Matthew Pace worked in partnership with Esau Clarke from 1781 to 1798.

Succeeded the business of Clarke in 1798 at 23 Henry Street as 'five keyed bugle and wind instrument maker' (Waterhouse).

There is much confusion regarding the patent rights to the keyed bugle. Apparently, when Joseph Haliday (the inventor of the keyed bugle) moved to Dublin in 1816, he discovered Logier and others making keyed bugles without authorisation and published a booklet to discredit Logier (Dudgeon, New Grove). However, in Dudgeon's JAMIS article, he states that Haliday was possibly cheated by his lawyer Robert Tilly and is also believed to have sold the patent rights to Matthew Pace for £50.

Succeeded in business by Matthew Pace & Sons.

[Dates and addresses differ according to sources: the Dublin Directories give the addresses at the dates above. Teahan gives the 23 Henry Street address from 1789 to 1813 and the 26 Henry Street address from 1814 to 1815. Hogan gives 23 Henry Street c. 1805 only. The possibility that the variants are the results of misprints cannot be ruled out.]