File containing records of pledges (taken for life and for one year) taken by individuals residing in Ennis, County Clare. The names of the individuals and their places of residence are given. Some of the lists are compiled in copybooks and are titled: ‘The Young Irish Crusaders, Christian Schools, Ennis’; ‘St Joseph’s School, Convent of Mercy, Ennis’, ‘Ennis Boys’ School’, ‘Boarding School, Pledges for Life’.
A table showing the number of week-long missions given by the ‘Mission Staff’. The information is listed under the name of the Capuchin friar and the number of weeks on missions from Sept. 1910 to July 1912.
List compiled by Fr. P. MacNamara of members of the temperance society in the parish of Clonmacnoise, King’s County (416 adults and 188 under the age of 21). Includes a separate listing of individuals (with addresses) of those who have taken the pledge. With a cover letter (28 Nov. 1911) to Fr. Benedict Phelan OSFC
Report on the Capuchin Temperance Mission in Ireland compiled by Fr. Thomas Dowling OSFC (1874-1951) , Provincial Minister, in response to a request from the General Minister of the Order in Rome. The report refers to the progress of the temperance crusade in Ireland and includes information on the number of missions preached and total abstinence pledges taken. The report notes that the Capuchins have ‘administered the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion to 1,200 on each Mission. … We have given the pledge to an average of 800 in each Parish and have a record of having administered the Pledge since the beginning of this Crusade to 1,141,191’. (p. 10). It also includes favourable testimonials from the Irish Catholic hierarchy and other prominent figures. The principal headings in the report are as follows: The Origins and Progress of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Association The Pledge Pastorals on Temperance from the Bishops of Ireland Testimony of His Eminence Cardinal Logue / Primate of All Ireland Bishops’ Opinions Testimony of the Clergy Leading articles from the 'Freeman’s Journal' / the principal paper in Ireland Press References Testimonies from Judges, Public Officials and Lord Mayors
Notes and suggestions on temperance legislation compiled by J.P. Dunne, a member of the Catholic Total Abstinence Federation and a former secretary of the Irish Industrial League and executive member of the Dublin Trades’ Council (DTC). The report was submitted to the commission for enquiry into the liquor traffic in Saorstát Éireann
Letters from P.R. Fitzgibbon, Registrar’s Office, St. Louis, Missouri, to Fr. Richard Henebry. The letters refer to some of the activities of the Gaelic League in the United States. Fitzgibbon addresses Henebry as ‘Dear Cousin’.
Letter from Frank Ryan (Proinsias Ó Riain), An Cumann Gaelach, University College Dublin, to Br. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. The letter refers to the potential for publication of Henebry's work on traditional Irish music.
