Catholic Archives

IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/2
Part
1954

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

IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/3
Part
1954

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.

Capuchin Friar Preaching

IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/4
Part
c.1954

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

An image of a Capuchin friar preaching in Philippi near Cape Town in South Africa.

Round Tower, Cape Town

IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/5
Part
c.1954

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

IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/6
Part
Jan. 1955

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.

Religious Pageant

IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/7
Part
c.1955

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A religious pageant for children, probably at a parish school in Cape Province, South Africa.

Religious Sister with School Children

IE CA AMI/1/10/1/3/8
Part
c.1955

Part of Irish Capuchin Archives

A religious sister (probably from the Sisters of the Holy Cross) with children, probably from a parish school or orphanage in Cape Province, South Africa.