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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.
medal / Fellowship of Felons / J. Sheehan
Medal, circular disc of lead, roughly made. One side with image of a male's head in left profile, with 'J. Sheehan' underneath, and 'Fellowship of Felons' above. With textile bar of the American flag, red and white stripes on one side, and blue with white stars on the other side. Possibly in...
relic / Daniel O'Connell
Block of wood from the coffin of Daniel O’Connell, in which his remains were returned from Genoa, 1847. Rectangular block of wood, no distinguishing features bar cut marks on two sides.
commemorative plaque / Daniel O'Connell
Plaque, cast iron, with the image of Daniel O’Connell, head and shoulders. A break at the top edge indicates an attachment was previously at this point.
commemorative medal / Daniel O'Connell Centenary, 1875
Daniel O’Connell commemorative medal. Medal for the centenary of his birth, 1875, Gold coloured metal on a green ribbon. The obverse depicts O’Connell with his name around. The reverse depicts a shamrock, with text on his birth, achievements and death in each leaf and a crowned harp in the centre....
/ Daniel O'Connell
Length of textile, gold coloured with an embroidered floral pattern. Possibly a portion of a sash, or a textile from a coach. Connected to Daniel O’Connell.
picture / Daniel O'Connell
Framed picture of Daniel O'Connell, seated. In gilt frame. Late 19th century.
letter / Daniel O'Connell, 1846
Letter to Daniel O’Connell, M.P., from the Cork Repeal Club, dated 18 November 1844. O’Connell addressed as the Liberator of Ireland. Signed by Thomas Lyons (President), George Mason and Andrew F. Roche (Secretaries).
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Architectural feature or decoration; flame surrounded by laurel leaves. Military in nature, possibly police force. Plaster, painted.
signature / Daniel O'Connell, 1844
Signature of Daniel O'Connell, on paper. Reading 'Believe me to be Very Faithfully Yours, Daniel O'Connell, 14th May 1844'.
processional sash / Irish National Foresters
Processional sash of the Irish National Foresters. Green poplin with gold shamrock embroidery on the borders, the initials I.N.F. with a harp above, and green and gold tassles.
print / The Irish State Trials, 1844
Illustration or print, possibly from the Weekly Freeman or similar, titled The Irish State Trials, Opening of the Special Commission at Clonmel. Depicting Daniel O'Connell in the dock.
notice / Rules of the 1782 Club, 1845
Printed sheet. Rules of the 1782 Club, 1845. Printed, black on white. 'Rules of the '82 Club handwritten on the back. Signed initials on the back, possibly Thomas Mathew Ray's, with the date 11/8/40 (11 August 1848?)
membership card / Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, 1847
Membership card, Loyal National Repeal Association, 1847. Signed (print) Thomas Mathew Ray as Secretary. Blank example.
dinner ticket / O’Connell and the Liberated Martyrs Dinner, 1844
Ticket to the National Banquet to O’Connell and the Liberated Martyrs Dinner, at the Music Hall, Lower Abbey Street, William Smith O’Brien, M.P. in the Chair. 19th September 1844. Unnumbered. J. L. Arabin and J. O’Hea (Secretaries).
ticket / Home Rule Demonstration, 1888
Ticket, Home Rule Demonstration, Leinster Hall, Dublin, Tuesday 2nd February 1888.
book / What Home Rule Means Now, 1886
Pamphlet, ‘What Home Rule Means Now’. Reprinted from The Times. Containing the Home Rule Bill of 1886 and Sections 25 to 28 of the Land Purchase Bill of 1886. Published by the Liberal Union of Ireland, 45 Dame Street, Dublin. January 1893.
book / Views on Home Rule, 1888
Pamphlet, ‘Views on Home Rule’, showing the inadequacy and shortcomings of Mr Gladstone’s Home Rule Bill of 1893, and contrasting it with the measure of independence granted in the Irish Parliament of 1782, commonly called Grattan’s Parliament. By Henry Stone. Published by M.H. Gill & Son, Dublin,...
book / The Continuity of the Irish Revolutionary Movement. 1887
Pamphlet, ‘1848 and 1887. The Continuity of the Irish Revolutionary Movement’ by H. Brougham Leech. Published by William Ridgway, 169 Piccadilly and Hodges Figgis & Co., Grafton Street, Dublin. 1887.
book / Ulster Unionist Convention Report, 1892
Pamphlet, ‘Ulster Unionist Convention Report of the Great Meeting of 12,000 delegates from all the Counties of Ulster and of the Open Air Meeting in the Royal Botanic Gardens, Belfast, 17th June 1892’. Published by the Proprietors of ‘Belfast News-letter’, 55, 57 & 59 Donegall Street, Belfast, also...