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.
order / Patrick O'Hanlon, Ballykinlar Camp, 1920
Ballykinlar detention order. Printed form interning Patrick O'Hanlon of 31 Wellington Street, Dublin, on 16 December 1920. Name, addresses and date typed in; signature rubber stamped.
book / Poems and Ballads, William Rooney
William Rooney's Poems and Ballads, as published by The United Irishman. Edited by Arthur Griffith with an introduction by Patrick Bradley
prospectus / Scoil Ghaedhilge, 1912
Photocopy of a prospectus for Scoil Ghaedhilge, Thamhna 1912, listing Roger Casement as President and de Valera as Principal.
photograph / Bodenstown, 1922
Bodenstown, 1922. A piper and a Fianna Officer followed by the wreath carrying party; full plate photograph.
photograph / Bodenstown, 1922
Full plate photograph of I.R.A. at graveside in Bodenstown Cemetery, 1922, at grave with rifles upside down..
photograph / Fianna Eireann group, Carlow, 1915
Fianna Eireann group, Carlow, 1915. Photocopy of photograph of Fianna in 5 rows with 6 Irish Volunteers among them.
booklet / Arise, Ballykinlar
Sheet music for "Arise" The Famous Ballykinlar March. Words by Peadar O Cearnaigh. Composed by Mairtin de Bhaltuin.
dolours beads / Rory O'Connor, 1922
Rory O'Connor's dolours beads with note from a nun (un-named) to donor's mother saying what they were and asking that they be prayed with daily 'for his immortal soul. When it was given to me I was asked to fulfill this request'. Beads and note presented in a small paper box, also enclosed is a...
relic / Matt Talbot
Relic relating to Matt Talbot, a piece of wood 1/2" long stitched to cardboard within a cloth frame. Presented in box with EW.5670 (Rory O'Connor's dolours beads). Beads and accompanying note presented in a small paper box with the relic - card reading 'Relic of the wooden pillow used by Matt...
poetry / P.J. Little, South Africa, 1921
Poetry book, South Africa diplomatic mission, 1921. Manuscript note reading 'Greetings from the Irish Republic 24 April 1921' signed Pádraig Ua Caoilte (P.J. Little) on a Mannsel 1918 edition of Poems by P.H. Pearse.
book / Lost on Du-Corrig / P.J. Little
Book, 'Lost on Du-Corrig' by Standish O'Grady. Diplomatic mission to South Africa, presentation label made out to Miss. Sheila O'Byrne and signed by Padraic Ua Caoilte (P.J. Little), Johannesburg, 10th July, 1921.
medal / Eamonn Ceannt, 1906
Eamonn Ceannt, gold medal. Awarded to Eamonn Ceannt for uilleann piping, 1906. 1.3 inchs in diameter, with small arched loop for suspension. Cast. the obverse bears ornate zoomorphic 'Celtic' design in centre within a narrow raised band bearing a design of recurring circles all within a border...
portrait / Bulmer Hobson, 1963
Enlarged print of sketch of Bulmer Hobson. Portrait by Muriel Brandt, 1963.
landmine / 9th Brigade, 1st Eastern Division, I.R.A, 1920
Concrete land mine case, c. 1920. Made by H. Fairtlough. This was the early type of mine used for blowing up Military Lorries and was used during the "Black and Tan War". It usually had 2 feet of road surface over it. This type of mine could be left buried in the ground for about a year. The reason...
postcard photograph / Countess Markievicz et al, 1917
Countess Markievicz. Seated in group, probably 1917. Postcard photo including Eamon de Valera, William T. Cosgrave, Sean Milroy, Áine Ceannt and Count George Noble Plunkett. Pasted to little page of A Voice of Insurgency by Maeve Cavanagh (1916).
prison autograph album / Kilmainham Gaol, 1921
Autograph album, Kilmainham, 1921. Kept by Paddy Flood and including photograph of C. Clarke, V. Lawler and 8 men at Gleann na Si, June, 1921 and entries re. Kevin Barry and the Custom House fire.
prison autograph album / Flood, Frongoch, 1916
Autograph album, Frongoch, 1916. Kept by Sean Flood and including entries by Oscar Traynor, Stephen Jordan, Eamonn Dore, F. de Burca, William O'Brien (DTC), Joe McGrath, including a reference to the Frongoch Police.
autograph album / 1921-1923
Autograph Album 1921-1923, including, on 10 August 1921; Joe McGrath, Fionan O Loinsigh, Joe McDonagh, Piaras Beaslai, Alex McCabe, Sean Milroy, Eamonn de Valera, Erskine Childers, Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith, Desmond Fitzgerald, J.J. Walsh, references to Dublin Guards (in 1922) and to the...
badge / Irish Volunteers
An early badge of the Irish Volunteers showing a harp on green enamel background with the letters "I & V" to left and right. Marked: "Made in Ireland, Quinn & Co. Belfast". The badge was used previous to 1916.