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Photostats of letters from Henry and Richard Doyle to their father on the occasion of Fr. Mathew’s visit to London in 1843. The letters date to August 1843 and have illustrations showing scenes from Fr. Mathew’s visit. The volume was presented to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. (1870-1957) to mark the centenary of Fr. Mathew’s death on 6 December 1856.

A bound volume containing pasted-in correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings and ephemera relating to various members of the Woodlock family. It is likely that Fr. Senan Moynihan OFM Cap. compiled the volume from loose letters and records he had acquired. The contents are diverse and relate to very many members (and generations) of the Woodlock family. The volume includes:
• A transcript of ‘An elegy to the memory of my much beloved and lamented friend Mr William Woodlock (born 1741; died 1825) of the town of Roscrea’. The second page of the transcript has family history notes by William Woodlock (1832-1890), including a partial family tree which indicates that William Paul Woodlock was his great-grandfather. An additional entry notes that William Paul Woodlock (c.1780-1834) left Roscrea in 1798.
• A letter to Frances Woodlock from a religious sister in the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Melbourne, Australia. (18 January 1897).
• Memorial card for Anna Louisa Dillon (died 25 February 1916) and interred at the City of London Cemetery in Ilford, London.
• Photographic print. Manuscript caption reads ‘George / William Woodlock Aitken / Juan’.
• Copy letter from William Law, Treasury Chambers, to [William Woodlock] regarding the numbers of magistrates in the Police District of Dublin (16 March 1876).
• Photographic print of a Marist priest. Manuscript caption reads ‘The Rev. M. Cummins SM, St. Mary’s College, Dundalk, Sept. 1867’.
• Memorial card for Domhnall James O’Sullivan. ‘Born at Cork. October 12, 1866 / Died at Bruges Belgium November 1, 1884’.
• Manuscript text by William Woodlock titled ‘To the high-borne noble lady Elisabeth von Eichthal’.
• German text referring to Frances Mary Woodlock.
• Photographic print captioned ‘Arthur Woodlock Feb. 1875’.
• Letter to Frances [Woodlock] from Sister A. Hudson, Brighton. The letter mainly refers to family news. The letter is undated.
• Clipping of a letter from Sister J. Carroll RSC, Sacred Heart Convent, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, giving an account of a fire which destroyed the convent and adjoining school and her role in the rescue of all the children in her care. (12 February 1908).
• Copy marriage certificate of William Woodlock and Frances Dillon (4 February 1865). The certificate is extracted from the registry book of the Parish of St. Patrick, Cork. The copy was made on 18 December 1893.
• Card marking the fiftieth anniversary of the marriage of William [1801-1883] and Catherine Woodlock in Dublin on 13 May 1829. This William Woodlock was the father of William Woodlock (1832-1890), the barrister and Dublin Police Court Magistrate.
• Advertisement for a series of articles by Thomas F. Woodlock (1866-1945), the former editor of ‘The Wall Street Journal’. The articles were published by Columbia Press with the title of ‘The Catholic Mind and the Modern World’. (1946).
