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.
newspaper cutting / Margaret Pearse, 1968
Scrapbook, containing newspaper cuttings relating to the death of Senator Margaret Pearse, 1968. With the words 'Aunt Maggie 1878 to 1968' on the cover. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.resource / A Valiant Woman, c. 1969
Photocopy of an article on Senator Margaret Mary Pearse, titled 'A Valiant Woman', by Eamonn de Barra. Taken from the Capuchin Annual, probably 1969. Pages 53 to 56. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
pamphlet / Under the Banner of Connolly
Pamphlet , Under the Banner of Connolly, by Pat Dooley. An Irish Freedom Pamphlet. Ripley Printing Society Ltd., Ripley, Derbyshire, England. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
pamphlet / Ireland in the Last Fifty Years (1866 - 1916)
Pamphlet , Ireland in the Last Fifty Years (1866 - 1916), by Ernest Baker. Published in Oxford at the Clarendon Press, 1917. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
catalogue / Valuable Printed Books Autograph Letters and Historical Documents, 1969
Catalogue, Valuable Printed Books Autograph Letters and Historical Documents. Sotheby & Co., London. Monday and Tuesday the 21st and 22nd July 1969. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
booklet / Ghosts of Kilmainham, 1963
Book, Ghosts of Kilmainham, published by the Kilmainham Jail Restoration Society, 1963. Autograph signature of Eamon de Valera on inside cover, dated 26 September 1963. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
booklet / Padraic Pearse A New Biography
Book, Padraic Pearse A New Biography, by Hedley McCay. Published by the Mercier Press, Cork, 1966. Cover desoign by Cor Klaasan. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
booklet / The Partition of Ireland, How and Why it was Accomplished
Booklet, The Partition of Ireland, How and Why it was Accomplished, by David O'Neill. Published by M.H. Gill and Son Ltd., 50 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin. 1946. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
booklet / Years of Freedom, The Story of Ireland 1921 - 1948
Booklet, Years of Freedom, The Story of Ireland 1921 - 1948, by R.M. Fox. Published by Trumpet Books. Part of a collection of miscellaneous material relating to Patrick Pearse, donated by Margaret Pearse.
case / Patrick Pearse
Spectacles belonging to Patrick Pearse. Name inscribed in Pearse's hand on inner lid. In blue velvet lined spectacles case by Yeates and Son, Dublin.
autograph album / Michael Donnolly, Tintown No.2, 1923
Autograph book of Michael Donnolly, 9517 Hut 15, Tintown Camp No. 2, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare, dated 25 November 1923. Michael Donnolly was a member of the 4th Northern Division.
list / Easter Week lists, 1916
Booklet found with the autograph book of Michael Donnolly, 9517 Hut 15, Tintown Camp No. 2, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare, dated 25/11/23. Booklet, c.38 pages, contains information on the Sinn Fein leaders of Easter Week 1916 - Casement, O'Neill, The O'Rahilly, Plunkett, MacDonagh, Connolly, Clarke,...
note / Four Courts surrender, 1922
Note explaining providence of the flag carried at the surrender of the Four Courts garrison, 1922. 'This flag was carried by Fr Albert on the day of the surrender of the garrison of the Four Courts. He carried the flag from post to post to get all the republican soldiers to surrender'.
pane of glass /
Small, shattered pane of glass. Bullet hole through the centre.
photograph album / Royal Irish Constabulary, Maurice Dufficy, 1900 - 1919
Photograph album containing photographs pertaining to Maurice Dufficy of the Royal Irish Constabulary, c. 1900 to 1919. Includes family photographs; RIC group photographs, and an 1885 photograph of Dufficy's father who was also a member of the RIC. Also includes a photograph of a man in an Irish...
cabinet card / Royal Irish Constabulary, Maurice Dufficy, 1900 - 1919
Cabinet card studio photograph of Maurice Dufficy, Sergeant, 1902. Photograph by T.W. Wren, Castleisland. One of a set of 16 photographs depicting various scenes of recruitment and of Maurice Dufficy of the Royal Irish Constabulary, c. 1900 - 1919
newspaper cutting / Royal Irish Constabulary, Maurice Dufficy
Newspaper or magazine cutting with photograph, titled Crime Investigation Instruction. Circa 1909. One of a set of 16 photographs depicting various scenes of recruitment and of Maurice Dufficy of the Royal Irish Constabulary, c. 1900 - 1919
newspaper cutting / Royal Irish Constabulary, Maurice Dufficy
Newspaper or magazine cutting with photograph, titled Recruits Learning to Swim. Circa 1909. One of a set of 16 photographs depicting various scenes of recruitment and of Maurice Dufficy of the Royal Irish Constabulary, c. 1900 - 1919
newspaper cutting / Royal Irish Constabulary, Maurice Dufficy
Newspaper or magazine cutting with photograph, titled Museum of Crime. Circa 1909. One of a set of 16 photographs depicting various scenes of recruitment and of Maurice Dufficy of the Royal Irish Constabulary, c. 1900 - 1919