Dublin Diocesan Archives

‘The Last Absolution of the Munsters’

Fr. Francis Gleeson, on horseback, was a chaplain to the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers during the First World War. This is the image captured prior to the Battle of the Rue de Bois and is entitled ‘The Last Absolution of the Munsters’ and was depicted by Matania. The surviving papers of Fr. Gleeson, including his diaries and Brigade Roll books are housed in the Archives.

Courtesy of the Dublin Diocesan Museum

‘The Last Absolution of the Munsters’
Courtesy of the Dublin Diocesan Museum

‘The Last Absolution of the Munsters’

Fr. Francis Gleeson, on horseback, was a chaplain to the 2nd Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers during the First World War. This is the image captured prior to the Battle of the Rue de Bois and is entitled ‘The Last Absolution of the Munsters’ and was depicted by Matania. The surviving papers of Fr. Gleeson, including his diaries and Brigade Roll books are housed in the Archives.

Courtesy of the Dublin Diocesan Museum

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The Dublin Diocesan Archives preserves records documenting the history of the Archdiocese of Dublin down through the centuries. It possesses a few items dating back to the fifteenth and sixteenth century but essentially its holdings date from the eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The holdings comprise collections of the papers of archbishops and bishops of Dublin, of priests and lay persons, and the records of Catholic colleges and lay organisations. The Archives contain information on all aspects of social and political history including the 1798 Rebellion, the Great Famine, 1913 Lock-Out, the Eucharistic Congress 1932, Vatican II and so forth.  There is also material available for those interested in Family History.

Website: www.dublindiocese.ie

Address:
Dublin Diocesan Archives  
Archbishop's House
Drumcondra
Dublin 9.

Contact: Ms. Noelle Dowling

Phone: +353 1 8379253 (ext 183)

email: archives@dublindiocese.ie