Total Abstinence Society of Ireland Medals

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IE CA FM RES/9/3/3

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c.1840-1850 (Creation)

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Three Pewter Medals; Diameter: 4.3 cm

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Irish Capuchin Franciscans

(1615-2023)

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Irish Capuchin Archives

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Face (front): Profile view of the head of Fr. Mathew. Along outer edge: ‘The Very Rev. Theobald Mathew’.
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 Total Abstinence Society of Ireland’.
One of the medals has fragments of a white ribbon and pin attached.

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File 3 - Total Abstinence Society of Ireland Medals