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• Photocopy of Fr. Matthew Flynn OFM Cap., 'The Eager Heart / A short life of Father Theobald Mathew OFM Cap. / The Apostle of Temperance' (Dublin: Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1961), 24 pp.
• Photocopy of an article by Professor W.F.P. Stockley, ‘Theobald Mathew’s Work (1838-1938)’, 'Bonaventura' (Winter 1938), pp 33-49.
• Photocopy of an article by Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap., ‘Father Theobald Mathew (1790-1856)’, 'Bonaventura' (Winter 1940-41), pp 121-9.
• An article on Fr. Theobald Mathew transcribed from 'The Father Mathew Record'. Typescript, 4 pp.

• Notebook with extracts by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. from John Francis Maguire’s 'Father Mathew / A Biography'. The notebook also contains a transcript of letter from Fr. Mathew to Mary Shackleton dated at Cork, 4 Aug. 1841. With extracts from the 'Cork Examiner', 21 Apr. 1848, the 'Southern Reporter', 14 Oct. 1848 and the 'Cork Examiner', 10 Oct. 1864. The latter newspaper extract refers to the unveiling of the Father Mathew Statue in Cork and the speech of John Francis Maguire. [c.1910]. Manuscript, 30 pp.
• Clipping from 'The Standard', 12 October 1929, referring to a bust of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in Father Mathew Hall, Dublin. The bust has the following inscription:
‘Fra. Theobald Mathew, Ord. Cappuccin / J. Hogan fecit, 1834’.
The article explains that the bust was presented by Fr. Francis Mahony ‘to Cardinal Micara, Minister General of the Capuchin Franciscan Order, who was an admirer of the Apostle of Temperance. … It has been ever since preserved in the Convent of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Barberini Convent. … Some months ago, the Father Provincial of the Roman Province very gracefully and generously donated to his confreres this memorial of the illustrious Capuchin Friar’.
With a letter to Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. re the sending of this bust of Fr. Mathew from Rome as a gift of Fr. Ottavio d’Alatri OFM Cap., Provincial Minister of the Capuchin Roman Province. 7 Mar. 1929. Typescript, 1 p.
• Copy letters from Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. to the Rev. Mother, Sisters of Mercy Convent, Cobh, County Cork, seeking information on cures associated with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC, and a Mr. J.R. O’Flanagan who was acquainted with the Apostle of Temperance. 26 May 1930-2 June 1930. Typescript, 2 pp.
• Notes by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. on the American tour of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The sources include John Francis Maguire, Fr. Mathew’s biographer, Thomas Crosbie, proprietor of the 'Cork Examiner' at the inaugural meeting of the Committee for the Centennial Celebrations in 1889, and Denny Lane, a Cork-born poet and contemporary of Fr. Mathew. [c.1930]. Manuscript and typescript, 10 pp.
• Copybook containing notes relating to the Irish Capuchins, Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and his temperance campaign taken from 'Battersby’s Catholic Directory', 1846-7. The notes were transcribed by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. Manuscript, 51 pp.

• Flier referring to a public request of Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. for medals, pictures, letters, certificates and other memorabilia associated with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. c.1938. Printed. 1 p.
• An article titled ‘Footsteps of Fr. Mathew’ by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. published in 'The Father Mathew Record'. c.1930. Printed, pp 234-6.
• Letter to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from Edward Vincent O’Connor re the visit of Fr. Mathew to Coleraine to administer the pledge in about 1842. 19 Nov. 1915. Manuscript, 2 pp.
• Letter to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from Richard Burke, re a temperance medal in his possession. [c.1915]. Manuscript, 2 pp.
• Letters to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from M. Bradley, 32 Lawrence Street, Drogheda, County Louth, re engravings and mementos of Fr. Mathew in his possession. He refers to ‘a small steel engraving of the bust of Fr. Mathew’ and encloses a rough sketch of the same. 20 Oct. 1915-30 Nov. 1915. Manuscript, 4 pp.
• Timeline of significant events associated with Fr. Mathew’s temperance campaign. The notes were compiled by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. The events cover the period from 1840-3. Manuscript, 4 pp.
• Copybook containing extracts of Irish Capuchin interest (and in particular re Fr. Mathew and his temperance campaign) from the 'Kilkenny Journal', 19 Mar. 1845-3 Jan. 1846. The extracts were compiled by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. Manuscript, 55 pp.
• Letters to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from James Power, Workingmen’s Temperance Society, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, enclosing photographs of stone in a field upon which Fr. Mathew reputedly gave the pledge to 20,000-50,000 people. He also refers to a collection of temperance medals which he has in his possession and encloses some notes on the activities of the local temperance society in 1842. 19 Oct. 1915-23 June 1916. Manuscript, 5 pp, 3 photographic postcard prints.
• Letter to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from Kate O’Sullivan, a grand-niece of Fr. Mathew, enclosing a photographic print (carte de visite) of her grand-uncle, Charles Mathew. [c.1915]. Manuscript, 4 pp, photographic print.
• Letters to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from [Miss M.A. Parry], 29 Gunter Grove, Chelsea, London, recalling her visit to see Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in London in 1854/5. 24 Oct. 1915-30 Jan. 1916. Manuscript, 20 pp.

