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.
souvenir / German, Templemore, World War I
Metal army supply water flask, made in Berlin, engraved and decorated as German Prisoner of War Art at Templemore Prisoner of War Camp, Ireland, World War I, by Albert Skirde, dated 15 October 1914. Front decorated with the German Eagle, with scroll reading 'Mit Gott fur Koenig und Vaterland'....
souvenir / German, Templemore, World War I
Metal army supply cup, German made. Engraved and decorated as German Prisoner of War Art at Templemore Prisoner of War Camp, Ireland, World War I, by Max Schmidt, dated 1914 (probably around October). Three other names inscribed - H. Strubing, R. Balzke and Fritz Girnt. Front with a pair of antlers...
souvenir / Artillery and Grenadiers, 18th century
Calabash gourd, carving depicts military scene. Artillery and Grenadiers, early 18th century, possibly Dutch, uniforms on top part c. 1700, and lower part dated a little later. Possibly connected to the Williamite Wars. With a metal, iron, cap.
drum / Myroe Infantry
Side drum of the Myroe Infantry. Painted with 'GR' with motto around, all crowned. Derry, 19th century. Drum, brass, with wooden ends; one side painted with monogram G.R. and III within a garter inscribed MYROE INFANTRY beneath a crown and with flags, pike-heads, bugles, helmet and other military...
cross belt plate / Lisburn Volunteers, 1796
Belt plate, bronze, Lisburn Volunteers; harp crowned in centre, with above IN PECTORE PATRIA, and below LISBURN VOLUNTEERS all engraved. Irish, circa 1780. These cross belt plates, sometimes called breast plates. These were worn on the sword or bayonet belt in the position shown in the drawing....portrait / Irish Volunteer, c.1782
Portrait of an Irish Volunteer, c.1780s - 1798. Copied from a portrait by F. Wheatley. In gilt frame.
concert programme / Prince of Wales' Own Donegal Militia, 1873
Concert Programme, taking the form of a poster bill. Donegal Prince of Wales' Own Militia. Dated 10 July 1873. H.Griggs, Bandmaster, D.M Part of 1915.288 collection - a Uniform worn by the late Major William Mackay MacKenzie, late Prince of Wales' Own Donegal Militia; tunic and belt; Mess jacket...
concert programme / Prince of Wales' Own Donegal Militia, 1873
Concert Programme, taking the form of a poster bill. Donegal Prince of Wales' Own Militia. Dated 10 July 1873. H. Griggs, Bandmaster, D.M. Part of 1915.288 collection - a Uniform worn by the late Major William Mackay MacKenzie, late Prince of Wales' Own Donegal Militia; tunic and belt; Mess jacket...
dance card / Prince of Wales' Own Donegal Militia, 1873
Dance card, Donegal Prince of Wales' Own Militia. Probably July 1873. Part of 1915.288 collection - a Uniform worn by the late Major William Mackay MacKenzie, late Prince of Wales' Own Donegal Militia; tunic and belt; Mess jacket and waistcoat. Also with the Billet book are - three concert...
campaign medal / Turkish Crimea, Massey, 1855
Medal, silver. Turkish Crimea, 1855. Awarded to General G.W.D. Massey of the 19th Regiment, otherwise known as Redan Massey.
portrait / Redan Massey, 1855
Mezzotint portrait of Lieutenant General G.W.D. Massey, or 'Redan Massey', in the uniform of the 19th Regiment. Print of portrait of Redan Massey as a boy, depicted on crutches. William Godfrey Dunham Massy, Lieutenant 19th Regiment Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Born 1838. Matriculated at...
painting / Redan Massey
Colour portrait painting, on porcelain, of Col. G.W.D. Massey - Redan Massey - of the 5th Royal Irish Lancers. Depicted in the regiment's uniform. In gilt frame. Massey was made famous for his actions at the Battle of the Redan, 1855, during the Crimean War.
drum / Lough Swilly Supplementaries, 1804
Drum of and Irish Volunteer Infantry, 1804. Loughswilly Supplementaries, c. 1796 - 1820. Drum of the Loughswilly Supplementaries, a Donegal Militia unit. Crest with 'GR' intertwined, circular band around with 'Loughswilly' above and 'Supplementaries' below, all crowned. Painted around with roses,...
instruction manual / Fulton's Military Handkerchief, 1872
Military handkerchief. Linen printed in black with plain red edges - in the centre instruction for the Martini-Henry rifle, army signalling, kit, etc; round edges, general military advice & illustrated maxims. 'Fulton's Military Handkerchief. Patent no. 10774'. English, circa 1872.
service certificate / Irish Ambulance Corps
Irish Ambulance Corps, one of three certificates of service for Volunteers from the Irish Ambulance Service of France. (Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871). For James McKinna of Dublin. Part of a display of Irish Ambulance Corps memorabilia, connected to Mr. J. O'Scanlan, including four photographs...cap band / Irish Ambulance Corps
Irish Ambulance Corps, linen hat or cap band for the Volunteers from the Irish Ambulance Service of France. (Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871). 'Ambulance Irlandaise'.
cap band / Irish Ambulance Corps
Franco-Prussian Irish Ambulance Corps, c. 1870. Linen hat or cap band for the Volunteers from the Irish Ambulance Service of France. (Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871). 'Ambulance Irlandaise'.
photograph / Irish Ambulance Corps
Irish Ambulance Corps, photograph of a group of Volunteers, Irish Ambulance Service of France. (Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871) Papers, Irish Ambulance Corps, three certificates for Volunteers from the Irish Ambulance Service of France. (Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871) - 144.1. 144.2 - two...
photograph / Irish Ambulance Corps
Irish Ambulance Corps, photograph of a group of doctors from the Irish Ambulance Service of France. (Franco-Prussian War 1870 - 1871) These are Doctor Baxter, Doctor Ryan, Doctor Thompson, Doctor Widdup, and Monsieur Picard (?), c. 1870. Papers, Irish Ambulance Corps, three certificates for...