A view of the harbour at Boatstrand in County Waterford. An annotation on the reverse of the print reads 'The picturesque little harbour of Boatstrand, County Waterford, on the coast road between Tramore and Dungarvan'.
A clipping of a report on the bombardment of Liberty Hall by the steamer ‘Helga’ during the insurrection. The newspaper title from which the clipping was taken is not given but it is most likely from the ‘Irish Times’.
Quest books of Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap., Fr. Gerard Joyce OFM Cap. and Br. Ignatius Murphy OFM Cap., questors, Capuchin Friary, Church Street. Entries in the books are made under the headings of street (mainly Dublin City), persons, family or business occupying the dwelling and the annual amount donated. Occasional reference is made to the dates of the quest and to the presence of a ‘non-Catholic’ family on a particular street. In one particular book, Fr. Henry drew a sketch map of the area which he was assigned (Dublin Southeastern Area) and included an index of streets, quays and businesses thereon. Another book has an insert of an appeal made by the Capuchin friars on behalf of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Dec. 1964.
An image of a large group of pilgrims from Boston, Massachusetts, preparing to disembark from a tender at Cobh in County Cork in August 1949. The group were part of a pilgrimage organised by Richard Cushing (1895-1970), Archbishop of Boston.
An image of a large group of pilgrims from Boston, Massachusetts, preparing to disembark from a tender at Cobh in County Cork in August 1949. The group were part of a pilgrimage organised by Richard Cushing, Archbishop of Boston. (Volume page 65).
A clipping of a report on the departure of Archbishop Richard Cushing and the Boston pilgrims from Cobh in County Cork. The article notes that the pilgrims were conveyed to the Cunard-White Star liner ‘Britannic’ by the Irish Naval Service’s corvette ‘Cliona’. The clipping is taken from the ‘Sunday Press’ (25 September 1949).
A clipping of a report of the visit of Archbishop Richard Cushing and the Boston pilgrims to Mount Melleray Cistercian monastery in County Waterford. The clipping is taken from the ‘Dungarvan Observer’ (1 October 1949). (Volume page 86).
A flier satirising John Keogh PLG, the Irish National League’s candidate for the Arran Quay ward in the Dublin Corporation election in 1899. The text is credited to John C. O’Neill.
This section comprises volumes containing original letters to Fr. Henry Rope. Most of the volumes have serial numbers, shelf marks, and/or titles on the spine. Several scrapbook volumes containing newspaper clippings, correspondence and printed ephemera of Irish interest compiled by Father Rope are also listed in this section.
