Correspondence of Fr. Celsus O’Shea OFM Cap., President, Father Mathew Hall, with Sean Ó hUadaigh, solicitor, 51 Dawson Street, Dublin, mainly concerning the renting of six cottages held by the trustees of Father Mathew Hall. The six cottages were 29-30 Bow Street and 11-15 Nicholas Avenue. The letters relate to efforts to secure the possession of 14 Nicholas Avenue from the relatives of Miss Effie Murphy, a former tenant of the said property (a notice of trespass was issued to George Murphy and his family), and the issuing of general notices to the occupiers in relation to an increase in rents. Other legal issues referred to in the correspondence include counsels’ opinion on title, insurance matters, the accounts of Father Mathew Hall and the title deeds of the Hall. The file includes costs from Ó hUadaigh in relation to leases and other matters pertaining to the title of the above-noted cottages.
The volume contains information in respect of ticket sales and cash derived from various lectures and concert performances at Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The Hall was regularly frequented by those interested in promoting cultural revivalist activities such as storytelling and festivals of native song and dance. The volume records that Pádraig Pearse gave a lecture in the Hall entitled ‘Education in Ancient Ireland’ on 20 Nov. 1905. On 29 Jan. 1906, the Chevalier Sheeran gave a talk on subject of the ‘alleged atrocities in the Congo Free State’. Each entry is signed by a secretary or officer of the Hall Committee. The signatories include J.W. Whitmore and J. Scanlan.
Expenditure and receipt book for Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. An annotation on the front cover reads ‘Day book’. The entries are recorded under date, details and totals of expenses and receipts. Most of the expenditure relates to services and utilities such as rent, electricity, salaries and repairs. The receipts record monies mostly accruing from the showing of films, the sales of tickets and badges, and the use of the Hall for cards and billiards games.
Expenditure and receipt book for Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The first two pages of the volume contain a ‘History of Fr. Mathew Hall’ copied from an earlier ledger (see CA HA/1/3/8). An entry on page 6 refers to the order of the Hall Committee for the discontinuation of the showing of motion pictures (Oct. 1937). Expenditure is listed under the headings of details, cash and cheques. Receipts are listed under details, cash and lodgements. The entries for expenditure include figures for rents, rates and taxes, salaries, utilities and the purchase of various sundries. The receipts include monies accruing from the sales of tickets and the use of the billiards room.
Letter from Kevin J. Wilson, auctioneer, Dame Street, Dublin, to Fr. Livinus Keane OFM Cap., President, regarding the valuation of Father Mathew Hall and interior fittings. Wilson affirmed that the ‘entire property is held on a lease for 150 years at a rent of £100. The Hall is used as an amusement hall and has accommodation for 750 people and 3 exits. … Adjoining the said hall there are 6 cottages, which are let at 8s 9d per week’. The entire valuation of the Hall property is given as £47,000.
Expenditure and receipt account book for Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The volume includes entries relating to expenses incurred for advertising various feis and panto performances in the Hall. The volume also includes accounts with local suppliers including Thomas Lenehan & Co. and J. Treacy & Co. The receipts’ entries include ‘Billiard room returns’.
‘Capital Series Journal’ containing expenditure and receipt accounts. An annotation on the front cover reads: ‘Father Mathew Hall account, 1958 … continuation from Old Book’. The volume contains expenditure and receipt accounts from 1 July 1958 to 30 Aug. 1958. Typescript insert dated 12 Aug. 1958 notes lodgements to bank (debit: £2,943 3s 1d) and by cheque (credit: £2,790 9s 8d. Balance at 12 Aug. 1958: £175 10s 1d).
Account book of the Sacred Heart Sodality attached to Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. Details are provided in relation to routine expenses such as postage, stationary and repair work on the Hall. The journal appears to have used later as a register book for members, and as a sales book for a film screening in the Hall.
Expenditure and receipt book for Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. An annotation on the front cover reads ‘Day book’. The entries are recorded under date, details and totals of expenses and receipts. Most of the expenditure relates to services and utilities such as rent, electricity, salaries and repairs. An annotation on the final page reads ‘See New Book’. (CA HA/1/3/15).
Ledger containing various receipt accounts associated with the operation of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. An annotation on the front cover reads: ‘1944 from F.M. Hall and F.M. Feis account’. Entries (pp 1-4) are noted as ‘miscellaneous’. Entries (pp 5-103) are listed under company or supplier names such as Dublin Corporation (rates’ payments), Revenue Commissioners (income tax payments), the 'Irish Press' (for printing of advertisements). Inserts include invoices and bills of costs from various companies.
