A postcard print of a cartoon image of a boat at sea named ‘Irish Nationality’, being navigated by a priest (presumably representing the Catholic Church). The boat is being rowed by leading Irish politicians such as Éamon de Valera and Arthur Griffith. Each of their respective political parties are represented in writing on their oars – Sinn Féin, Labour, and the Nationalist Party. Printed by the Gaelic Press. The artist’s initials are given as ‘H.O’N’.
A bound volume containing publishing works by Fr. Michael O’Hickey. Includes some clippings and manuscript additions. The inside front cover has a print of Fr. O’Hickey with a manuscript annotation which reads ‘Born at Carrickbeg, Carrick-on-Suir, 12th March 1961. Died at Portlaw, Co. Waterford 19th November 1916. Ordained priest in Waterford 1884. Appointed Professor of Irish, Maynooth College 1896’. A later annotation on the opening page reads ‘Very rare / unique’. Printed title to spine reads ‘Writings of Rev. Dr. O’Hickey’. The volume includes:
• ‘A Great Gaelic Scholar / Death of the Very Rev. Dr. O’Hickey’ (‘Clonmel Nationalist’, 22 Nov. 1916).
• ‘Primary schools and their management / by Sacerdes and Sagart’ ([privately printed], 1907). 64 pp.
• ‘The True National Idea by Rev. M.P. O’Hickey / A lecture delivered in the hall of the Catholic Commercial Club, Dublin, on November 3rd, 1898, under the auspices of the Central Branch of the Gaelic League’. (Dublin, Gaelic League Pamphlets, Third Edition, 1898). 8 pp.
• ‘The Irish language movement: its genesis, growth and progress / by Rev. Michael P. O’Hickey’ ([Dublin, Gaelic League, 1902]). 15 pp.
• ‘The nationalisation of Irish education / by Rev. M.P. O’Hickey’. ([Dublin, Gaelic League, 1902]). 23 pp.
• ‘An Irish university, or else / by Rev. Michael P. O’Hickey. (Waterford, M.H. Gill & Son, 1909). 20 pp.
• ‘The Irish language and Irish intermediate education / VII / Dr. O’hickey’s reply to Dr. Mahaffy, Dr. Gwynn and Dr. Atkinson (Dublin: Gaelic League Pamphlets – no. 17, [c.1902]). 14 pp.
• ‘The Future of Irish in the National Schools / by Rev. M.P. O’Hickey’ (Dublin: Gaelic League Pamphlets – no. 9, 1900). 12 pp.
• ‘The Golden Age of the Irish Church / A lecture by Rev. Michael P. Hickey’ (Glasgow, P. Donegan & Co., 1890). 32 pp.
• ‘Wanted – an Irish university; also essays on university and kindred subjects / Collected and edited by an Irish priest’ (Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker, 1909). 128 pp.
• ‘Further documents bearing on the dismissal of Rev. Dr. O’Hickey from the Irish Chair of St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth’. ([Privately printed, c.1909]).
• ‘Memorandum dealing with the constitution, history and authority of the Board of Trustees of St. Patrick’s College, Maynooth: with some account of the visitors, past and present’. ([Privately printed, c.1909]). 31 pp.
The series contains a large collection of published works and biographical accounts dealing with the life of Fr. Theobald Mathew OSFC. The collection also includes works relating to various teetotal and temperance movements in Ireland from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. Many of the publications listed below are connected with the temperance revival of the late nineteenth century exemplified by the foundation of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association by Fr. James Cullen SJ in 1898. The works are listed in chronological order by date of publication.
Fliers setting out the aims and objectives of the Irish Loyal and Patriotic Union. Reference is also made to the work done by the Association in the election campaigns of 1885 and 1886. The flier dated October 1887 provides a list of selected names from the 1886 subscriptions list to the organisation.
