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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’.

Bound volume containing a register of members of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The listing is divided into male and female. The list includes entries relating to dues for subscription payments and membership fees. Later entries also supply addresses of registered members.

Blank contract form for the hiring of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The contract specifies the conditions under which the Hall Committee will permit the use of the Hall for performances. One of the conditions specifies that ‘under no circumstances whatsoever … [shall] any person be allowed to remain in the Hall who in the opinion of the committee … is under the influence of drink or in any way disorderly’.

Letter from John W. Moran, photographer, 14 Lower Gloucester Street, Dublin, to C. Hepworth, Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, asking for the ‘balance due for photo groups on or before the 5th Feb. as I am much pressed for cash at the present time’.

This section contains records relating to the sale by the Capuchin Franciscan Order of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, and the Bow Street Friary building. The principal agents for the sale of the two properties (sold as lots) were Hamilton Osborne King (HOK). The old Friary consisted of a four storey L-shaped building of circa 2,675 m2. The original portion of the building was built towards the end of the nineteenth century, with a northern wing added in the early twentieth century. Access to this portion of the Friary was from Bow Street. The sub-series contains solicitors’ and auctioneers’ correspondence relating to arrangements for the sale. The collection includes legal material connected with the tender for sale and representations made to the Capuchins from various individuals for the preservation of Father Mathew Hall as a cultural and community amenity. This section also includes correspondence from Dublin Corporation regarding provisions for the protection of certain architectural features of the Hall’s interior.

Particulars and conditions of sale (with tender form) of Father Mathew Hall. The spiral-bound booklet establishes the conditions of the tender for the sale of the Hall and specifies that the closing date for the submission of tenders is 21 September 2001. It also notes that the property ‘comprises of the entirety of the area contained in Lease dated the 28th of January 1890 made between Samuel Worthington of the one part and George Noble Plunkett and others on the other part’. The particulars note the some of the original leases referred to have been lost and only copy memorials will be supplied to prospective buyers. Includes tender form and copy ordnance survey map highlighting (in red ink) the Hall property.

Copy minutes of the meetings of the Father Mathew Sodality, Queen Street (later Father Mathew Street), Cork. The minutes mainly refer to routine administration and membership matters pertaining to the sodality and Father Mathew Hall. The minutes are signed by the Presidents of the Hall including Fr. Matthew O’Connor OSFC and Fr. Joseph Fenlon OSFC. The location of the original minute book is unknown.