• Letter from M.A. Buckley, Acting City Solicitor, Cork Corporation, to Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. enclosing a list of title deeds and leases which trace the ownership of property in the Blackamoor Lane/Sullivan’s Quay area. 4 June 1970. The list traces the ownership of the site of the Capuchin Chapel on Blackamoor Lane which closed as a place of worship in 1850. Cork Corporation granted all the premises on Blackamoor Lane (including the former Friary Chapel) to the Catholic Bishop of Cork in 1892. The former Chapel was used as a meeting place for local Catholic Scouts’ groups until the late 1950s when the Catholic Bishop surrendered his interest to the Corporation which used it as a warehouse. The file also includes a cutting from 'The Evening Echo', 24 August 1991. The article refers to the conversion of the old Capuchin chapel on Blackamoor Lane into Ellroys nightclub and includes some photographic prints. The article’s author gleefully remarks that ‘Fr. Theobald Mathew would be spinning in his grave’. Typescript, manuscript and cutting, 18 pp.
• An article by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. titled ‘Father Theobald Mathew OFM Cap. – a wonder worker? / The rapid spread of the Cork Total Abstinence Society’. The article also includes a timeline of important events in Fr. Mathew’s life. c.1990. Typescript, 6 pp.
• Draft of an article by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. on the ‘Total Abstinence Movement’ published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1956-7), pp 129-37. Typescript and printed, 16 pp.

• An article by Fr. Nessan titled ‘Landmarks of Father Mathew’ giving short histories of the Botanic Gardens, Holy Trinity Church, the Father Mathew Tower, the Father Mathew Statue on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork, and Father Mathew Hall in Cork. Typescript, 2 pp.
• Note by Fr. Nessan on the history of the Father Mathew Statue on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. An annotation suggests that the article was intended to be published in the 'Cork Examiner'. Typescript, 3 pp.
• Copybook containing extracts of research on the life of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC by Fr. Nessan. The copybook contains references and notes from the account book of the Capuchin Friary in Cork, the 'Cork Examiner' and other sources. Manuscript, 120 pp.
• Notes and acetate sheets for an illustrated talk by Fr. Nessan on the life and temperance campaign of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. Typescript, 30 pp.
• Index to published (journal and newspaper) articles on Father Mathew compiled by Fr. Nessan. The index is thematically arranged with headings such as ‘his early life’, ‘pastoral work’, ‘total abstinence movement’, and ‘Father Mathew in America’. Typescript, 19 pp.

Publisher: Dublin: Browne and Nolan Ltd.
Language: English
Full title: 'Rules of the Father Mathew Health Insurance Society / Approved by the National Health Insurance Commissioners (Ireland) / Office of the Society: Father Mathew OSFC Memorial Hall, Church Street, Dublin'.

Publisher: Dublin: Mahon
Language: English
Full title: 'Rules of the Father Mathew Health Insurance Society / being a society approved for the purposes of the National Insurance (Health) Acts, 1911-1927'

Publisher: Cork: Flynn & Co., 56 George’s Street
Language: English and Latin
Full title: 'Rules of Father Mathew OSFC / Total Abstinence Society / attached to the Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Charlotte Quay, Cork'. The Irish Capuchin Archives holds the 1889 and 1894 editions of the rules.

Five linen badges of the Sacred Thirst Sodality attached to the Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin. The badges are in a small leather pouch.