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.
book / Book of Common Prayer, Kilmainham, 1903
Black, hand covered Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, c.1903. Used in Chapel of the Royal Hospital Kilmainham by the Kilmainham Pensioners. Published by the Association for Promoting Christian Knowledge, Dawson Street, Dublin,...
book / 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards, 1977
Green card covered commemorative journal of the 5th Royal Inniskilling Dragoon Guards Osnabruck to mark the Queens Silver Jubilee in 1977.
magazine / World War 1914-1918 A Pictured History, Part 23
Magazine, World War 1914-1918 A Pictured History. Part No.23. Edited by Sir John Hammerton. Published by the Amalgamated Press Ltd., London, 11th April 1935. To be completed in about 50 weekly parts.
book / Stand To, 1937
Copy of “Stand To”,a Diary of the Trenches 1915-18, by Captain Francis Clere Hitchcock. 2nd edition, March 1937. Three newspaper reviews inserted in book
photograph album / Leinster Regiment, 1909-1922
Photographic album with photographs and newspaper cuttings relating to the Leinster Regiment between 1909 and1922. Belonging to Hitchcock.
case / William Egan, WWI
Pair of binoculars or field glasses in leather case with strap. Case and binocular stamped 'W. Egan, R.A.M.C.'. Binocular Prismatic no. 3 Mark I. Magnification 6. no. 13142. Case stamped 'Mark Cross Limited, 1915,' Belonged to William Egan, of Killiney, Co. Dublin, Royal Army Medical Corps.
souvenir / William Egan, WWI
Envelope of paper money or notes, French francs. Some inscribed in French. Note written in Frence, with official stamp, and two tokens. Souvenirs of war belonging to William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI.
travel case / William Egan, WWI
Travel case, brown, belonging to William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI. Inscribed on top 'From Landrecies to Sennelager August 1914 to June 1915'.
inkwell / William Egan, WWI
Small glass inkpot or inkwell inside a leather case with metal catch.Travel type. 'Ink' stamped on top of case. Belonging to William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI.
monocle case / William Egan, WWI
Silvered metal monocle case. Engraved on reverse is 'Landrecies, Tuyot, Hennechies, Beautroux, Beauregard, La Motte, Lormisset'. Belonging to William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI
service record / William Egan, WWI
Officer’s Record of Service booklet, started 14 August 1914, of William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI
form / William Egan, WWI
Personal Papers (Army Form B.199A) of William Egan, Royal Army Medical Corps, WWI.
campaign medal / Peninsular, McChestney, Connaught Rangers, 1813
Peninsular Medal of Private W. McChestney, 1st Battallion, 88th Foot - 1st Battalion Connaught Rangers. 'To the British Army 1793 - 1814' on reverse. With clasps for Orthes (1814), Nive (1813) and Pyrenees (1813). Peninsular War or Napoleonic Wars. Dated 1848 on obverse (year of retrospective...
photograph / John Honner, South Irish Horse
Sepia photograph depicting B Squadron, South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry, Curragh Camp July 1904, by Charleton & Son; Newbridge, Curragh & Kildare. Mrs Jeffares has marked in pencil an asterisk, which shows her father – Trooper John Honner - John Honner. Late South of Ireland Imperial Yeomanry;...
photograph / Princess Mary Chrsitmas box, 1914
World War I Princess Mary box, containing one packet of cigarettes (open) and one packet of pipe tobacco. Also compliment card and photograph. The donor is the nephew of the recipient of the box, who died at the first battle of Ypres on 6th November 1914 - John Grumley of the 2nd Battalion...
card case / Harry Mitchelson, 1915
Silver card case, ‘HM’ monogrammed on the front. On the inside is inscribed ‘Mr. Harry Mitchelson With best wishes. From the Proprietor & Staff of the Bohemian Picture Theatre, Dublin. Sept. 11th 1915’. Birmingham hallmarks. The Bohemian Picture Theatre was a cinema in Phibsborough. Harry...portrait / Connaught Rangers, 88th Regiment, c.1793
Oval miniature of a Grenadier Company Officer of 88th Regiment-the Connacht Rangers c.1793. With a black wooden frame with gilt fittings. The officer wears a scarlet coat with yellow facings, silver buttons and epaulettes, gilt grenade badges on it. Silver over belt plate with gilt grenade and...
flying log book / Brendan 'Paddy' Finucane DSO DFC, Royal Air Force
Flying log book of Brendan ‘Paddy’ Finucane 1938 – 1941 Material relating to Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn ‘ Paddy’ Finucane, DSO DFC, Royal Air Force. World War II. Born 16 / 10 / 1920, died in action 15th July 1942, aged 21.
photograph / Brendan 'Paddy' Finucane, c. 1942
Large framed black and white photograph of Brendan Finucane standing beside his Spitfire plane. Framed. Part of a collection material relating to Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn ‘ Paddy’ Finucane, DSO DFC, Royal Air Force. World War II. Born 16 / 10 / 1920, died in action 15th July 1942, aged 21.