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... [ … ]
Dates:
1915-01-17-1915-10-04 — 1915-01-17
Type/Formats:
Text — Diaries
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father
Abstract:
Handwritten dairy with details and military campaigns, life at the Front, deaths of soldiers.
Dates:
1915-02-07-1915-05-03 — 1915-02-07
Type/Formats:
Text — Diaries
Publisher:
UCD Library, University College Dublin
Contributor:
Gleeson, Francis A., Father
Abstract:
Handwritten diary with details of life at the Front, military campaigns, soldiers Fr. Gleeson met and much more. Newspaper cutting in diary regarding activities in Neuve Chapelle.
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 — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 17 January 1915 - 4 October 1915".
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 7 February 1915 - 3 May 1915".
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 — 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.
Dates:
1915-02-01-1915-04-01 — 1915-02-01
Type/Formats:
Text — Registers (lists) — Diaries
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 gives names and company details. Also contains some diary entries dated from January to April 1915. [ … ]
Type/Formats:
Text — Transcriptions
Contributors:
Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
Abstract:
Typed transcript of handwritten original "Brigade roll mainly of Roman Catholics and diary of Fr. Francis A. Gleeson 31 January 1915 - 30 April 1915".