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Fr. Theobald Mathew: Research and Commemorative Papers 1 Irish Capuchin Archives Descriptive List Fr. Theobald Mathew: Research and Commemorative Papers Collection Code: CA/FM/RES A collection of research material relating to Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (1790-1856) and the temperance crusade. The collection includes correspondence, publications, newspaper cuttings, ephemera and original artefacts relating to various commemorations of Father Mathew and his total abstinence campaign from the nineteenth century onwards. Compiled by Provincial Archivist March 2018 No portion of this descriptive list may be reproduced without the written consent of the Provincial Archivist, Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, Ireland, Capuchin Friary, Church Street, Dublin 7. 2 Fig. 1: Memorial print by John Mahoney honouring Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (1790-1856) and his temperance campaign. The Father Mathew Record (February 1913). Fig. 2: The official unveiling of the Father Mathew Statue on Sackville (later O’Connell) Street on 8 February 1893. (Irish Capuchin Archives). 3 Table of Contents Identity Statement .................................................................................................................................. 4 Context .................................................................................................................................................... 4 Biographical History ............................................................................................................................ 4 Archival History ................................................................................................................................... 5 CONTENT AND STRUCTURE .................................................................................................................... 6 System of Arrangement ...................................................................................................................... 7 Postnominal Abbreviation .................................................................................................................. 8 Access and Descriptive Control ............................................................................................................... 8 1. Transcripts of Letters and Documents relating to Father Mathew .................................................... 9 2. History of the Temperance Reformation by James McKenna .......................................................... 21 3. Commemorations of Father Mathew ............................................................................................... 23 3.1. Father Mathew Centenary (1890) ............................................................................................. 23 3.2. Cork International Exhibition (1902) .......................................................................................... 30 3.3. Temperance Campaign Centenary (1938) ................................................................................. 32 3.4. Father Mathew Centenary (1956) ............................................................................................. 33 3.5. 150th Anniversary of the Temperance Campaign (1988) ........................................................... 34 3.6. Father Mathew Bicentenary (1990) ........................................................................................... 35 3.7. 150th Anniversary of Father Mathew’s Death (2006) ................................................................ 38 4. Research on Father Mathew and the Temperance Campaign ......................................................... 40 4.1. General Research ....................................................................................................................... 40 4.2. Research by Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. (1876-1965) .................................................... 45 4.3. Research by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. (1875-1953).............................................................. 49 4.4. Research by Fr. Nessan Shaw OFM Cap. (1915-1997) ............................................................... 53 4.5. Genealogical Research on Father Mathew ................................................................................ 64 4.6. St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cork ....................................................................................................... 67 4.7. Research for the Cause of Father Mathew ................................................................................ 68 5. Later Temperance Associations ........................................................................................................ 72 6. Visual Material .................................................................................................................................. 77 7. Newspaper Clippings ......................................................................................................................... 81 8. Published Works relating to Father Mathew and Temperance ........................................................ 95 9. Artefacts .......................................................................................................................................... 115 9.1. Total Abstinence Society Pledge Cards .................................................................................... 115 9.2. Framed Letters of Father Mathew ........................................................................................... 119 9.3. Temperance Society Medals .................................................................................................... 121 9.4. Other Artefacts ........................................................................................................................ 130 4 Identity Statement Reference code IE/CA/FM/RES Title Fr. Theobald Mathew: Research and Commemorative Papers Creator(s) Irish Capuchins Date range 1790-2006; predominately c.1850-1930 Level of Description Fonds Extent 21 boxes, comprising 121 files and 626 items and approximately 6,453 pp Context Biographical History Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC (1790-1856) Theobald Mathew was born at Thomastown Castle near the village of Golden in County Tipperary on 10 October 1790. The Mathews were an old landed family with both Catholic and Protestant branches. Francis Mathew (1738-1806) was the owner of Thomastown Castle. He was created Viscount Landaff in 1793, and then Earl Landaff in 1797 (the title derived from the place in Wales from which the family had come to Ireland in the seventeenth century. The title was sometimes referred to as the Earldom of Llandaff since that is the more common Welsh spelling but it is Earl Landaff in the Peerage of Ireland. The Mathews of Thomastown held this title from 1797 to 1833). In the 1760s, Francis Mathew had adopted his orphaned cousin, James Mathew, Theobald’s father. On reaching adulthood, James was appointed the agent for the Mathew estate. Unlike many of the Mathews, James remained a Catholic throughout his life. His wife, Anne Whyte, was also a Catholic. They had twelve children, the fourth of whom was Theobald. The young Theobald Mathew had a privileged childhood, enjoying favoured treatment from his Protestant relation, Lady Elizabeth Mathew, the daughter of Francis Mathew. Lady Elizabeth knew and approved of Theobald’s priestly ambitions, and in 1800 she provided the money to pay for his education at St. Canice’s, a Catholic boarding school in Kilkenny. In September 1807, Theobald enrolled at St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth, for seminary training. However, his plans were upset when in his first year he was forced to leave Maynooth in order to avoid being expelled for holding what appears to have been a drunken party for his fellow students. He was subsequently accepted by the Capuchin Franciscan Order as a novice and he made his way to Church Street in Dublin to be trained. The Capuchins, in common with many of the religious orders in Ireland, were weak at this time and were thus extremely anxious for new recruits. On 3 April 1813 Mathew was ordained a deacon. A year later he was ordained a priest by the Most Rev. Daniel Murray (1768-1852), later Archbishop of Dublin. After a brief sojourn in Kilkenny, Fr. Mathew moved back to Cork where he came under the influence of Fr. Daniel Donovan OSFC (d. 14 Jan. 1821) who was elected Provincial Minister of the Irish Capuchins in 1816. Fr. Mathew devoted a good deal of his time to practical charitable enterprises, establishing schools for poor and orphaned children. In these schools the children were taught household skills in addition to elementary subjects. In 1821, Fr. Donovan died and Fr. Mathew was elected his successor as Provincial Minister. He would continue to hold this position until 1851. In 1832, he broke ground for an elaborate, Gothic-style Capuchin church in Cork (subsequently called The Church of the Most Holy Trinity), on Charlotte Quay (later renamed Father Mathew Quay). Due to a lack of funds the church would remain unfinished in Fr. Mathew’s lifetime. It was not until 1890 that the spire and façade were added. Nevertheless, Fr. Mathew gained an excellent reputation in the local community for his tireless endeavours in support of the poor of Cork. He was also noted for his exceptional spirit of 5 ecumenism. He was on friendly terms with a number of leading Protestants and Quakers in the city. Fr. Mathew joined the total abstinence movement in Cork in April 1838. The Cork Total Abstinence Society was established with the avowed aim of encouraging people to make one
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