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Results book for the Father Mathew Feis, Church Street. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and school. Soft bound cover with cotton twine binding.

Results for the Father Mathew Feis. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and teacher name and school address. A typescript list of competitions is appended to the results sheets. The list notes the names of the competitions, the number of entries, the number of recalls and the time taken.

Poems used for various interpretation and choral speaking competitions at the Father Mathew Feis. Competitions include choral speaking (primary schools) and Irish language poems.

Correspondence and other records relating to the staging of bingo competitions at Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The file includes letters from P.J. Walsh & Company, solicitors, regarding applications for the renewal of licenses from the courts for the promotion of lotteries and other gaming activities. Correspondents include Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap., Fr. Senan Dooley OFM Cap. and Br. Daniel O’Brien OFM Cap. With promotional fliers, advertisements and notices regarding bingo meetings in the Hall.

Correspondence relating to the hiring of Father Mathew Hall mostly for rehearsals and performances of theatre shows and plays, and for use as a polling station. The file includes letters from the Dublin Grand Opera Society (DGOS); the British Federation of Festivals for Music, Dance and Speech; the Irish Life Dublin Theatre Festival; Dublin Corporation (regarding the hiring of the Hall for an exhibition in connection with the North King Street Improvement Scheme); Christ Church Cathedral Group; Opera Theatre Company, 18 St. Andrew Street, Dublin 2. The correspondents include Br. Kevin Crowley OFM Cap., President, and John Hanley, caretaker, Father Mathew Hall.

The 'Feis Maitiú' was established in 1909 by Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap., who saw the need for a festival to encourage people interested in preserving Irish culture and language. The programme for the annual Feiseanna gradually expanded to include competitions for singing, instrumental music, speech and drama, in both English and Irish. The collection consists of organizational records and promotional materials which document the activities of the Father Mathew Feis from its inception. Correspondence and financial records document the development of the Feis, while other records such as competition results, photographs, posters and fliers primarily document competition productions and performances.

This section mainly includes organisational records, correspondence, clippings, financial records, scripts, and printed material related to Feis events.