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.
resource / Duke of Wellington
Photograph of painting of Wellington. 4.5 x 6.8 inches showing Wellington in uniform with a landscape in the background.
chair / Daniel O'Connell
Chair used by Daniel O'Connell, with crest consisting of a stag's head with a bar underneath, and the initials DOC beneath the bar. Given to a Mr George by a grandson of O'Connell's.
writing desk / Daniel O'Connell
Desk used by Daniel O'Connell. Black, ornate foliate carving in high relief as decoration. Brass plate in knee recess with name 'Daniel O'Connell' engraved on it.
newspaper cutting / Home Rule Bill, 1893
Newspaper cutting ex Freeman's Journal, 18 July 1893. Re Home Rule Bill.
newspaper cutting / Home Rule
Newspaper cutting, 1893. Re civil servants under Home Rule.
newspaper cutting / Civil Servants and Home Rule, 1893
Newspaper Cutting, 1893. Article entitled 'Civil Servants and Home Rule'.
photograph / Bagwell, Clanwilliam Union
Photograph of a portrait of a Volunteer. Note written by M.S.D Westropp on the back of this photograph- "Probably a Bagwell. Scarlet coat, dark blue facings, silver face, breast plate, epaulettes and buttons, white waistcoat and black stockings. Clanwilliam Union.
document / Thomas Francis Meagher / William O'Brien
Autographs of William Smith O'Brien and Thomas Francis Meagher. Dated 'Clonmell Gaol, Sept. 21, 1848' and 'Kilmainham Gaol, Sept. 1848' respectively, on an 8 by 6.5 inches sheet of heavy blue paper with high gilt embossed design around. Mounted and glazed in gilt frame with note re provenance on...
badge / 1798 Centenary
'98 Centenary Badge showing a golden harp surmounted by a green pike and over a radiate '98' with a spray of shamrock on each side.
commemorative figure / Lord Edward Fitzgerald, 1898
Staffordshire Pottery Figure of Lord Edward Fitzgerald. 14.5 inches high, glazed finish. Stamped on the pedestal on which his left hand rests, a flag with a harp crossed by a pike and a homemade adaptation of a scythe with "Who Fears to Speak of '98" 1798. 1898 around.
commemorative figure / Henry Joy McCracken, 1898
Staffordshire Pottery figure of Henry Joy McCracken, 14 inches high, glazed finish. Stamped on the pedestal on which is left hand rest, a flag with a harp crossed by a pike and a homemade adaptation of a scythe with "Who Fears or Speak of '98"; "1798 1898" around.
plaque / Daniel O'Connell
Cast iron plaque of Daniel O'Connell. 3.4 inches x 4.1 inches with elliptical recess in which there is a marble bust of O'Connell in high relief.resource / Charles Stewart Parnell plate
Photograph of Parnell commorative plate. The plate shows Parnell front face, head and shoulders, over the legend Charles Stuart Parnell M.P.
portrait / Napoleon
Plaque of Napoleon; enamelled metal, elliptical 8" x 6" diams. with printed portrait of Napoleon in centre and "Buonaparte" underneath.
badge / Parnell Parade, 1894
Parnell Parade Badge 1894. 2.8 wide by 5.8 inches long. Overall white silk badge with fringe above and below with in black across, Ban, a bust of Parnell looking to left under a line 'Metropolitan House Painters'. Underlined 1894.
badge / Emmet Centenary
Badge probably Emmet Centenary. 2.5 x 4.6 inches. Green silk with, in gold across, 'Metropolitan' over a double line and a shamrock, 'A.D.1670' over a double line and a shamrock, over 'House Painters'.
badge / Badge
Badge probably Emmet Centenary. 2.5 x 4.6 inches. Green silk with, in gold across, 'Metropolitan' over a double line and (?) a sharmrock A.D.1670. over a double line and (?) a shamrock 'House Painters Steward'.
rosette / Daniel O'Connell Centenary, 1875
Daniel O'Connell Centenary rosette and medal. Rosette: 4 inches in diameter in green silk in seven frilled circles with a gilt circular button in the centre out of which hangs two metal thread tassells. The medal is suspended from a black pin by 1.5 x 4 inches plain green silk ribbon. White metal...
medal / Daniel O'Connell Centenary, 1875
Daniel O'Connell Centenary rosette and medal. Rosette: 4 inches in diameter in green silk in seven frilled circles with a gilt circular button in the centre out of which hangs two metal thread tassells. The medal is suspended from a black pin by 1.5 x 4 inches plain green silk ribbon. White metal...