An interior view of the Father Mathew Pavilion at the Cork International Exhibition of 1902. The image shows a decorated altar with candlesticks, bells and books. A large portrait painting of Fr. Mathew is visible on the rear wall.
An interior view of the Father Mathew Pavilion at the Cork International Exhibition in 1902. The image shows what appears to be a model of the Father Mathew Statue on St. Patrick's Street in Cork by John Henry Foley (1818-1874), various vestments, a bust of Father Mathew, and other paraphernalia.
Index compiled by Fr. Padraig Ó Cuill OFM Cap. of Irish Capuchin mission articles and photographs (mainly relating to Africa) published in 'The Father Mathew Record' in the 1930s and 1940s.
A decorative silver trowel commemorating the laying of the top-stone of the Father Mathew Statue on Sackville (O’Connell) Street, Dublin, on 13 Oct. 1890. The inscription on the trowel reads: ‘The Father Mathew Centenary / Presented to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin on the occasion of the laying of the top stone of the pedestal of statue to the Great Apostle of Temperance Rev. Theobald Mathew. Signed on behalf of the Committee / Charles A. Cameron FRCSI, Archibald J. Nicolls LLB, George Noble Plunkett, Henry Wigham. Hon. Secs., Central Committee, Mansion House, Dublin, 13th Oct. 1890’. The silver is hallmarked.
A commemorative statuette (or figurine) of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The statuette is inscribed on the base: ‘Rev. Father Mathew’. The figurine shows Fr. Mathew in a long black frock coat holding a top-hat in his left hand.
Publisher: Maidstone: G.H. Graham Format: Journal; published as a special edition of the 'Temperance Worker', xxviii, no. 214 (Oct. 1890) to mark the Father Mathew Centenary, Oct. 1890 Language: English Full title: 'Father Mathew / the Great Apostle of Temperance / His Life and Work … also a centenary poem, 1790-1890, especially written by Dr. Dawson Burns'.