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 / Fenian escape, Arklow, 1882
Fenian escape via Arklow, c.1882. Article from Wicklow People, 1.4.1977 concerning escape after the Invincibles Assasinations of Burke and Cavendish.
pin badge / Fine Gael, c. 1935
Fine Gael pin badge, c. 1935. Metal with blue enamel front, with a red cross through the centre of a blue shield under a bar bearing the letters FINE GAEL in gold.
box / Daniel O'Connell, 1836
Quill pen in case, relating to Daniel O'Connell's dismissal as MP, 1836. Quill pen in leather bound case bearing a silver plate on which is engraved "In the House of Commons/on the Evening of Monday the 16th of May 1836/The Clerk of the Crown;/ERASED WITH THIS PEN:/THE NAMES OF DANIEL O'CONNELL &...resource / French at Killala, 1798
French at Killala, 1798. Letter ex Connaught Telegraph 24.5.1978 re chain of fires along the Erris coast on the ocassion of the landing.resource / RIC Pensioner's Memoir
Royal Irish Constabulary Pensioner's Memoir. C. Connors in Nationalist (Carlow) 2.6.1978.resource / Aughamore Tenants and the Plan of Campaign
Aughamore Tenants and the Plan of Campaign. Article ex Western People, 10.6.1978.
bust / Charles Stewart Parnell, 1891
Portrait Plaque of Parnell. Bronze, uniface, 12 cm. d. Head (to left) and shoulder of Parnell separating the dates 1846 and 1891. Around above, CHARLES STEWART PARNELL. Artist's name beneath the shoulder, ELINOR HALLÉ.resource / Lord Norbury
Lord Norbury. Article re ex Tribune (Midland), 12.8.1978.
commemorative handkerchief / 1798 Rebellion Centenary
1798 Centenary handkerchief. Linen, white, 21 inches square, printed black on white. Depicting Lord Edward Fitzgerald within a shamrock wreath, a harp over his head. Portrayed across above, Samuel Neilson, Theobeld Wolfe Tone, Robert Emmet, Henry Joy McCracken and James Hope; from Neilson down...
badge / Chemical Industry Meeting
Chemical Industry Meeting, 1891. Cloth badge in royal blue with 2 inch gilt metal thread fringe. 6 inches overall with the meetings device ('1891' with 'Society of Chemical Industry' around above and 'Dublin Meeting' around below) over 'Executive Committee' in gold lettering. Black button at back...resource / 1798 In Kildare
1798 In Kildare. Book review re and article on John Doorly ex Leinster Leader, 26.8.1978.
collar badge / Gárda Síochána
Gárda Síochána collar badge. In silvered finish in the standard Gárda pattern.resource / Assassination of Lord Norbury
Assassination of Lord Norbury. Article by Mike Byrne ex Tribune (Midland) 26.8; 2.9; 19.6.1978.resource / Bodyke Evictions
Bodyke Evictions. Co. Clare, 1887. Article re ex Clare Champion, 15.9.1978.resource / New Tipperary
'New Tipperary'. Article re building of during Plan of Campaign ex Tipperary Star, 7 October, 1978.resource / 1798 in Kildare
1798 in Kildare. Letter re Ned Condon's role in ex Leinster Leader, 28.X.1978.resource / Land League Cottage Restored
Land League Cottage Restored. Article re project at Windgap ex Nationalist (Clonmel, 28.X.1978).
resource / Wexford and Wicklow Orange Lodge Sash
Wexford and Wicklow Orange Lodge Sash. Slide of sash of lodge 1004. Museum slide from orginial lent for photography.resource / O'Donnells of Mayo
O'Donnells of Mayo. Article re by Rupert Ó Cochlain ex Western People 25.X1.78.