A view of a procession headed by an elaborate tapestry seemingly depicting Erin. The caption on the plate reads ‘Language Procession’. The Church of St. Paul on Arran Quay, Dublin, can be seen in the background. The plate is by Mayne, Lord Edward Street, Dublin.
A file of four plates showing various views of Fountains Abbey, approximately two miles southwest of Ripon in North Yorkshire.The structure is a ruined Cistercian monastery, founded in 1132. Fountains Abbey is one of the largest and best preserved Cistercian houses in England. With manuscript captions. The plates are labelled a-d.
A view of Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork, from the harbour. Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC died in Queenstown on 8 December 1856. St. Colman’s Cathedral is prominent in the image. The cathedral is still lacking the octagonal limestone spire. Construction on the Cathedral began in 1868 but work on the spire did not commence until 1911 and was eventually completed in 1914.
A plate showing an image of a temperance advocacy poster. It reads ‘If whiskey interferes with your business – give up your business / No use trying to do two things at once’.
A plate showing an image of a seventeenth-century print of Fr. Francis Nugent OSFC (1569-1635), the founder of the Irish Capuchin Franciscan Province. The plate is by Mayne, Lord Edward Street, Dublin.
A group of Capuchin friars and novices playing hurling on the grounds of Rochestown Capuchin Friary, County Cork. A cover annotation indicates that this image is of poor quality.
An image of a group of Capuchin friars. The group includes (second on the left), Fr. Ignatius Collins OFM Cap., (second on the right), Fr. Dominic O'Connor OFM Cap. and (first on the right) Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. A manuscript annotation on the cover is addressed to Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. (1876-1965).