Date:
1914-
Type/Formats:
Collection — StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
A collection of postcards depicting images from World War I. The descriptive titles on the front of the postcards are in French and / or Irish while the text on the reverse of each postcard is in Irish. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Dataset — Collection
Contributor:
Mulvagh, Conor
Abstract:
The dataset comprises a tabular listing of student and staff of University College Dublin who participated in, and died in, World War I. The data was derived by Conor Mulvagh fom two sources: The National University of Ireland War List, "Roll of Honour," and the Commonwealth War Graves Commissions... [ … ]
Date:
1914-
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
The slopes of the Lingekopf (Collet du Linge) in Alsace.
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mrs. Roger Campbell writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Private William Campbell, 6934".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "James Byrne writing to Fr. Gleeson about his brother Private Byrne, 6182".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Thomas Casey writing to Fr. Gleeson about Sergeant w. Casey, 6906".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mary King writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Christopher King".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mary McEvoy writing to Fr. Gleeson about her brother Private J. McEvoy".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Page from a diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "H. Dawes writing to Fr. Gleeson about his son Frank Dawes".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mrs. E. Thompson writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Private W. Thompson".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mrs. M. Doyle writing to Fr. Gleeson about her husband Sergeant J. Doyle".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Margaret Burke writing to Fr. Gleeson about her husband Private W. Burke, 3591".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Margaret Maughan writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son James Maughan".
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — McEvoy, Mary
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Mary McEvoy, 12 South View, Chester Street, Durham, England. Her mother was happy to know that Private (T. or J.?) McEvoy received communion before he went missing in action. The McEvoy family have learned of the death of another brother, who was also at war. They are... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Byrne, James
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from James Byrne, Rathleague, Maryborough [Portlaoise], Queen’s County [Laois]. His brother, Private Byrne, 6182, is missing in action and all enquiries to date have been fruitless. He thanks Fr. Gleeson for his work. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Burke, Margaret, Mrs.
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Margaret Burke, Church Street, Listowel, County Kerry. She received the letter on the Feast of the Nativity concerning her husband Private Burke, 3591, but there is still no news regarding him. She fears the worst and states that ‘my heart is broken’ (p2). [ … ]
Dates:
1914-1918 — 1914
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Casey, Thomas
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Thomas Casey, Ballyshane, Doneraile, County Cork. Nothing has been heard from Sergeant Casey, 6906, but they are still hopeful.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Thompson, E., Mrs.
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeon from Mrs. E. Thomspon, 21 Harpur’s lane, Cork, thanking him for information regarding the death of her son, Private W. Thompson 8433, 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers. He had been missing since 10 November and she asks Fr. Gleeson to find out the details of his death. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — King, Mary
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Mary King, 1 Drummy’s Lawn, Shandon Street, Cork, thanking him for his letter regarding her son, Christopher. No one has heard from him or about him.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Maughan, Margaret
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Margaret Maughan, Greenhills, Garryowen, County Limerick, thanking him for the information relating to the death of her son James. She is grateful that he died a happy death. She pays tribute to Fr. Gleeson for all his work. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Campbell, Roger, Mrs.
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Mrs. Roger Campbell, 171 Menard Street, Firfield, Glasgow, thanking him for his interest in her son, Private William Campbell, 6934. He is one of four brothers in the army, two of whom she has not seen since they went to war in August 1914. The youngest is in Germany since... [ … ]
Dates:
1914-1918 — 1914
Type/Formats:
Text — Diaries
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father
Abstract:
Handwritten page from a diary of Fr. Gleeson, noting the death of Barsby, ‘who died a very holy death’ (p1). It also discusses the purchase of crosses for graves and the making of coffins.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Dawes, H.
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson from H. Dawes, 2 Hawley’s Quay, Limerick, thanking him for his letter. He is hopeful his son, Frank, will be found alive.
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Doyle, Margaret, Mrs.
