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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.
miniature / Daniel O'Connell
Miniature of Daniel O'Connell, 1844. Gold frame with gold plate. Inscribed 'This miniature of the Liberator was presented to the Rev. Mr. Collier, now P.P. of St. Agatha's, by The O'Connell Family, A.D. 1844'. Fr. Collier was O'Connell's Chaplain in Richmond Bridewell. Oval.
souvenir / Daniel O'Connell, 1844
Document signed by Daniel O'Connell, 1844. Sheet of paper with the O'Connell arms upon which is written: DANIEL O'CONNELL, M.P. FOR THE COUNTY OF CORK, RICHMOND BRIDEWELL, 24th JUNE, 1844. FEAST OF THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST. Framed.
painting / Daniel O'Connell, 1845
Miniature painting of Daniel O'Connell. Handpainted, set into a decorative gold leaf frame. By the artist Nicholas Kenny, circa 1845.
drawing / Michael William Balfe
Sketch of the home of Michael William Balfe, composer. Two signatures - 'L.C.M.' and 'W.G. Riley'. Drawing, the house of Michael William Balfe (1808 - 1870). House situated at 12 Seymour Street, London. Drawn by W.E. Riley.
print / The State Trial Portraits, 1844
Series of printed pictures, The State Trial Portraits, 1844. Printed on one page under the heading THE STATE-TRIAL PORTRAITS, 1844. Pictures of Daniel O’Connell, John O’Connell, T.M. Ray, Rev. Mr Tyrell, Rev. T. Tierney, T. Steele, R. Barrett, Dr Gray and C. Gavan Duffy. Drawn by H. Anelay and...
illustration / The Spirit of the Nation, 1845
Drawings, frontispiece of 'The Spirit of the Nation', 1845. Original drawing made for the front cover of the first edition. Drawn in pen and brush by Sir Frederick William Burton. Signed F.W.B. Framed together with a photostatic reproduction of the frontispiece (from the National Library) as it...
picture / James Clarence Mangan
A portrait of the head of James Clarence Mangan by Sir Frederick Burton. Done after his death. A portrait of Mangan by Burton is in the National Gallery.
statement / James Napper Tandy, 1803
Notice printed in Bordeaux, by James Napper Tandy, 1803. Incldues statement and letters he wrote in answer to Lord Pelham and others. Four pages on one folded sheet.
coatee / 1782 Club, James Spring, c. 1846
Uniform coatee of the 1782 Club, worn by James Spring, circa 1846. Green cloth with fifteen gold coloured buttons, '1782' on each of them. Dark green velvet cuffs and collar, embroidered with shamrocks.
trousers / 1782 Club, James Spring, c. 1846
Uniform trousers of the 1782 Club, worn by James Spring, circa 1846. Green cloth with a gold stripe / braid.
cap / 1782 Club, James Spring, 1846
Uniform hat or cap of the 1782 Club, worn by James Spring, circa 1846.
membership card / James Spring, 1840
Membership card of The Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland. Made out to James Spring of Eccles Street, Dublin. Dated 22 December 1840, signed T.M. Ray as Secretary, numbered 2259. Red wax seal bottom left of centre.
membership card / Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, 1843
Membership card of The Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, 1843. Made out to James Spring of Eccles Street, Dublin. Renewal of subscription, paid £1 on 13 March 1843, for 1842. Joined 19 December 1840. Signed T.M. Ray as Secretary. Red wax seal bottom left centre.
membership card / James Spring, 1844
Membership card of The Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, 1844. Made out to James Spring of Eccles Street, Dublin. Renewal of subscription, paid £1. Dated 5 February 1844, signed T.M. Ray as Secretary.
membership card / Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, 1845
Membership card of The Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, 1845. Made out to James Spring of Eccles Street, Dublin. Renewal of subscription, paid £1. Dated 3 February 1845, signed T.M. Ray as Secretary. Numbered 61346.
membership card / James Spring, 1846
Membership card of The Loyal National Repeal Association of Ireland, 1846. Made out to James Spring of Eccles Street, Dublin. Renewal of subscription, paid £1. Dated 13 April 1846, signed T.M. Ray as Secretary.
receipt / 1782 Club
A receipt for James Spring's subscription to the 1782 Club, written in manuscript on an envelope. Dated 15 April 1845.
notice / Rules of the 1782 Club
List of rules of the 1782 Club. Previously owned by James Spring.
badge / Charles Stewart Parnell, 1892
Charles Stewart Parnell badge, made from an ivy leaf. The donor said his father wore the badge at a Parnell meeting in 1892.