• Clipping of an article reporting on the funeral of William Woodlock. The article notes that Woodlock died on 12 June 1890 (aged 58). It reads ‘The remains of the late Mr. William Woodlock JP, one of the Divisional Police Magistrates of Dublin, were removed this morning from his residence, Mounty Square, for internment in Glasnevin Cemetery … the burial service was recited by the Most Rev. [Bartholomew] Woodlock, Bishop of Ardagh’. The article notes that Bishop Bartholomew Woodlock was William Woodlock’s uncle.
• Clippings of obituaries for Thomas F. Woodlock (1866-1945). The clippings are taken from ‘The Universe’, ‘The Times’ and ‘Irish Independent’. Reference is made to his Irish connections, noting that he was born in Dublin and that he was the elder brother of Fr. Francis Woodlock SJ (1871-1940) and a grandnephew of Bishop Bartholomew Woodlock (1819-1902).
• Notice re the funeral of Catherine Woodlock (née Teeling), who was born in Dublin on 14 June 1808 and who died in Bruges, Belgium, on 3 March 1885. Catherine Woodlock was the mother of William Woodlock (1832-1890), the barrister and Dublin Police Court Magistrate.
• Memorial card for William Woodlock ‘born in Dublin on 10 November 1801 and died in Bruges, Belgium, on 29 May 1883’. This William Woodlock was the father of William Woodlock (1832-1890), the barrister and Dublin Police Court Magistrate.
• Clipping of an article reporting the resignation of Bartholomew Woodlock as Bishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise (‘Irish Times’, 12 October 1894).
• Clipping of a short death notice for William Woodlock, ‘one of the Divisional Magistrates of Dublin’. (‘Irish Catholic’, June 1890).
• Photographic prints captioned ‘Christine Aitken and John Aitken’ and ‘F. W.’s Niece / Kathleen Aitken’.
• Correspondence of William Woodlock with his mother and father. (1843-1860). The letters refer to personal and family news and to the younger William’s travels in England and in Europe.
• Clipping of an article reporting on the death of Miss Mary Woodlock born in Dublin on 25 August 1841, and died in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, on 30 August 1896. It is noted that Mary Woodlock was the niece of Bishop Bartholomew Woodlock (1819-1902). (‘The Catholic News’, Port-of-Spain, 4 September 1896).
• Clipping of an article by John O’Connor titled ‘Thomas F. Woodlock: Apostle of Truth’ (‘Ava Maria’, 12 Jan. 1946).
• Clipping of an obituary and appreciation for Ellen Woodlock (‘Cork Examiner’, 16 July 1884).
• Letter from Sir Dominic Corrigan (1802-1880), 4 Merrion Square West, Dublin, to ‘Fanny’ (possibly Frances Woodlock). (1 December 1872).
• Letter from William Corrigan, 13 Hardwick Place, Dublin, to Frances Dillon [his future wife], 7 Sidney Place, Cork. (13 September 1864).
• Photographic print of two women and their dog overlooking Bray Head in County Wicklow. No indication of the identities of the two women is given, but it is very likely that they are members of the extended Woodlock family. The railway line in the background of the photograph is the Bray to Greystones route, which first opened in 1855, and includes tunnels and viaducts designed by the British engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859).
A loose letter is also extant in the file. The letter from William Woodlock is in German and is dated (at Blackrock, County Dublin) 16 April 1852.

