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 / Battle of Tara plan, 1798
Photograph of plan of the Battle of Tara 1798. 1792 Beaufort map of Ireland. Detail from Killelogher to Miltown showing position of the forces on 29 May 1798. Full plate.
 
resource / Battle of Tara note, 1798
Photograph of note re Battle of Tara 1798. Stuck on to1792 Beaufort map of Ireland. Three lines of writing. Fragment only, note was incomplete. Full plate.
 
resource / Battle of Tara note, 1798
Photograph of note re Battle of Tara 1798. 1792 Beaufort map of Ireland. Fragment with 8 lines of writing. Ref. to field pieces and signed 'C Rand on the spot'. Full plate.
 
resource / Battle of Tara pike, 1798
Photograph of drawing of a pike used at Tara 1798. Stuck on to 1792 Beaufort map of Ireland, listing also forces of the crown involved and giving details of dimensions of the pike, signed 'C Rand on the spot'. Full plate.
 
resource / Battle of Tara, 1798
Photograph of note re Battle of Tara 1798. Stuck on to 1792 Beaufort map of Ireland giving details of numbers. on each side, listing casualties sustained and signed 'C Rand on the spot Lewes'. Full plate.
 


photograph / Fenian Flag
Photograph of an alleged Fenian Flag. 3.5 ins square colour print, showing faded brown flag with maid-of-erin yellow harp in centre. Colour of field was originally green. Now in posession of the Knights of Equity, Buffalo, New York and alleged to have been a Fenian Flag.
 


membership card / Irish National Land League, 1886
Membership card of the Irish National Land League. Made out in favor of Mr. John Byrne of the Ballymore Branch on 14th February 1886, and signed by Thomas Byrne.
 


membership card / Irish National Land League, 1886
Membership card of the Irish National Land League. Made out in favor of Mr. James Byrne of the Ballymore Branch on 14th Feb. 1886 and signed by Thomas Byrne.
 


photograph / Charles Stewart Parnell
Postcard photograph of Charles Stewart Parnell with message dated 14/7/14 and signed 'Marie Antoinette' on back. Published by Lawrence of Dublin.
 


postcard photograph / John Redmond
Postcard photograph of John Redmond with message dated 14/7/14. Signed 'Marie' on the back.
 


reproduction / Freedom of Edinburgh, Parnell, 1889
Freedom of Edinburgh to Charles Stewart Parnell. Mounted photocopy of extract from the minutes of the special meeting of the Town Council of Edinburgh on 20 July 1889, which conferred the Freedom of the City on Parnell.
 

illustration / Joe Brady in the Dock
Print of Joe Brady, the Invincible. 5.8 x 7.3 inches entitled 'The Phoenix Park Trials, Joe Brady in the Dock'. Originally issued as a supplement to the Weekly Freeman. 14 April 1966.
 

stamp / 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien
One of a set of Republican Seals. Possibly issued in 1956 by Coiste Foillseacháin Náisiúnta Corcaigh. Represented are: (1) 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien; (2) 1916 Padraig Pearse; (3) 1920 Kevin Barry; (4) 1956 An Easter Lily; (5) 1848 Fintan Lalor; (6) 1848 Thomas Davis; (7) 1803 Robert Emmet; (8)...
 

stamp / 1916 Padraig Pearse
One of a set of Republican Seals. Possibly issued in 1956 by Coiste Foillseacháin Náisiúnta Corcaigh. Represented are: (1) 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien; (2) 1916 Padraig Pearse; (3) 1920 Kevin Barry; (4) 1956 An Easter Lily; (5) 1848 Fintan Lalor; (6) 1848 Thomas Davis; (7) 1803 Robert Emmet; (8)...
 

stamp / 1920 Kevin Barry
One of a set of Republican Seals. Possibly issued in 1956 by Coiste Foillseacháin Náisiúnta Corcaigh. Represented are: (1) 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien; (2) 1916 Padraig Pearse; (3) 1920 Kevin Barry; (4) 1956 An Easter Lily; (5) 1848 Fintan Lalor; (6) 1848 Thomas Davis; (7) 1803 Robert Emmet; (8)...
 

stamp / 1956 An Easter Lily
One of a set of Republican Seals. Possibly issued in 1956 by Coiste Foillseacháin Náisiúnta Corcaigh. Represented are: (1) 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien; (2) 1916 Padraig Pearse; (3) 1920 Kevin Barry; (4) 1956 An Easter Lily; (5) 1848 Fintan Lalor; (6) 1848 Thomas Davis; (7) 1803 Robert Emmet; (8)...
 

stamp / 1848 Fintan Lalor
One of a set of Republican Seals. Possibly issued in 1956 by Coiste Foillseacháin Náisiúnta Corcaigh. Represented are: (1) 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien; (2) 1916 Padraig Pearse; (3) 1920 Kevin Barry; (4) 1956 An Easter Lily; (5) 1848 Fintan Lalor; (6) 1848 Thomas Davis; (7) 1803 Robert Emmet; (8)...
 

stamp / 1848 Thomas Davis
One of a set of Republican Seals. Possibly issued in 1956 by Coiste Foillseacháin Náisiúnta Corcaigh. Represented are: (1) 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien; (2) 1916 Padraig Pearse; (3) 1920 Kevin Barry; (4) 1956 An Easter Lily; (5) 1848 Fintan Lalor; (6) 1848 Thomas Davis; (7) 1803 Robert Emmet; (8)...
 

stamp / 1803 Robert Emmet
One of a set of Republican Seals. Possibly issued in 1956 by Coiste Foillseacháin Náisiúnta Corcaigh. Represented are: (1) 1867 Allen Larkin and O'Brien; (2) 1916 Padraig Pearse; (3) 1920 Kevin Barry; (4) 1956 An Easter Lily; (5) 1848 Fintan Lalor; (6) 1848 Thomas Davis; (7) 1803 Robert Emmet; (8)...
 
