Anglo/Irish Province: General Visitation: 3 pages typewritten translation: BERNARD MARY of Jesus (Silvestrelli), General, to all members of the Province of St. Joseph's Province:
Rome.
Makes various decisions re matters that arose from the recent General Visitation. Silence. After Night Prayers, everybody to be in house. No eating in houses outside. Preparation for Mass. No bicycles. No smoking (except as medicine). No yearly vacation. No 2 half-days a week. Director to be free to be Director. No going outsde Province. Stick to Holy See's regulations re Masses. No debts without permission.
1923082 Edmund Burke: Drum-mohr: press cutting titled "Merry monk fueds with farmer" from SUnday Express, detailing dispute between Edmund and a local farmer regarding a right of way.
A censored edition of the 'Catholic Bulletin', Vol. VI, no. 5-6, May-June 1916. On pp 250-253 there is a blank space with the title ‘Dublin – May 1916’ over a signature, probably referring to a poem by Gobnait Ní Bhruadair which was censored. Similarly, ‘Matters of the Moment’ has also been left purposely blank (pp 261-3). An annotation in pen on the front cover reads ‘Specimens of censorship. No editorial. No notes on Matters of Moment. Part of Msgr. O’Riordan’s Sermon, p. 267’.
An anti-Treaty publicity item titled 'The branded arm of James O’Reilly Sketched from life by C de M'. The cartoon is attributed to Constance Markievicz (1868-1927). The sketch shows an arm with the sleeve rolled up to expose branded marks. According to the printed statement on the accompanying page, Stephen Gorman aka James O’Reilly of Ballyblia, Ardee, County Louth, was arrested on 11 September 1922 while travelling on a weekend visit to Drogheda. He was arrested on suspicion that he had taken part in a republican demonstration in Ardee. He was then branded.
The sub-series comprises papers relating to the ministries performed by Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. to republicans detained after the 1916 Rising. The section includes authorisations from British armed forces allowing Fr. Albert to visit detainees and extracts from various prison letters.
A collection of letters sent to Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. by republican internees and prisoners including Cathal Brugha, William Partridge, Constance Markievicz and Austin Stack.
