Circular from James Stopford, 5th Earl of Courtown (1823-1914) re the resolution passed at a recent meeting of the Property Defence Association and the need for subscriptions to support the organization.
Circular letter from the Bishop of Ossory [the Most Rev. Patrick Collier] to the clergy warning of the dangers of ‘performances … by professional companies in the Theatre in Kilkenny [and] cinema entertainments for Sunday nights’. The circular letter is not dated and is incomplete.
Statement read at all Masses at Ard Mhuire Friary Church re the future of the Capuchins in Donegal. The statement reads: 'Our higher superiors now face the possibility of having to minimize or withdraw us from our retreat house ministry. They are also pursuing the possibility of inviting the involvement of other religious in this ministry. However, the bottom line is that we have no plans nor intention of leaving Ards'. The file includes a circular letter from Fr. Eustace McSweeney OFM Cap., Retreat Director, re changes in the management of the Ard Mhuire Retreat Centre which will see a greater input from the clergy of the diocese of Raphoe. With a copy clipping of an article titled ‘Donegal friary to end spiritual retreats’. 'Irish Times', 17 Mar. 2006.
A printed statement from Domhnall Óg Ó Ceallacháin (Donal O’Callaghan, 1891-1962), Lord Mayor of Cork, expressing his thanks for the expressions of condolences on the death of Terence MacSwiney, his predecessor.
Circular letter from Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. enclosing an advertisement flier for 'The Capuchin Annual' (1940). The flier notes that the 'Annual made its appearance in 1930 and was sold out within a month: of course, only 2,000 copies were printed. It was a new type of Christmas publication for Ireland and it was very favourably reviewed. From a modest 2,000 the circulation has grown to 25,000 …’. The flier also profiles some of contributors, articles, and artistic and photographic features to appear in the 1940 edition.
Circular letter from Seosamh Mac Donnchadha (Joseph MacDonagh), Minister for Labour, Dáil Ėireann, to the Superiors of all Religious Houses in Ireland, enclosing a copy statement, written by a Belfast priest, detailing ‘the Orange atrocities committed on Catholic workers and others last July and August’. MacDonagh asks the Religious Superiors to use ‘their wide influence to assist in the rigid enforcement and maintenance of the Belfast Trade Boycott’. MacDonagh was elected unopposed as a Sinn Féin MP for the Tipperary North constituency at the 1918 general election. He was Director of the ‘Belfast Boycott’, an attempt in 1920–21 to boycott goods from Ulster that were being imported into the south of Ireland. With a printed flier titled ‘Black list, Belfast Economic Boycott’ listing the principal firms acting as distributors for ‘Belfast goods’ in Dublin and in other parts of Ireland.
Circular letter from Toirdhealbhach Mac Suibhne (Terence MacSwiney), Sinn Féin Executive, Macroom, re the collection of money for the Dáil Éireann Loan in Mid-Cork. MacSwiney confirms that ‘in our Constituency over £6,000 has been subscribed to the Loan for the Government of the Irish Republic’.
Circular letter from the Catholic Boys’ Brigade Committee, Capuchin Friary, Church Street. The circular refers to the enrollment of over two thousand young boys and the need for subscriptions for the organisation. It reads: ‘The work is Catholic and essentially non-political … The premises at 156 Church Street have been purchased in fee, and are undergoing the necessary alterations. Good Brass and Fife and Drum Bands are in course of organisation; uniforms have to be provided for the boys, many initial expenses are incurred’. The file contains three copies of the document.
