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- Creators:
- Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 53 Saint Stephen’s Green — Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham
- Dates:
- 1916-1939 — 1916
- Type/Formats:
- Collection — Text — StillImage — Diaries — Postcards — Photographs
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- McHugh, Áine — Fitzgerald, Kathleen, I.B.V.M.
- Abstract:
- A collection of material related to the Easter Rising 1916 from the IBVM (Loreto) Institute & Irish Province Archives, including contemporaneous accounts of the Rising as observed by the Loreto Sisters at St Stephen’s Green Dublin and Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham. The material is collated from three... [ … ]
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- 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... [ … ]
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- 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".
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- 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".
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- 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".
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- 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".
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- 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".
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Transcriptions
- Contributors:
- Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
- Abstract:
- Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mr. & Mrs. Crimmins writing to Fr. Gleeson about their brother Ernest Crimmins".
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- 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".
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Transcriptions
- Contributors:
- Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
- Abstract:
- Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mrs. P. Currin writing to Fr. Gleeson about her husband Private Patrick Currin".
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Transcriptions
- Contributors:
- Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
- Abstract:
- Typed transcript of handwritten original "Ellen MacDonagh writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Joachim MacDonagh".
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Transcriptions
- Contributors:
- Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
- Abstract:
- Typed transcript of handwritten original "Elizabeth Meaney writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Martin Meaney".
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- 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".
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- 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".
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- 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".
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- 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".
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Transcriptions
- Contributors:
- Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
- Abstract:
- Typed transcript of handwritten original "Fr. Gleeson writing about celebrating mass in a Nyssen hut".
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Transcriptions
- Contributors:
- Dowling, Noelle — Sobolewski, Peter
- Abstract:
- Typed transcript of handwritten original "Mary Hawley writing to Fr. Gleeson about her son Private W. Hawley, 6463".
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- 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".
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- 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... [ … ]
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- 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. [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1914-1918 — 1914
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Crimmins, Mr. — Crimmins, Mrs.
- Abstract:
- Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Mr. & Mrs. Crimmins, 18 B Block, Peabody Buildings, Glasshouse Street, London Docks, thanking him for his kind correspondence regarding their brother, Ernest. He is wounded, but not badly, and is a prisoner in Germany. [ … ]
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- 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). [ … ]
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- 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.
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- 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. [ … ]
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- 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.
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- 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. [ … ]
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- 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... [ … ]
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Gleeson, Francis A., Father — O'Connor, Patrick
- Abstract:
- Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Patrick O’Connor, 12 Queen’s Street, Queenstown, [Cobh], Cork. His son, Private Patrick O’Connor, 7093, is a prisoner in Germany. He thanks Fr. Gleeson for his work stating ‘it is a consolation for those at home to know their dear ones are not lacking in spiritual... [ … ]
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Gleeson, Francis A., Father — McDonagh, Ellen
- Abstract:
- Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Ellen MacDonagh, Chapel Road, Ennistymon, County Clare, regarding her son, Joachim, who is a prisoner in Germany since 22 December. Her son was helping another wounded soldier when they were surrounded and captured at the Battle of Ypres. She states that Fr. Gleeson is so... [ … ]
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Hawley, Mary
- Abstract:
- Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Mary Hawley, 4 Davies Place, Moyderwell, Tralee, County Kerry, thanking him for his interest in her son, Private W. Hawley, 6463, who is a prisoner in Germany.
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- 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.
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Currin, P., Mrs.
- Abstract:
- Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Mrs. P. Currin, 19 Moffat Street, Belfast, thanking him for his interest in her husband, Private Patrick Currin, who is a prisoner in the camp at Dulmen,Westphalia, Germany.
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- 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... [ … ]
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Gleeson, Francis A., Father — Meaney, Elizabeth
- Abstract:
- Letter to Fr. Gleeson from Elizabeth Meaney, 8 Eccles Street, Dublin, thanking him for his consoling letter. Her son (Martin Meaney) has been captured and is a prisoner in Germany. She was initially informed of this by the Red Cross, Geneva, but she has since had a letter from him. Her son spoke... [ … ]
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- Dates:
- 1914-1918 — 1914
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributor:
- Gleeson, Francis A., Father
- Abstract:
- Handwritten notice of Fr. Gleeson, referring to the celebration of mass in a Nyssen hut, marking the Feast of the Presentation.
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- Creator:
- Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Loreto Abbey Rathfarnham
- Dates:
- 1916-04-24-1916-05-09 — 1916-04-24
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Diaries
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Abstract:
- This contemporaneous account of Easter Rising 1916 captures the uncertainty, the confusion and the anxiety experienced by the religious community and their concern for their Sisters in Dublin city centre communities (i.e. 43 North Great George’s Street, 53 St Stephen’s Green & 77 St Stephen’s... [ … ]
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- Type/Formats:
- Text — Letter
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Contributors:
- Corcoran, Mary Michael, I.B.V.M., 1846-1927 — Ryan, Father, S.J.
- Abstract:
- Letter from M. Michael Corcoran, Loreto Convent, Rathfarnham to Fr. Ryan S.J., Australia. This letter, refers to the 1916 Rising in Dublin, where three Loreto houses were surrounded by ‘fighters and two of Ours had narrow escapes from stray bullets.’ A member of the community at 53 Stephen’s... [ … ]
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- Creator:
- Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary. 53 Saint Stephen’s Green
- Dates:
- 1916-04-24-1916-05-08 — 1916-04-24
- Type/Formats:
- Text — Diaries
- Publisher:
- UCD Library, University College Dublin
- Abstract:
- This contemporaneous account of Easter Rising 1916 captures the uncertainty, the confusion and the anxiety experienced by the religious community and the resident boarding pupils. In 1916 the Sisters were bound by the rule of enclosure, and were not permitted to leave convent grounds, unless for... [ … ]