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Bound volume containing numerous newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. Many of the clippings also refer to the temperance campaign conducted by the Capuchin friars in the first decade of the twentieth century. The file includes:
• ‘The Father Mathew Memorial Hall / Address by His Grace the Archbishop / Temperance Reform and the New Parliament’, 'Freeman’s Journal', 5 Feb. 1906.
• Printed letter of the Most Rev. Patrick O’Donnell, Bishop of Raphoe, regarding the need for total abstinence. 20 Dec. 1905.
• ‘Temperance / Capuchin Fathers / Archbishop Walsh speaks of their services / Gaelic League’s work’. [Oct. 1905].
• ‘The Temperance Cause / Important Statements by the Bishop of Waterford / His Lordship’s condemnation of Clubs’, 'Cork Examiner', 5 Mar. 1902.
• ‘Total Abstinence Re-Union’, 'The Anglo-Celt', 23 July 1894.
• ‘Lecture by Fr. Nicholas Murphy OSFC in Father Mathew Hall, Dublin’, 12 Apr. 1904.
• ‘The Father Mathew Centenary / Laying the corner-stone of the Memorial Church, Charlotte Quay’, 'Cork Examiner', 7 May 1890.
• ‘The Temperance Question / The Industrial Movement’, 22 Mar. 1904.
• ‘The Father Mathew Centenary / The Celebration in Cork / Mr. John Redmond MP preaches a crusade’, 14 Oct. 1889. Refers to a meeting of the Father Mathew Branch of the League of the Cross held in Halston Street, Dublin, and planning for the centennial celebrations of the birth of Fr. Mathew in 1890.
• ‘The Archbishop of Dublin at Lucan / Blessing of a new cemetery / the temperance movement / Father Mathew’s statue, 'Freeman’s Journal', 12 May 1890. [at p. 26].
• ‘Temperance in Ireland and the Very Rev. P.J. Columbus Maher OSFC’. The file also includes a sketch of the grave-side of Fr. Columbus in Glasnevin Cemetery.
• ‘Diocese of Armidale / Dean Albert Mitchell’s OSFC Installation’.
• ‘The Total Abstinence Movement / St. Finbarr’s West Temperance Club / The Mathew Anniversary’, 'Cork Examiner', 14 Oct. 1902.
• ‘Temperance Cause / Father Mathew Anniversary / Address by Bishop of Achonry’, 'Freeman’s Journal', 10 Oct. 1916.

File of newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and the temperance campaign. The file includes:
• ‘The Church’s Peril / Crusade against the drink evil / Glasgow’s Great Welcome to Father Hays’. [c.1905].
• ‘Temperance Legislation for Ireland / The Very Rev. Father Aloysius Travers OSFC’. [c.1912].
• ‘Father Mathew: Leader and Priest / Oration by Very Rev. Father Aloysius Travers OSFC’, 'Irish Catholic', 18 Oct. 1913.
• ‘Intemperance / Powerful Sermon by Fr. Laurence Dowling OSFC’. [c.1912].
• ‘Temperance Cause in Enniscorthy / A Capuchin Father on local topics’. [c.1912]. Refers to a sermon given by Fr. Laurence Dowling OFM Cap.
• ‘Twelve “Half-Ones” / Drunk by a youth of 17’.
• ‘Our Pioneer Column / Pioneer Total Abstinence Association of the Sacred Heart / Annual Meeting’, 'Irish Catholic', 14 Dec. 1912.
• ‘The Temperance Cause / Great Mission by Capuchin Fathers / Demonstration at Graigue, County Kilkenny’.
• ‘Father Mathew’s Day’ / Reminiscences of his visit to the United States’.
• ‘Total Abstinence in Scotland / The League of the Cross in Glasgow’, 'Glasgow Observer', 12 Sept. 1891.
• ‘Father Hays and the Apostolate of Temperance / Father Mathew’s work revived’. 26 Jan. 1901.
• ‘For Total Abstinence / The Rev. Thomas F. Burke CSP preaches in St. Joseph’s Cathedral’, 'The Hartford Daily Times', 7 Aug. 1901.
• ‘The Great Catholic Veteran / Right Rev. Monsignor Nugent’s Long Career’, 'The Monitor and New Era', 27 May 1904.
• ‘The Cause of Temperance / Demonstration in Ardmore’. Refers to a total abstinence mission given by Fr. Laurence Dowling OSFC.

