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.
sketch / Robert Emmet
Print of sketch of Robert Emmet, 1802. From an original pencil sketch presented to the National Library of Ireland by Sir Edward Hudson Kinehan Bart.
engraving / Robert Emmet
Print or engraving of Robert Emmet in side profile. With the text 'When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth and not till then let my epitaph be written'. One of two prints of Robert Emmet. One sepia and one black and white impression of early engraving.
engraving / Robert Emmet
Print or engraving of Robert Emmet in side profile. With the text 'When my country takes her place among the nations of the earth and not till then let my epitaph be written'. One of two prints of Robert Emmet. One sepia and one black and white impression of early engraving.resource / Election, 1982
General Election, 1982. Section of Cork Examiner, 9.3.1982, showing Haughey poster and a bible quote poster side by side on a Limerick building.
resource / de Valera, 1948
Letter written by de Valera, 1948. Manuscript, 2 page photocopy of thanking donor for the biro pen and commenting on the Donegal election of the time.
resource / IRA, 1946
Irish Republican Army letter, 1946. Xeroxcopy of 2pp. letter distancing themselves from the Republican Prisoners Release Association.
resource / Peadar O'Donnell
Peadar O'Donnell. One page newspaper article from the Donegal Democrat 4 June 1982.
resource / Resurgent Ulster, 1954
Resurgent Ulster 1954. Photocopy of 4pp. of issue of August 1954.resource / de Valera/MacDonald negotiations
Manchester Guardian Weekly 22.1.1937. pp. 65, 66 including account of Eamon de Valera / Ramsey MacDonald negotiations.
resource / Famine Relief, 1847
Famine Relief, 1847. Photocopy of printed circular of 20 January 1847 from the Commissariat Relief Office in Dublin Castle to the Committees throughout Ireland.
prison key / Lord Edward Fitzgerald, Newgate Prison, 1798
Two iron padlock keys, to the cell of Lord Edward Fitzgerald in Newgate Prison, Dublin, 1798.resource / Post Von Einem Deutschen Internierten Aus Irland IM 2. Weltkrieg
Post Von Einem Deutschen Internierten Aus Irland IM 2. Weltkrieg. 2pp. article from Die Harpe, July 1983 by Alfred Klabes.resource / St. Patrick's Cathedral Handbill
St. Patrick's Cathedral Handbill. Photocopy c. 1930 of Irish Language admonitory leaflet for visitors.
photograph / Gene Tunney in Ireland, 1928
Visit of American boxer Gene Tunney to Ireland, c. 1928. Mounted Cashman print showing reception group O'Duffy shaking his hand, Count John McCormack and Colonel FitzMaurice, among others, to the right.
photograph / Eucharistic Congress, 1932
High Altar under construction in Phoenix Park. Part of the preparations for the Eucharistic Congress, 1932. Eucharistic Congress 1932. 2 mounted (together) Cashman prints 14.5 x 9.4 inches showing (1) High Altar under construction in Phoenix Park (2) Towers on Merrion Road, Blackrock.photograph / Eucharistic Congress, 1932
Towers on Merrion Road, Blackrock. Part of the preparations for the Eucharistic Congress, 1932. Eucharistic Congress 1932. 2 mounted (together) Cashman prints 14.5 x 9.4 inches showing (1) High Altar under construction in Phoenix Park (2) Towers on Merrion Road, Blackrock.resource / Wolfe of Forenaughts
Wolfe of Forenaughts. Photocopy of article re family ex Leinster Leader.resource / Arthur Rawdon & Moira Castle
Arthur Rawdon & Moira Castle. Photocopy of article re by Jean O'Neill ex Country Life 4.11.1982.
memorial plate / Fr. Murphy, 1798
Fr. Murphy Memorial Plate. Dished gold & green mottled border pierced for hanging depicting the priest with legend "1798/The Death of Father Michael Murphy".