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.
human remains / Turlough O’Carolan
Skull of Turlough O’Carolan, the Irish Harpist. In display case.
document case / Sir Hugh Law, M.P
Travel or document case of The Right Honourable Sir Hugh Law, M.P., Attorney General for Ireland, 1880. Wooden construction with green shagreen covering. Lettering embossed in gold on top, with crowned VR.
writing case / Sir Hugh Law, M.P
Portable writing case of The Right Honourable Sir Hugh Law, M.P., Attorney General for Ireland, 1880. Wooden construction with black leather covering. Lettering embossed in gold on top ‘Hugh Law Esq., Q.C.’. With writing paraphernalia inside.
document case / Spring Rice / Customs
Document case, brown leather with straps, embossed on top with the owner’s name ‘The Honourable S.E. Spring Rice / Customs’.
seal / Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland
Letters and seal with parchment, 1881, of Queen Victoria of England, appointing Sir Hugh Law, Attorney General of Ireland, as the Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland.
seal impression / William Evelyn, Dean of Emley
Seal impression in red wax, on card. Seal of William Evelyn, Dean of Emley, Ireland. Born 1718, died 1776.
seal impression / Kilfenora, 1617
Seal impression in red wax, on card. Episcopal seal of Kilfenora, 1617. John Steere, 1617 to 1621.
pipe / Jim Larkin
Wooden pipe belonging to Jim Larkin. Peterson Delux stamped into wood. Sterling silver band with hallmarks and ‘Peterson Dublin’ stamps.
medal / Jim Larkin / Dublin Council
Medal, Dublin Council. Of Jim Larkin. Metal and enamel disc with ‘Dublin’ and the arms of the city of Dublin, with a celtic knot design around the edge. On a green textile ribbon, with a metal bar with ‘Council’, with an ornamental harp above.
commemorative medal / Admiral Guillermo Brown
Commemoration medal, with image of Admiral Guillermo Brown (William Brown), founder of the Argentinian Navy, on obverse. On reverse is a mounted canon intersected with an anchor, with ‘Comision Nacional de Homenaje’ and 1857 to 1957. On a blue textile ribbon. Possibly connected to the Jim Larkin...
spectacles / Jim Larkin
Parts of two partial pairs of spectacles belonging to Jim Larkin. Two glass lens and partial frames. No maker’s marks.
photograph / Jim Larkin
Photograph, black and white, of Jim Larking in later years, with pipe. Side profile to the left. Probably 1940s.
passport / Jim Larkin
Travel permit card of James (Jim) Larkin. For travel between Ireland and the United Kingdom only. Stamped 21 December 1945, 1946 and renewed to 1951. Listing his address as Ballsbridge, Dublin. Numerous travel stamps contained.
legal document / Jim Larkin
Court document, detailing the arrest of Jim Larkin in Queens, New York on 22 June 1917. Signed by Patrick Fitzgibbons and Thomas J. Doyle of the New York City police and magistrate courts.
legal document / Jim Larkin
Court document, detailing the charges against Jim Larkin at his arraignment in Queens, New York on 23 June 1917, and advising him of his rights. Charged with ‘disorderly conduct leading to a breach of the peace’.
membership card / Jim Larkin
Workers Union of Ireland membership card. Branch No. 2. Of Peter Larkin, no 5634. Joined 30 May 1924. With payments listed.
medal / Jim Larkin / Dublin Corporation
Medal, of Jim Larkin. Gilt metal with blue enamel, with the arms of the City of Dublin in the centre. ‘Dublin Corporation Member 1930’ around top. The back inscribed ‘Presented to James Larkin / Elected Councillor in the First Election of the City Council / By Alderman Alfred Byrne / First Lord...
medal / International Astronomical Union
Medal, disc of gilt metal in imitation of celtic design gold, with a bar reading ‘Lord Mayor’. The back inscribed ‘International Astronomical Union / IX General Assembly Dublin 1955’.
freedom certificate / Corporation of Weavers
Certificate. The Corporation of Weavers present the freedom of the guild to Robert Leigh, for his patriotic conduct in parliament and his attention to the interests of their manufacturers, at Weavers’ Hall, January 1773. Signed by John Wisheard (?) as Master, and Francis Huggins and Joseph Webster...