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Lantern Slides and Plates relating to Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and his Temperance Campaign
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Letter from Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC

A photograph of an autograph letter from Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC to John O’Connell conveying his sympathies on the death of his father (Daniel O’Connell). The letter is dated 4 June 1847. The plate by Mayne, Lord Edward Street, Dublin.

Portrait of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC

A plate showing a portrait of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (as a younger man). The portrait shows Fr. Mathew in traditional nineteenth-century clerical attire with a temperance medal pinned to his breast.

Queenstown, County Cork

A view of Queenstown (now Cobh), County Cork, from the harbour. Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC died in Queenstown on 8 December 1856. St. Colman’s Cathedral is prominent in the image. The cathedral is still lacking the octagonal limestone spire. Construction on the Cathedral began in 1868 but work on the spire did not commence until 1911 and was eventually completed in 1914.

St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin

A view of St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin, from a slightly elevated position. The print shows the building before the addition of the Sacred Heart Chapel which was built as an aisle church in 1908. The caption refers to the ordination of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (1790-1856) in the previous chapel on Church Street in 1809. With cover. A duplicate of this image is extant at CA-PH-1-35-A.

Temperance Advocacy Poster

A plate showing an image of a temperance advocacy poster. It reads ‘If whiskey interferes with your business – give up your business / No use trying to do two things at once’.

Temperance Banner

An image of a temperance banner from the ‘Father Mathew Total Abstinence Association, Church Street. IRELAND SOBER IS IRELAND FREE!’. The banner was printed by An Clú Cumann, Limited, Gaelic Printers, Great Strand Street, Dublin.

Temperance Banquet

A plate showing a print of a large banquet. The banquet seemingly had a temperance connection. No identifying caption is extant.

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