Photograph

Young girls lining up with a white priest beside them. Extent of original material: 1 black and white print.

Physical condition of original material: 5.8x8.4cm, glue damage, paper stuck to it.

Verso: 'Kra Mukyala Mo.. (handwritten) 'With Fr. B. J. MacLoone's Compliments - Ordained Sept. 23, 1911. Silver Jubilee Sept. 23, 1936. - Asking for your good prayers and promising you a daily remembrance in Holy Mass - St. Joseph, foster-father of Missionary Priests, Pray for us. Little Flower of Jesus, Help our Mission - Bernard J. MacLoone' (typed paper attached).

The ‘wee Donegal priest’ with girls from the leper camp in 1936 [caption from The Irish Times, 25 Apr 2020, The inspiration for Fr Jack: ‘The wee Donegal priest known to millions’].