A photograph of Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. and Sarah Mellows standing at the graveside of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. in Mission Santa Inés in California. Other individuals in the group include Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap., Rev. Paul Dillon, and Mary McWhorter.
A guide to the rules and forms of judicial, parish and district courts of Saorstát na hEireann. Published by the Department of Home Affairs.
A bound volume containing copies of ‘Saoirse na h-Éireann / Irish Freedom’ (November 1910-October 1912, Nos. 1-24). A manuscript annotation (in Irish) on the title page indicates that the volume was presented by Seán MacDermott to Lorcan MacDermott in April 1914. A seemingly later annotation reads ‘Presented by L. MacDermott, Srinagar, Kashmir, India’. A printed title on the front cover reads ‘Irish Freedom Nos 1-24’.
A supplement issued with ‘Saoirse na h-Éireann / Irish Freedom’ (January 1935). The poster highlights key moments in Irish history by way of an ‘on this day’ calendar. Included are various quotations and poems. The centre of the sheet reproduces an image of Austin Stack and a poem by Maeve Cavanagh MacDowell. Printed in Dublin by Fodhla for ‘Irish Freedom’.
A bound volume containing copies of ‘Saoirse na h-Éireann / Irish Freedom’ from November 1912 to October 1913 (Nos. 25-35). A manuscript annotation on the page reads ‘Presented to Lorcan MacDiarmada by his kinsman Seán Mac Diarmada / 29 April 1914’.
A copy of ‘Saoirse / a news-sheet for Irish nationalists’, no. 17 (14 March 1943).
A drawing of the façade of Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini (Our Lady of the Conception of the Capuchins) near Piazza Barberini in Rome. The illustration is initialled by Peter Frederick Anson.
A clipping of an article outlining the history of Mission Santa Inés (sometimes spelled Santa Inez or Santa Ynez) in California. The article refers to the role played by the Irish Capuchin friars in mission’s restoration from 1924 onward. The clipping is taken from ‘The Tidings’ (18 February 1927).
The subseries comprises records relating to Old Mission Santa Inés, Santa Barbara County, California.
A seven-stanza tribute poem to Santa Barbara. It depicts the city as a tranquil, picturesque place (‘Asleep at the mountains’ feet’) defined by its natural beauty, including rolling hills, the ocean, and fragrant flowers.