The two volumes in this collection contain hand written entries recording the details of recruits and applicants to the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) and An Garda Síochána. The Civic Guard (Garda Síochána) Temporary Register covers the period from February 1922 to September 1924. The Dublin Metropolitan Police General Register covers the period from 1837 to 1975, although only the entries up to 1925 have been digitised and made available online for data protection reasons. The large double ledger volumes record details such as: age or date of birth; height; trade or occupation; home town; previous public service details; and pay. Details of the religion of a recruit were added to the DMP General Register from October 1858 while the Civic Guard Temporary Register recorded chest measurements as well as height and also includes reasons for the rejection of an applicant. The volumes will be of interest to those interested in genealogy and social history, as well as the history of policing in Ireland.

The three volumes in this collection contain hand written entries recording the details of students registered with Our Lady of Mercy Training College Baggot Street and Carysfort training college from 1883 to 1922. The large double ledger volumes record student details, such as: home address, age, diocese and parish, position in school, and examination results. These registers will be of interest to those interested in genealogy and social history, as well as the history of education and teacher training in Ireland.

The Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) Prisoners Books for 1905-1908 and 1911-1918 are amongst the most valuable new documents to come to light on the revolutionary decade. They include important information on social and political life in the capital during the last years of the Union, from the period of widespread anticipation of Home Rule, to the advent of the 1913 Lockout, the outbreak of the First World War, the Easter Rising and its aftermath, including the conscription crisis of 1918. They will also be invaluable to those interested in criminology, genealogy, and family history.

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 soldiers, and correspondence from the families of men missing or killed in action.

This collection comprises the papers and correspondence of the Kevin Barry Memorial Committee. The Committee was formed to raise funds to create a memorial to Kevin Barry (20 January 1902–1 November 1920). Barry, a medical student at University College Dublin, was executed for his part in an ambush which resulted in the deaths of three British Army officers. The Committee commissioned Harry Clarke Stained Glass Limited to create a stained glass window dedicated to Kevin Barry and the other students and graduates of University College Dublin who lost their lives in the struggle for Irish Independence. The window, designed by Richard King, was erected in Earlsfort Terrace and unveiled on 1 November 1934. In 2010, the window was conserved, restored and relocated in the Charles Institute at Belfield, the current campus of University College Dublin.

The Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) general register covers recruitment and transfers within the Dublin Metropolitan Police. The first 252 pages of this volume are available through the UCD Digital Library. There are 12,567 entries on these pages, covering the period 1837-1925. Following this period the General Register was taken into use by An Garda Síochána and the remaining pages involve the movement of Gardaí to the Dublin Metropolitan Area. Use of the General Register continued until 1975 although only the entries up to 1925 have been digitised and made available online for data protection reasons. Each entry records the following details: warrant number, name, age, height, trade or occupation, county, parish, post town, previous public service, by whom recommended, divisions attached to, service details (dates, rank, promotions etc.), good service pay, date and cause of removal from the force, reappointment details, and general observations. Religion was added from 1858 (p. 117).

The Civic Guard (Garda Síochána) temporary register is the earliest register of recruitment of rank and file members into An Garda Síochána. The volume starts in February 1922 and was taken out of general usage in September 1924 after the recruitment of the first 6,042 members. Not all those entered into the register are successful applicants and unsuccessful applicants are not given a registered number. The volume also records separately the members who joined from Oriel House (the Criminal Intelligence Department) and the latest entry for this section is 16/5/1929. Each entry records the following details: registered number, date of joining, name, address, date of birth, religion, if in I.R.A. - rank, if ex. R.I.C. - rank, if ex. foreign army - rank, height, chest, and remarks. From April 1923 (p. 298) a column was added for knowledge of Irish. The remarks column records general information about the recruits such as dismissal or retirement details, and changes in rank. The remarks column also details the reason why an unsuccessful applicant was rejected. Reasons for rejection include medically unfit, dental problems, and failure to meet literacy, height, or chest measurement requirements.

