Exterior of Father Mathew Hall
- IE CA HA/1/9/13
- Item
- c.1985
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic print of the exterior of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, showing the old ‘Halla Maitiú’ sign (now extant in the Irish Capuchin Archives).
Exterior of Father Mathew Hall
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic print of the exterior of Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, showing the old ‘Halla Maitiú’ sign (now extant in the Irish Capuchin Archives).
Souvenir Programme for First Father Mathew Feis
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Souvenir programme for the opening of an extension to Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The programme provides an itinerary and guide to the first Father Mathew Feis, the Irish Trade Mark Exhibition and the Father Mathew Museum. The literary adjudicators for the Feis were Eoin MacNeill, Brian O’Higgins, George O’Moonan and Sinéad Ní Fhlannagáin. The new extension included a stage, dressing rooms, storage rooms, a new gallery, a ‘lantern and cinematograph operating chamber’ and a refreshment room.
Irish Dancing Prizewinners, Father Mathew Feis, Dublin
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
An image of Irish dancing prizewinners at the Father Mathew Feis in Dublin in 1938.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Inscribed on bowl: ‘Corn “Róisín Dubh”’. On reverse of the bowl: Names of winners from 1942-1997.
Fáilte / Organ of Aonach na Bealtaine
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
'Fáilte / Organ of Aonach na Bealtaine / Grand Temperance Fete / Father Mathew Hall, Church Street, Dublin / 1907'.
Publisher: Baile Atha Cliath: Ó Bruain & Árthr
Bound in contemporary soft covers with printed title to front cover.
Photographs of a performance in Father Mathew Hall
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Photographic prints of a performance of a 'Cinderella' musical in Father Mathew Hall. A manuscript annotation on the reverse of one of the prints reads: ‘Father Mathew Hall, Dublin’. The prints are held in glass frames.
Pianist at the Father Mathew Feis
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
A young pianist performing at the Father Mathew Feis on Church Street in Dublin.
Timetable of Competitions for the Father Mathew Feis
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Timetable and programme of competitions at the Father Mathew Feis in Dublin which was due to be held between 23 April and 30 April 1916. The event was short by the outbreak of fighting in the Church Street area on 24 April.
Father Mathew Feis Admittance Ticket
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Blank Father Mathew Feis admittance ticket requesting competitor name, number and competition details.
Part of Irish Capuchin Archives
Book of newspaper cuttings relating to the Father Mathew Feis in Dublin. Annotations on the top of each page supply the name of the newspaper and (for later inserts) the date of the newspaper clipping. Includes clippings from the 'Irish Independent', 'Daily Mail', and 'Irish Times'. The clippings mainly relate to competitions and records of prize winners at the Feis. Some clippings relate to the history of the Feis and its connection with the Gaelic League and the National Revival. Biographies of various Capuchin friars involved with the Feis are also included (Fr. Michael O’Shea OFM Cap. and Fr. Aloysius Travers OFM Cap.). A manuscript annotation on the second to last page notes the ‘entries for Feis, 1938: Irish Dancing, 1,095; Others, 713; Total, 1,808’. Inserts include a typescript timetable for the Feis an Athar Maitiú, 1937, signed by Fr. Michael O’Shea OFM Cap., President.