Series consists of one photograph album containing black and white and coloured photographs of Presentation Convent Listowel, Presentation Sisters and important events such as Jubilees; the Centenary celebration in 1944; community outings; photographs from inside the convent; the grounds outside; the local views from the convent; the headstones in St. Michael’s cemetery; the mission in Lumberton, New Mexico, Sr. Cecilia O’ Connell; Sr Julie Watson, in Pakistan, in 1989; Sr Dympna Nunan’s 100th birthday in March 2002; 150th anniversary celebrations in 1994; Sr Berchmans Cagney’s 100th birthday in 1976; the visit of two Pakistani Sisters in 2006; and Farewell to the Presentation Sisters in Holy Cross Convent, Listowel August 2007.
The section includes photographic images of both the old Ard Mhuire Friary (formerly Ards House, the seat of the Stewart-Bam family) and the present-day Friary and House of Studies (now a retreat and conference centre) built on the same site in the 1960s. There are also images of Capuchin friars who resided at Ard Mhuire and prints of the surrounding towns, scenic landscapes and sites of historical and religious significance.
This subseries includes a very large collection of photographic albums and prints that capture Irish Capuchin missionary activity in Zambia from the commencement of work in what was then Northern Rhodesia in 1931. The photographs can be used to reconstruct missionaries’ actions, trace the evolution of their work and their interactions with local inhabitants, and assess their impact as agents of western contact with African society. The photographic archive also offers an insight into indigenous political, social, and economic history in the areas where the Capuchin missionaries were active.
A photo album containing both black and white and coloured photographs of Presentation Convent Killarney and the Sisters. Includes photographs of the school, community photographs dating from 1950, the visit of President Eamon de Valera, the Bi-centenary celebrations in 1993, Sister’s jubilees, groups of Sisters on various outings.
A box of slides has also been included.
Also includes photographs of the first group of Sisters from Kerry diocese who went on mission to Dunedin, New Zealand in 1953 and Sisters who went on mission to Montclair and Upland, California in 1955 and 1959.
This series is divided into two files. The first file contains the personal photographs belonging to Brother Vincent Corcoran and includes images of his family and friends. The second file consists of photographs of the School for the Blind, Brother Jerome, and a trip taken with the blind boys.
This section comprises a collection of photographic images held in the Archives of the Capuchin Custody in Zambia. The Irish Capuchin Archives holds digitized (TIFF) copies of these images. The copies were created by Fr. Noel Brennan OFM Cap. for curation by the Irish Capuchin Archives.
