Historical Collections Online
Search our Historical Collections Online, a sample of 10,000 artefacts from the National Museum of Ireland’s Historical, Military and Easter Week Collections, published as part of the Decade of Commemorations.
engraving / Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Print, engraving, colour. View on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. From Blackrock, looking across Dublin Bay towards Williamstown and Merrion, Dublin in the Distance. Plate I. One of a series of such views painted by Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886), engraved by J. Harris and published in Dublin by...
engraving / Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Print, engraving, colour. View on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. Granite pavilions and Tunnel Entrance at Lord Cloncurry's Demesne of Maratimo near Blackrock, Kingstown Harour in the Distance. Plate II. One of a series of such views painted by Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886), engraved by S.G. Hughes...
engraving / Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Print, engraving, colour. View on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. The Tunnel from the Excavation, looking towards Dublin. Plate III. One of a series of such views painted by Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886), engraved by J. Harris and published in Dublin by W.F. Wakeman, 9 D'Olier Street, in October...
engraving / Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Print, engraving, colour. View on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. From the Foot Bridge at Seapoint Hotel, looking towards Salt Hill, Kingstown Harbour in the Distance. Plate IV. One of a series of such views painted by Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886), engraved by J. Harris and published in Dublin by...
engraving / Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Print, engraving, colour. View on the Dublin and Kingstown Railway. From the Martello Tower Bridge at Seapoint, looking towards Kingston. Plate V. One of a series of such views painted by Andrew Nicholl (1804-1886), engraved by S.G. Hughes and published in Dublin by W.F. Wakeman, 9 D'Olier...
book / Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Cover of book, 'Five Views of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway' from drawings by Andrew Nichol, with description of the Railway. Dublin, 1834. Prints seperated from book.
carriage / Henry Grattan
Henry Grattan’s personal coach. Private type coach, painted black, including the wheels and undercarriage metalwork. Two doors with pull down glazed windows, handles not present. Seat, back wall and sides of cab interior of cream coloured padded textile (silk) with an embroidered decorative...
Undercarriage /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. Undercarriage, highly decorated in paint, carved wood with a painted white and pink band and multi-coloured flowers. Two...
shaft /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. Y-shaped curved shaft with pointed metal tip. Three bored holes and one metal bolt along shaft. Painted black and red. Part of a...
ox wagon /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. Body of cart with two horizontal planks flanked by elaborately decorated poles. Painting of a saint surrounded by floral design to...
axle /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. Elaborately painted chassey, depicting a nobleman on horseback at one end. Floral and foliate painted designs throughout, with dogs...
wheel /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. One of four large wooden wheel from wine cart, painted black and red. Floral design (daisies) painted on the front. Iron hub and...wheel /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. One of four large wooden wheel from wine cart, painted black and red. Floral design (daisies) painted on the front. Iron hub and...wheel /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. One of four large wooden wheel from wine cart, painted black and red. Floral design (daisies) painted on the front. Iron hub and...wheel /
Ox wagon or wine cart of the style used in the Province of Ravenna, Italy, with Campanella or iron jingling ornament to be fixed to the pole. Constructed at Granarole. One of four large wooden wheel from wine cart, painted black and red. Floral design (daisies) painted on the front. Iron hub and...
memorial card / Charles Bianconi
Photograph, post-mortem, of Charles Bianconi (1786-1875) on memorial card. Printed by Burns and Oates, Portman Street, London.
wing / First Atlantic crossing, 1919
Portion of the linen wing of an aeroplane used by Messrs. Alcock and Browne when they made the first Atlantic crossing to Clifden Co. Galway in 1919.
timetable / Galway to Clifden, 1867
Timetable, Bianconi Day Coach from Galway to Clifden, 1867.
sketch / Bianconi Day Car
Drawing or sketch, in pencil, of a Bianconi coach - Cahir & Clonmel Day Car. HH:1939.177. Collection of historical papers left by the late George Durdin of Shangarry Castle, Cloyn, Co. Cork. HH:1939.177.1.1-5. Papers relating to Charles Bianconi - five papers.