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A view of the interior (nave and high altar) of the Church of St. Francis, Kilkenny, in c.1910. A solitary worshiper sits in the front row.

A view of a hallway in Rochestown Capuchin Friary, County Cork, in about 1915. A solitary friar is visible at the end of the corridor reading a book.

Two Capuchin friars and two dogs in the snow-covered garden of the Church Street Friary in Dublin. With an annotated envelope suggesting that this is likely a poor quality image.

Capuchin Friary, Rochestown, County Cork

A photographic print of the Capuchin Friary Church in Kilkenny. Ink-stamped on the reverse: ‘Rathmines Photographic Studio, 26 Richmond Hill, Dublin’.

A view of Upper O'Connell Street looking towards Nelson's Pillar located in the centre of the street.

A view of the exterior of Ards House near Creeslough in County Donegal. Ards House (later Ard Mhuire Capuchin Friary) was formerly the residence of the Stewart-Bam family. The house and demesne were taken over by the Irish Land Commission in 1927. It was acquired by the Capuchin Order in March 1930. The Order changed the name of the old Stewart-Bam house to Ard Mhuire which became a theological seminary. The first community consisted of Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. (Guardian), Fr. Patrick Kelleher OFM Cap., Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap. and Br. Fidelis Rice OFM Cap. It took some time to convert Ards House into a Capuchin friary. A power plant was built for electric light and central heating was installed. A large fire in December 1944 caused considerable damage to the old house and the decision was made in the mid-1950s to demolish the residence and build a new friary and church. At this point, the mansion was in a terrible state of repair – the lead roof was developing cracks and was leaking and the oldest part of the building, the elaborate façade, was crumbling. The new Capuchin Friary at Ard Mhuire was formally opened on 13 November 1966. The friary overlooks the shores of Sheephaven Bay and now offers retreats, conferences, seminars, and periods of rest and relaxation, reflection, prayer and holidays.

A studio photograph of a seated Fr. Peter Bowe OSFC (1856-1926).

An illustration by Grace Plunkett which appeared in ‘The Plain People / Na Daoine Macánta’ newspaper on 16 April 1922.

'Poblacht na hEireann (War News)', No. 5, 1 July 1922.