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.
programme / Ballykinlar, 1920/21
Programme of entertainment given by the prisoners in Ballykinlar Internment Camp, c. 1920 or 1921. Drawn by Michael O Riada.
programme / Ballykinlar, 1920/21
Programme of entertainment given by the prisoners in Ballykinlar Internment Camp, c. 1920 or 1921.Drawn by Michael O Riada.
programme / Ballykinlar, 1920/21
Programme of entertainment given by the prisoners in Ballykinlar Internment Camp, c. 1920 or 1921. Drawn by Michael O Riada.
rifle / Cathal Brugha, pre-1916
Martini Rifle Action .22 (adapted) by Greener and Company, Birmingham, No. 024800. Used by Irish Volunteer members of the Banba Rifle Club. pre-1916, for practicing at 25, 50, 100 yards ranges and for teaching purposes. Cathal Brugha fired his first shot out of this rifle.
note / M.J. Knightly
Note or letter, manuscript, from Austin Stack to Mr M.J. Knightley.
programme / Irish Republican Delegation, 1921
Souvenir programme of Irish Republican Delegation in the Albert Hall, London, 26 October 1921. Belonged to Mr M.J. Knightley.
letter / St. Enda's, February 1916
Letter from Willie Pearse to the Reverand Mother of the Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham, of 8 February, 1916, re violin lessons for pupil in St. Enda's.
letter / St. Enda's, February 1916
Letter from Willie Pearse to Miss K.M. Morrogh, of 15 February 1916, re violin lessons for pupil of St. Enda's.
letter / St. Enda's, 21 February 1916
Letter from Willie Pearse to Miss K.M. Morrogh, 21 February 1916, re violin lessons for pupil in St. Enda's.
newssheet / Stop Press
Stop Press. Poblacht na hEireann, War News no. 5. Saturday 1 July, 7th Year of the Republic (1922).
postcard photograph / Stafford Jail, 1916
Stafford Jail football game. Postcard photograph of I.R.A. prisoners engaged in a game of football in Stafford Prison, 1916.
prison autograph album / Lewes Prison, 1916
Lewes Prison. Copy of the book "Toraidheacht na bFíreun ar Lorg Chríosta" (Imitation of Christ), containing inscriptions from Lewes Prison detainees, on the page number equivalent to their prison number. After 1916 Rising. Owned by Robert Brennan, prison number Q103.
photograph / Eamon de Valera, Countess Markievicz, William Cosgrave
Photograph of of group which includes Eamon de Valera, Countess Markievicz and William Cosgrave.
photograph / Countess Markievicz, 1912
Autographed photograph of Countess Markievicz as Joan of Arc, in one of the Tableaux Vivants in the Daffodil Fete held in aid of the Women's Suffrage Movement in March, 1912.
article / Famous Documents and Relics of Easter 1916, for Archives of the Imperial War Museum
Typewritten article titled Famous Documents and Relics of Easter 1916, for Archives of the Imperial War Museum. From the Irish Collection of the Late King George the Fifth. By James A. Whelan, Irish Journalist, Ludgate House, 107 Fleet Street, London E.C.4. 1937. Also with a newspaper cutting...
death certificate / Patrick Hickey, 1921
Copy of death certificate of Patrick Hickey, aged 21. The cause of death is given as 'Shock and collapse following bullet wound inflicted by sentry in execution of his duty'. Date of death listed as 30 August 1922, at Portlaois Prison. Certificate dated 1922.
die / Irish Volunteers, Dublin, 1916
One of two hollow steel dies for cutting cartridge pouches for bandoliers, previous to 1916. Both dies and pouches were made at Artane. The latter was distributed through a Dublin agent to the Volunteer body. A note in archive file reads 'These two leather-stamping Dies were designed and made in...
die / Irish Volunteers, Dublin, 1916
One of two hollow steel dies for cutting cartridge pouches for bandoliers, previous to 1916. Both dies and pouches were made at Artane. The latter distributed through a Dublin agent to the Volunteer body. Two strips of metal, partially painted blue, bent into shapes, possibly a mould. A note in...
mask / Terence MacSwiney, 1920
Death mask of Terence MacSwiney. Plaster cast by Albert Power of the R.H.A. 1920.