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Programme for an event at The Brompton Oratory, London, to mark the 150th anniversary of Fr. Mathew’s death. The programme provides an illustrated history of the life of Fr. Mathew and the subsequent commemorations of his temperance campaign. The programme includes photographic prints of:
The Father Mathew Tower, Cork.
The Father Mathew Statue by John Foley, erected on 10 Oct. 1864.
The Father Mathew statue, Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, erected in 1876.
The Father Mathew Statue by Mary Redmond, O’Connell Street, Dublin, unveiled in 1893.
The chalice presented by Lady Elizabeth Mathew to her kinsman, Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC, now held in Holy Trinity Church, Cork.
Charles Lysaght, barrister and collateral descendant of Fr. Mathew, in St. Joseph’s Cemetery in Cork.

The series contains a large collection of historical research notes, correspondence and transcripts relating to the life and temperance campaign of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The series has been divided into seven sub-series and includes compilations of research notes created by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. (1876-1965), Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. (1875-1953), and Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. (1915-1997), Capuchin friars who undertook extensive research into Fr. Mathew’s life and ministry. Note that (in most instances) the date element refers to the original date of creation of the document or the time-period to which the research pertains.

• Letter from Patrick Forrestal to Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap. giving his father’s recollections of Fr. Mathew. He writes ‘My father was born in 1832 in the Parish of Ramsgrange, Wexford. … . He took the pledge from Father Mathew and kept it about 16 years. … It was very remarkable the multitude that gathered around him, the platform was enormous, something like ten thousand. He [Fr. Mathew] walked off the platform to where my father stood and told him you are very young may God bless you and placed his two hands around his head …’. [c.1902]. Manuscript, 6 pp.
• Copy article from the 'Cork Examiner' on Fr. Mathew’s birthplace. 27 Oct. 1931. Typescript, 1 p.
• Note by Fr. Francis Hayes OFM Cap. re two contemporary engravings of Fr. Mathew in the possession of Charlie McCarthy. Fr. Francis notes that they were engraved and designed by John Brown, Patrick Street, Cork, heraldic artist for Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC, 1845. Typescript, 1 p.
• Note on the inscription on the Daniel O’Connell memorial window in Holy Trinity (Father Mathew Memorial) Church in Cork. It reads: ‘Sacred in gratitude and affection to the memory of Daniel O’Connell, liberator of his fellow Catholics from the inflictions of the Penal Code and assertion of equal rights of all communities to civil and religious freedom, RIP’. Manuscript, 1 p.
• Cuttings referring to the visit of Fr. Mathew to Kilkenny where he had ‘17,000 adherents to the total abstinence principles’ and a similar visit to Limerick. 'Morning Register', 23 Jan. 1840; 'Saunder’s News-Letter', 23 Mar. 1840. Pasted onto card, 2 pp.
• Copy excerpts from the 'Quarterly Review', December 1840-Mar. 1841, referring (negatively) to the relationship between the Fr. Mathew’s temperance movement and ‘Romanism in Ireland’. Typescript, 1 p.
• Notes by Fr. Paul Neary OSFC re Fr. Mathew taken from 'The Nation'. Manuscript, 10 pp.
• Letter from Deborah Webb to Fr. Silvester Mulligan OSFC enclosing her recollections of a meeting with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in Rathfarnham, Dublin. 25 Oct. 1913. Manuscript, 5 pp.
• Extracts relating to Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in the Life of Catherine MacAuley. Typescript, 1 p.
• Extracts from 'Tuckey’s Cork Remembrances' (Cork, 1838), John D’Alton, 'History of the County of Dublin' (Dublin, 1838), 'The Irish Magazine', and 'Dublin University Magazine' re the Capuchins in Cork and Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. One of the extract reads ‘10 Oct. 1810: The corporation determined to improve this city, by pulling down the houses on the right of Blackamoor Lane, and continuing Sullivan’s Quay to the South Bridge’. Manuscript, 8 pp.
• Extract from An Irishman’s diary by Quidnunc in the 'Irish Times', 9 Aug. 1943, referring to visit to London by Fr. Mathew in Aug. 1843. ‘Led off by prayer and a speech, the temperance pioneer received pledges from 3,000 abstainers during one day, of which number about one-half were Irish’. Typescript, 1 p.

