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A history of the Irish Capuchin mission in Northern Rhodesia (later Zambia) compiled by Fr. Luke Browne OFM Cap. (1920-2008). The history traces the history of the mission in a chronological format from 1930 to 1981. Particular attention is given to the arrival of missionary friars, the work of clerical and lay mission personnel, relations with local communities, the construction of mission stations, schools and hospitals in Barotseland (later the Western Province of the Republic of Zambia) and to various mission appointments and transfers. Fr. Luke arrived in Northern Rhodesia in 1948 and the text includes many of his personal recollections of the mission. The file also includes a copybook containing text in Irish by Fr. Luke recounting his initial experiences as a missionary from 1948-50.

Cutting from the Irish Press reporting on the departure of Fr. Seraphin Nesdale OFM Cap., Fr. Killian Flynn OFM Cap. and Fr. Timothy Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. for Northern Rhodesia.

An overhead view of St. Patrick’s Street, the principal shopping and commercial street running through the centre of Cork.

A view of Haulbowline Island in Cork Harbour in about 1940. The western side of the island is the main naval base and headquarters for the Irish Naval Service.

A view of Dún Laoghaire harbour, County Dublin, in about 1930.

The clock tower of the Anglican Church of St. Anne, containing the famous 'Bells of Shandon', in Cork.

An aerial view of Athlone, County Westmeath, in about 1940. The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (constructed between 1932-39) is prominent in the image.

A view of the village of Killaloe on the River Shannon in County Clare in about 1960.

An image of crowds lining Upper O’Connell Street in Dublin in April 1963. The photograph was taken during a bus strike in the city and the crowds are seemingly waiting for alternative means of transportation home.

A view of the National Monument on Grand Parade in Cork.