Item 9 - Locks of Father Mathew’s Hair

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IE CA FM RES/9/4/9

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Locks of Father Mathew’s Hair

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  • c.1856 (Creation)

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Three artefacts

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Irish Capuchin Franciscans
(1615-2023)

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Irish Capuchin Archives

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An envelope dated 26 Sept. 1856 with annotation on front ‘Father Mathew’s Hair’. The envelope also has notes re a cashbook account endorsed on front. The other items are felt-covered decorative pieces containing small (encased) portions of Fr. Mathew’s hair. The decorative pieces were probably created in the early twentieth century.

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