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A note, possibly by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap., on the building by Fr. Peter Joseph Mulligan OSFC of the Capuchin Friary Church in Kilkenny in 1847. Fr. Angelus wrote ‘in the account of the celebration of the Feast of St. Francis in 1847 there is no reference to any change in the Friary Church, which was the Old Poor House Chapel … the new Church was begun between October 1847 and December 1848’.

Copy letters of Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. to John J. Sharkey, Catholic Total Abstinence Union, Boston, referring to the cause of Fr. Mathew. Fr. Stanislaus wrote ‘No efforts either privately or publicly have been made by any member of our Order to direct further interest in the intercession of Fr. Mathew, and yet the devotion to him is as abiding in the hearts of the people – especially in Cork – as it was the in the years that followed his death’.

• 'Bishop Ireland on the Drink Curse'. A pamphlet by the Most Rev. John Ireland DD, Bishop of St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. [c.1900]. Printed, 20 pp.
• Souvenir of a temperance mission in St. Michael’s Parish, Limerick, conducted by the Capuchin Franciscan friars, 16-18 Sept. 1910. Printed, 4 pp.
• Letter from W.A. Johnson, Archbishop’s House, Westminster, conveying the instructions of Cardinal Henry Manning re the giving of the pledge. He adds ‘With the exception of the clergy who may hold the office of president, vice-president and honorary-treasurer of a Branch of the League of the Cross without being total abstainers, we require … that all other officers of the League shall be total abstainers’. 7 Dec. 1885. Manuscript, 2 pp.
• 'Give the Children a Chance!' (Dublin, [c.1910]). A pamphlet published by the United Committee for the prevention of the sale of drink to children. Printed, 24 pp.
• 'The Archbishop of Dublin on drunkenness'. Letter of the Most Rev. Edward McCabe, Archbishop of Dublin. The letter is addressed to Fr. Albert Mitchell OSFC and refers to the work of the Total Abstinence Society associated with the temperance hall on Halston Street, Dublin. 22 Feb. 1882. Printed, 1 p.
• 'Temperance Rallying Song'. Printed by J. O’Keeffe, 3 Halston Street, Dublin. [c.1910]. Printed, 1 p.

'Ireland / A monthly magazine of Catholic and miscellaneous reading', Vol. 1, No. 6 (Feb. 1892). The front cover has an engraving of St. Patrick with the legend ‘Ireland Sober is Ireland Free’. The magazine contains a number of temperance-related articles including ‘A story of Father Mathew’s time’ by 'Comeragh' at pp 93-4.

Copies of the 'Cork Examiner' (11 Oct. 1886) and the 'Cork Daily Herald' (11 Oct. 1886) with articles noting local commemorations of the anniversary of Fr. Mathew’s birthday.

• Catalogue of school stationary, books, maps and other materials published by the North of England School Furnishing Company Ltd. The volume has newspapers cuttings relating to the temperance crusade undertaken by the Capuchin friars pasted into the volume. The cuttings include reports of missions and retreats given by the Capuchins in support of the temperance campaign from c.1901-6. Includes reports for missions given at Tullow, Bagnalstown, Clonegal, Stradbally, Timahoe, Crossmaglen, Dublin (Church Street), Mountmellick, Kilkenny, Armagh, Kells, Tuam, and Westport. The file also includes cuttings relating to the Father Mathew Pavilion at the Cork International Exhibition in 1902. A cutting at p. 21 refers to Fr. Augustine Hayden OSFC preaching in Vienna at the Capuchin Church ('Kapuzinerkirche') located on Neuer Markt Square in the city.

File of newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and the temperance campaign. The file includes:
• ‘Father Mathew Anniversary / Celebration in Father Mathew Hall / Eloquent Oration by Rev. Dr. Murphy’, 'Cork Examiner', 11 Oct. 1911.
• ‘Fr. Mathew in Galway / How the Great Apostle of Temperance was received in the city’, 'The Connaught Tribute', 14 Oct. 1911.
• ‘The Father Mathew Anniversary’, 'The Leader', 20 Oct. 1906.
• ‘Father Mathew Anniversary’ / Celebrations in Cork’, 'Cork Examiner', 11 Oct. 1905.
• ‘Temperance Laws in an Irish Parliament / Dramatic Measures Outlined’. [c.1912]. Refers to speech by Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. to the Maynooth Union on temperance legislation.
• ‘Father Burke on Intemperance’, 'The Irish World and American Industrial Liberator'. [c.1905].
• ‘The temperance movement in England’, 'Irish Catholic', 16 July 1904.

File of newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and the temperance campaign. The file includes:
• ‘Dean Swift’s curious experiences of Irish hospitality at Thomastown Castle, County Tipperary’. 'Christmas Lady of the House', Dec. 1919.
• ‘The Apostle of Temperance / His Great Work in Different Countries / Interesting Sketch of His Life’, 'Clare Champion', 1 Dec. 1934.
• ‘Irish Exiles / Mr. T. Mathew / Famous Lawyer and Wit’, 'The People', 28 Mar. 1937. The article refers to Theobald Mathew, a grand-nephew of the Apostle of Temperance.
• ‘Historic Irish Mansions / No. 14: Thomastown House, County Tipperary / the birthplace of Father Mathew’, 'Weekly Irish Times', 8 Aug. 1936.

File of newspaper cuttings covering the centenary celebrations of the inauguration by Fr. Theobald Mathew of the temperance campaign in April 1838. The file includes cuttings from the 'Irish Independent', 'Tipperary Star', 'Saturday Herald', 'Nationalist', 'Irish Press', 'The Pilot', 'The Standard', 'The Cambridge Chronicle' (Massachusetts), 'The Universe', 'Seraphic Home Journal', 'The Derry Journal',' Cork Examiner', 'Kilkenny Journal', 'Catholic Times', and 'Evening Echo'.
• The articles refer to the re-naming of the Church Street (formerly Whitworth) Bridge as Father Mathew Bridge over the River Liffey, Dublin, in October 1938, to various ceremonies held to mark the anniversary (particularly in Dublin and Cork, and in Thomastown Castle, County Tipperary, Fr. Mathew’s birthplace), and to the Father Mathew Centenary stamp designed by Sean Keating RHA.
• The file also includes an article by Bridie Maguire, ‘Noted Irish Sculptress / Mary Redmond, who wrought the figure of Father Mathew in O’Connell Street’, 'Saturday Herald', 9 Apr. 1938.
• Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. delivering an address at the annual meeting of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association in the Theatre Royal, Dublin. 'Irish Independent', 16 Nov. 1938.