Printed facsimile of a letter from Fr. Albert Bibby to the editor of ‘The Monitor’ referring to his worsening condition in in St. Francis Hospital in Santa Barbara, California. He writes ‘It is hard to feel that that I may not see dear old Ireland again, or my good mother, sisters and friends there. It would lessen the sacrifice to be laid to rest with Rory [O’Connor] and the boys in Glasnevin’. He adds that he has no bitterness towards his political opponents’. (Volume page 91).
Draft of an article by Fr. Clifford J. Stevens titled ‘Father Flanagan of Boys Town’. The article was written in 1967 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Boys Town, Nebraska, by Fr. Edward Joseph Flanagan. Fr. Stevens was a graduate of Boys Town and served as a chaplain in the United States Air Force stationed in Japan.
Author: Katharine Tynan (1859-1931) Publisher: London: MacDonald and Evans Language: English Series: The St. Nicholas Series / edited by Rev. Dom Bede Camm OSB Includes a frontispiece (portrait of Fr. Mathew) and colour plates. The Irish Capuchin Archives holds both the 1908 and 1910 editions.
Author: John Francis Maguire Publisher: London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green Language: English Edition: Second Edition Physical condition: Bound in contemporary hard covers with gilt title to spine. The volume is in poor condition. The spine cover has completely disintegrated and front cover is partially detached from the text block. Foxing to opening pages. The page-edges are frayed and brittle. Very careful manual handling is required.
Author: Frank J. Mathew Publisher: London: Cassell & Company Ltd. Language: English Frontispiece (portrait of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC); Ink and printed stamp on inside front cover reads: ‘Franciscan Capuchin Library, Church Street, Dublin’.
A plate of a print titled ‘Father Mathew addressing a temperance meeting in London’. The plate by T. Mayne & Son, Dublin. The original print shows Fr. Mathew preaching in London in 1843 taken from 'The Illustrated London News' (August 1843).
The print shows Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (in a black frock-coat) administering the pledge to a large crowd with a church dome in the background. The print is titled ‘Father Mathew administering the pledge of temperance’. Printed by W. Kohler, lithographer, 22, Denmark St., Soho, London. Published by William Spooner, 377, Strand, London.
An image of a print titled: ‘Shadows of the Past’. The print shows a silhouette of Fr. Mathew administering the temperance pledge to John Francis Maguire MP (1815-1872).
A lantern slide showing a print of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC giving a blessing to Daniel O’Connell. The plate is by T. Mayne & Son, Dublin. The drawing is by Denis Santry (1879-1960).
Author: Mrs John Francis Maguire Publisher: Cork: Guy and Co., 70 Patrick Street /Dublin: James Duffy, 15 Wellington Quay Language: English Full title: 'Father Mathew and his times / The contrast of the present with the past'. The Irish Capuchin Archives holds the 1902 and 1903 editions of this work.
