Conveyance of Kathleen Corcoran, London, to Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap., and Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap., Church Street, Dublin, of a dwelling house formerly known as no. 141 Church Street and ‘now forming part of the grounds attached to the Catholic Church of St. Mary of the Angels’ in consideration of £200 to hold in fee simple as specified in the original lease dated 13 August 1866.
Bill of costs of Little, Ó Huadhaigh & Proud, solicitors, 12 Dawson Street, to Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Fr. Brendan O’Callaghan OFM Cap. and Fr. Charles Brophy OFM Cap., in connection with the purchase of the fee simple ground rent of £10 10s 0d issuing out of part of the premises of the Capuchin Church and Friary of St. Mary of the Angels, formerly known as 141 Church Street, for £200. With cover letter.
Lease of James John Bagot, Castle Bagot, County Dublin, to John McGrane, Church Street, hosier, of two dwelling houses (nos. 22 and 23) located on the east side of Bow Street, which were formerly ‘the large house known as the Bow Street Asylum’ for 31 years or one life at the yearly rent of £18. With draft surrender of said lease by Fr. Daniel Patrick O’Reilly OSFC and other Capuchin friars to Ambrose More O’Ferrall. The original lease on the said properties to John McGrane had been vested in the Capuchin friars, Church Street, and it was necessary to surrender the original lease in order to enable O’Ferrall to grant a new lease of the properties. (See CA CS/2/2/5/11).
Photographic print of the exterior of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, showing the old ‘Halla Maitiú’ sign (now extant in the Irish Capuchin Archives).
The cutting refers to the performance of the juvenile pantomime in the Hall attended by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress of Cork and by Fr. Pius Duggan OSFC, guardian, Rochestown Capuchin Friary.
An image of the performers in a production of ‘Aladdin’ in Father Mathew Hall in Cork for the 1923-4 pantomime season. The Capuchin friar (second row, first on the right) is Fr. Columbus Murphy OFM Cap. (1881-1962).
Letter from Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap., President, Father Mathew Hall, Cork, to Fr. Conrad O’Donovan OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, outlining the financial position of the Hall. Fr. Nessan affirmed that finances are ‘a matter of real concern because of the rising costs and reduced theatre patronage. At present we are losing money. It costs over £2,000 a year to run the Hall’. Fr. Nessan also refers to the changing nature of the activities in the Hall and to his intention to attract a ‘younger and wider audience’. A statement of financial accounts is enclosed.
Plan for heating installation at Father Mathew Hall, Cork. Includes plans of the ground floor (stage, auditorium, foyer); mezzanine floor (balcony); first floor (billiard room, table tennis room, male and female dressing rooms and offices). Plan by John A. Deasy, consulting engineer, 16 Arran Quay, Dublin 7. The original plan is dated Apr. 1967 with revisions made in Mar. 1971.
