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.
bond / $10, 1866
$10 Fenian Bond, 1866. Dated 14 April, no. 107 and 2394, issued to donor's grandfather Richard Michael and bearing the signature of James Stephens on the back.
photograph / de Valera & Frank Aiken, 1934
Photograph of Eamon de Valera and Frank Aiken. Snapshot of, talking to an unidentified man, 1934. Three copies.resource / Irish Brigade in Spain 1936/37
Irish Brigade in Spain 1936/37. Photocopies of David Meagher's Certificate of service over the signatures of Franco and Eoin O'Duffy.resource / Irish Brigade in Spain
Irish Brigade in Spain. Photocopy of letter in 1938 from Eoin O'Duffy to David Meagher enclosing (photocopies attached) two references, one referring to the military service in Spain, the other not mentioning it.
photograph / Catalpa Flag
Photograph of the Catalpa Flag. 1.5 plate color print showing Margaret Phelan holding the U.S. flag in her garden. Flag was probably one of the ships stock of flags for the long rescue journey. Flag is in Rothe House, Kilkenny. Inscribed on the back of the photograph is 'Margaret M. Phelan and the...
lithograph / Terence Bellew McManus
Terence Bellew McManus. Mounted, framed, by Bregazzi and Sons, Dublin. Glazed O'Neill lithograph of Gluckman dagnerrotype. Head and shoulders with facsimile of 11 October 1848 autograph. Inscribed below "To my friend John Augustus Byrne/as a prison rememberance/Terence Bellew McManus/Richmond...
leaflet / George Gilmore, 1928
George Gilmore 1928, printed handbill entitled "Prison Horror" /'Report of the brutal/ill-treatment of George Gilmore in Mountjoy'. Gilmore was a member of the South County Dublin Battalion of the IRA, and fought on the Anti-Treaty side of the Irish Civil War.
lithograph / Thomas Francis Meagher
Thomas Francis Meagher. Mounted, framed (By Bregazzi) glazed, .5 length lithograph published by Duffy with facsimile autograph. Inscribed "To John Augustus Bryne from his friend Thomas Francis Meagher with the warmest regards and good wishes" on one side and "Richmond Prison June 7th 1849. Kings...
lithograph / Patrick O' Donohue
Patrick O' Donohue. Mounted, framed and glazed, JH Lynch engraving of Glukman daguerrotype published by Glukman, bearing in facsimile "Patrick O'Donohue/Dock of Clonmel Court House/23rd October 1848" and inscribed "Presented to Timothy Sexton Esq/As a last token of sympathy for/all his devoted...resource / The Barracks / Croppies Acre, 1798
The Croppies Acre 1798. Titles 'The Barracks'. Photocopy of notes on and map of site at the Esplannde, Dublin, compiled by donor.
portrait / William Smith O'Brien
William Smith O'Brien. Lithograph portrait, mounted, framed, glazed. H. O'Neill lithograph of head and shoulders daguerrotype by Glukman, with facsimile autograph and date 31 August, 1848 at Kilmainham Gaol. 17 x 19.5 inches overall.
portrait / Sarah Curran
Photograph of portrait of Sarah Curran, connected to Robert Emmet. From the portrait painting by Romney.
tunic / Blue Shirt, c. 1935
A 'Blue Shirt' c. 1935. A lady's button tunic style shirt with patch pockets and shoulder straps and elasticated waistband. Owned by donor as a young "Blueshirt", or member of the Army Comrades Association.
postcard / Dirty Lane, 1803.
Robert Emmet, 1803. Coloured postcard print of "Dirty Lane" with caption pinpointing gate of depot if Emmet's troops.
typescript / The Battle of Vinegar Hill
The Battle of Vinegar Hill. Typescript of ballad taken from Fr. Kavanagh's "Popular History of the Insurrection of 1798". Modern copy.
print / Thomas Addis Emmet
Portrait engraving of Thomas Addis Emmet. T.W. Huffam engraving from Herbert's 1798 drawing. Published by Madden & Co. (probably removed from a book)
negative / Mrs Patrick Little, 1935
Mrs Patrick .J. Little c. 1935. Museum print of orignal photograph, and small negative.
photograph / Patrick Little, 1934
Photograph including Patrick .J. Little, 1934. Small snapshot taken Co. Leitrim, 4th from left in group of 5. Two copies.
souvenir / Daniel O'Connell, 1830
Daniel O'Connell snuff box c. 1830. In pressed horn. Blackened 9 x 5 x 2.5 cm., the hinged lid depicting O'Connell standing - a regal chair behind him - on a podium addressing a crowd bearing four flags. Above, the legend "O'Connell Le Grand Agitateur D'Irlande". Possibly Belgian.