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- 17 Oct. 1903-20 Dec. 1908 (Creation)
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c.350 pp; Bound volume; 22 cm x 18 cm; Manuscript
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The volume contains information in respect of ticket sales and cash derived from various lectures and concert performances at Father Mathew Hall, Church Street. The Hall was regularly frequented by those interested in promoting cultural revivalist activities such as storytelling and festivals of native song and dance. The volume records that Pádraig Pearse gave a lecture in the Hall entitled ‘Education in Ancient Ireland’ on 20 Nov. 1905. On 29 Jan. 1906, the Chevalier Sheeran gave a talk on subject of the ‘alleged atrocities in the Congo Free State’. Each entry is signed by a secretary or officer of the Hall Committee. The signatories include J.W. Whitmore and J. Scanlan.
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The volume is lacking covers and the text block is exposed. Pages are loose and there is tearing and wear to the edges. Very careful manual handling is required.