- IE CA HT/5/55
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- c.2005
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic postcard print of the exterior of Holy Trinity Church on Father Mathew Quay in Cork. Reference no.: 2/CK-012.
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Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic postcard print of the exterior of Holy Trinity Church on Father Mathew Quay in Cork. Reference no.: 2/CK-012.
'Father Mathew Record' Mission Index
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Index compiled by Fr. Padraig Ó Cuill OFM Cap. of Irish Capuchin mission articles and photographs (mainly relating to Africa) published in 'The Father Mathew Record' in the 1930s and 1940s.
Father Mathew Record Missionary Clippings
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Clippings from the mission pages of 'The Father Mathew Record' pasted into an accounts’ journal. The articles publicise the work of the Irish Capuchin missionaries in South Africa and in Northern Rhodesia. Some of the early articles also refer to missionary work undertaken by foreign Capuchin friars in India and in other parts of Asia. The clippings include articles referring to the work of Fr. Declan McFadden OFM Cap., Fr. Seraphin Nesdale OFM Cap., Fr. Timothy Phelim O’Shea, Fr. Casimir Butler OFM Cap. and Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap. The articles are illustrated with numerous photographs.
Father Mathew Statue Centenary Silver Trowel
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A decorative silver trowel commemorating the laying of the top-stone of the Father Mathew Statue on Sackville (O’Connell) Street, Dublin, on 13 Oct. 1890. The inscription on the trowel reads:
‘The Father Mathew Centenary / Presented to the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of Dublin on the occasion of the laying of the top stone of the pedestal of statue to the Great Apostle of Temperance Rev. Theobald Mathew. Signed on behalf of the Committee / Charles A. Cameron FRCSI, Archibald J. Nicolls LLB, George Noble Plunkett, Henry Wigham. Hon. Secs., Central Committee, Mansion House, Dublin, 13th Oct. 1890’. The silver is hallmarked.
Father Mathew Statue, O'Connell Street, Dublin
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A night-time view of the Father Mathew Statue and behind it the scaffolded façade of the Carlton Cinema on O’Connell Street in Dublin.
Father Mathew Statue, St. Patrick's Street, Cork
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A view of the statue of Father Mathew (designed by John Henry Foley) on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. Tram lines are visible in the background.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A commemorative statuette (or figurine) of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The statuette is inscribed on the base: ‘Rev. Father Mathew’. The figurine shows Fr. Mathew in a long black frock coat holding a top-hat in his left hand.
Father Mathew Temperance Medals
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Father Mathew Temperance Medal
c.1840-1850
Diameter: 4.4 cm
Silver Medal
Physical description:
• Face (front): Fr. Mathew addresses the kneeling crowd. Outer rim inscription reads ‘May God bless you and grant you grace and strength to keep your promise.
Obverse: Outer edge inscription reads ‘Dedicated to the Very Rev. Theobald Mathew. Centre: ‘Whose / exertions / have laid the / foundation of his country’s happiness / and merited / the admiration / of mankind’.
A green and white ribbon in the form of a crucifix (with pin) is attached.
Total Abstinence Society Medal
c.1840-1850
Diameter: 4.4 cm
Silver Medal
Physical description:
• Face (front): Man and woman on pedestal on which two children are seated. The adults carry a shield surmounted by a cross, with an angel above. The upper part of the shield has a lamb bearing a banner. The man bears a banner with the words ‘sobriety’. The woman bears a banner with the words ‘Domestic Comfort’. Outer-edge inscription reads: ‘In hoc signo vinces’.
Obverse: Cruciform text of pledge. Outer edge inscription reads: ‘Total Abstinence Society, The Very Rev. T. Mathew, President’.
A green ribbon with pin is attached.
Total Abstinence Society Medal
1840
Diameter: 4.4 cm
Silver Medal in Glass
Physical description:
• Face (front): Man and woman on pedestal on which two children are seated. The adults carry a shield surmounted by a cross, with an angel above left of the cross. The upper part of the shield has a lamb bearing a banner. The man bears a banner with the words ‘sobriety’. The woman bears a banner with the words ‘Domestic Comfort’. Outer-edge inscription reads: ‘In hoc signo vinces’.
Obverse: Cruciform text of pledge encircled by title of society, president (Fr. Theobald Mathew), and the date of foundation (10 Apr. 1838).
A large green ribbon is attached with the following embroidered text ‘F ✙ M / 1840 / God Save Ireland’. The ribbon is partially torn. Very careful manual handling is required.
Medal of the Army Temperance Association, India
1862
Oval-shaped silver medal
4 cm x 3 cm
Physical Description:
• Medal of the Soldiers’ Total Abstinence Association in India. The inscription the face reads ‘Watch and be sober’. Inscription the obverse reads ‘The Association Medal for Fidelity India’.
Note: After 1902 the Victoria Memorial Medal was adopted and used by Indian Organisations of the Royal Army Temperance Association as a Two-Year Medal.
Temperance Medal Ribbon
1889
Physical Description:
• A green ribbon with silver crucifix attached bearing the inscription ‘Presented to the Very Rev. Fr. Columbus [Maher] OSFC / President / Feb. 1889’. The ribbon would have been originally attached to a temperance medal. Fr. Columbus Maher OSFC (1835-1894) was President of the Father Mathew Temperance Association attached to St. Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin.
Father Mathew Total Abstinence Association Certificate
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A plate showing an image of a printed and unsigned certificate of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Association.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Author: Denis Gwynn
Publisher: London: The Clergy Review, 128 Sloane Street
Language: English
Full title: ‘Father Mathew’s Centenary’, 'The Clergy Review', XLI, no. 12 (Dec. 1956).