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.
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Gold paper seal, found in presentation box. Possibly a seal from a certificate or freedom scroll. To be identified
ornament / New Zealand / Hillery, 1985
Carved jade ornament, in presentation box. Ornament attached to the inside of the box lid. Presentation plate in brass atached to the front, reading 'Presented to His Excellency Dr Patrick J. Hillery, President of Ireland by the Right Honourable David Lange on the occassion of his visit to New...
invitation / Republic of India / Hillery, 1982
Box, painted wood with brass decorative attachments, padded textiled interior, containing two additional wooden panels and an invitation from the President of the Republic of India to President Patrick Hillery and Mrs Hillery to attend a banquet at the Naitonal Gallery of Ireland on Wednesday 5th...
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Presentation tea set in case, in Middle Eastern style. Comprising a plate, teapot and six cups, highly decorative. Gold metal, probably brass, and silver decoration. No marks. Maker's mark inside presentation box lid reads 'Mouamad Jouilliers'. Possibly North African, possibly Morrocan.
box / Australia / Hillery, 1985
Marble based writing set, the base in the shape of Australia, with two pens. With a brass inscription plate attached, with the dedication 'Presented to Dr Patrick Hillery on the occassion of his visit to Mount Isa Mines Limited during his Australian visit June 1985'. In wooden presentation box with...
souvenir / de Valera, 1919
Match stick, used. Reported to be the actual match used by President Eamon de Valera to light the Christmas Candle when he visited his Mother in America, Christmas, 1919. He lit it at his mother's request.
cap badge / de Valera, 1916
Cap badge, cloth '95'. Taken off the Chief's Cap when he was in jail. The badge consists of the No. "95" and the letter "b". Black felt background with white sewn number.