- IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/11
- Deel
- c.1955
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of children probably from a parish school or orphanage in Cape Province, South Africa.
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Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of children probably from a parish school or orphanage in Cape Province, South Africa.
Irish Merchant Ship, Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of the ‘Irish Plane’ docked at Cape Town in South Africa. The ‘Irish Plane’ was built in 1949 by William Gray & Company in Hartlepool, England, for Irish Shipping Limited. This state-owned company was established in 1941, soon after the outbreak of the Second World War with the object of providing the ships necessary to supply Ireland’s import needs. The 'Irish Plane' served only a short number of years with the Irish Shipping company. It was sold to a Pakistani shipping firm in January 1960 and was eventually scrapped in Karachi in 1971
St Mary’s Cathedral, Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of the exterior of St. Mary's Cathedral in Cape Town, South Africa. Consecrated in April 1851, it is the oldest Catholic cathedral in the country. The photograph probably shows a religious ceremony celebrating the centenary of the cathedral's foundation.
Fr. Jarlath Gough on board an Irish Merchant Ship
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap. with a crew member on board the ‘Irish Plane’, an Irish merchant ship, docked at Cape Town in South Africa.
Church of Saints Peter and Paul, George, Western Cape
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of the exterior of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in George, Western Cape, South Africa. Completed in about 1843, it is the oldest Catholic church in South Africa. A manuscript annotation reads '‘The oldest Church in use in South Africa’.
Capuchin Friars, Athlone, Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A group of Irish Capuchin friars at St. Mary of the Angels Church, Athlone, Cape Town, South Africa. Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap. is the present in the photograph (seated, first on the right).
Marian Year Procession, Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of a Marian Year procession in Cape Town, South Africa. Fr. Jarlath Gough OFM Cap. (1902-1983) accompanies the procession.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of a Capuchin friar preaching in Philippi near Cape Town in South Africa.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of a replica Irish Round Tower located in the Philippi area of the Flats region near Cape Town in South Africa. The tower (formally known as St. Patrick’s Shrine) was built on the slopes of Table Mountain which overlooks the city of Cape Town. The tower was constructed by Fr. James Kelly, an Irish Catholic missionary. The tower was a noted landmark in the Cape Flats district and acted as a focal point for annual St. Patrick’s Day’s festivities for Cape Town’s Irish community with the spire bedecked with national colours. The tower was demolished in 1978.
Boating Trip off Kalk Bay, Cape Town
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of orphans from Parow parish on a boating trip off Kalk Bay near Cape Town in South Africa.