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.
manual / Michael John Carney, RIC / Royal Irish Regiment
Book or manual, The Policeman’s Manual of Sir Andrew Reed, by Hume R. Jones. Printed and published in Dublin by Alex Thom & Co, 87, 88, 89 Abbey Street, 1907. With handwritten notes inside, includes the names Edward Polland and John Dockery of Tulsk, Co. Roscommon. Also signed and dated by Michael...
manual / Michael John Carney, RIC / Royal Irish Regiment
Book or manual, titled 'Irish Constable’s Guide'. by Sir Andrew Reed, K.C.B., C.V.O., Barrister at Law, Sometime Inspector-General Royal Irish Constabulary. Seventh edition by Hume R. Jones, L.L.B., Barrister at Law, Resident Magistrate. Printed and published by Alex Thom and Company Limited, Crow...
album / Royal Munster Fusiliers, Rangoon, 1913
Photographic album of 1st Battalion Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1913 Rangoon”. The notes in the album were made by the Lt. J.J. O’Shea Royal Munster Fusiliers.
notebook / Lieutenent George Creagh Jenings, 1914
World War I diary of Lieutenent George Creagh Jenings of the 1st Battalion King's Shropshire Light Infantry. He was killed in action in Belgium on Friday 6 November, aged 27. Buried at Ploegsteert. The diray was written from 7 September to Wednesday 4 November 1914, two days before he was killed.
statue / Thomas Lawless, WWI
Bust, depicting the head of Thomas Lawless.
sword / O'Rahilly, Moore Street, 1916
The Sword of O'Rahilly. Picked up on Moore Street by Archie Short. With note reading 'This blade was picked up in Moore Lane by Archie Shortis who identified the body of his brother Paddy, who was killed in action with The O'Rahilly. Archie Shortis believed it was The O'Rahilly’s sword. He gave it...
newspaper poster / Dublin’s Heroes, 2 Oct 1915
Newspaper poster, copy from The Weekly Irish News, Saturday 2 October 1915, ‘Dublin’s Heroes’ with portrait photographs and details of officers killed in the Gallipoli campaign.
newspaper / The Weekly Irish News, 2 Oct 1915
Newspaper, copy from The Weekly Irish News, 2 October 1915, with portrait photographs and details of officers killed in the Gallipoli campaign.
newspaper / The Weekly Irish Times, 29 April, 6 & 13 May 1916
Newspaper, The Weekly Irish Times, main story being the ‘Sinn Fein Rebellion in Ireland’. With photographs of the leaders. Dated 29 April, 6 & 13 May 1916.
bass drum / Royal Irish Regiment
Drum of the 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment. Painted with crowned Royal Arms with '2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment' on scroll above. 19th century.
medal / Cork, 1796
Gold medal, presented to Richard White Esq. by the City of Cork, 1796.
photograph / Royal Dublin Fusiliers Memorial Arch, 1907
Postcard photograph, the Opening Ceremony of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers Memorial Arch, by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, Monday 19 August 1907. Addressed to L.F.B. Weldon in Cairo, Egypt. Postmarks include Gisa and Cairo, September 1907.
photograph / Weldon
Photograph, male in turban. Possibly L.F.B. Weldon in Cairo, Egypt.
photograph / Weldon
Photograph, three young boys in uniform, centre figure seated. Connected to L.F.B. Weldon. Photograph taken by Mansfield, 90 Grafton Street, Dublin.
photograph / Weldon
Photograph, two British Army officers in uniform, World War I period, with two young boys on horseback, on a town or village street. Connected to L.F.B. Weldon.
photograph / Weldon
Photograph, British Army Regiment, led by band, World War I period, parading on a town or village street. Connected to L.F.B. Weldon.photograph / Michael Crean, Royal Munster Fusiliers, WWI
Three World War I medals; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal in frame (framed with buttons, medal bar and card), along with a file of information, copies of two photographs and a folder of newspaper cuttings relating to L/Corporal Michael Crean, army number 9958, Royal Munster...
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal / W. Foley, Royal Munster Fusiliers, WWI
Set of World War I medals; Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Of Sergeant W. Foley, army number 6570, Royal Munster Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion. (The British War Medal was issued to a F.R. Ellis, army number 3406, of a Liverpool...
certificate / Clarisse Maude Crawfurth Smith, 1916
Certificate, awarded to Clarisse Maude Crawfurth Smith as an honorary life member of the British Red Cross Society, 16 January 1918. Part of a collection of items relating to Clarisse Maude Crawfurth Smith of Voluntary Aid Detachment / St. John Ambulance Brigade, who turned her house in Ailesbury...