Item 14 - History of Father Mathew Hall and Feis Maitiú Corcaigh

9 pp; Typescript

A history of Father Mathew Hall, Cork, and the Feis Maitiú possibly written by Claire O’Halloran, a local teacher, who formed the Cork Children's Theatre, later renamed the Cork Youth Theatre. The history provides short historical sketches under the headings: ‘Father Mathew Hall’; ‘Reconstruction under Fr. Matthew Flynn OFM Cap.’; ‘Father Mathew Total Abstinence Social Club’; ‘Feis Maitiú’; ‘Fr. Michael O’Shea OFM Cap.’; ‘Cork Youth Theatre’; ‘Cultural Event of Importance’. Includes a copy of an article on the history of Father Mathew Hall in Cork published in 'The Father Mathew Record' (Dec. 1956), p. 7,