- IE IJA J/17
- Subfonds
- 1872-2022
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Gill, Henry V, 1872-1945, Jesuit priest, scientist and chaplain
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Gill, Henry V, 1872-1945, Jesuit priest, scientist and chaplain
Two recent negatives of First World War scenes
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Two recent negatives of First World War [1915-1916] scenes (in Fr Henry Gill SJ photographic album, IJA/CHP1).
Gill, Henry V, 1872-1945, Jesuit priest, scientist and chaplain
Material relating to Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ
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Material relating to Fr Gregory Ffrench SJ which includes correspondence concerning his work for the Society throughout his life. Includes notes by Msgr Alfred O'Rahilly on the life of Fr Willie Doyle SJ sent to Fr Ffrench SJ (18 August 1964, 2pp). Includes a letter from Fr Ffrench SJ, Jesuit Retreat Centre, Tullamore, County Offaly to Irish Fr Provincial concerning the closure of Emo. Remarks 'But this dinner for Ours on the 11th? Apart from considerations of poverty, I cannot see that the closing of Emo is any occasion for festivity. After all, Emo is being closed because God does not see fit to bless the Province as at present being run with sufficient vocations to justify keeping it open.' (27 August 1969, 3pp). Includes correspondence concerning his work for the Crusaders of the Blessed Sacrament (1974-1982).
Reference to a lecture by Father Henry Gill SJ entitled 'Wireless Telegraphy' in 1912
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Note from 'The Belvederian' which references a lecture by Father Henry Gill SJ entitled 'Wireless Telegraphy' in 1912.
Biographical information on Fr Henry Gill SJ
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Biographical information on Fr Henry Gill SJ. Includes:
– extract on Fr Gill from the Catalogus personarum primus (1930, 2pp);
– potted biography of Fr Gill by Fr John A Leonard SJ (n.d., 1p.);
– photocopies of newspaper obituaries of Fr Gill (27 Nov. 1945, 1p.);
– photocopies of obituaries from 'The Belvederian' and 'The Clongownian' (1946, 1p. each) and
– photocopy of an obituary printed in the 'Irish Province News', (Jan 1946, 3pp).
‘Ode To Rev. H.V. Gill, at a celebration in his honour’ by Fr Michael F. Egan SJ
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‘Ode To Rev. H.V. Gill, at a celebration in his honour’ by ‘M.F.E. (Michael F. Egan SJ) beg. ‘O Father Gill, We all admire your Intellect, your Memory, your Will.’
Egan, Michael, 1875-1961, Jesuit priest
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'The Prayer Book of the Church'
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Articles in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'The Prayer Book of the Church' (p.393 - 397).
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'Spiritual Communion'
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Articles in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'Spiritual Communion' (p.514 – 519).
Letters to Fr Henry Gill SJ from various scientists and scientific institutions on his research
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Letters to Fr Henry Gill SJ from various scientists and scientific institutions on his research. Includes:
Royal Dublin Society, 1731-
Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Facts and Fancies: Physics and Philosophy’
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Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Facts and Fancies: Physics and Philosophy’ (p.91 – 100).
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'The Only Way'
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Articles in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'The Only Way' (In three parts: Part I: p.188 – 195; Part II: 232 – 237 and Part III: p.280 – 288.
Letters from Maureen Cooper, Harwich, Essex to her uncle, Fr Henry Gill SJ
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Two handwritten letters from Maureen Cooper, Detached House, Michaelstow, Ramsey Road, Harwich, Essex to her uncle, Fr Henry Gill SJ in which she details local news, her health issues and urges Fr Henry to request more regularly correspondence from family members. Her mother was Cissie Gill, died in 1938, younger sister of Henry.
'Publications du Bureau central séismologique international, série A: Travaux scientifiques'
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Offprint from 'Publications du Bureau central séismologique international, série A: Travaux scientifiques', fascicule 15 entitled ‘Some Speculations on Wegner’s Theory of Continental Drift.’
Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Brave Days at Cambridge’
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Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Brave Days at Cambridge’ (p.268 – 280).
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled ‘Give Me Only Thy Love!’
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Article by Fr Henry Gill SJ in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled ‘Give Me Only Thy Love!’ (p.238 - 244).
Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Glare of Head-Lights: Solution of Problem’
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Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Glare of Head-Lights: Solution of Problem’ (p.317 – 319).
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'As Strong as Death'
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Article by Fr Henry Gill SJ in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'As Strong as Death' (p.526 - 532).
