A copy of Kees van Hoek, ‘Country of my choice / an Irish panorama’ (Tralee: The Kerryman Ltd., 1945).
The series comprises photographic glass plates with descriptions derived principally from annotations and captions on their original containers, boxes and covers.
An image of a group of Capuchin friars in Kilkenny. An annotation on the cover indicates that (seated, second from the right) Fr. Camillus Killian OFM Cap. (1872-1941) was the house superior. Fr. Killian was superior in Kilkenny from 1907-10. Other friars in the group include:
(seated, first on the right): Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap. (1883-1935)
(seated, second on the left): Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. (1875-1950)
(standing, third from the left): Fr. Cyril O'Sullivan OFM Cap. (1887-1921)
(standing, fourth from the left): Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. (1886-1971)
A view of the high altar of the Church of St. Francis in Kilkenny in c.1910.
A view of the interior and high altar of the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny, in c.1910.
A view of the interior (nave and high altar) of the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny, in c.1910. A solitary worshiper sits in the front row.
A view of the snow-covered garden attached to the Capuchin Friary in Kilkenny in December 1917.
An image of Fr. Malachy Hynes OFM Cap. (1879-1955) and Fr. Kieran O’Callahgan OFM Cap. (1893-1967) on a horse and trap outside the Capuchin Friary on Walkin Street in Kilkenny in about 1920. The cover annotation provides the names of the two friars.
An image of a group of Capuchin Friars in the garden of St. Mary of the Angels, Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin. One of the friars is identifiable. The friar (second on the left) is Fr. Paul Neary OFM Cap. (1857-1939). An annotation on the cover gives the location of the photograph.
A portrait photograph of Fr. Philip King OFM Cap. (1885-1952). A manuscript annotation on the cover provides this description.