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.
 
letter / Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Dublin and Kingstown Railway. Letter from Charles Vignoles, Professor of Engineering, University College London, 23 May 1834, to James Pim, Treasurer, Dublin and Kingstown Railway, re contracting and vested interest difficulties in the construction of the line in connection with extension beyond...
 
map / Dublin and Kingstown Railway, 1834
Dublin and Kingstown Railway. Map of the vicinity of the end of the West Pier, Kingstown, which accompanied the letter from Charles Vignoles, Professor of Engineering, University College London, 23 May 1834, to James Pim, Treasurer, Dublin and Kingstown Railway, re contracting and vested interest...
 
information sheet / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1846
Great Southern and Western Railway. Printed form showing scale of fares, 1846.
 
information sheet / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1846
Great Southern and Western Railway. Printed form showing scale of fares, 1846. Open to Carlow.
 
information sheet / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1846
Great Southern and Western Railway. Printed form showing classification of goods, 1846.
 
information sheet / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1846
Great Southern and Western Railway. Printed form showing the rates for carriages, 1846.
 
information sheet / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1846
Great Southern and Western Railway. Printed form showing the rates for cattles, sheep and pigs, 1846.
 
information sheet / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1846
Great Southern and Western Railway. Printed form showing the rates for horses, 1846.
 
proof sheet / Dalkey Atmostpheric Railway, 1843
Dalkey Atmostpheric Railway. Bundle of printer's proofs of articles in The Railway Times, 1843, correspondence between Professor Balrow and Mr Bergin, proofs of articles in The Railway Times.
 
print / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1849
Great Southern and Western Railway. Framed and glazed cutting with print of the opening of the Great Southern and Western Railway line to Mallow, 1849.
 
photograph / Great Southern and Western Railway, 1875
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photograph of combined locomotive and carriage, built Inchicore 1875, for Gortatlea and Castle Island Branch (cattle traffic). See 'Loco Magazine', May 16, June 6, 1903.
 
photograph plate / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive No. 36. 12" x 10".
 
photograph plate / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive, 'Sprite'. 12" x 10".
 
photograph plate / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive 1st Class Coach. 12" x 10".
 
photograph plate / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive goods wagon. 12" x 10".
 
photograph plate / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive goods wagon. 12" x 10".
 
photograph plate / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive mail van. 12" x 10".
 
photograph plate / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive 1st Class Coach, early. 12" x 10".
 
photograph / Great Southern and Western Railway
Great Southern and Western Railway. Photographic print, from photographic plate, or glass plate negative, of a G.S.R. locomotive 1st Class Coach, early. 12" x 10".