Minute book of the ‘Father Mathew Players’. The title page contains an annotation: ‘Daniel McCarthy, Honorary Secretary’. The volume contains a record of the monthly meetings of the committee of the Players’ group. Inserts include a typescript copy of the Rules of the Father Mathew Players adopted at the General Meeting on 23 Aug. 1936. The rules note that ‘membership shall be confined to members of the Sacred Thirst Sodality attached to the Church of St. Mary of the Angels’. The minutes are signed by successive Presidents of Father Mathew Hall, Fr. Michael O’Shea OFM Cap., Fr. Maurice O’Dowd OFM Cap. and Fr. Dermot O’Reilly OFM Cap.
Play scripts for 'The Glassyman' by Sigerson Clifford, 'The Travelling Man' by Lady Gregory, 'Riders to the Sea' by John M. Synge and an adaptation of the 'Tell-Tale Heart' by Edgar Allen Poe. The scripts have been annotated for performances in Father Mathew Hall.
Copy deeds, leases and solicitors’ correspondence relating to legal issues connected with the Father Mathew Hall property including of the purchase of the ground rent from Lord Congleton. The file includes copy correspondence from Sean Ó hUadaigh, solicitor, referring to the ‘plot of ground on which 11-15 May Lane formerly stood’ (20 Mar. 1969). Other correspondents include Montgomery and Chaytor, solicitors, 16-17 Clanwilliam Terrace, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin (relating to the title of the Merchant Tailors’ Charity to the Hall property); Frank Ward & Co., solicitors, Equity House, Upper Ormond Quay, Dublin, regarding the purchase of the freehold interest by Stephen Ducie of 1 & 1A Nicholas Avenue from the Capuchin Order (11 Apr. 1994). These copy documents were probably prepared by solicitors to clarify title in respect of the Father Mathew Hall property and adjoining cottages.
Letters from solicitors regarding the potential purchase of 151 Church Street (part of the Father Mathew Hall property) by clients who hold the said premises under a lease made on 7 Sept. 1920 from Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap. and others to Robert Kavanagh for the term of 150 years at the nominal rent of 5d per year.
Correspondence from insurance companies mainly regarding public liability policies for the hiring by third parties of Father Mathew Hall. The file includes letters from Legal & Commercial Ltd., 23 Clyde Road, Dublin 4; Church & General, Gael Scoil Colaiste-Mhuire, Parnell Square, Dublin 1; M.B. Fitzpatrick, Insurance Consultants, 94 Mount Prospect Avenue, Dublin 3. The issues referred to include claims for theft of cash and personal injury, and insurance cover for Feis trophies and cups.
Letters from Montgomery and Chaytor, solicitors, 28-30 Burlington Road, Dublin 4, regarding claims for the payment of £100 per annum in rent on behalf of the Merchant Tailors’ Charity arising out of a lease (dated 13 Aug. 1889 for 150 years) of some of the Father Mathew Hall properties.
Application forms for the position of caretaker in Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The file includes a draft contract and a memorandum on the duties and responsibilities of the position. The memorandum (which was approved by the Hall Committee on 28 June 1926) specified that the caretaker ‘must of necessity be a total abstainer and in person be well groomed and presentable on all public occasions’.
Scale: 1/8 inch to 1 foot Floor plans showing proposed building alterations to Father Mathew Hall and St. Brigid’s Hall. Ground and second floor plans showing proposed alterations to various rooms. References are made to the new proscenium wall and seating arrangements. The second plan shows Father Mathew Hall bordered to the north by Nicholas Avenue and to the south by the friary garden. Drawing ref. numbers: FMH 201/1-2. Drawn by E.G. O’Neill, 3 Dartmouth Square, Dublin 6.
Rules of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The rules note that the annual subscription is 6s. It is also stated that ‘members are expected to promote the general comfort of their fellow members and to cultivate all the social virtues in their relations with one another. Members ought not to have their hats on when using the rooms’.
