Research by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. (1915-1997)
- IE CA FM RES/4/4
- Subsérie
- c.1821-1996
Parte de Irish Capuchin Archives
The sub-series contains research notes, document transcriptions, correspondence and publications on Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC compiled by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. (1915-1997). The Waterford-born Capuchin friar, Brother (later Father) Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. completed a thesis titled ‘The Life and Times of Fr. Theobald Mathew’ for an MA degree in University College Cork in 1939. He retained a life-long interest in the subject and accumulated a large number of documentary sources, publications and notes pertaining to Fr. Mathew and his campaign against intemperance.
Shaw, Nessan, 1915-1997, Capuchin priest