Newspaper clipping assembled by Fr. Henry Anglin OFM Cap. The clippings mostly relate to artistic, clerical and religious matters. Some of the articles refer to commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the 1916 Rising. The file includes articles published in the 'Irish Times', 'Irish Press', 'Irish Independent', 'The Gaelic World', and 'Sunday Times'. Includes a complete copy of 'The Irish World / The Gaelic American' (5 Mar. 1966).
Clippings from the 'Irish Times' (4-6 Oct. 1971) referring to the death and funeral of the Irish composer, Seán Ó Riada (d. 3 Oct. 1971).
Capuchin Friary, Rochestown, County Cork
Wrapped photoengraving plates of liturgical artwork produced by Richard King for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. Annotations on the wrapping provide identifying captions for some of the images. These include:
• The Crucifixion (1934)
• St. Ita (1945/6)
• St. Brendan (1945/6)
• St. Jarlath (1946/7)
• St. Finbarr (1946/7)
• St. Maelsechlan (1946/7)
• St. Brigid (1946/7)
• St. Macartan
• St. Senan (1948)
• St. Columban (1945/6)
• St. Fiacre (1948)
• St. Kevin (1948)
• St. Kieran
• St. Muiredach
• St. Flannan
• St. Finnian
• Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC
Wrapped photoengraving plates of liturgical artwork produced by Richard King for publication in 'The Capuchin Annual'. Annotations on the wrapping provide identifying captions for some of the images. These include:
• St. Ita (1945/6)
• St. Declan (1946/7)
• St. Francis of Assisi (1946/7)
• St. Muiredach
• St. Kieran
• St. Columcille
• St. Fursa
• St. Attracta (1959)
• St. Mella (1959)
• ‘The way of the Cross’. 'The Capuchin Annual' (1952), pp 418-33.
The sub-series contains a collection of letters to Fr. Donal O’Mahony OFM Cap. mostly referring to (or enclosing) literary and poetry submissions for publication in 'Eirigh'.
Letters to Fr. Donal O’Mahony OFM Cap. mostly referring to (or enclosing) literary and poetry submissions for publication in 'Eirigh' (formerly 'The Father Mathew Record'). The file includes letters and literary content from:
• L.H. Dalziel
• Fachtna O’Driscoll
• Patrick Lavin
• Breda Owens
• Eric Rayner
• Michael Hilton
• Dr. J.A. Murphy
• Una Brennan
• Br. Michael Murphy
• Mairi Cosgrave
• Tom M. Duddy
• Enda Halpin
• Phil Lynch
• Fergus Egan
• Liam Brophy
• Clare Holland
• Elizabeth Faye
• Tom McSweeney
• Gerard O’Donoghue
• Kathleen Clerkin
• Douglas Foley
• Tom Fallon
• Fr. Brian P. Power
• Maire Mooney
• Bernadette Sayer
• Tony Dunne
• Noirin Kearney
• Fr. Donatus McNamara OFM Cap. (re missionary work in Africa).
The file also includes a printed flier (1969) advertising 'Eirigh' as a magazine communicating ‘the Christian message to a modern family readership in the light of our inherited spiritual, national and cultural traditions’.
The sub-series comprises article drafts submitted for potential publication in 'The Father Mathew Record' (later 'Eirigh').
Draft poetry submitted by Beda Herbert for publication in 'The Father Mathew Record'. The poems are titled ‘Our Lady of Night’, ‘Queen of Silence’, ‘Oculos ad nos convertere’.
Letters from Colm Tóibín to Fr. Donal O’Mahony OFM Cap. enclosing poems for publication in 'Eirigh'. The file includes a copybook containing a collection of eighteen manuscript poems by Tóibín written in 1971. The file also includes loose sheets of handwritten poetry with cover letters to Fr. O’Mahony. The letters are addressed from Tóibín’s residence at 9 Parnell Avenue, Enniscorthy, and at St. Peter’s College, Wexford. Some of the items note Tóibín’s age at the date of the poem’s composition – aged fifteen in January 1971. The correspondence refers to his childhood experiences, to the influences of some writers on his poetry, and his hopes for publication of his work. The poem titles include:
• ‘A Tragedy – 1970’.
• ‘There’s blood flowing out from the Rose-Bowl’. (29 Nov. 1971).
• ‘My hill’. (2 Jan. 1971).
• ‘New School’. (2 Jan. 1971).
• ‘To wait’. (17 Dec. 1970).
• ‘The despairing song of Mary Magdalen’. (1 Mar. 1971).
• ‘Lourdes’. (5 Apr. 1971).
• ‘Song from a distance’. (5 Apr. 1971).
• ‘Water-death’. (16 May 1971).
• ‘Old lady’. (23 May 1971).
The file also includes a clipping from 'Eirigh' of a poem by Tóibín titled ‘My Lady (To the Blessed Virgin Mary)’.