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.
pipe bowl / German, Frongoch, 1916
Pipe bowl of turned wood, diam. 1.4", height 2.8". Used by a German prisoner in Frongoch Prison Camp prior to occupation by Irish prisoners. Found by Patrick Ronan in 1916 and taken away by him.
stand / Helga / Mountjoy, 1916
Shell, unexploded, mounted in a bespoke wooden stand with plaque attached to the front reading 'Fired from the Helga Easter 1916 and penetrated roof of stores Mountjoy Prison'. It is unlikely that the range and trajectory of the Helga's gun could have propelled the shell as far as mountjoy, and it...
socket bayonet / 1916 Rising
A shotgun bayonet, homemade type, c. 1916. Blade steel 10.7 inches long, 1.3 inches at section, rivetted to cylinderical steel socket, open at both ends, 6 inches long. Socket made to grip barrel of shotgun, tightening by two wing nuts. No maker's mark.
letter / Stafford Prison, 1916
Letter, handwritten, of Michael Collins, written from Stafford Prison, 24 June 1916. To Mollie. Referring to personal items and his impending transfer to Frongoch. 4 pages.
permit / D.M.P., May 1916
Police permit issued to civilian, a priest, to pass through streets of Dublin. Issued by the D.M.P. on the 3rd May 1916. Typescript, particulars written. Signed (stamp) W. Edgeworth-Johnstone. Endorsed as valid for district outside D.M.P. area, endorsement signed (stamp) Neville Chamberlaine,...
badge / Wolfe Tone Commemoration Fianna Fáil
Brass disc badge, with bust of Wolfe Tone in centre. Below is 'Wolfe Tone Commemoration', around 'Fianna Fáil, Break the Connection'. Undated, but probably from a Bodenstown Commemoration, 1920s to 1930s.
photograph / John Devoy, 1924
Photograph of John Devoy. Shown looking at the Irish coast from the deck of a steamer on the occasion of his last visit to Ireland. It bears the legend 'John Devoy (Sean O Duibhigh), Fairview, Dublin, Sept. 4 1924'. Photograph by Independent Newspapers, Dublin.
postcard photograph / Belfast Strike, 1907
Postcard photograph. Belfast Strike - Motor vans, in reality steam lorries, under police escort. No date printed, but 1907. Photograph by Baird of Belfast. Published by Walton of Royal Avenue, Belfast.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Henry Street, Dublin, after the shelling of the Rebels. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Sackville Street in ruins. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Sackville Street in ruins. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Wreckage in Church Street, Dublin. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Talbot Street, Dublin, held against a rebel charge. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Holding a Dublin Street against the Rebels. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Sackville Street in flames. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Liberty Hall after the storming. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Soldiers bivouaking opposite Liberty Hall. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Barricade of motor cars in Sackville Street. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. Soldiers holding a Dublin Street. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.