Description: (Priest)
Father Mathew, an Irish Catholic priest and teetotalist reformer, was ordained to the priesthood in 1814 after studying in Dublin. He initially served in Kilkenny before relocating to Cork to further his mission. Renowned for promoting temperance, he led a movement that encouraged abstinence from alcohol. Mathew's dedication was commemorated with the installation of statues in Cork and Dublin, and the naming of a bridge in Limerick in his honor. He also oversaw the construction of the Capuchin church in Cork.