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.
print / Battle of Ridgeway, 1866
Colour print, The Battle of Ridgeway, Ontario, Canada, 2 June 1866. Print published in 1869, coloured, showing the confrontation between the Fenians under Col. O'Neill and the British forces under Col. Booker. Fenian Raids, Canada. Printed by The Sage, Sons & Co., Lithographic Printing and...
coin / UVF
1968 Irish penny, stamped UVF. One of those so defaced in Belfast 1969.resource / Belton, Barton, Cronin, Ryan Trial
Irish Times, 2 October 1933. Section of pp. 5/6 only giving account of trial of Belton, Barton, Cronin, and Ryan.resource / United Irishmen, 1797
United Irishmen in Wicklow, Carlow, & Kildare. Letter from Benjamin O'Neale Stratford on 1 Nov. 1797 to Dublin Castle concerning the disturbed nature of the country. Xeroxprint.resource / Proclamation of Carlow, 1797
Proclamation of Carlow, 1797. Memorial of the Justices of Peace of the County to the Lord Lieutenant on 8 November 1797 appealing for the proclamation of the county. Xeroxprint.
commemorative badge / Charles Stewart Parnell, 1890s
Ivy leaf badge with photo of Parnell. Inset surrounded by the legend 'Give my Love to my Colleagues and to the Irish People'. The leaf is in bronze, the veins showing the same colour, the green being enamel. The portrait and legend in an ellipse black on white enamel. 5 x 4.7 cm.
plate / Williamite Commemoration
Williamite Commemorative pottery wall plaque. Transfer printed, green border. Depicting King Willliam on white horse to right. The slogan NO SURRENDER below. 9 x 8 inches.
book / Tiomna Nuadha, 1815
1815 Tiomna Nuadha. Said to have been Jemmy (James) Hope's (but not so). The name Arthur Lewis appears on the flyleaf and on p. 520 is a note "This book was given to me by Mr. Duffy in year 1818". Copy of the New Testament in Irish. Handwritten notes throughout.
jacket / Irish National Foresters, 1880
Irish National Foresters Uniform, c. 1880. Made by local tailor comprising tail coat (green faced white edged gold with three bars of gold lace across each lapel), white and button waistcoat, breeches. Cloth epaullettes, white edged gold with gold thread fringe. Two domed brass buttons, showing a...
waistcoat / Irish National Foresters, 1880
Wasitcoat, cream coloured with mother of pearl button, and buckled strap at back. Irish National Foresters Uniform, c. 1880. Made by local tailor comprising tail coat (green faced white edged gold with three bars of gold lace across each lapel), white and button waistcoat, breeches. Cloth...
breeches / Irish National Foresters, 1880
Breeches, cream coloured, with buttoned front section with lace ties at the ankles. Irish National Foresters Uniform, c. 1880. Made by local tailor comprising tail coat (green faced white edged gold with three bars of gold lace across each lapel), white and button waistcoat, breeches. Cloth...
badge / London Irish Bowling Association
London Irish Bowling Association. Badge, bronze enamelled with pin at back for attachment. Stamped on back, L. Simspn, (London) Ltd., probably dates to c. 1900 (No indication as to provenance).
book / Essay on the Antiquity of the Irish Language / James Hope
Lieutenant Colonel Charles Vallencey's 'Essay on the Antiquity of the Irish Language'. Being a collation of the Irish with the punic language, with a preface, proving Ireland to be the thule of the Ancients. Addressed to the Literati of Europe. 3rd Edition. Published in London - Richard Ryan of...
book / Sequel to Personal Narrative of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 / James Hope
Charles Hamilton Teeling's 'Sequel to Personal Narrative of the Irish Rebellion of 1798'. Presented by author to Jemmy (James) Hope with the inscription 'I am the author to his true and respected friend James Hope'. Also bearing the autograph of Robert Emmet Hope, dated 1857. Published in Belfast...
book / James Hope
James (Jemmy) Hope's Family Bible. British and Foreign Bible Society edition of King James version, with manuscript notes on inside cover and first page giving details of dates of birth, etc., of the Hope family. Family bible of James Hope. Bible with family records on the inside cover fly leaf....resource / Anti Home Rule, Courtney
Pall Mall Gazette, 20 Oct. 1988. pp 5/6 containing references to anti Home Rule Speech by Mr. L Courtney.
commemorative plate / Father Mathew
Father Mathew commemoration plate. Sheffield ware with centrepiece depicting the priest blessing a group of people on their knees. 18.2cm diam. On the decorated border a vingnette repeated four times depicting a hive and agricultural implements with the mottoes. TEMPERANCE AND INDUSTRY and INDUSTRY...
certificate / Ancient Order of Foresters
Ancient Order of Foresters. Mounted, glazed, and framed certificate of enrollment of Joseph Gough as "a Past Chief Ranger of Court No. 3948" and signed by William Lawlor (Sub Chief Ranger), and John E. Lyons (Secretary) with printed signature of Samuel Shawcross (Permanent secretary).
seal / Orange Lodge
Wax impression of Orange Lodge seal. Depicting a mounted figure riding to left with a sword pointing forward in his right hand and the number 1530 behing him. Around above, 'Newton Forbes Body'. In exergue 'William III'. All within a husk border.