The sub-series contains a collection of original Total Abstinence Society pledge cards. Most of the cards are signed by the pledge-taker and by Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The cards were decorated with various temperance symbols and vignettes. An illustration on one side of the cards depicted a scene warning of the dangers of intemperance – a man driven by alcohol to beat his wife. Another illustration showed a scene of temperance – a happy family reading together by the hearth. The cards are listed in chronological order.
Framed National Total Abstinence Society pledge card of Mathew Gorman dated 3 Oct. 1830. The pledge reads ‘I voluntarily agree to abstain from all intoxicating drinks (except by medical direction) and will not give or offer, and to discountenance the cause and practice of intemperance’. A small seal is attached to the card.
Results book for the Father Mathew Feis, Church Street. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and school. Soft bound cover with cotton twine binding.
Results book for the Father Mathew Feis, Church Street. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and school. Soft bound cover with cotton twine binding.
Results book for the Father Mathew Feis, Church Street. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and school.
Results book for the Father Mathew Feis, Church Street. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and school. Soft bound cover with cotton twine binding.
Results book for the Father Mathew Feis. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and school or home address. Soft bound cover with cotton twine binding.
Results book for the Father Mathew Feis. The entries are recorded under the headings of competition number, competitor number, ranking or place, name of the competitor and school or home address.
Adjudicators’ reports for the competitions held at the Father Mathew Feis in 1992. The reports include remarks made by various adjudicators at the Feis including May McHenry and Anne Dockery. The reports include entries under the title of competitor’s number, competition number, competition title and marks awarded. The competitions assessed include the boy’s and girl’s solo elocution, the Father McAuliffe cup and the oratorio.
