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“The Apostle of Temperance”: Father Theobald Mathew, O.F.M. Cap. (1790-1856)

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Apostle of Temperance, born at Thomastown Castle, near Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland, 10 October, 1790; died at Queenstown, Cork, 8 December, 1856. His father was James Mathew, a gentleman of good family; his mother was Anne, daughter of George Whyte of Cappaghwhyte. At twelve he was sent to St. Canice’s Academy, Kilkenny. There he spent nearly [...]

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