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Profession of vows of Br. Rod Pieretti OFM Cap. into the hands of Fr. Terence Harrington OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, on the occasion of his silver jubilee in Monze.

Official group photograph of the Zambian Capuchin Chapter held in Monze.

Fr. John Corriveau OFM Cap., General Minister, with Fr. Jude McKenna OFM Cap. at La Verna Friary in Lusaka.

Fr. Danny Gomez OFM Cap. and Fr. Godfrey Sinvula OFM Cap. at St. Pio Friary in Lusaka.

This series comprises a collection of local newspapers (mostly published in Kilkenny). Many of the items include articles covering events and ceremonies connected with the Capuchin friars in the city.

Fr. Edwin Flynn OFM Cap. and Fr. Ronan Herlihy OFM Cap. in Cork.

Fr. John Corriveau OFM Cap., General Minister, with Fr. Jude McKenna OFM Cap., Fr. Danny Gomez OFM Cap., Fr. Godfrey Sinvula OFM Cap. and other Zambian friars at the site of the proposed Camerino Novitiate in Lusaka.

Fr. Edwin Flynn OFM Cap. in Cork.

An aerial view over the Chinyingi Suspension Bridge on the Zambezi River.

Although the Irish Capuchins had a long tradition of involvement with the temperance movement, their connection with this apostolate was reinvigorated in 1905 when the Catholic hierarchy invited the Order to preach a ‘national crusade’ on the merits of total abstinence. The Capuchins’ commitment to sobriety as a moral and social ideal was promoted through the founding of lay sodalities and temperance halls where the pledge to abstain from alcohol was taken. The Father Mathew Memorial Hall on Church Street was opened in 1891. Funded by voluntary subscriptions, this temperance hall was built by Joseph Kelly & Sons of Thomas Street, Dublin. The total cost was about £4,000. It was designed by Walter Glynn Doolin and was initially plainly decorated. Before the addition of extensions in 1904 the main auditorium was 73 feet in length and 39 feet wide. In total, there was accommodation for about 900 people. There was also a coffee bar, a billiard room, and a reading room. The interior of the auditorium was greatly embellished in 1909 when an elaborate proscenium arch, stage and gallery were added. The plasterwork was executed by the firm of John Ryan of Upper Abbey Street to the designs of Anthony Scott of O’Connell Street, Dublin. This series comprises records relating to the Hall’s primary function to promote sobriety ‘by providing instruction and healthful amusement’. It should be noted that the Hall’s drama group, band, debating society and athletics’ club were initially only open to total abstainers. The records also reflect the varied social functions of the Hall.