Reprint from 'The Month' entitled ‘Physics at the British Association, 1934’
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Reprint from 'The Month' entitled ‘Physics at the British Association, 1934’ (p.420 – 427).
Article from the 'Irish' Ecclesiastical Record entitled ‘Logic and Modern Science’
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Article from the 'Irish' Ecclesiastical Record entitled ‘Logic and Modern Science’ (Fifth Series, Vol. XLIV, p.113 – 122).
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'A Thought on Miracles'
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Article by Fr Henry Gill SJ in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'A Thought on Miracles' (p.760 - 763).
Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Entropy, Life and Evolution’
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Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Entropy, Life and Evolution’ (p.129 - 138).
Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Science in Our Schools’
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Article from 'Studies' entitled ‘Science in Our Schools' (p. 461 – 470).
Pamphlet entitled ‘Helps to vocal and mental prayer from the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius’
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Pamphlet written by Fr Henry Gill SJ entitled ‘Helps to vocal and mental prayer from the spiritual exercises of St Ignatius’, 2nd edition, published by the Irish Messenger Office.
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'The Church and Spiritualism'
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Article by Fr Henry Gill SJ in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'The Church and Spiritualism' (p.33 - 40).
Article entitled 'An Investigation into the Causes of the Self-Ignition of Ether-Air Mixtures’
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Offprint from 'The Scientific Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society' entitled ‘An Investigation into the Causes of the Self-Ignition of Ether-Air Mixtures’ by The Late Prof. J.A. McClelland, D.Sc., F.R.S., and Rev. H.V. Gill, S.J., D.S.O., M.C., M.A.. (Vol. XVI (N.S.), No. 10, p.109 – 119)
Paper by Fr Henry Gill SJ entitled ‘On the Temperature of Gas rushing into a Vacuum’
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Edited text of a paper by Fr. Henry Gill SJ entitled ‘On the Temperature of Gas rushing into a Vacuum’ to be published in Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society. Includes tables and figures.
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Edited text of a paper by Fr Henry Gill SJ entitled ‘On the Rise of Temperature of Air Rushing into an Exhausted Vessel’ to be published in Proceedings of the Royal Dublin Society. Includes tables of results (2pp).
Invitation card to ‘A Lecture on Some Facts about Electricity, with special reference to the X-rays'
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Invitation card, ‘With the Compliments of the Jesuit Fathers of St. Ignatius’ College’ to ‘A Lecture on Some Facts about Electricity, with special reference to the X-rays. (Illustrated by Experiments and Lantern Slides)’ by Fr Henry Gill SJ.
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Royal Dublin Society publicity leaflet, giving notification of a lecture to be given by Fr Henry Gill SJ at the next meeting of the Society on ‘The Effect of a Low Potential Electric Current on Photographic Plates’.
Royal Dublin Society, 1731-
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Leaflet published by the Royal Dublin Society entitled ‘Syllabus of a Course of Six Afternoon Lectures adapted to a Juvenile Auditory’. Two of the lectures on ‘Electric Sparks: Their Use in Wireless Telegraphy’ are by Fr Henry Gill SJ.
