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An image of Fr. Fiacre Brophy OFM Cap. (1871-1926) taken at Rochestown Capuchin Friary in County Cork.

A view of the site of the former Capuchin church in Cork known as the ‘South Friary’, situated on Blackamoor Lane. With a cover annotation which reads ‘Fr. Theobald Mathew’s old church, Cork’. By the early eighteenth century the Capuchins had established a permanent residence in the South Parish of Cork city and by 1741 had built a small Friary on Blackamoor Lane situated between O’Sullivan’s Quay and Cove Street. The small chapel in the photograph was built by Fr. Arthur O’Leary OSFC (1729-1802) in 1771. It subsequently became known as the ‘South Friary’. During the first half of the nineteenth century Cork city underwent a rapid expansion in both geographical size and population. It soon became apparent that the Friary Church on Blackamoor Lane was not sufficient to meet the demands of a growing congregation. In the 1820s Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (1790-1856) moved to build a larger church in a more convenient location on Charlotte Quay. The Friary Church on Blackamoor Lane was eventually closed on 6 October 1850. The building soon fell into disrepair.

A plate showing a group of pilgrims (some kneeling and barefooted) at devotions in front of the church on Lough Derg, County Donegal. The plate appears to have been hand-tinted and colourised. The plate also has a manuscript annotation.

An image of a pauper dressed in a disheveled long coat with hat standing in an alley way in Cork city.

A plate showing a portrait of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (as a younger man). The portrait shows Fr. Mathew in traditional nineteenth-century clerical attire with a temperance medal pinned to his breast.

A plate of a print titled ‘Father Mathew addressing a temperance meeting in London’. The plate by T. Mayne & Son, Dublin. The original print shows Fr. Mathew preaching in London in 1843 taken from 'The Illustrated London News' (August 1843).

An image of Fr. Kevin Moynihan OSFC (1896-1959) and (seated) Fr. Chrysostom Sutton OSFC (1876-1918).

A view of Fr. Fidelis Neary OSFC (1855-1932) sitting in the garden of the Church Street Friary in Dublin.

A view of Wolf’s Arch, Kilkenny City. The caption on the plate reads 'Wolf’s Arch. Kilkenny. 982. W. L'. The image forms part of the Lawrence photograph collection.

A view of a man cycling along Walkin Street (later Friary Street) in Kilkenny city. The Capuchin Friary in Kilkenny is located on this street.