Abstract:
Letter to Fr. Gleeson 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers, British Expeditionary Forces, France, from Mrs. M.. Doyle, 57 Wolfe Tone Street, Cork, thanking him for his letter regarding her husband, Sergeant J. Doyle. She has not heard from Doyle since 7 November and asks Fr. Gleeson to find out... [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1914-11-18-1916-07-13 — 1914-11-18
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. War Office — Royal Irish Constabulary — Great Britain. Army
Abstract:
File contains request from Intelligence Officer Irish Command for enquiries to be made as to whether any persons have been observed prospecting for minerals on the islands off the Cork and Kerry Coast. Further includes request from Royal Irish Constabulary, relative to the alleged supply of petrol... [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1915-09-03-1916-07-27 — 1915-09-03
Type/Formats:
Text — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
British Sailors Society
Abstract:
File contains Rolls of Honour for Irish Lights employees serving in the British Armed Forces during World War I. The Rolls of Honour were provided for publication in the 'Irish Civil Service Year Book' and for the British & Foreign Sailors' Society. [ … ]
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1915-02-14-1916-10-10 — 1915-02-14
Type/Formats:
Text — StillImage — Letter — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. Admiralty — Lloyd's (Firm)
Abstract:
File contains confidential Admiralty Memoranda re: 'Instructions regarding Hostile Submarines' ; 'Submarines in Home Waters' ; 'Instructions regarding Use of Rifles and Machine Guns by Merchant Vessels for Defence against Aircraft and Submarines' ; 'A Suggestion for rendering ships of the Mercantile... [ … ]
Dates:
1914-1918 — 1914
Type/Formats:
Collection — Text — Letter — Diaries — Registers (lists)
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Dowling, Noelle
Abstract:
A collection of papers belonging to Fr. Francis A. Gleeson relating to his time as Catholic Military Chaplain to the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers during World War I. The papers include diaries detailing life at the front and religious activities, Brigade Rolls listing mainly Roman Catholic... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Brigade roll mainly of Roman Catholics fighting with the British Expeditionary Forces".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "List of soldiers".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "B Coy 2nd RM Fusiliers : list of NCOs & men killed & missing".
Dates:
1914-1918 — 1914
Type/Formats:
Text — Registers (lists)
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father
Abstract:
Handwritten list of Non-Commissioned Officers and men of ‘B’ Company, 2nd Royal Munster Fusiliers, killed and missing. Details include their number, rank, name, remarks, religion and platoon.
Type/Formats:
Text — Registers (lists)
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father
Abstract:
Handwritten Brigade Roll, mainly of Roman Catholics fighting with the British Expeditionary Forces, France. It contains the number, platoon, and company details. It also states Fr. Gleeson’s home address as ‘c/o Mrs. Kavanagh, Holywood, Belgrave road, Monkstown, Dublin’. [ … ]
Dates:
1914-1918 — 1914
Type/Formats:
Text — Registers (lists)
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father
Abstract:
Handwritten lists of men, addresses, battalion and number.
Type/Format:
Dataset
Contributor:
Mulvagh, Conor
Abstract:
Staff, students, and graduates of University College Dublin from the National University of Ireland War List, Roll of Honour, 1919. This table presents the names and details of the 488 members of the UCD community (including graduates of the Royal University of Ireland) who served in the British and... [ … ]
Type/Format:
Dataset
Contributor:
Mulvagh, Conor
Abstract:
University College Dublin War Dead, 1914-18. This table cross-references data from the 1919 National University of Ireland War List with the details available on the Commonwealth War Graves Commissions database of war dead. In total, it lists 43 individuals from the University College Dublin... [ … ]
Creator:
Australia. Australian Army. Australian Imperial Force (1914-1921). Infantry Battalion, 1st
Type/Formats:
Collection — Text — Journal
Contributors:
Wade, Walter, 1891- — Goff, John P. C., 1935-2015
Abstract:
The newspaper, called ‘The Kangaroo’, was produced on board the troopship HMAT Afric, which carried men of the 1st battalion Australian Imperial Force (AIF), from its departure from Sydney on the 19th October 1914 until its arrival in Alexandria, Egypt on the 3rd December 1914. The newspaper was... [ … ]
Date:
1914-
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
German cannons captured by the French troops.
Date:
1914-
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
Image of a public notice poster posted in Noyon, France by the German Command about two men imprisoned for not saluting German officers.
Date:
1917-
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
American soldiers arriving in France, June 1917.
Date:
1914-
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
A salute to the flag after the battle.
Date:
1914-
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
Spring blossom on a tree in the free territories.
Date:
1917-
Type/Formats:
StillImage — Postcards
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Abstract:
American soldiers arriving into camp in France, June 1917.
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "List of soldiers and diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 10 - 11 November 1917".
Type/Formats:
Text — Registers (lists) — Diaries
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father
Abstract:
Handwritten lists of soldiers, with their numbers, rank, name and address. There is a section for comments.
Type/Formats:
Text — Correspondence
Media type:
image/tiff
Contributors:
Collins, Patrick — Collins, Michael, 1890-1922.
Creator:
Ireland. Commissioners of Irish Lights
Dates:
1913-04-10-1914-11-05 — 1913-04-10
Type/Formats:
Text — Miscellaneous documents
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributors:
Great Britain. Board of Trade — Great Britain. Admiralty
Abstract:
File contains Board of Trade letters re extinction of certain Lights during the War. Lights are to be extinguished and beacons removed only with the agreement of the Admiralty and must be extinguished at short notice if required. Included are telegrams from Irish Lights agreeing to these orders. The... [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Patrick O’Connor writing to Fr. Gleeson about his son Private Patrick O’Connor, 7093".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "List of men killed in June 1917".