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.
photograph / Dardanelles, Sulva Bay, c.1915
Postcard photograph number 561, of the Dardanelles, Sulva Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey. Circa 1915.
photograph / Dardanelles, Cape Helles, c. 1915
Postcard photograph number 562 - Dardanelles, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, Turkey. Circa 1915
book / Sinn Féin, 1909 - 1913
Notebook, handwritten, Minutes of the Sinn Fein Executive, National and Resident. 11 Lower O’Connell Street, Dublin. Stamped The National Council, with signature (in Irish) of ? O’Brien
letter / Cormac Ua Dalaigh, 1921
Letter, typewritten sheet signed by Commandant Cormac Ua Dalaigh, to the Minister of Defence, 17 November 1921. On Oglaigh na hEireann, 2nd Northern Division Headquarters headed paper. Re the formation of New Army and issuing of fresh Commissions. Acceptance of his commission.
portrait photograph / Margaret Pearse
Portrait photograph of Margaret Pearse. Reproduction.
portrait photograph / Margaret Pearse
Portrait photograph of Margaret Pearse.
photograph / Seán Doyle, 1920
Mounted photograph of the funeral of Volunteer Seán Doyle, of Kilmashogue, Dublin. Killed 19 September 1920, aged 19.
photograph / Seán Doyle, 1920
Mounted photograph of the funeral of Volunteer Seán Doyle, of Kilmashogue, Dublin. Killed 19 September 1920, aged 19.
cameo brooch / Winifred Carney / Grace Gifford
Brooch presented to Winifred Carney from Grace Gilford. Cameo brooch in gold frame, engraved on back 'To Winifred Carney from Grace Plunkett in Memory of April 29th, 1916'. Elliptical convex plate, 2" by 13/5", of shell or similar substance, white, opaque with head of female, hair wreathed in...
rosary beads / Winifred Carney
Winifred Carney's rosary beads. Rosary beads, silver metal, in an egg-shaped ivory case. Case in two sections, screwing together. Black ribbon attached to section which forms lid. On the ribbon is a gilt ring with a sliding catch and, at end of ribbon, green thread tassel. Engraved on section...
necklace / Winifred Carney
Winifred Carney necklace. Necklace, 21" long, metal resembling silver, composed of 21 hexagonal plates each with embossed design of Eastern diety and each having four rings attached, one at each corner. Rings linked in pairs by flattened metal links to form continuous band. Ends attached by rings,...
admittance ticket / Dáil Eireann, 1919
Admittance ticket, Dáil Eireann, Jan.21, 1919. Blue card, printed black. Made out in name of Canice O'Dea, signed by Eoin MacNeill.
cup / Countess Markievicz
Teacup which was used by Countess Markievicz while in prison. (No note of where). It was sent to her by her sister, Eva Gore Booth after the Countess had recieved good conduct marks entitling her to concessions. Decorated with white band bordered gold on green ground. A break mended with four...
photograph / Countess Markievicz
Photograph, mounted and autographed. Countess Markievicz in the uniform of Irish Citizen Army. See also EW.901, another copy of this photograph.
bullet / Battle of Mount Street Bridge, 1916
Mauser rifle bullet. Not fired. Brass case seems to be hand made. Found in Northumberland Road, from the battle at Mount Street Bridge, Easter Week 1916.
roll of honour / Irish Volunteers, Ferns, Easter Rising, 1936
List of signatures of members of Ferns Co. Irish Volunteers who took part in 1916 Rising. All members who were available in January 1936 are represented in the list by holograph signatures. Names of those not available and all addressed added by Donor, who was O/C Ferns Co. No name appears twice,...
prison art / Wandsworth Jail, 1916
Egg spoon, wood, made in Wandsworth Jail, 1916, by the donor Patrick Ronan with a pen knife.
prison art / Kilworth Camp, 1921
Carved Celtic cross of oak made by donor, Patrick Ronan, in Kilworth Camp, Co. Cork, 1921. Carved with interlaced work and round tower and with glazed inset containing Donor's hair and that of wife. 14" high by 9" across. Carved with a penknife.
souvenir / Frongoch, 1916
Copy book written by a German prisoner of war in Frongoch Prison Camp, 1916. The camp was occupied by Germans previous to arrival of Irish prisoners. Mostly headlines and single words; some addresses. Picked up by Patrick Ronan in Frongoch, 1916.