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Letter to Lena May Murphy from Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap.

Letter to Lena May Murphy from Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap.

Letter to Lena May Murphy, Cork, from Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. (23 Nov. 1918). It reads: ‘I must thank you very sincerely for your great kindness to my dead father in his last illness. All at home are never done telling everybody of you and your wonderful goodness’. This letter was sent by [Maire] Murphy, 35 Mercier Park, Curragh Road, Cork, to Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. (13 Nov. 1991), explaining that Lena May Murphy was her late aunt. With a copy photograph of Lena May Murphy, and notes by Fr. Nessan re Lena May who worked as a nurse caring for elderly patients.

Newspaper cuttings commemorating Father Mathew and temperance

• Cutting of an article by Sylvester O’Sullivan titled ‘Now a gaunt ruin – the early grandeur of Fr. Mathew Tower’, Evening Echo, 19 Mar. 1975. The article refers to the history and the then current condition of the Father Mathew Memorial Tower near Glanmire in Cork. Cutting, 1 p.
• Cutting of an article by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. titled ‘An anniversary tribute / the power of Fr. Theobald Mathew’, Evening Echo, 10 Apr. 1975.
• Cutting of an article by ‘C.J.F.’ titled ‘The saga of the “Mathew Tower” / Monument High Over Lee is a vandalised ruin – Can it be saved?’, 'Evening Echo', 10 Aug. 1978. Cutting, 1 p.
• Newspaper cutting of an article by Anthony Blinco titled ‘Now and then’ referring to the Father Mathew statue in Cork. 'Evening Echo', 10 Mar. 1980.
• Cutting of an article by Edward Garner titled ‘Fr. Mathew and the travel empire of Thomas Cook’, 'Evening Echo', 17 July 1982. With a letter from Edward Garner to Fr. Nessan confirming that the 'Dictionary of National Biography' was his principal source for the article. 25 Aug. 1982. Manuscript and cutting, 3 pp.
• Cutting of an article by James A. Whelan titled ‘Priceless relics at great Manchester Mass’, referring to Fr. Theobald Mathew preaching at St. Patrick’s Church in Manchester in 1843. 'Evening Echo', 1 June 1982.
• Newspaper cutting of an article by M. O’Neill titled ‘125 years a-watching’, marking the anniversary of the unveiling of the Father Mathew statue in Cork. 'Cork Examiner', 7 Oct. 1989.
• Cutting of an article titled ‘Fury at statue vandals’, 'The Nationalist', 4 Oct. 1997, referring to the destruction of the Fr. Mathew statue at Thomastown Cross, County Tipperary. The article reads ‘Only the plinth remains of the monument which attracts hundreds of tourists to the area every year. The Fr. Mathew figure was smashed into three pieces’. It was reported that local county councillor, Michael Fitzgerald, has insisted that the statue should be restored.
• Cutting of an article relating to Fr. John Spratt, a Carmelite priest and his role in the Hibernian Temperance Society in Dublin. 'Irish Times', 17 Aug. 1991.
• Copy cutting of an article titled ‘The Irish 100’, 'Irish Sunday Mirror', 11 Mar. 2001, listing the ‘top 100’ most influential Irish men and women in history. Fr. Mathew is listed at No. 82. Copy cutting, 2 pp.
• Cutting of an article by Ellen Hanna titled ‘The Dublin sculptor of Fr. Mathew’, 'Ireland’s Own', 30 Sept. 2005. The article refers to the life and sculptural works of Mary Redmond, Cutting, 2 pp.
• Cutting of an article by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. titled ‘Legacy of Fr. Mathew lives on’, 'Cork Examiner', 11 Apr. 1994. Cutting, 2 pp. 2 copies.
• Newspaper cutting of an article titled ‘Father Mathew tower on sale with house’, 'Cork Examiner', 1 Oct. 1994.

Temperance Medals

Temperance Medals

A collection of Total Abstinence Society medals collected by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. and other Capuchin friars.
• Silver medal of the Metropolitan Total Abstinence Society. The front (face) shows St. Michael with the winds and the inscription ‘Who is like God’. The obverse: Cruciform text of pledge. The outer-rim inscription reads ‘The Metropolitan Total Abstinence Society The Rev. A. O’Connell President. Inner rim reads ’26 Nov. 1839’.
• Pewter medal of the Total Abstinence Society. Fr. Angelus notes that the medal is extremely worn and defaced.
• Silver medal of the Total Abstinence Society of Ireland. Fr. Angelus notes that the maker was Woodhouse of Dublin.
• Silver medal of the Total Abstinence Society of Ireland. Fr. Angelus notes that the maker was Jones of Dublin. A green ribbon is attached to the medal. An annotation on the covering envelope reads ‘Presented to Fr. Angelus by Miss Tobin, 13 Killarney Street, Dublin’.
• Pewter medal of the Cork Total Abstinence Society. An annotation on the covering envelope reads ‘Presented to Fr. Angelus by Mr. Cosgrave’. The medal is very worn and defaced.
• Pewter medal of St. Mary’s Temperance Society, Kilkenny. The medal is very worn and defaced. For more information on St. Mary’s Temperance Society see the 'Journal of the American Temperance Union', Vols. 1-4 (1837) at p. 190. It is noted that St. Mary’s Temperance Society has 1,300 members with 100 to 200 members meeting on the evening of the Sabbath under the spiritual direction of the Rev. J. P. O’Reilly. The medal was probably made by Isaac Parkes (b.c.1791-1870). See: http://www.libraryireland.com/irishartists/isaac-parkes.php
• Pewter medal of the Cork Total Abstinence Society. A note attached to the medal reads ‘Lent by M.A. Rogan, 55 St. Patrick’s Road, Drumcondra’. The medal is very worn and defaced.
• Silver temperance medal. A note in the covering envelope reads ‘Presented by Mr. W. O’Herlihy, 61 Gurranabraher Avenue, Cork, apparently inherited from his grandfather, a married daughter gave it to me. Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap., 13 April 1982’. The medal is very worn and defaced.

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