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Total Abstinence Society of Ireland Medal
c.1840-1850
Diameter: 4.5 cm
Pewter Medal in Glass
Physical Description:
• Face (front): In relief, Fr. Mathew addresses kneeling crowd. Outer rim inscription reads: ‘May God bless you and grant you grace and strength to keep your promise’.
Obverse: Cruciform formula of pledge: ‘I / Promise / by the / Help of / God/ to abstain from all / intoxicating drinks / except used medicinally / and to discountenance the / cause and practice / of / intemperance’. Outer edge inscription reads: ‘The Very Rev. T. Mathew, President / The Total Abstinence Society of Ireland’.
The medal has fragments of a green ribbon and pin attached.

Total Abstinence Society of Ireland Medal
c.1840-1850
Diameter: 4.5 cm
Pewter Medal in Glass
Physical Description:
• Face (front): In relief, Fr. Mathew addresses kneeling crowd. Outer rim inscription reads: ‘May God bless you and grant you grace and strength to keep your promise’.
Obverse: Cruciform formula of pledge: ‘I / Promise / by the / Help of / God/ to abstain from all / intoxicating drinks / except used medicinally / and to discountenance the / cause and practice / of / intemperance’. Outer edge inscription reads: ‘The Very Rev. T. Mathew, President / The Total Abstinence Society of Ireland’.
The medal has fragments of a green ribbon and pin attached.

Total Abstinence Society of Ireland Medals
c.1840-1850
Diameter: 4.3 cm
Thirteen Pewter Medals
Physical Description:
• Face (front): Centre: Man and woman on pedestal on which two children are seated. The adults carry a shield surmounted by a cross, with an angel (or in some cases two angels) above. The upper part of the shield has a lamb bearing a banner. The man bears a banner with the words ‘sobriety’. The woman bears a banner with the words ‘Domestic Comfort’. Outer-edge inscription reads: ‘Total Abstinence Society of Ireland’.
Obverse: Cruciform text of pledge: ‘I / Promise / by the / Help of / God/ to abstain from all / intoxicating drinks / except used medicinally / and to discountenance the / cause and practice / of / intemperance’. Outer edge inscription reads: ‘The Very Rev. Mathew, President, Total Abstinence Society’.
One of the medals was found in an envelope from John O’Neill, Musical Instrument Manufacturer, 140 Capel Street, Dublin. An annotation on the envelope reads ‘Fr. Mathew Temperance Medal / given to Fr. Stanislaus Kavanagh OFM Cap. / by an old woman in Kells, County Meath’.

Face (front): Centre: Man and woman on pedestal on which two children are seated. The adults carry a shield surmounted by a cross, with an angel above. The upper part of the shield has a lamb bearing a banner. The man bears a banner with the words ‘sobriety’. The woman bears a banner with the words ‘Domestic Comfort’. Outer-edge inscription reads: ‘In hoc signo vinces’.
Obverse: Cruciform text of pledge. Outer edge inscription reads: ‘Total Abstinence Society, The Very Rev. T. Mathew, President’. Inner rim inscription reads ‘Founded 10 April 1838’.

One of the medals is engraved on the rim with the inscription ‘P.P. Daly took the Total Abstinence Pledge May 20th 1840’. This medal was found in an envelope with a note by Fr. Angelus Healy OFM Cap. The note reads ‘This medal was in the hands of a jeweller in Cork, who had purchased it with the intention of smelting it. Fr. Angelus with permission of the Fr. Provincial bought it for £7 0s 0d the amount the jeweller had paid for it’. With two paper reproductions of the medals.

A clipping of an article reporting on incidents of the ‘Red terror in Catalonia’ during the Spanish Civil War. The article extract is a reprint from the ‘Catholic Herald’ (17 February 1939).

Your Grace my dear Archbishop
To. morrow, the 7th marks the second an-
niversary of the permission so kindly given
by you for the Nursing Home in your Arch-
diocese. I could not resist writing to
assure you that my heart is still grateful
and humble and that you will receive a
very special place in my poor prayers
to morrow. No day passes without a re-
membrance but to morrows will be a more
fervent one. I haven t forgotten your dear
Sister either R. I. P.
Our dearest Lord must have special designs
for me as He seems to wish me to be so much
alone! I needed this in order to become more
dependent on Him. Very soon though I ex
pect to be joined by the Superior for St. Joseph's.
The Gate lodge is fast becoming habitable
and once there we can follow at close range
the work on the big house
St. Joseph has really taken charge and I am
amazed at what has been done in the month or
five weeks. He has even favored the workers
with lovely weather. Mr. Cooney seems to be
a very fine type of man and his men work
well. The foreman said yesterday that he
seems quite certain that their part of the
work will be completed in six months.
I hope, your Grace, if you have time, will go
out to see the progress that has been made
I had expected a ring from Dr O Connell some
time ago, but, you are busy I know. Maybe
when you have a few free moments, you
wont forget me your Grace.
I hope you are keeping well and that our
Lord Himself will fill the void that your
sister Helens death has caused
Please bless me, your Grace while I big to
remain
Most respectfully in M
Your grateful I obedient child
Sister Mary de Pazzi