Thread-bound volume containing photographic prints of plays and pantomime performances at Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, Dublin. Only the first two of the prints are annotated: ‘The Heiress. Presented by St. Philomena’s D. Group, Drogheda, at National Drama Festival, F.M. Hall, Thursday, 8th May 1952’; ‘The Heiress. As presented by The Father Mathew Players. National Drama Festival, Thursday, 14th May 1953’. The remainder are photographs of dramatic performances (mainly pantomimes) and the audience in the Hall (predominately school children). A small number of the prints are press photographs from the 'Irish Press' and the 'Irish Times'.
Manuscript annotation on reverse reads: ‘Gen. Richard Mulcahy T.D., Minister for Education, speaking on the occasion of the opening of Feis Maitiú, Easter Sunday, 1955’. Pasted onto annotated card: ‘Independent Newspapers Ltd.’
Letter to Fr. Augustine (Donal) O’Mahony OFM Cap. from Texaco Ireland, 6-7 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin 1, enclosing photographs taken at the presentation of the Texaco bursary at the recent Father Mathew Feis. Ink stamp on reverse of prints: ‘Photographic P.R. Services, 10 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1’.
Inscribed on the bowl: Feis Maitiú. Three- and Four-Part Choir’. The base includes silver shields indicating winners from 1994-97: ‘Beaufort, Clongowes Wood College, St. Louis High School’.
Inscribed on the bowl: ‘John McCormack Cup’. On reverse of the bowl: ‘Presented to the Feis Maitiú on behalf of the John McCormack Society of Ireland on 19/4/1994 by Mr. Liam Breen Hon. President’. The base is engraved with the winners in 1995 and in 1997.
Photographic print of Mrs Belton, wife of Jack Belton, Lord Mayor of Dublin, opening the Capuchin Foreign Missions’ sale of work in Father Mathew Hall. The group includes Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap. and Fr. Virgilius Murtagh OFM Cap.
Flier for Brian Boru Fete and prize draw ‘to reduce a heavy debt of £3,800’ on Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The first prize is a pony trap and harness, ‘a gift of a friend (the harness, a gift of J. Donnelly, North King Street)’.
Expenditure and receipt book for Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The inside cover is annotated with a ‘History of Fr. Mathew Hall – copied from the other ledger (1881-1926)’. The history reads: ‘1891: Hall in Church St. formally opened up by Archbishop Walsh. Fr. Columbus Maher OSFC (President)’. The history chronicles extensions, leases and other financial matters concerning the Hall property. The remainder of the volume is made up of expenditure and receipt accounts from Sept. 1934-Sept. 1937. Expenditure is listed under the headings of details, cash and cheques. Receipts are listed under details, cash, total and lodgements. The entries include figures for rents (to the Merchant Tailors), rates (to Dublin Corporation) and the sales of tickets for pantomimes and for various badges, medals, certificates and other paraphernalia.
