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.
punch server / Independent Wicklow Forresters, c. 1790
Punch jug/pitcher, INDEPENDENT WICKLOW FORESTERS, circa 1790. Wedgwood. Coloured pictures depicting a mounted soldier, three foot soldiers, a castle and the inscription SUCCESS TO COLONEL HAYES & THE INDEPENDENT WICKLOW FORRESTERS. Signed WEDGWOOD on the bottom. An Irish Volunteer Corps, commande...
membership card / United Irish League, 1903
Membership card of the United Irish League, in the name of Pat Fowley, Drumlease Branch, signed by B. Rooney as Secretary, in July 1903. Depicts Wolfe Tone, with the words 'Who Fears to Speak of '98', with crossed pikes. Printed by M.S. Eaton, 56 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin.
photograph / Fenian Executive
Black and white print of souvenir postcard or other such item (similar to the one held in the collection) showing composite image of the 'Fenian Executive' and a Fenian $100 bond. In a central position is James Stephens, who is surrounded by T.C. Luby, D. Mulcahy, W.F. Roantree, O'Donovan Rossa,...
photograph /
Photograph of a male bust. To be identified.
mourning sash / Charles Stewart Parnell, 1891
Mourning sash, black. Crepe material. Of the type worn around the arm, or possibly around a hat as a band. Worn on the occassion of Charles Stewart Parnell's funeral, 1891.
book / The Agrarian Struggle in Gweedore
Pamphlet or booklet, The Agrarian Struggle in Gweedore, by Reverend James McFadden, P.P., 1889. Printed on sheet.
freedom box / John Philpott Curran, 1795
Freedom box, silver, by Edward Rice, Dublin 1795. Presented to John Philpott Curran in 1795. In the form of a book. Engraved on front: RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY THAT THIS CORPORATION BEING ESSENTIALLY INTERESTED IN THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS DO PRESENT ITS FREEDOM TO JNO PHILPOT CURRAN ESQ. IN TESTIMONY...
inscription / Daniel O'Connell, 1840
Dictionary, French-Italian and Italian-French with autograph signature of Daniel O'Connell, about 1840. Published by Berberi in Paris in 1836. Found in the National Bank by the father of the donor.
commemorative jug / Father Mathew
Jug. Staffordshire creamware commemorating Father Mathew, about 1840. Octagonal base with bulbous body narrowing at neck with tall scalloped spreading rim and double scroll handle. Decorated with black wavy lines at base, neck, lip and handle. Transfer printed on front of body with scene showing...
/ Daniel O'Connell
Sash, green textile, with green and gold tassles. No decoration or text. Connected to Daniel O’Connell or the Repeal Movement.
ceremonial rod / Daniel O'Connell, Lord Mayor of Dublin, 1841
Silver mounted wooden rod used by Daniel O'Connell as Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1841 to beat the bounds, I.E. the ceremonial outling of his jurisdiction as Mayor. In two sections painted white with silver tips and silver swivel joint over which passes a cylindrical silver tube inscibed THE RIGHT...
engraving / The Triumphal Procession of O'Connell and Fellow Martyrs, 1844
Coloured print or engraving, the Procession of Daniel O'Connell after release from prison 1844, by W.H. Holbrooke; published by MacCormack, Dublin. Showing in colour the procession proceeding to Daniel O'Connell's house in Merrion Square entitled "The Triumphal Procession of O'Connell and Fellow...
letter / House of Commons, 1869
Letter, addressed from the House of Commons, London, dated 13 May 1869. Addressed to 'My Dear Ray' (?) from 'your fellow prisoner of 1844', illegible signature.
stamp / Repeal / Daniel O'Connell
Set of 12 seals or stamps, relating to Daniel O'Connell and the Repeal Movement. 'Peace and Perserverance / Repeal', 'Remember the 30th May 1844 / Repeal', 'Ireland for the Irish / Repeal', 'God Save the Queen / Repeal', 'Repeal of the Union', O'Connell Family crest, 'Erin go Bragh / Repeal', 'No...
stamp / Volunteers of 1782 Revived, 1841
Membership card of the Volunteers of 1782 Revived, 1841. Blank example, signed Thomas Mathew Ray. From Scrapbook volume of documents relating to Daniel O'Connell compiled by T.M. Ray.
parliamentary card / Loyal National Repeal Association
Parliamentary Elector card of the Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, of the type issued 30 December 1844. Rare version. The first design was subsequently changed to a front view of Parliament House - only a few with this vignette were printed. Information provided by Thomas Matthew Ray. ...
certificate / Loyal National Repeal Association, 1843
Loyal National Repeal Association certificate awarded to a Repeal Warden, Patrick Bray, 28th May 1843. Signed by Thomas Matthew Ray as Secretary. From a scrapbook volume of documents relating to Daniel O'Connell compiled by T.M. Ray.
illustration / Derrynane House / Daniel O'Connell
Print of an engraving of Derrynane House, the ancestral home of Daniel O'Connell. By Newman. From Scrapbook volume of documents relating to Daniel O'Connell compiled by T.M. Ray.
badge / Clontarf Monster Meeting, 1843
Paper badge with representation of shamrock and a green ribbon. Caption reads "Intended to be worn on the arm by Norsemen at the Clontarf Meeting". T.M. Ray. Refers to the Clontarf Monster Meeting, 1843, at which Daniel O'Connell spoke.