Letter from M. Mahony, St. Helen’s, Blarney, County Cork, to Fr. Fiacre Brophy OSFC (1871-1926), referring to the recent death of Fr. Bernard Jennings OSFC (d. 26 Dec. 1904).
Lease by Thomas Murphy to Fr. Peter (Edward) Bowe OSFC, Fr. Fiacre (Bartholomew) Brophy and Fr. Nicholas (Maurice) Murphy OSFC, Church Street, Dublin, of a parcel of ground situated on the west side of Bow Street. In consideration of £540 and £110 and for the residue of the terms (two hundred years) specified in the original leases dating to 20 April 1842 and 11 May 1843.
Letter from F.W. McCarthy, Town Clerk, Cork Corporation, to Fr. Fiacre Brophy OSFC regarding the attendance of the municipal authorities at the laying of the foundation stone of the ‘Father Bernard Memorial’.
Policy of fire insurance from the Law Union & Crown Insurance Company, 126 Chancery Lane, London, with Fr. Fiacre Bartholomew Brophy OSFC, Fr. Matthew Thomas O’Connor OSFC, Father Mathew Quay, and Fr. Augustine John Hayden OSFC, Rochestown, covering 24 South Mall, Cork, for £800.
Tenancy agreements by Fr. Fiacre (Bartholomew) Brophy OSFC and others for the letting of portions of no. 24 South Mall, Cork, to Nellie Gormley, 37 Grand Parade, Cork, at the yearly rent of £50, and to Adolph M. Sandler, Great George’s Street, Cork, at the monthly rent of £2 18s 4d.
Flier reporting on the meeting of a deputation of the leading civic citizens of Cork with Fr. Fiacre Brophy OSFC, guardian, regarding the promotion of a scheme for the improvement of the sanctuary and altar of Holy Trinity as a fitting memorial to the late Fr. Bernard Jennings OSFC (d. 26 Dec. 1904). With a newspaper clipping of an article reporting on the dedication of the said sanctuary. (20 Apr. 1908).
Letter from the Most Rev. Charles Joseph O’Reilly (1860-1923), Bishop of Baker City, Oregon, to Fr. Fiacre Brophy OSFC and the Holy Trinity community, referring to his recent visit to Cork, and to the impending arrival of the Irish Capuchins in his diocese. O’Reilly wrote: ‘I have heralded your coming, and all are eagerly expecting you. I will give you the choice of several places which promise well, and you will have missions throughout the state to enable you to get the means to purchase property and build’.
Letter from the Most Rev. John Healy (1841-1918), Archbishop of Tuam, to Fr. Fiacre Brophy OSFC, thanking the community of Holy Trinity for a gift sent to him on the occasion of his recent jubilee.