Royal Dublin Society, 1731-
Album compiled by Fr Henry Gill SJ containing newspaper clippings, photographs and letters
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Album compiled by Fr Henry Gill SJ containing newspaper clippings, photographs and letters. Includes:
– newspaper clipping referring to a meeting of the Royal Dublin Society before which a paper by Fr Gill entitled ‘The Theory of the Stratified Discharge in Geissler Tubes’ was communicated by the Registrar Mr. Moss (n.d., 1p.);
– letter from Prof Charles J. Joly, D.Sc., F.R.S., Dunsink Observatory, Co. Dublin (Honorary Secretary of the R.D.S.) stating ‘Your beautiful illustration of precession and nutation is quite new to me and I think you should certainly send it to 'Nature'. I am keeping the figures as you kindly say I may’ (24 March 1903, 1p.);
– black and white photograph of the hunt at Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare ([1903?], 1p.) and note to Fr Gill from the “Proprietors of ‘The Badminton Magazine’ enclosing a cheque for £1.1s as a prize in their photograph competition (27 April 1903, 1p.);
– clipping from a magazine/newspaper concerning the marriage of his sister, Miss Mary Catherine Gill, only daughter of Mr Henry J. Gill, M.A., J.P., of Roebuck House, Clonskeagh, Dublin with Mr. William Harrington, of Cherryfield, Templeogue on 16 June 19?? . Also includes two photographs of the room with the table laid out for the wedding breakfast (16 June 19??, 4 items);
– newspaper report on a lecture given by Fr Gill before the Royal Dublin Society on ‘a possible connection between the recent disturbances at Vesuvius and San Francisco’ ([June 1906], 1p.);
– clipping from the 'Freeman’s Journal' referring to Fr Gill’s theory ‘according to which earthquakes and such like disturbances at one place may, under certain conditions, give rise to corresponding shocks in other places’ (24 August 1906, 1p.);
– clipping on the opening of a new wing of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge by Lord Rayleigh. Includes reference to Mr H. V. Gill’s experiments with spinning tops to illustrate earthquake reactions (19 June 1908, 2pp);
– extract from 'The Tablet' containing the following reference to Fr Gill in its University Notes, ‘…we must congratulate the Rev. H. V. Gill, of St Edmund House, upon his Research Degree won by a Thesis on ‘A New Glow in Vacuum Tubes.’ Father Gill has exhibited his apparatus before the Royal Society, and was also invited to exhibit it by the Royal Institution.’ (see also J17/29) (26 June 1909, 2pp);
– notice advertising Fr Gill’s ‘Earthquake Top…with handle for spinning, and lead bullets’ for 7s.6d. (n.d., 1p.);
– clipping from the 'Freeman’s Journal' on a lecture on ‘Wireless Telegraphy’ given by Fr. Gill in Belvedere College on 6 May 1912 (7 May 1912, 4pp);
– extract from 'The Tablet' of an article entitled ‘The Cardinal at Cambridge A Representative University Gathering’ containing the following reference to Fr Gill, ‘Sir J.J. Thomson, F.R.S., who responded for science, said that this was not the first time that he had had the pleasure of meeting and working with members of that Society. One of them, Father Gill, worked in his laboratory and did extremely valuable and able work, and developed a great power of dealing with physical problems’ (18 May 1912, 3pp);
– photograph of a physics laboratory (possibly one of the labs at Clongowes Wood College) (n.d., 1 item)
– photographs relating to Fr Gill’s research work (n.d., 5 items).
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Documents reviewing Fr Henry Gill ’s publications and contributions to the various fields of physical science. Includes: copy of argument [addressed to his superiors in the Society of Jesus] for staying at his present position in Dublin, rather than joining the Australian Mission (2pp); copy ‘List of Papers describing original research work, with some opinions on same’ (with handwritten amendments) (5pp); copy ‘List of Articles in Reviews’ from 1897 to c1911 (with handwritten amendments) (2pp) and copy extracts from correspondence comprising testimonials in favour of Fr Gill from former professors (2pp).
Note from Fr John S. Conmee SJ thanking Fr Henry Gill SJ for sending him his most recent article
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Note from Fr John S. Conmee SJ thanking Fr Henry Gill SJ for sending him his most recent article and stating ‘I…felt very proud of you and this old Alma Mater…(Clongowes Wood College, Co. Kildare)…of yours. Many have spoken to me in the highest praise of your Article.’
Conmee, John S, 1847-1910, Jesuit priest
Article in 'Irish Ecclesiastical Record', entitled ‘On the Frontier of Physical Science’
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Articles from the 'Irish Ecclesiastical Record' entitled ‘On the Frontier of Physical Science’ (p.449 – 460).
'Cambridge University Reporter' containing a list of ‘Advanced Students: Work Approved’
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Copy of 'Cambridge University Reporter' containing a list of ‘Advanced Students: Work Approved’. Includes “Henry Vincent Gill, of Downing College, Advanced Student, ‘On a new kind of glow in vacuum tubes’ ” (p.1160).
Order of Admission for the degree-conferring ceremony at Cambridge
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Order of Admission for the degree-conferring ceremony at Cambridge on 22 June 1909. Includes the name of Henry Vincent Gill who is receiving a B.A. from Downing College.
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled ‘Weatherwise’
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Articles in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled ‘Weatherwise’, (p.378 - 379).
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Programme listing demonstrations given in various rooms in honour of the opening of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge on Tuesday 16 June 1906. Includes a demonstration given by Mr. H. V. Gill entitled ‘Experiments with Spinning Tops to illustrate Earthquake Reactions’.
Article in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'Galway Bay'
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Article by Fr Henry Gill SJ in 'The Irish Monthly', entitled 'Galway Bay' (p.183-185).