Reference code
IE CA CP/3/16/53/3
Title
Capuchin Friars at Father Mathew Memorial Tower
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- c.1925 (Creation)
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Black and white print
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(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
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A photograph of a group of Capuchin friars (most likely novices) at the Father Mathew Memorial Tower near Glanmire in County Cork.
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Located on a hillside in Glounthaune/Glanmire, just outside Cork, the Gothic-style tower was built by Father Theobald Mathew’s friend, William O’Connor, between 1843 and 1845. It was designed by the Cork-born architect and builder Robert Howard. A life-sized statue of Father Mathew (upper right), a replica of a design by the Irish sculptor John Hogan, was placed in front of the tower. After a period of dereliction in the latter half of the twentieth century, the tower was restored and taken over for private residential use.