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A biographical note on Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap.

A photograph of (first on the left) Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. on board the Italian transatlantic ocean liner ‘Conte di Savoia’. Fr. Sylvester and his companions are seated in the ornate Colonna Hall on the ship.

A photograph of (seated) Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap., (first on the right) Fr. Andrew Carew OFM Cap., and (second on the left) Fr. Hilary McDonagh OFM Cap. in Rome.

A photograph of Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap.

A photograph of Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap. in the garden of the Church Street Friary in Dublin.

Fr. Terence Anglin OFM Cap. (1900-1947). The original caption reads: ‘He died in Livingstone in 1947’.

A view of a large crowd at the centenary celebrations for the birth of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in Cork on 10 October 1890. The location is Holy Trinity Church which was originally commissioned by Fr. Mathew in 1825. The principal speaker at the celebration was Sir John Pope Hennessy (1834-91), a Cork-born MP and British colonial administrator who had previously served as governor of Hong Kong. He is visible in the centre of the crowded platform, standing with arms folded. In his speech, Hennessy referred to the part that Fr. Mathew had played in improving the conditions of the working population of Cork.

A lantern slide of a colour print showing Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC administering the pledge on the steps of The Custom House in Dublin. The plate is by T. Mason, 5 Dame Street, Dublin.