IR-1 - Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution

IR-1

Capuchin Papers relating to the Irish Revolution

9 series, 23 sub-series, and 7 sub-sub-subseries, comprising 216 items and 129 files; Manuscript, typescript, photographic prints and printed

The fonds form part of the archival collection of the Irish Province of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. The collection is held at the Irish Capuchin Archives, Capuchin Friary, St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin 7.

The fonds consists of the correspondence and papers of Capuchin friars detailing their involvement with participants in the national struggle. The majority of the material dates from 1916-1925 and includes many records highlighting the roles played by Irish Capuchins in ministering to republican leaders and their relations. Of particular interest is a large collection of prison letters including the correspondence of some of the leading figures of the Irish Revolution. The fonds also contains a large collection of republican publicity material, newspapers and miscellaneous items of ephemera and artefacts mostly relating to the military and political campaign organised by nationalists for Irish independence. A smaller collection relating to the repatriation of the bodies of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. and Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. from the United States to Ireland in 1958 is also extant.

A new arrangement has been imposed upon the fonds. The collection has been divided into nine series, of which five have been further divided into sub-series. Due to the large extent of papers, two sub-series covering the papers of Fr. Albert Bibby OFM Cap. have required a further division into sub-sub-series. The series represent the papers of the five Capuchin friars most closely connected with the republican movement. The papers in each of the remaining series represent either a particular area of activity, a subject, or a specific document or record type and have been arranged accordingly. Within the various divisions all papers have been arranged chronologically.

The papers are generally in good condition

Descriptive catalogue

IE CA

Irish Guidelines for Archival Description (2009)/ISAD(G), 2nd Ed.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition