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A bound volume containing pasted-in clippings of mainly antiquarian descriptions of various historical buildings and scenic locations in South County Dublin and in County Wicklow. Several of the clippings appear to be reprinted descriptions taken from Samuel Lewis’s ‘A topographical dictionary of Ireland’ (1837). Other descriptions are clippings taken from contemporary newspapers and magazines. Some texts by Patrick Weston Joyce and Miss K.L. Montgomery. Includes texts and illustrations relating to Kingstown (Dún Laoghaire), Dalkey, Killiney, Bray, Blackrock, Enniskerry, Powerscourt, Poulaphuca, Avoca, Glendalough, Carrickmines, Kilternan, and Drimnagh. Manuscript title to the front cover reads ‘South County Dublin and County Wicklow’.

A file comprising Illustrations on card (of varying sizes) by Richard King. Many of the illustrations are titled or captioned in pencil and all appear to be for publication in ‘The Capuchin Annual’ and ‘The Father Mathew Record’. The illustrations are extant in a leather pouch folder with a gilt title which reads ‘Smoking Room / Ashford [Castle]’.

A file relating to Squadron Leader Edwin Noel Hillman Gray’s request to be received into the Catholic Church. The covering letter is addressed to the secretary of the Capuchin Publications Office in Dublin. Includes a summary of the career of E.N. Hillman Gray ‘Medical Office of Health, Runcorn Urban and Rural Districts / and Medical Superintendent Isolation Hospital, Dutton’. Also includes a photographic print and several character references and testimonials in Gray’s favour. Gray’s covering letter states that his grandfather William Carty ‘was a great friend and worker with the late Father Mathew’. He also suggests that a motion film based on Father Mathew’s life would be desirable from a ‘propaganda’ perspective.

A draft of an article by Daniel Corkery titled ‘The Difference’. The draft is annotated by Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. and was likely submitted for publication in ‘The Capuchin Annual’.

A list of artworks seemingly held in the Capuchin Publications Office in Dublin. The listing includes the titles of work and notes indicating whether the item was gifted, donated to the National Gallery of Ireland, or is ‘for sale’. Includes paintings and sketches by Seán O’Sullivan RHA, Seán Keating, Michael Healy, Jack B. Yeats, Patrick Tuohy, Grace Henry, Paul Henry, Somhairle McCann, J. Humbert Craig, Maurice MacGonigal, Fr. Jack Hanlon, Hary Kernoff, W.J. Leech, Carmel Flynn, Seán O’Connor, James G. Brennan, Richard King, Constance Markievicz, and others.

The Irish Capuchin Archives holds a small number of works extant on the list including ‘The Tramp’ by Grace Henry, ‘The Adoration of the Magi’ by William Crompton Gore, ‘View from Watergate, Kilkenny’ by Carmel Flynn, ‘Matt Talbot’ by Seán O’Sullivan RHA, and several paintings in the Irish Saints series by Richard King.

A letter from A. MacDaid, 13 Elmwood Terrace, Derry. The letter refers to a picture of Blessed Oliver Plunkett.

A copy of a report on the speeches made at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis held in Dublin on 23 May 1922. The debate centres primarily on the Anglo-Irish Treaty. The speakers include Éamon de Valera and Michael Collins.

A draft of an article by Thomas Fox on the pioneering efforts of Irish folklore collectors. Reference is made to the work of Fr. Senan Moynihan’s close acquaintance Seosamh Ó Conchubhair (Joseph O’Connor) in County Kerry.

A biography of Thomas MacGreevy. A photographic copy of a portrait sketch of MacGreevy by Seán O’Sullivan RHA is attached to the file. The biographical statement refers to MacGreevy’s association with Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. and ‘The Capuchin Annual’.

A copy of ‘The Catholic Fireside’ (December 1909). Includes some inserted clippings relating to the magazine’s content on Joan of Arc.