FILING CABINET 010: BARBERI PAPERS:
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FILE TWENTY-SEVEN: PUBLICATIONS
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A large brown envelope containing Fr Urban Young’s correspondence, 1926 - 1948 about the publication of his own Life and Letters of Fr Dominic Barberi (1926) and Dominic in England (1935) and of D. Gwynn’s Dominic Barberi
Passionist Fathers, Sutton, Venerable Father Dominic CP, a pamphlet, 1930
Fr Urban Young CP, Venerable Dominic Barberi, pamphlet, 1940
Harvest, February 1945, in honour of Fr Dominic CP
Fr Urban Young CP, Venerable Dominic, pamphlet, 1947, 3 copies
Catholic Record, September 1949, pp,241-245, ‘Ven. Fr Dominic of the Mother of God’, anonymous [Canon Turner?] and a photocopy
A letter, 3 October 1956, from the Catholic Truth Society [CTS] to Fr Patrick Sheridan, Provincial, about reprinting a pamphlet life of Ven. Fr Dominic
Two letters, 5 and 16 November 1956 from J.W. Kershaw, Mt Carmel, Blackley, Manchester, asking permission to print the letter Fr Dominic wrote to Fr George Spencer on the difference between secular and religious clergy
Correspondence between Fr Hubert Condron CP, Vice-Postulator and the Catholic Truth Society, 1963, regarding the publication of a pamphlet life of Blessed Dominic
A letter, 2 August 1963, from Fr Conrad Charles to Fr Hubert [Condron] about the CTS life of Dominic; Conrad’s own 5-language booklet; Fr Alfred Wilson’s Life and other matters pertaining to the Beatification, such as Fr Alfred’s preaching at the Triduum in Rome on 28, 29 and 30 October 1963
A letter, 13 August 1963, from Fr Dermot CP [Irish Province] regarding an article in the Cross about’s Dominic’s Beatification
A letter, 16 August 1963, from Fr Vincent Mary CP to Fr Conrad CP about information for Fr Hubert on feast rubrics
Correspondence, 26 August 1963, with Fr Conrad Charles CP about medals and pictures of Blessed Dominic
A letter, 31 August 1963, from Fr Conrad to Fr Hubert about a CTS pamphlet on Dominic
Correspondence, 1963, between the CTS and Fr Philip Hayes CP, Provincial and Fr Hubert CP about Fr Alfred’s ‘Blessed Dominic CP, Apostle of Unity’ [a pamphlet?]
A carbon copy of a typed MS. of Fr Alfred Wilson’s ‘Blessed Dominic CP, Apostle of Unity’ [a pamphlet?]
Fr Alfred Wilson, Blessed Dominic Barberi CP, pamphlet, 1963
A letter, 20 September 1963, from Fr Hubert Condron CP, Minsteracres to Fr Conrad Charles, Rome about arrangements for pilgrims etc. at the Beatification
Fr Federico Menegazzi CP, Il B. Domenico (Rome, 1963)
Correspondence, 3 December 1963, between Burns Oates and Fr Philip Hayes about sayings of Blessed Dominic for the Catholic Diary for 1965
Correspondence, 1963, regarding the Tablet’s premature publication of an article on Blessed Dominic
The Ven. Dominic Publicity Committee, regarding Beatification Press and other publicity
Blessed Dominic Supplement, regarding the Press and Dominic’s Beatification.
Kathleen Lynn, ‘Public Health circulars / No. 1’ (Dublin: Sinn Féin Public Health Dept., February, 1918). Refers to the dangers of the spread of syphilis contracted from troops returning from Europe.
Bound collection of pamphlets associated with the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association (PTAA). The collection includes:
Rev. J.A. Cullen SJ, ‘The Pioneer Movement / its story and origin’.
Most Rev. Dr. Collier, ‘The Pioneer Association is a necessary organisation’.
Most Rev. Dr. Mageean, ‘Speech at Annual Meeting, Pioneer TAA, 1935’.
Rev. F.M. Browne SJ, ‘The Pioneer is a happy warrior’.
Rev. L. Gallagher SJ, ‘The Responsibility of the Individual Pioneer’.
Rev. J. Stokes, ‘The Pioneer Apostolate’.
Rev. J. Taggart, ‘The motives of the Pioneer’.
The file also includes annual reports of the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association from 1935-40 and copies of rules and regulations of the PTAA.