His bequests also helped to establish the Damer Institute for destitute widows of St Mary's parish at 27 Parnell Street in 1724.

[4] In a 1905 report, the school was assessed by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron, Professor of Hygiene at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and rated positively.

[1][8] An Geocach Duine Uasail, Máire Ní Shíthe's translation of Moliere's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, was also performed in Damer Hall in 1958 following its premiere at the Gate Theatre.

The first stage version of Flann O'Brien's An Béal Bocht took place in the Damer on 31 January 1967, performed by the University College Dublin Cumann Gaelach.

[15] Seán Ó Tuama's drama Gunna Cam agus Slabhra Óir was performed at the Damer for the 1968 Dublin Theatre Festival.

[16] The Frank McGuinness two-hander play Ladybag, starring Maureen Toal, was performed in the Damer for the 1985 Dublin Theatre Festival.