Office copy power of attorney executed in Melbourne regarding property in Blackrock, Dublin, of Sydney [Sidney] Robert Burrowes. Also Declaration by James Andrew Christie Millar, living in Melbourne, Colony of Victoria, Australia. Alexander Burrowes of Ferensboro, County Longford, who was Sydney Robert's grandfather, left money and lands to his son, Thomas Robert Burrowes, father of Sydney Robert Burrowes. Now proceeds from the Blackrock property, also known as the Pilsworth Trust, is due. There is a lot of information on the role of the Burrowes family in relation to the Pilsworth Blackrock property.
Power of attorney by John and Elizabeth Cordner, 5 Synnot Place, Dublin, appointing Thomas J. White, 4 Usher’s Quay, solicitor, as attorney to execute a deed of assignment of their interest in the premises of 133-134 Church Street and 27 Bow street sold at auction by James H. North on 29 June 1879. With a similar deed of 2 Dec. 1880 whereby Elizabeth Corner (now of 153 Whiton Street, Jersey City), appoints Thomas J. White to act for her in all matters relating to the collection of purchase monies accruing from the said properties.
Power of attorney by Fr. Anthony (John) Travers OSFC, ‘formerly of Church Street, but now of Saint Helens, Tasmania', appointing his brother Fr. Aloysius (William) Travers OSFC (joint-owner and tenant) to execute deeds for, and receive rents for, certain fee simple, freehold and leasehold properties in Dublin. Fr. John declares that he is likely to be permanently resident in Tasmania. The deed is witnessed by Edgar William Lawrence, Launceston, Tasmania.
Povince: Foundations/Houses; Skehard: letter with PHOTOSTAT: BiSHOP Clancy of Elphinm Hishop's House, Sligo, to Fr. PHILIP Coughlin, CP, Provincial. General has rejected idea of no church, and this Bishop regrets. Thinks that Skahard would make excellent juniorate for a possible Irish Province. (place is as good as Esker (C.SS.R.) and tho' no church there'd be a lot of work.
Post-visitation recommendations from Father Richard McCullen CM to the Vincentian Community in general and to the students and seminarists at Blackrock.
A poster for a benefit performance of two plays by Patrick Pearse in Foresters’ Hall on Parnell Square (formerly Rutland Square) in Dublin in about 1919. The plays were ‘The Singer’ (written in 1915) and ‘Íosagán’ (initially published as a short story by Pearse in 1907 and adapted as a play in 1910). Foresters’ Hall, located at the rear of 41 Parnell Square, was built in 1912 for the Irish National Foresters (INF). The event was organised in aid of St. Enda’s School. The poster was printed by The Gaelic Press.
A poster advertising an ‘Aeridheacht’ (or open day) at St. Enda’s School in Rathfarnham, Dublin. Patrick Pearse regularly organised an ‘Aeridheacht’ on the grounds of the school to support Scoil Éanna. These events were also used to promote the Irish language, music, sports, and customs.
A file containing postcards sent to Fr. Richard Henebry. The correspondents include Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. and Vicar A. Suppiger (Solothurn, Switzerland). Some of the cards seemingly relate to the cause of the sixteenth and seventeenth century Irish martyrs presented to the ecclesiastical authorities in Rome. Most of the images on the postcards depict scenes from the continent (including various sites in Rome). One of the postcards shows the Father Nicholas Sheehy Demonstration in Clogheen, County Tipperary, 1898. The card from Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. shows the interior of the Church of St. Francis in Kilkenny (May 1905). The cards are extant in an elaborate leather pouch.
