Construction of New Ard Mhuire Friary and House of Studies
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Construction of New Ard Mhuire Friary and House of Studies
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Architectural Plans and Drawings
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Architectural plans (elevations and sections), designs, drawings and sketches for the new Capuchin House of Studies and Ard Mhuire Friary and Church, County Donegal, prepared by James Rupert Boyd Barrett (c.1904-1976), architect, 5 Camden Place, Cork. The file includes the following architectural records:
Sketch plan for House of Studies, Ard Mhuire Friary
Date: Nov. 1958
Number: Sketch 1
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: OS; 104 cm x 77 cm
Note: With colour washes
Sketch plan for basement and ground floors of the House of Studies
Date: 5 Jan. 1959
Number: Sketch 2
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 69 cm x 67 cm
Note: With colour washes
Sketch plan of alterations to accommodation block of the House of Studies.
Date: 5 Jan. 1959
Number: Sketch 3
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 69 cm x 67 cm
Note: With colour washes
Elevations and sections for alterations to the House of Studies and Friary
Date: 7 Apr. 1959
Number: Drawing 5
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 110 cm x 66 cm
Note: With colour washes
Sketch, elevation, floor plan and axonometric view of the Friary
Date: 14 Jan. 1960
Number: Sketch 1
Scale: 1 inch to 32 feet
Sheet size: 117 cm x 69 cm
Note: With colour washes
Elevation and sections of the House of Studies
Date: 9 Oct. 1962
Number: Drawing 8
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 126 cm x 71 cm
Note: With colour washes
Floor plans (ground, first and second) of the House of Studies
Date: 15 Oct. 1962
Number: Drawing 7
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet; 1 inch to 22 feet
Sheet size: 130 cm x 72 cm
Note: With colour washes. The sheet shows the location of the Old Ard Mhuire Friary (formerly Ards House) with a note indicating that this is ‘to be demolished’.
Revisions to ground floor plan of the House of Studies
Date: Jan. 1963
Number: Drawing 3
Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet
Sheet size: 114 cm x 67.5 cm
Note: The sheet is torn and frayed. Careful manual handling is required.
First-floor plan of the House of Studies
Date: Jan. 1963
Number: Drawing 4
Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet
Sheet size: 110 cm x 67 cm
Revisions to second-floor plan of the House of Studies
Date: Jan. 1963
Number: Drawing 5
Scale: 1 inch to 8 feet
Sheet size: 110 cm x 67 cm
Survey of proposed Ard Mhuire Friary and the House of Studies
Date: 26 July 1963
Number: No file number given
Scale: 1 inch to 32 feet
Sheet size: 76 cm x 61 cm
Note: The survey was completed by E.G. Pettit, consulting engineer, 7 South Mall, Cork, for J.R. Boyd Barrett. The survey shows the location of the Old Ard Mhuire Friary (formerly Ards House) relative to the site of the new House of Studies.
Details of Altar Rail in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: 1965
Number: Drawing 53
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 72 cm x 48 cm
Details of seating in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: Nov. 1965
Number: Drawing 54
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 104 cm x 73 cm
Sketch plan of sanctuary layout in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: 24 Aug. 1965
Number: No file number given
Scale: 1 inch to 4 feet
Sheet size: 66 cm x 56 cm
Design for layout of sacristy in Ard Mhuire Friary Church
Date: Oct. 1965
Number: Drawing 52
Scale: ½ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 61 cm x 36 cm
Details of choir stalls in Ard Mhuire Friary
Date: Mar. 1965
Number: Drawing 40
Scale: 3 inches to 1 foot; 1 inch to 1 foot; ⅛ inch to 1 foot
Sheet size: 94 cm x 70 cm
Landscaping and garden plan for Ard Mhuire Friary
Date: July 1965
Number: No file number given
Scale: 1 inch to 16 feet
Sheet size: 92 cm x 67 cm
Note: The plan was compiled by Powers of Waterford.
Letters from J.R. Boyd Barrett
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Letters from James Rupert Boyd Barrett, architect, 5 Camden Place, Cork, regarding design work, tenders, bills of quantities and furnishings for the new Capuchin House of Studies at Ard Mhuire Friary in County Donegal. The letter recipients include Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap., Fr. Berard Creed OFM Cap., Fr. Berchmans McCarthy OFM Cap., and Fr. Barnabas Gaynor OFM Cap. The file also includes receipts and certificates of payment for construction work on the House of Studies.
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An inventory for furniture and interior fittings belonging to ‘Ards Castle’ (presumably Ard Mhuire Friary), Creeslough, County Donegal, to be sold at a demolition sale on 12 Oct. 1966. The auctioneers are noted as Quinn Bros. & McGowan, Longford. The building contractors are P.J. McLoughlin & Co., Longford.
Invitations to Opening of New Ard Mhuire Friary
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Letters to Fr. Hilary McDonagh OFM Cap. responding to invitations to attend the blessing and opening of the Capuchin House of Studies and the new Ard Mhuire Friary on 13 Nov. 1966. The attendees included many local parish priests, Capuchin friars, members of other religious congregations and various lay people involved in the construction of the buildings. The file also includes a copy of the official declaration of the blessing of the foundation (in Latin) signed by Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, a list of donations to the building fund, an invitation card to the solemn blessing and opening and a menu card for the celebratory dinner.
Stations of the Cross Installation
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Correspondence of Fr. Berchmans McCarthy OFM Cap., guardian, Ard Mhuire Friary, with Gill & Gunning, church furnishers, 50 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, regarding the installation of a set wooden Stations of the Cross in the new church at Ard Mhuire Friary.
Travel Concessions for Ard Mhuire Friars
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Letters re reduced travel rates for Capuchin friars of the Ard Mhuire community on the Londonderry and Lough Swilly Railways.
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Letter from Fr. J. Carr, parish priest, Convoy, County Donegal, expressing his gratitude to the Capuchin community for their hospitality during a recent retreat at Ard Mhuire.
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Programmes for ‘New Year’s Entertainment’, ‘It’s the trade mark Counts’, and ‘Professor Tim’ presented by the theological Students at Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary. The programmes list the characters and the actors (friars) playing these parts.
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A list of (plenary) indulgences for Marian Year as contained in a decree of the Sacred Penitentiary. The document is stamped with the seal of the Most Rev. William McNeely, Bishop of Raphoe.