Lease by Margret Wood, widow, Cork, and Rev. Joshua Browne Ryder, Castlelyons, Cork, to Robert Warner, Cork, master cooper, of a store, offices and concerns situated on Charlotte Quay and on Queen Street, Cork, lately in the possession of Thomas Harvey, for 800 years, at the yearly rent of £60. With attached sketch map of the said premises which are bordered to the south by Charlotte Quay, to the west by Mr Murphy’s concerns and to the west by ‘Mr Theobald Mathew’s Chapel’. The map was drawn by John Deeble, architect, Cork. With copy memorials of said lease made by the Assistant Register of Deeds, 2 July 1929 and 5 June 1950.

Leases and related legal documents relating to transactions involving a dwelling house and adjoining premises at 6 Queen Street, Cork. The file includes:
• Lease from Edward Robinson, the city of Cork, attorney at law, to John Henry Gamble, of the aforementioned premises on Queen Street for 500 years at the yearly rent of £45. 28 July 1845. With counterpart.
• Conveyance from the Encumbered Estate Commissioners to Robert Hall, merchant, of the aforementioned premises at no. 6 Queen Street, in consideration of £250. 15 Nov. 1850.
• Lease by William Wise, Woolston House, North Cadbury, Bath, and Hugh Stanley Wise, Newton Abbott, Devon, to Thomas William Joseph Barry, hotel proprietor, Cork, of the said premises at No. 6 Queen Street, Cork, for 199 years at the yearly rent of £21. 27 Nov. 1890. With counterpart. See also CA HT/2/1/1/26.
• Conveyance by William Wise and Hugh Stanley Wise to Edwin Hall, Blackrock, County Cork, of the lessee’s interest of the aforementioned premises at no. 6 Queen Street in consideration of 10s. 24 Sept. 1894.
• Assignment by William Ringrose Atkins, chartered accountant, South Mall, Cork, and John Tweedy, solicitor, College Green, Dublin to William Carroll, Anglesea Street, Cork, of the residue of the unexpired lease of the aforementioned premises at no. 6 Queen Street in consideration of £205. 23 Dec. 1904.
• Assignment by William Carroll, Anglesea Street, Cork, to Rev. Fiacre (Bartholomew) Brophy OSFC and Rev. Matthew (Thomas) O’Connor OSFC, Father Mathew Quay, Cork, and Rev. Jarlath (Thomas) Hynes OSFC and Rev. Augustine (John) Hayden OSFC, Rochestown, County of Cork, of the residue of the unexpired lease of the aforementioned premises at no. 6 Queen Street in consideration of £550.
The original lease of these premises (dated 19 July 1773) is at
CA HT/2/1/2/2.

Lease by Margaret Wood, widow, Cork, and Rev. Joshua Browne Ryder, Castlelyons, Cork, to Robert Warner, Cork, master cooper, of a stable, coach house and concerns lately in the possession of William Cash and George Evans situated on Queen Street for 800 years at the yearly rent of £25. With attached sketch map of the demised premises delineated in hand-washed colour. The map was drawn by John Deeble, architect, 13 Cook Street, Cork, and is dated 25 Aug. 1845. With a copy memorial of said lease made by the Assistant Register of Deeds, 9 Dec. 1950.

Lease by Robert Warner to John Henry Gamble of a stable, coach house and other concerns on Queen Street, Cork, lately in the possession of William Cash and George Evans situated in the parish of Holy Trinity, Cork, for 599 years at the yearly rent of £25. A sketch of map of the demised property is endorsed on the verso. Scale: 40 feet to 1 inch. With counterpart and three typescript copies made by J.C. & A. Blake, solicitors, Cork, 22 Nov. 1906.

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.

Bound volume of replies sent to William O’Connor in response to his gifts of engravings of the ‘Father Mathew Tower’ in Cork. The engravings were sent to individuals who agreed to act as patrons of the tower. The correspondence runs from 1846-7. The file includes letters from George Howard, Viscount Morpeth, Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne, Capt. Forbes of the 'Jamestown', Admiral Edward Codrington, Henry Pelham-Clinton, Earl of Lincoln, and Asenath Nicholson, author of 'The Bible of Ireland' (1852). A dedication on the title page reads ‘I am with high respect Dear Mr. O’Connor, your grateful and affectionate friend, Theobald Mathew, Cork, 26th November 1846’. Some of the covering envelopes are also pasted into the volume.

Scale: 5 feet to 1 statue mile
Ordnance Survey map of Dublin, sheet 13, showing parts of St. Michan’s, St. Paul’s, Grangegorman, St. Audeon’s parishes and parts of Arran Quay, Inns Quay and Usher’s Quay. The map shows the ‘Capuchin Franciscan, RC Chapel’ on Church Street (constructed in 1796), the Bow Street Distillery, and the area surrounding Smithfield Market.

An original total abstinence pledge card of Charles Doherty dated 7 Nov. 1847. The card is signed by Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. With a cover letter (1 Aug. 2001) from Liam O’Connell referring to this item. The letter notes that his ancestor (Charles Doherty) took the pledge in St. Peter’s Pro-Cathedral in Belfast. He also encloses an advertisement from Cantrell & Cochrane, Mineral and Aerated Water Manufacturer, referring to the Apostle of Temperance [c.1900].