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.
seal-matrix / Irish Government / An Riaghaltas
Seal, Irish Free State. Copper counterpart or replica. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An Riaghaltas'. The Government of Ireland. Design in relief.
seal-matrix / Irish Government / An Riaghaltas
Seal, Irish Free State. Copper counterpart or replica. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An Riaghaltas'. The Government of Ireland. Design in relief.
seal-matrix / Minister for Local Government and Public Health
Seal, Irish Free State. Seal matrix. 1923 to 1947. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Riaghaltas, Áiteamhail agus Sláinte Poiblidhe'. The Minister for Local Government and Public Health. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / Minister for Local Government
Seal, Irish Free State. Matrix. June 1947 to August 1977. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Rialtas Áitiúil'. The Minister for Local Government. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy
Seal, Irish Free State. Seal matrix. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Tionscail, Tráchtála agus Fuinnimh'. The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Energy. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / Minister for Fisheries
Seal, Irish Free State. Seal matrix. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Iascaigh'. Minister for Fisheries. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Seal, Irish Free State. Seal matrix. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Tionscail, Tráchtála agus Turasóireachta'. The Minister for Industry, Commerce and Tourism. Design in intaglio.
newspaper / The Police Gazette / Hue & Cry, 14 Dec 1866
Framed copy of 'The Police Gazette'. Subtitle: 'Hue-and-Cry'. Dublin, Friday, December 11, 1866. Notice for the arrest of James Stephens as an 'active member of treasonable conspiracy against the Queen's authority in Ireland', and for his escape from Richmond Prison on 24th November 1865. Various...
seal-matrix / Minister for Planning and Economic Development
Seal, Irish Free State. Seal matrix. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Pleanála agus Fobhairte Eacnamaíochta'. The Minister for Planning and Economic Development. Design in intaglio.
seal / Minister for Justice
Seal, Irish Free State. Seal replica, copper bronze. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Dlidhigh agus Cirt'. The Minister for Justice. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / Minister for Justice
Seal, Irish Free State. Seal matrix. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Dlidhigh agus Cirt'. The Minister for Justice. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / Minister for Agriculture and Fishing
Seal of the Minister for Agriculture and Fishing. Steel matrix. Harp enclosed by legend 'An tAire Talmhaíochta agus Iascaig'. The Minister for Agriculture and Fishing. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / Irish Government
Seal, Irish Free State. Steel matrix with stem. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An Riaghaltas'. The Government of Ireland. Design in intaglio.
seal-matrix / Minister for Lands
Matrix; Seal of the Minister for Lands, Saorstát Eireann. Ornamental Irish harp within a shaped four point circular shield, around which is inscribed "An tAire Tailte Minister for Lands'. Design in intaglio.
seal / Minister for Lands
Replica; Seal of the Minister for Lands, Saorstát Eireann. Copper bronze. Ornamental Irish harp within a shaped four point circular shield, around which is inscribed "An tAire Tailte Minister for Lands'. Design in relief.
seal / Minister for Lands
Replica; Seal of the Minister for Lands, Saorstát Eireann. Copper bronze. Ornamental Irish harp within a shaped four point circular shield, around which is inscribed "An tAire Tailte Minister for Lands'. Design in relief.
seal / Saorstát Eireann
Sample seal, steel, mounted on a copper plated lead plate. Seal of Saorstát Eireann. Ornamental Irish harp within a circle, with text around 'Séala Saorstát Éireann / Sigllum Republicae Hibernicae'. Design in relief. 'H Frederick St' inscribed into back of mounting plate.
seal / Minister for Agriculture and Fishing
Seal of the Minister for Agriculture and Fishing. Replica, specimen for harp. Harp enclosed by legend 'An tAire Talmhaíochta agus Iascaigh'. The Minister for Agriculture and Fishing. Design in relief.
seal impression / Minister for Local Government
Seal, Irish Free State. Used January 1947 to August 1977. Harp enclosed by legend 'Éire / An tAire Rialtais Aitiuil'. The Minister for Local Government. Design in relief.