelim Myambe painting the centenary cross marking ‘the centenary of the Catholic Church in Zambia. It marks the site (1937-1947) of the first Catholic mission in [the] Kaoma District’. Aug. 1991.
The Church of St. Simon and St. Jude at Mangango, 25 Dec. 1991
Dam on River at Mangango, May 1990
Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap. with Sr. Monica Weedon at Mangango FMDM Convent, Jan. 1992
Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap. at Mangango FMDM Convent, Jan. 1992
Fr. Angelus O’Neill OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, at Mangango FMDM Convent, Jan. 1992
The ordination of Br. Sylvester Zambala OFM Cap. as deacon at Mangango. The Ordination Mass was celebrated by Bishop Raymond Mpezele, Bishop of Livingstone, on 9 Aug. 1992
The old pontoon at Chinyingi built by Br. Crispin Valeri OFM Cap. The photograph was taken from the adjacent bridge, Nov. 1992
Album: 1994-1998
Fr. Owen with President Mary Robinson and her husband Nicholas at a reception in the Irish Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, on 30 Sept. 1994
Capuchin friars welcoming Fr. John Corriveau OFM Cap., Minister General, to Malengwa, 12 Feb. 1996
Passion Play at Malengwa, 5 Apr. 1996
The grounds of Malengwa Friary, Feb. 1997
Farewell party for Fr. Owen in Malengwa, Feb. 1997
Capuchin missionaries’ reunion at Kilkenny Friary, 21 July 1997

Account book for missions and retreats conducted by the Irish Capuchin friars. Information is given in respect of the date, location, and duration of the mission, and the names of the Capuchin missionaries involved. Occasional reference is made to the type of mission and retreat given such as ‘temperance renewal’ or ‘triduum’. The cash received and the expenses incurred are also noted. Entries refer to the transfer of cash to a ledger.