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Draft of an article by Fr. Brendan O’Mahony OFM Cap. titled ‘Reflections on the morality of the 1916 Revolution’ submitted for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. The draft is dated 21 March 1966.

The volume contains lists of brothers of the Third Order of St Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary, Walkin Street, Kilkenny. The title is signed: Fr. Albert Mitchell OSFC, Director, 28 Sept. 1873’. An annotation on the end of title page reads: ‘Many of these names inscribed in this book have been transferred from the members [primer] book which was not properly kept’. A later annotation reads: ‘N.B. The names in this book to page vi inclusive have been transferred further on, as the book was not properly kept and many new members of the order had been omitted. The new list begins at p. viii. Thus:-
Page viii and following contain the names of the brothers living on 1 January 1904.
Page xi. The brothers living who have been isolated.
Page xiv. The deceased brothers, as on 1 Jan. 1904.
John O’Connell, Sion Villa, Kilkenny, 7 March 1904’.
Entries are initially listed under ‘Number, name, address, when professed, by whom professed and remarks’. Some of the remarks include comments relating to the date of death of the member, references to emigration and expulsion from the Third Order. Page viii is titled: ‘List of brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary, Walkin Street, Kilkenny, 1 Jan. 1904’. This portion of the list may have been started by the aforementioned John O’Connell. An annotation on the final page reads: ‘S.G. Dunne, R.T. Burke transferred to new register, 4 May 1939, J. Clifford’.

Register book of brothers of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to Holy Trinity Church, Cork. Gilt title to front cover. The volume is divided into distinct sections:
• Manuscript index containing 113 names of brothers and their number on the registered certificates of profession extant in the volume.
• List of officers (and their rank) on the council of the Third Order under the supervision of Fr. William, President. 23 May 1875.
• Minutes of the proceedings of council meetings of brothers of the Third Order. 25 May 1875-3 Dec. 1899.
• Page titled ‘Attendance sheet of discreets selected at council meetings’. 7 Aug. 1898.
• Printed forms of professions of brothers of the Third Order. 28 Mar. 1869-7 Dec. 1890.
• Blank forms of profession are inserted at the end of the volume.

Register book of sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to Holy Trinity Church, Cork. Some printed devotional material connected with the Third Order is inserted into the volume. Gilt title to front cover. The volume is divided into distinct sections:
• Manuscript index containing 118 names of sisters. The entries include the numbers given to individual sisters extant on their registered certificate of profession in the volume.
• List of officers (and their rank) on the council of the Third Order. 1 Apr. 1875.
• Minutes of proceedings of the council of the sisters of the Third Order. 22 Oct. 1875-5 Dec. 1877. 5 pp.
• Printed forms of profession of sisters of the Third Order, 1871-1878.
• Blank forms of profession are inserted at the end of the volume.

Register (reception book) of the female members of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary in Kilkenny. The entries are listed under date of reception, name, name in religion, address and by whom professed. Occasional remarks such as ‘deceased’ or ‘gone to Dublin’ are included for some individuals. The final page of the register contains a note by Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. indicating that the book has been closed and a new register opened (11 Apr. 1940).

Register book of the Sacred Thirst Sodality attached to the Total Abstinence Hall, Halston Street, Dublin. The register includes lists of male and female members of the sodality, minutes of meetings, newspaper cuttings and printed leaflets inserted into the volume. Includes:
• Statement re the number of public houses in Dublin and the number of arrests for drunkenness in Aug. 1880.
• Cutting from the 'Catholic Times', 11 Nov. 1881, referring to a meeting of the Sodality presided over by Fr. Albert Mitchell OSFC, President.
• ‘Theobald Mathew / Anniversary Commemoration / Lecture by Very Rev. J.T. Murphy / Speech by John Dillon MP, 'Freeman’s Journal', 10 Dec. 1901.
• ‘Archbishop McCabe on Drunkenness’, 'Freeman’s Journal', 14 Feb. 1882.
• 'First Annual Report of the Father Mathew OSFC Total Abstinence Sodality and Hall, Halston Street, Dublin', signed by Fr. Albert Mitchell OSFC, President. Feb. 1882. Printed, 2 pp.
• 'The Archbishop of Dublin on drunkenness'. Letter of the Most Rev. Edward McCabe, Archbishop of Dublin. The letter is addressed to Fr. Albert Mitchell OSFC and refers to the work of the Total Abstinence Society associated with the temperance hall on Halston Street, Dublin. 22 Feb. 1882. Printed, 1 p.
• Cutting of a letter by Michael Dwyer to the editor of the 'Freeman’s Journal', 23 Feb. 1882. An annotation reads ‘This Mr. Dwyer is the secretary of the Publicans and has had the insolence to attack the statement of his Grace the Archbishop in his letter to me [Fr. Albert Mitchell OSFC] of Feb. 22, 1882’. With a cutting of Fr. Mitchell’s reply dated 24 Feb. 1882.
• Cutting of an article titled ‘Total Abstinence – what the doctors say of the use of drink’. The article takes the form of a letter to the editor of the 'Kilkenny Journal' from ‘An advocate of Total Abstinence’.
• ‘The prayers of the members on requesting the following intentions for the conversion of a son of a husband, of a sister and her son, of a father and mother, of a friend a long-time from their duty, of a husband drinking and neglecting his duty …’. Sept. 1880-Jan. 1881.

Register (reception book) of female members of the Third Order of St. Francis attached to the Capuchin Friary in Kilkenny. The title page notes that this register excludes names from ‘the old reception book’. The entries are listed under name, address, date of reception, name of sister, by whom received, and married or single status. Occasional remarks such as ‘deceased’, departed for Dublin, America etc. are also listed for some individuals. Enclosure: A manuscript list of names of sisters of the Third Order in Kilkenny who presented a silver gilt monstrance (at a cost of £107) to the friary (19 Nov. 1909). The names and addresses of the benefactors are given. The final page of the register contains a note by Fr. Canice Bourke OFM Cap. indicating that the book has been closed and a new register opened (11 Apr. 1940).

Register book of the brothers of the Third Order fraternity attached to the Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin. The members are listed chronologically under the headings of certificate number, name, address, name-in-religion in the Third Order, date of reception, by whom received, date of profession, by whom professed, date of death (if known), and remarks. The title on the first page reads ‘Registry of the members of the 3rd Order / St. Mary of the Angels / Church Street / Dublin / Fr. Albert Mitchel, Director / 17 May 1880’. The title page is also endorsed with various ink stamps of the Third Order Brothers of Church Street.

Register of accounts with various suppliers for goods and services supplied to the Capuchin friars in Church Street. The register includes accounts for pharmaceuticals, wine, and various foodstuffs. Fr. Denis Corkery OFM Cap. annotated some of the pages in the volume with Irish language extracts.