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.
autograph / The Circle and the Sword, Joseph Plunkett
Copy of the book "The Circle and the Sword", by J.M. Plunkett, Dublin, 1911. Autographed by author "Joseph M. Plunkett, Christmas, 1912".
terrestrial globe / Liam Mellows
Terrestrial globe, which was at one time the property of Liam Mellows; and was left by him in John Reynolds' office during his absence in Autumn 1921, without any intimation of it's ultimate destination. On black wooden stand.
clip (arms equipment) / Magazine Fort, 1916
Burnt rifle ammunition from The Magazine Fort, Phoenix Park. The Fort was partially destroyed by fire as a result of an Irish attack in 1916. A block 6" by 6" by 1.5" composed of cartridges, bullets, clips, melted metal, wood. Received by Edward Mulcahy at the time as a souvenir.
souvenir / G.P.O., 1916
Mechanism of a telephone generator, metal frame with bell, wire coils and cog wheels, removed from the General Post Office, Dublin, after Easter week, 1916. Received by Edward Mulcahy at the time as a souvenir.
uniform / Irish Army
Forage cap, faced green, of an Irish Army uniform, about 1934.
notice / General Maxwell, June 1916
Notice served by General Maxwell on John Daly prohibiting a flag day for the Irish Volunteer Dependants Fund to have been held on June 25, 1916. Some of the flags are also shown. Duplicated manuscript circular, copies served on each member of Committee (names) of Fund, June 22, one side, within...
photograph / Burned barracks, Co. Cork, 1920-1921
View of a burnt house, written on back, 'Somewhere in Co. Cork, 1920'. Possibly a burnt police barracks. Photograph, 4 by 3 inches taken by Prof. von Sydow of Stockholm in 1920 or 1921.
photograph / Beal Atha an Ghaorthaidh, 1920-1921
Photograph; Remains of burnt motor lorry and two figures. Written on back, 'Taken by Prof. Von Sydow, remains of British military lorry, destroyed near Beal Atha an Ghaorthaidh, 1920 or 1921'. Photograph, 4 by 3 inches, taken by Professor Von Sydow of Stockholm in 1920 or 1921.
Lough Derg Medal / Ballykinlar, Lough Derg Exercises, 1921
Ballykinlar Camp Lough Derg Exercises. Medal, white medal. OBV: in centre, view of Lough Derg; around "Spiritual Exercises of St. Patrick's Purgatory"; below "Lough Derg in Ballykinlar Camp 11-15 August, 1921" REV: In centre, figure of St. Patrick; around "St. Patrick, Pray for Us." Diam. 1.25"
medal / Ballykinlar G.A.A., 1921
Ballykinlar G.A.A. Football Medal, 1921. Medal, silver and gold. In shape of a Celtic Cross. One one side is an ornamental Celtic cross, while the other side bears the inscription, 'G.A.A. BP. Baile-Coinnleoir Soisir 1921'.
leaflet / Ballykinlar, 1921
Printed record of spiritual exercises of Lough Derg as performed in Ballykinlar Camp, 1921. Leaflet of eight pages and front cover, worn and cut at edges, giving list of prisoners' names by counties and excercises. At least 4 pages missing. 4.5 inches by 3 inches.
photograph / Ballykinlar, 1921
Photograph, 5 inches by 3 inches. Group photograph of a football team, No. 1 Camp, Ballykinlar, 1921.
photograph / Ballykinlar Camp, 1921
Photograph, view of a hut in Ballykinlar Internment Camp. Showing the place where Joseph Tormey and Patrick Sloane were shot by a camp guard on 17 January 1921. 5 by 3 inches.
photograph / Ballykinlar Internment Camp
Photograph. The altar of the chapel at Ballykinlar Internment Camp. 5 by 3 inches.
photograph / Ballykinlar Camp
Photograph, 5 inches by 3 inches. Ballykinlar Camp. General view. EW.1576 to EW.1579 taken by a photographer who brought camera into camp without knowledge of British authorities. This was arranged by J. McGrath, who also had a typeriter smuggled in at the same time.
photograph / J. Lynch, Irish Volunteer, 1919
Full length portrait photograph of the donor J. Lynch in Irish Volunteer uniform with rifle, taken in 1919. Lynch was a member of the C.O., 3rd Batt., Dublin Brigade. Jacket was British Army tunic which Lynch had dyed in 1918, and adding the green facing on the cuffs and shoulder straps. This...
ammunition / Cathal Brugha, 1922
Four bullets, some of those which were found in the pockets of Cathal Brugha when he was brought into the Mater Hospital, Dublin, before his death. Of various types.
hat / Andrew Byrne, Boland's Mills, 1916
Hat said to have been worn at the time of his death by Andrew Joseph Byrne, killed in Boland's Mills, 1916. Green felt hat, much faded and with a hole in brim. Probably originally dark grey-green. A version of an Irish Volunteer hat, with detailing missing, with a dark mark around where the band...
tin can bomb / 1916 Rising
A home-made tin can bomb, 1916. An ordinary tin can, with lid, which was filled with explosive material and fragments of metal, nails etc. This particular type failed to function due to having the hole at the top in the lid.