Register of students admitted to Carysfort (formerly Our Lady of Mercy Training College Baggot Street) from 1911 to 1922. Format is columnar with the following printed headings: register number, college number, entry date, two year course, name of candidate, address, age, married or not, name of school, roll number, district number, diocese of birth and residence, parish of birth and residence, position in school, if monitress when appointed, if teacher when appointed, class and division and when obtained, name and address of manager, first and final year examination results, date of leaving, results in particular subjects, first deposit, second deposit, deposit returned, remarks.

Register of students admitted to Our Lady of Mercy Training College Baggot Street from 1883 to 1896. Includes two pages with 21 extern students 1892-1907. Format is columnar with the following printed headings: register number, college number, entry date, one year or two year course, name of candidate, address, age, married or not, name of school, roll number, district number, diocese of birth and residence, parish of birth and residence, position in school, if monitress when appointed, if teacher when appointed, class and division and when obtained, name and address of manager, first and final year examination results, date of leaving, classification when leaving, results in special subjects, training diploma grade, remarks. From 1892 deposit details are added.

Register of students admitted to Our Lady of Mercy Training College Baggot Street and Carysfort from 1897 to 1910. Format is columnar with the following printed headings: register number, college number, entry date, one year or two year course, name of candidate, address, age, married or not, name of school, roll number, district number, diocese of birth and residence, parish of birth and residence, position in school, if monitress when appointed, if teacher when appointed, class and division and when obtained, name and address of manager, first and final year examination results, date of leaving, classification when leaving, results in special subjects, training diploma grade, deposit details, remarks.

Document published by University College Dublin featuring a list of names, qualifications and addresses of the members of the Eighth Governing Body of University College Dublin for the period 1 February 1932–31 January 1935; the document features manuscript annotations.

Typed list of companies that could potentially be commissioned to complete the stained glass window for the Kevin Barry Memorial. The list also features manuscript comments on the suitability of each of the companies for the project. Written on Permanent Exhibition of Irish Manufactures headed paper.

Booklet contains a table presenting the names, addresses and institutions of individual examiners, by subject, for the National University of Ireland exams, 1933.

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.

Handwritten Brigade Roll, mainly of Roman Catholic members of the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, British Expeditionary Forces, France.

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’.

Handwritten list of men killed in June 1917, including Platoon number and Company Letter, name, address and next of kin, in some instances.

Typescript and handwritten page entitled ‘Nominal Roll of Casualties (killed) from 2nd Battalion, Royal Munster Fusiliers'.

Handwritten lists of men, addresses, battalion and number.

This volume, numbered 1, of the Dublin Metropolitan Police prisoners books details arrests dating from 1st April 1905 to 1st January 1908. The record for each arrest includes the name, age, address, occupation, alleged offence and, in most cases, the outcome of the case for those arrested. The volume also contains a name index of prisoners with references to the pages containing details of the charge.

This volume, numbered 4, of the Dublin Metropolitan Police prisoners books details arrests dating from 1st October 1913 to 31st December 1915. The record for each arrest includes the name, age, address, occupation, alleged offence and, in most cases, the outcome of the case for those arrested. The volume also contains a name index of prisoners with references to the pages containing details of the charge.

This volume of the Dublin Metropolitan Police prisoners books details arrests dating from 1st January 1911 to 30th September 1913. The record for each arrest includes the name, age, address, occupation, alleged offence and, in most cases, the outcome of the case for those arrested. The volume also contains a name index of prisoners with references to the pages containing details of the charge.

Manuscript list of the names and short addresses of nine individuals written on the stationary of the University College Dublin, Boat Club, Earlsfort Terrace. All but two of the names have been marked with a check mark.

Typed list of the names and addresses of graduates, presumably from University College Dublin. Some of the names have been given manuscript check marks or have been crossed out.