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.
 

trousers / AA Inspector, c. 1950
AA Inspector's Uniform, c. 1950. Khaki comprising tunic and riding breeches. Maroon collar and shoulder flashes, black composition buttons bearing the AA (Automobile Association) device, bronze collar badge on either collar, and leggings.
 
resource / Tenants' Rights Meeting, 1880
Tenants' Rights Meeting, 1880. Article re Knockmore meeting ex Connacht Telegraph, 5.11.1980.
 
resource / Lord Kilwarden, 1803
Lord Kilwarden An 1803. Article re ex Leinster Leader 15.11.1980.
 
resource / Naas Jail
Naas Jail. Article re ex do.
 
resource / Ballitore Quaker School
Ballitore Quaker School. Article re ex do.
 
resource / Manchester Martyrs and the Marchioners on Queensbury
Manchester Martyrs and the Marchioners on Queensbury. Article re ex Cork Evening Echo, 22.11.1980.
 
resource / Chevalier Charles Wogan
Chevalier Charles Wogan. Article re by Henry Lorton ex Cork Evening Echo, 20.11.1980.
 
resource / Killala, Ballina, 1798
Killala, Ballina in 1798. Article re ex Western People, 26.11.1980.
 
resource / Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell. Articles re ex East Antrim Times, 28.11.1980 and Irish Weekly, 29.11.1980.
 

photograph / 1798 Memorial, Glen Imaal, Wicklow
Postcard photograph, or 1798 Memorial Card, Glen Imaal, Wicklow. Postcard depicting 'Dwyer McAllister Memorial and 1798 Period Cottage, with message from artist or stonecutter to donor's father who was one of the originator's of the memorial. Used, postal date 23 October 1952.
 


illustration / The Battle of New Ross, 1798
The Battle of New Ross 1798. Mounted, glazed, and framed monochromatic print by WGR, published c. 1898 by Dawson & Co. Dublin, depicting a British Army group facing a party of United Irishmen, mostly bearing pikes.
 

resource / Illustration, Police Patrol, Dublin, 1882
Police Patrol, Dublin, 1882. Reproduction of ILN illustration dated 16.12.1882, as postcard issued by Musaem Gharda Siochána na hÉireann. Irish Museums Association invitation card.
 
resource / O'Connor Brothers, 1798
The O'Connor Brothers of '98. Article re ex Cork Holly Bough, Christmas 1980.
 
resource / O'Connell - D'Esterre Duel, 1815
O'Connell & D'Esterre Duel, 1815. Article re ex Irish Weekly Examiner, 4 Decemeber 1980.
 
resource / Mitchel, Meagher, 1782 Club
Mitchel and Meagher and the 1782 Club. Article re by P Ó Mainín ex Waterford News and Star, 16 December 1980.
 
resource / Clanricarde Evictions, 1887
Clanricarde Evictions, 1887. Article re ex Connacht Tribune, 12.12.1980.
 
resource / Siege of Schull, 1881
Siege of Schull, 1881. Article re ex Southern Star, 20.12.1980.
 
resource / Ballinlass Evictions, 1846
Ballinlass Evictions, 13 March 1846. Article re ex Connacht Tribune, 19.12.1980.
 
resource / Sieges of Limerick, 1690-91
Sieges of Limerick, 1690-1691. Article ex Limerick Leader, 23.2.1980, concerning 3 paintings by contemporary painter on the theme.