File of newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and the temperance campaign. The file includes:
• ‘Priest and Soldier / One man’s fight / defeat of national enemy’. 'The Connacht Tribune', 10 Aug. 1935.
• Dr. D.P. Fitzgerald, ‘The Father Mathew Tower / Mount Patrick Cork’, 'Cork Examiner', 8 Dec. 1928.
• “Senex”, ‘A patriot convert of Fr. Mathew / originator of disestablishment in the south’, 'Cork Weekly Examiner', 13 Mar. 1937. The article refers to the life of W.J. O’Neill Daunt (1807-1894). Includes photographic print of the former Capuchin Chapel, Blackamoor Lane, Cork.
• Sean Piondar, ‘The talk of Ireland’, 'Sunday Graphic and Sunday News', 20 Oct. 1935. The article gives reasons for retaining the Father Mathew statue on O’Connell Street, Dublin.
• ‘Cork Poetess / Late Miss Helena Callanan’, 'Cork Weekly Examiner', 13 Mar. 1937. Refers to Helena Callanan, ‘the blind poetess of Cork city’, whose remains were laid to rest in ‘St. Joseph’s Cemetery, not far from the grave of our great Apostle of Temperance, to whose memory she paid more than one graceful tribute’.
• ‘Father Mathew in Graigue / reprinted from the “Kilkenny Journal” of 1842’, 'Kilkenny Journal', 14 July 1923.
• ‘Mathew House, Lehenagh, near Cork, where for some time Rev. Fr. Theobald Mathew, the great temperance reformer, resided’. 'Evening Echo'.
• T. O’G. ‘Father Mathew’s birthplace’, 'The Leader / a review of current affairs, politics, literature, art and industry', 20 July 1929.

File of newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and the temperance campaign. Some of the clippings refer to the unveiling of a Father Mathew statue in his native Thomastown, County Tipperary. The file includes:
• ‘Memoir of Father Mathew by William Howitt’, 'The People’s Journal', 15 Aug. 1846. The copy article refers to Fr. Mathew’s ancestry.
• Clipping of an article titled ‘The Life and Labours of Father Mathew’ from the 'Irish Penny Readings'. The article reports a speech by John Francis Maguire MP at a public meeting held in the Cork City Courthouse in January 1857 to inaugurate a ‘movement for the erection of a monument in Fr. Mathew’s memory’. 121-5 pp.
• ‘Apostle of Temperance in USA’, 'The Standard', 14 Jan 1955.
• ‘Fr. Mathew / One of the Great Men of History, 'Cork Examiner', 15 Nov. 1956.
• ‘Archbishop Mathew’s Tributes to his Illustrious Kinsman’, 'Cork Examiner', 15 Dec. 1956.
• ‘Myles na Gopaleen’ (Brian O’Nolan, 1911-1966), ‘Father Mathew’, 'Irish Times', 18 Dec. 1954 and 13 Jan. 1955. A negative pen-portrait of Fr. Mathew and his temperance campaign.
• Denis Gwynn, ‘Now and then / Father Mathew’s Grave / The Botanic Gardens’, 'Cork Examiner', 15 June 1956.
• ‘Apostle of Temperance Honoured / Kinsman Unveils Memorial at Birthplace / Tipperary Tribute’, 'Irish Independent', 26 June 1939.
• ‘Tipperary Honours the Noble Name of Mathew / Government urged to preserve Thomastown Castle as national monument’, 'The Tipperary Star', 1 July 1939.
• ‘Kilkenny honours Father Mathew / Great Temperance Rally’, 'Kilkenny Journal', 16 July 1938.
• ‘The Memory of Father Mathew / Speeches by Rev. Father Peter Bowe OSFC and the Most Rev. Dr. Kelly, Bishop of Ross’, 'Cork Examiner' [1902].
• ‘Where Fr. Mathew was threatened / Incident at Cootehill’.
• Newspaper cutting re the history of Holy Trinity (Father Mathew Memorial) Church, Cork, and Fr. Mathew’s association with the building. 'West Cork Eagle and County Advertiser', Dec. 1883. The article gives considerable detail about the interior decoration of the building. It reads: ‘There are six confessionals built of pine to correspond with the choir and gallery, and handsomely carved. The Stations of the Cross are in alto relievo, cast in composite material from designs by one of the Italian Friars who were in charge of the Church some years ago They are genuine works of art. The organ, it may not be generally known, is the instrument which was built for the Cork Exhibition of 1852 by Mr. Murphy, and is at present in as good tone as when it peals lifted up the hearts of thousands more than thirty years ago’.
• Special supplement to the 'Cork Examiner' on the Centennial Celebrations, 11 Oct. 1890.

