2 - Historical account of the Convent of Rochestown, County Cork

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Historical account of the Convent of Rochestown, County Cork

2 pp; manuscript

An historical narrative documenting the origin, acquisition, and early physical environment of the Convent of Rochestown in County Cork, Ireland. Writing from a retrospective perspective, the anonymous creator (possibly a Capuchin friar) outlines the establishment of the Capuchin Franciscan community in 1873 under ‘Fr. Cherubini & some other Italians’, noting its initial purpose as a rural ‘Sanatorium or Country residence’ intended to provide fresh air for friars working amidst the dense, urban atmosphere of Cork city. The text details the logistical and financial arrangements of the foundation, specifically noting an 11-year lease secured from a Quaker from Passage West named Joseph Mintern for £100 and a yearly rent of £28. The document describes an initial plot of approximately 8 acres enclosed by a laurel hedge, an old dyehouse previously tied to local woollen mills, a thatched cabin, and a steep landscape originally covered in furze and brushwood.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition