Letter to Fr. Columbus Maher OSFC from Walter Glynn Doolin, architect and civil engineer, 20 Ely Place, Dublin, regarding the design of the proposed Father Mathew Temperance Hall, Church Street. Doolin referred to Fr. Maher’s ‘instructions to provide a Hall capable of seating 1,000 persons exclusive of a permanent stage’ and submits detailed plans for the dimensions and layout of the Hall. Doolin affirmed that ‘there are upwards of 150,000 cubic feet in the building and I do not see how this amount of work can be done for much under £2,000’.
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’.
Letter from Bertie Ahern, TD, Minister for Finance, to Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap., enclosing a response from the Arts Council regarding a request for financial assistance with the costs of running the Feis Maitiú. With manuscript notes regarding the aforementioned request.
Letter to Fr. Justin Hyland OFM Cap., President, from the Medical Officer, Dublin Corporation, regarding safety precautions to be taken during performances at Father Mathew Hall.
Letter from Antoinette Reilly, Bord Fáilte, to Fr. Christopher Twomey OFM Cap. enclosing £200 in payment for permission to reproduce photographs of the plaster-work in Father Mathew Hall. With a copy of 'Ireland of the Welcomes', 49 (Mar.-Apr. 2000), which includes a feature on ‘Father Mathew Hall: A Celtic Revival Treasure’ by Nicola Gordon Bow (pp 14-21).
The sub-series contains records relating to legal issues arising out of the management of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, Dublin. The records specifically relate to the transfer of ownership of the Hall from elected trustees of the temperance sodality to the Capuchin Franciscan Order. This process was complicated by the legal guarantees required to ‘ensure that the purpose for which the property was acquired, and the Hall originally built would be maintained’. Other issues include negotiations with the representatives of the Merchant Tailors’ School, the original owners of the ground at 131-5 Church Street upon which the Hall was built and with the tenants of cottages on Bow Street and Nicholas Avenue who rented their properties from the Hall trustees.
An image captioned as follows 'Pupils of the Mullholland School of Dancing, Belfast, who won the St. Michael's Cup for Hornpipe (under 16) at the Father Mathew Feis, Dublin'. The clipping was taken from the 'Irish Press'.
Invitation card to the 34th annual meeting of the Father Mathew Memorial Hall, from Fr. Sylvester Mulligan OSFC, President. The speakers include J.T. Kelly, T.C, Joseph Mooney, and the Rt. Hon. Justice Moloney.
Insurance policies from the Sun Insurance Office, 63 Threadneadle Street, London, the Patriotic Assurance Company Ltd., 9 College Green, Dublin, and the Irish Catholic Church Property Insurance Company Ltd., 19-20 Fleet Street, Dublin, for Father Mathew Hall. The polices cover fire insurance, third party indemnity insurance, heating plant insurance and personal accident insurance ‘for each of [the] 100 voluntary helpers in connection with Father Mathew Hall’. The file includes receipts, correspondence and memorandums stating conditions.