File of newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and the temperance campaign. The file includes:
• ‘The temperance movement in Whitehouse / Powerful sermon by Very Rev. Father Nicholas [Murphy], Dublin, 'The Irish News and Belfast Morning News', 18 Mar. 1902.
• ‘The temperance movement in Whitehouse / Powerful sermon by Very Rev. Father Nicholas [Murphy], Dublin, 'The Irish Weekly and Ulster Examiner', 22 Mar. 1902.
• ‘Theobald Mathew / Anniversary Commemoration / Lecture by Very Rev. J.T. Murphy, President, Blackrock College / Speech by Mr. John Dillon MP’, 'Freeman’s Journal', 10 Dec. 1901.
• ‘The temperance crusade / Powerful appeal by Very Rev. Fr. Nicholas [Murphy] OSFC’, 4 Jan. 1902.
• ‘Temperance Cause’, 'Irish Catholic', 21 Oct. 1905.

File of newspaper clippings mainly re various anniversaries and commemorations connected with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and the temperance campaign. The file includes:
• ‘The New Father Mathew Movement’, 'Irish Catholic', 4 Jan. 1902.
• ‘The Life and Work of Father Mathew’, 'The Bulletin of the Catholic Abstinence Union of America', Jan. 1908.
• ‘Father Mathew / Lecture by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. at the Annual Meeting of the Pioneer Association’, 'Irish Catholic', 1 Dec. 1938.
• James Maher, ‘Father Mathew and the Author of Knocknagow’, 'Kilkenny People', 1 July 1939.
• Alexander Flanigan, ‘Father Mathew / The Apostle of Temperance’, 'Irish Times', 21 Dec. 1956.
• ‘Father Mathew Anniversary / Celebrations in Queen Street Hall / Oration by Very Rev. Fr. Angelus [Healy] OSFC’, 'Cork Examiner', 15 Oct. 1915.
• ‘Over 60,000 Pioneers for Big Cork Rally / Celebrating Centenary of Fr. Mathew’s Death’, 'Cork Examiner', 6 June 1956.
• ‘Cork Bishop’s Tribute to Father Mathew / Centenary Lecture in Dublin’, 'Evening Echo', 10 Oct. 1956.
• ‘Public Enemy No. 1’, 'The Evening News', 18 July 1957.

Newspaper cuttings book compiled and annotated by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. Printed stamp on inside front cover: ‘Franciscan Capuchin Library, Church Street, Dublin’. The pages have been numbered by Fr. Stanislaus. The book includes on p. 69 cuttings reporting the exiling of Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap. to the United States. ‘Boston Papers’, Dec. 1922; 'Cork Weekly Examiner', 21 Jan. 1925.

Newspaper cuttings book compiled and annotated by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. Printed stamp on inside front cover: ‘Franciscan Capuchin Library, Church Street, Dublin’. The pages have been numbered by Fr. Stanislaus. The book includes on pp 47-52 cuttings of photographic prints reporting the funeral of Thomas McCurtain, Lord Mayor of Cork. The clippings are taken from 'Cork Examiner', 'Irish Independent', 'Daily Sketch', 'Freeman’s Journal', 23-27 Mar. 1920. The clippings contain references to Fr. Dominic O’Connor OFM Cap.

Originally a printed book: 'In memoriam, Peter Fenelon' Collier (New York: privately printed, 1910), 113 pp. The book was subsequently used to house newspaper cuttings mainly relating to the history and friars of the Capuchin community, Holy Trinity Friary in Cork. The volume includes cuttings relating to triduums, ordinations, transfers, provincial chapters, missions and retreats, the Third Order of St. Francis, a note on the Father Mathew Chalice, and various Capuchin apostolates in Cork. The volume also contains obituaries of Fr. Bernard Jennings OSFC (d. 26 Dec. 1904); Fr. Cyril O'Sullivan OSFC (9 Dec. 1921); Fr. Fiacre Brophy OSFC (d. 5 Oct. 1926). Includes an original photographic print of Fr. Fiacre’s funeral; Fr. Peter Bowe OSFC (d. 25 Nov. 1926); Fr. Dermot O’Reilly OFM Cap. (d. 9 May 1945); Fr. Crispin Brennan OFM Cap. (d. 3 July 1949); Fr. Pacificus Ryan OFM Cap. (d. 1 July 1950); Fr. John Butler OFM Cap. (d. 3 Oct. 1950); Archbishop Sylvester Mulligan OFM Cap. (d. 23 Oct. 1950); Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. (d. 7 Jan. 1951). Other cuttings refer to the International Cork Exhibition (July 1902) and the consecration of Monsignor Phelim O’Shea OFM Cap. as the first Vicar Apostolic of Livingstone in Northern Rhodesia.