Catholic Archives

The Outbreak of the Rebellion

IE CA CP/3/16/12/1
Parte
25 Apr. 1916

Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives

A clipping of a report on the outbreak of the rebellion in Dublin taken from the ‘Irish Times’ (25 April 1916).

Sir John Lavery’s Funeral

IE CA CP/3/16/14/1
Parte
14 Jan. 1941

Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives

A clipping of a report on the funeral of Sir John Lavery in Mount Jerome Cemetery in Dublin. One of the images shows Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. in attendance. The clipping is taken form the ‘Irish Times’ (14 January 1941). (Volume page 3).

Letter from Eva Gore Booth to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

IE CA IR-1/1/2/2/1/1
Parte
c.Mar. 1917

Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives

Letter from Eva Gore-Booth, 33 Fitzroy Square, London, to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap.

Copy letter from Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap. to the Most Rev. Daniel Cohalan

IE CA IR-1/5/4/3/1
Parte
24 Feb. 1922

Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives

A copy letter from Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap. to the Most Rev. Daniel Cohalan, Bishop of Cork, claiming that he knew nothing of Fr. Dominic O'Connor's appointment as chaplain to the IRA until his attention was drawn to a report in the local newspapers.

Fitzgibbon, Edwin, 1874-1938, Capuchin priest

Savage Model 1907 Pistol and Holster

IE CA IR-1/6/1
Item
1916

Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives

A ‘Savage Model 1907’ Pistol reputed to have been used by an Irish Volunteer during the 1916 Rising. The weapon was found by a Capuchin friar on North King Street after the conclusion of the hostilities. With leather holster and spare bullet cartridge. A manuscript note found with the pistol in the gallery of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street reads:
‘These are souvenirs of the 1916 Rising’. A revolver used in King Street. A scissors used in the Four Courts’. Fr. Col[umbus Murphy OFM Cap.]’.

Hopsack bag reputed to have been used by an Irish Volunteer during the 1916 Rising

IE CA IR-1/6/2/1
Item
1916

Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives

A hopsack bag reputed to have been used by an Irish Volunteer during the 1916 Rising. Retrieved from the gallery of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.