• Note re the ordination of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. It affirms that he received minor orders on 12 March 1813 and was appointed a deacon on 3 April 1813. He was ordained to the priesthood on 17 April 1814 in Townsend Street Church, Dublin. Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. notes that this information was extracted from the archives in Archbishop’s House in Dublin. Manuscript and typescript, 4 pp.
• Copybook containing notes on temperance subjects possibly compiled by Fr. Paul Neary OSFC (1857-1939). Includes extracts from Battersby’s Catholic Directory (1847-9) and notes for a talk on the life and temperance mission of Fr. Mathew. Reference is also made to notes for lantern slides used to illustrate the talk. The images include Thomastown Castle (Fr. Mathew’s birthplace), the old Capuchin friary on Blackamoor Lane, Cork, views of Holy Trinity Church, temperance medals, the Father Mathew Statue on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork, portraits and engravings. See also digitised glass plate collection (CA PH-2) where some of these lantern slides are extant. Manuscript, 45 pp.
• List of lantern slides used to illustrate a talk on Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in 1904. Each slide has an accompanying note and explanatory comment. The final page has a transcription of a letter from Fr. Mathew to John O’Connell, eldest son of Daniel O’Connell, offering his condolences on the death of his father (4 June 1847). See also digitised glass plate collection (CA PH-2) where some of these lantern slides are extant. Manuscript and typescript, 10 pp.
• Biographical sketch of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC probably compiled by Fr. Francis Hayes OSFC (1866-1946). Manuscript, 45 pp.
• Clipping an article by Rev. Joseph Corr C.Ss.R. titled ‘Athenry Abbey and Esker Monastery’ published in 'The Redemptorist Record' in March 1939. The article refers to Fr. Mathew preaching at the consecration of the new church at Esker in 1844. Printed, 2 pp.
• Extracts from John Francis Maguire’s 'Father Mathew / A Biography'. Manuscript, 10 pp.
• Notes re contemporary printed sources relating to Fr. Mathew and his temperance campaign. Includes reference to newspapers, manuals, biographies and pamphlets. Manuscript, 2 pp.
• Liam Maher, 'Temperance in Ireland' (Dublin: Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1959). Printed, 20 pp.
• Letter from Andrew McIntyre, The Diamond, Lifford, County Donegal, to Fr. David Kelleher OFM Cap. referring to a visit by Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC to County Donegal on 15 June 1841. He wrote ‘The Medal Hill in 1841 was not planted. It was bare and rounded on all sides, so that Father Mathew was able to stand at the top with the people around him on all sides. Of course, the great majority of these people were Catholics, but there were many Protestants. I knew one, Alick Moffatt, of Ballymore, who was there that day, and took the Pledge, and kept it for several years. He often talked of the great day. My grandfather, James Collins, took the pledge on that day and kept it until his death on 19th January 1893’. 22 Feb. 1955. Typescript, 2 pp.
• Booklet for a Mass Celebration on Medal Hill (formerly Doe Chapel) near Creeslough in County Donegal to mark Fr. Mathew’s temperance gathering at the same location on 15 June 1841. The commemorative mass was held on 21 August 1988. With (colour) photograph prints of the unveiling of a commemorative plaque at the location and newspaper cuttings from the 'Donegal People’s Press', 26 August 1988 of photographs from the open-air mass. 9 items.

• Photocopy of Fr. Matthew Flynn OFM Cap., 'The Eager Heart / A short life of Father Theobald Mathew OFM Cap. / The Apostle of Temperance' (Dublin: Catholic Truth Society of Ireland, 1961), 24 pp.
• Photocopy of an article by Professor W.F.P. Stockley, ‘Theobald Mathew’s Work (1838-1938)’, 'Bonaventura' (Winter 1938), pp 33-49.
• Photocopy of an article by Fr. Fintan Roche OFM Cap., ‘Father Theobald Mathew (1790-1856)’, 'Bonaventura' (Winter 1940-41), pp 121-9.
• An article on Fr. Theobald Mathew transcribed from 'The Father Mathew Record'. Typescript, 4 pp.

• Notebook with extracts by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. from John Francis Maguire’s 'Father Mathew / A Biography'. The notebook also contains a transcript of letter from Fr. Mathew to Mary Shackleton dated at Cork, 4 Aug. 1841. With extracts from the 'Cork Examiner', 21 Apr. 1848, the 'Southern Reporter', 14 Oct. 1848 and the 'Cork Examiner', 10 Oct. 1864. The latter newspaper extract refers to the unveiling of the Father Mathew Statue in Cork and the speech of John Francis Maguire. [c.1910]. Manuscript, 30 pp.
• Clipping from 'The Standard', 12 October 1929, referring to a bust of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in Father Mathew Hall, Dublin. The bust has the following inscription:
‘Fra. Theobald Mathew, Ord. Cappuccin / J. Hogan fecit, 1834’.
The article explains that the bust was presented by Fr. Francis Mahony ‘to Cardinal Micara, Minister General of the Capuchin Franciscan Order, who was an admirer of the Apostle of Temperance. … It has been ever since preserved in the Convent of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Barberini Convent. … Some months ago, the Father Provincial of the Roman Province very gracefully and generously donated to his confreres this memorial of the illustrious Capuchin Friar’.
With a letter to Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. re the sending of this bust of Fr. Mathew from Rome as a gift of Fr. Ottavio d’Alatri OFM Cap., Provincial Minister of the Capuchin Roman Province. 7 Mar. 1929. Typescript, 1 p.
• Copy letters from Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. to the Rev. Mother, Sisters of Mercy Convent, Cobh, County Cork, seeking information on cures associated with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC, and a Mr. J.R. O’Flanagan who was acquainted with the Apostle of Temperance. 26 May 1930-2 June 1930. Typescript, 2 pp.
• Notes by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. on the American tour of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The sources include John Francis Maguire, Fr. Mathew’s biographer, Thomas Crosbie, proprietor of the 'Cork Examiner' at the inaugural meeting of the Committee for the Centennial Celebrations in 1889, and Denny Lane, a Cork-born poet and contemporary of Fr. Mathew. [c.1930]. Manuscript and typescript, 10 pp.
• Copybook containing notes relating to the Irish Capuchins, Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC and his temperance campaign taken from 'Battersby’s Catholic Directory', 1846-7. The notes were transcribed by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. Manuscript, 51 pp.

