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.
portrait / Reverend Father Dominic
Father Dominic, print of a portrait drawing of.
photograph / Mr and Mrs P. Jordan
Photograph of Mr and Mrs P. Jordan, Liam Mellows' maternal grandparents. Photograph by the Lauder Brothers, Dublin. Late 19th century.
photograph / Rory O'Connor, Smithfield, April 1922
Photograph of Rory O'Connor addressing a crowd, the Dublin City Brigade I.R.A., at Smithfield, Dublin, 2 April 1922.
photograph / Sarah Mellows
Studio photograph, cabinet card, of Mrs Sarah Mellows, mother of Liam Mellows. By Lauder Brothers of 32 Westmoreland Street and 45 Lower Sackville Street, Dublin.
photograph / Sean Etchingham's House, 1920
Photograph of Sean Etchingham's house destroyed by the Black and Tans in 1920. Showing the rear of the bombed building.
photograph / Sean Etchingham's House, 1920
Photograph of Sean Etchingham's house, destroyed by Black and Tans in 1920. Showing the front view of the bombed building. Right hand corner of photograph missing.
photograph / Sarah Mellows, 1925
Photograph of Mrs Sarah Mellows, mother of Liam Mellows, in 1925.
photograph / Mary MacSwiney
Photograph of Mary MacSwiney of Cork (1872-1942).
photograph / Mary MacSwiney & Sarah Mellows, U.S.A.
Photograph of Mary MacSwiney and Mrs Sarah Mellows in the U.S.A., 1920s.
photograph / Countess Markievicz
Photograph of Countess Markievicz shown reclining, supported by her left hand, wearing a hat and cloak. 5.2 inches by 3.1 inches.
photograph / William Joseph Mellows
Photograph of William Joseph Mellows, father of Liam Mellows. Seated looking towards the right, in military uniform, British Army. Photograph by A. & G. Taylor, Photographers to the Queen.
photograph / William Joseph Mellows
Photograph of William Joseph Mellows, father of Liam Mellows. Standing in military uniform, British Army, with helmet placed on the table to left. Photograph by Lauder Brothers, Dublin.
souvenir / Con Colbert
Photograph of Con Colbert. Mounted on cardboard in form of an 8 pointed star the borders composed of alternate strands of green, yellow and white threads, representing the Irish tricolour. Overall dimensions 7 x 7 ins. Possibly prisoner craft or commemorative souvenir making.
souvenir / Sean MacDiarmada
Photograph of Sean MacDiarmada. Mounted on cardboard in form of an 8 pointed star the borders composed of alternate strands of green, yellow and white threads, representing the Irish tricolour. Overall dimensions 7 x 7 ins. Possibly prisoner craft or commemorative souvenir making.
souvenir / Eamonn Ceannt
Photograph of Eamonn Ceannt. Mounted on cardboard in form of an 8 pointed star the borders composed of alternate strands of green, yellow and white threads (faded), representing the Irish tricolour. Overall dimensions 7 x 7 ins. Possibly prisoner craft or commemorative souvenir making.
photograph / Eamon de Valera & Woods, c. 1920
Photograph of Eamon de Valera and his driver Woods, photographed in front of a motor car, about 1920.
uniform / Irish Volunteers, Liam Mellows, 1916
Liam Mellows' Irish Volunteer tunic, 1916. Given to Pauline Barry by John MacNamara in Autumn 1916 on Mellows' behalf as a token of appreciation for assistance in his escape to the U.S.A. when he and Pauline Barry travelled dressed up as nuns. Green tunic bears the label 'Irish Tweed Company, 53...
box / Roger Casement
Roger Casement's silver matchbox bearing Chester 1901 hallmarks. 1.5 x 1.1 inches in size. Engraved on one side with his initials 'RDC' within a shamrock, and on the other FROM M.D.W. & FREDDIE.
photograph / British Machine Gun Post, Dublin, 1916
Photograph of British Machine Gun Post at a Dublin street barricade in 1916. Full plate photograph. The original was used on the cover of the TIMES HISTORY OF THE WAR volume dealing with 1916 Rising - Volume 8, 1 August 1916.