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.
puttee /
One of a pair of leather puttees.
puttee /
One of a pair of leather puttees.
puttee /
One pf a pair of leather puttees.puttee /
One of a pair of leather puttees.
puttee /
One of a pair of leather puttees.puttee /
One of a pair of leather puttees.
puttee /
One of a pair of short leather puttees.puttee /
One of a pair of short leather puttees.
Sam Browne belt /
Sam Browne belt. Brown leather
Sam Browne belt /
Sam Browne belt. Brown leather.
dress cap /
Dress cap from Defence Forces dress uniform. (probably 1935-1955). Size 6 7/8.
cap / Irish Defence Forces
Peaked officer's cap with badge, Irish Defence Forces. (probably 1935-1955).
uniform accessory / Póliní Átha Cliath, c.1922-25
Belt of brown leather, with brass clasp or buckle with ‘Pólliní At Clait’ (Póliní Átha Cliath) around the three castles of Dublin emblem. Irish police. Circa 1922-1925.
jacket /
Lady's military style jacket. Jacket, navy/black, with black braid trimming and twelve round braid buttons. Round neck, black satin lining. Four buttons on each cuff. Fan-shaped tail. Maker's label inside; 'Wolmerhausen, Military Tailors and Habit Makers to Her Majesty the Prince Consort and the...
undershirt / Royal Dublin Fusiliers, vest, Soldier's, c. 1900
Soldier's vest of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, c.1900. Cream cotton vest. There is one small button on the collar, the other two are missing. On the left breast the cloth letters R.D.F. have been stitched two are missing. On the left breast the cloth letters R.D.F. have been stitched and between the...
field service cap / Officer’s Field Service Cap of the Londonderry Artillery c.1900
Officer’s dark blue cloth field service cap of the Londonderry Artillery c.1900. There is a row of tubular gold cord around the brim. The badge is in the form of a gold embroidered grenade with a scarlet scroll with the title Londonderry in gold wire. There is one small gilt domed button with a...
tunic / Other Rank’s Tunic of the Mounted Escort c.1932-1949
Other Rank's tunic of the Mounted Escort, Irish Defence Forces, c.1932-1949. Other rank's sapphire blue tunic of the Mounted Escort, popularly known as the Blue Hussars, with saffron yellow mohair braid. The white metal buttons on the tunic are not correct, originally there were five saffron...
trousers / Irish Defence Forces, c.1950
Other rank's trousers, Irish Defence Forces, c.1950. Green serge trousers, with a brass buckle. All buttons are plain. FGT:565.
service tunic / South Irish Horse, trooper
Service tunic, trooper's, of the South Irish Horse, 1914-1922. Belonging to Private John Honner. With wound stripe on left sleeve. The regiment was one of several Irish Regiments in the British Army disbanded in 1922.