• Flier referring to a public request of Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. for medals, pictures, letters, certificates and other memorabilia associated with Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. c.1938. Printed. 1 p.
• An article titled ‘Footsteps of Fr. Mathew’ by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. published in 'The Father Mathew Record'. c.1930. Printed, pp 234-6.
• Letter to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from Edward Vincent O’Connor re the visit of Fr. Mathew to Coleraine to administer the pledge in about 1842. 19 Nov. 1915. Manuscript, 2 pp.
• Letter to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from Richard Burke, re a temperance medal in his possession. [c.1915]. Manuscript, 2 pp.
• Letters to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from M. Bradley, 32 Lawrence Street, Drogheda, County Louth, re engravings and mementos of Fr. Mathew in his possession. He refers to ‘a small steel engraving of the bust of Fr. Mathew’ and encloses a rough sketch of the same. 20 Oct. 1915-30 Nov. 1915. Manuscript, 4 pp.
• Timeline of significant events associated with Fr. Mathew’s temperance campaign. The notes were compiled by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. The events cover the period from 1840-3. Manuscript, 4 pp.
• Copybook containing extracts of Irish Capuchin interest (and in particular re Fr. Mathew and his temperance campaign) from the 'Kilkenny Journal', 19 Mar. 1845-3 Jan. 1846. The extracts were compiled by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. Manuscript, 55 pp.
• Letters to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from James Power, Workingmen’s Temperance Society, Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, enclosing photographs of stone in a field upon which Fr. Mathew reputedly gave the pledge to 20,000-50,000 people. He also refers to a collection of temperance medals which he has in his possession and encloses some notes on the activities of the local temperance society in 1842. 19 Oct. 1915-23 June 1916. Manuscript, 5 pp, 3 photographic postcard prints.
• Letter to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from Kate O’Sullivan, a grand-niece of Fr. Mathew, enclosing a photographic print (carte de visite) of her grand-uncle, Charles Mathew. [c.1915]. Manuscript, 4 pp, photographic print.
• Letters to Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. from [Miss M.A. Parry], 29 Gunter Grove, Chelsea, London, recalling her visit to see Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC in London in 1854/5. 24 Oct. 1915-30 Jan. 1916. Manuscript, 20 pp.

• Letter from M.A. Buckley, Acting City Solicitor, Cork Corporation, to Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. enclosing a list of title deeds and leases which trace the ownership of property in the Blackamoor Lane/Sullivan’s Quay area. 4 June 1970. The list traces the ownership of the site of the Capuchin Chapel on Blackamoor Lane which closed as a place of worship in 1850. Cork Corporation granted all the premises on Blackamoor Lane (including the former Friary Chapel) to the Catholic Bishop of Cork in 1892. The former Chapel was used as a meeting place for local Catholic Scouts’ groups until the late 1950s when the Catholic Bishop surrendered his interest to the Corporation which used it as a warehouse. The file also includes a cutting from 'The Evening Echo', 24 August 1991. The article refers to the conversion of the old Capuchin chapel on Blackamoor Lane into Ellroys nightclub and includes some photographic prints. The article’s author gleefully remarks that ‘Fr. Theobald Mathew would be spinning in his grave’. Typescript, manuscript and cutting, 18 pp.
• An article by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. titled ‘Father Theobald Mathew OFM Cap. – a wonder worker? / The rapid spread of the Cork Total Abstinence Society’. The article also includes a timeline of important events in Fr. Mathew’s life. c.1990. Typescript, 6 pp.
• Draft of an article by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. on the ‘Total Abstinence Movement’ published in 'The Capuchin Annual' (1956-7), pp 129-37. Typescript and printed, 16 pp.

• An article by Fr. Nessan titled ‘Landmarks of Father Mathew’ giving short histories of the Botanic Gardens, Holy Trinity Church, the Father Mathew Tower, the Father Mathew Statue on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork, and Father Mathew Hall in Cork. Typescript, 2 pp.
• Note by Fr. Nessan on the history of the Father Mathew Statue on St. Patrick’s Street, Cork. An annotation suggests that the article was intended to be published in the 'Cork Examiner'. Typescript, 3 pp.
• Copybook containing extracts of research on the life of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC by Fr. Nessan. The copybook contains references and notes from the account book of the Capuchin Friary in Cork, the 'Cork Examiner' and other sources. Manuscript, 120 pp.
• Notes and acetate sheets for an illustrated talk by Fr. Nessan on the life and temperance campaign of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. Typescript, 30 pp.
• Index to published (journal and newspaper) articles on Father Mathew compiled by Fr. Nessan. The index is thematically arranged with headings such as ‘his early life’, ‘pastoral work’, ‘total abstinence movement’, and ‘Father Mathew in America’. Typescript, 19 pp.