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.
prison art / The Casting Out of GBS, 1916
Cartoon by Seán Milroy in Reading Jail on 10 September 1916, depicting Britannia protecting a minute P. de Burca from GBS (George Bernard Shaw), whose books were censored from the prisoners in Reading. 'The Casting Out of GBS'.
certificate / P. de Burca, 1911
Bath Road Certificate of P. de Burca, certifying his completion of the London-Bath-London cycle trip in less than 23 hours on 16 September 1911. Mounted and glazed in frame, 10.8 by 13 inchess.
prison pottery / Reading Jail, 1916
Salt cellar from Reading Jail. 2.7" high x 2.9 ins. d. incl. lid. Brown leadless glaze pottery with PRISON COMMISSION stamped on outside of lid and the Crown over PC over O stamped inside the lid and on the bottom of the cellar. With lid. Probably 1916. '1493' handwritten on the base.
souvenir / Reading Jail, 1916
Fork brought from Reading Jail, 1916, as a souvenir. Metal, 7.5 inches in overall length, stamped with DON, L, S, BP and with the numbers 7 over 16.
prison mug / Reading Jail, 1916
Mug from Reading Jail, 1916 4.5 ins. high, without handle, waisted or with incurved sides and with raised rim of .5 ins. deep at top and bottom. Top diam. 4 ins. Bottom Diam. 4.7 ins. Stamped with the Broad Arrow within a band with the words PRISON COMMISSION around above. Stamped on bottom with...
photograph / Captain Robert Monteith
Autographed photograph of Captain Robert Monteith, in Casement Brigade uniform, c. 1915-16, dedicated to Garth Healy, Consul General in New York.
print / Dáil Éireann, 1919
Print of Dáil Éireann 1919 entitled 'The men of the Most Representative Body in the World' listing all the names. 10.4 x 8.6 ins. Mounted and glazed in frame 14 x 12.5 ins.poster / De Valera Procession, 1919
De Valera Procession Poster 1919. 22 x 34 ins. Issued by Laurence O'Neill, Lord Mayor of Dublin on 25 March 1919, appealing for peace on the occasion of the celebration of de Valera's release from jail.
badge / Metropolitan House Painters / Emmet, Centenary
Robert Emmet Centenary badge, 1903. 2.5 inches wide by 4.5 inches long (overall). Green silk ribbon with fringe and decorated brass pin. In gold letters across METROPOLITAN/HOUSE PAINTERS/ a shamrock/EMMET/CENTENARY/1903.
badge / Metropolitan House Painters, 1913
Labour Day badge, 1913. 3 inches by 4 inches long. White silk ribbon with braided border all round and with 1 inch metal thread fringe all round and plain steel pin. In green letters across / METROPOLITAN / HOUSE / PAINTERS / TRUSTEE with a straight line above and below / LABOUR DAY / 1913
photograph / Border Post, c. 1922
Photograph of a Border Post, about 1922, showing a hut of sandbags with an opening out of which a machine gun is pointing, and four men in Free State Army uniform, the men on the left being Captain J.J. Kavanagh.
money box / Sinn Féin, c.1910
Sinn Féin Bank Money Bank, about 1910, with a plate reading 'SINN FÉIN' BANK 62 on one side, handle, slot for coins, hole for notes and a keyhole at bottom.
prison autograph album / Wormwood Scrubs Hunger Strikers, 1920
Autograph album, 1920, containing signatures of Wormwood Scrubs Hunger Strikers inter alios. Book was kept by Nurse R. Devonshire (sister of donor) at St. James Infirmary, Belham where the hunger strikers were treated.
statue / Kevin Barry
Plaster bust of Kevin Barry, 11inches high including pedestal. Inscribed on front of pedestal 'Caomihin/de Barra' and on the back 'copyright 1922'.
watch / Thomas MacDonagh
Thomas MacDonagh's watch given by him to his sister Sr. Mary Francisca, who gave it to Mr Andy Doyle before her death. A small 15 jewel Elgin (USA) pocket watch No. 15498543 with monogram 'M' in cartouche on back.
prison autograph album / John Mitchel's History of Ireland, Dartmoor Prison
Book from Dartmoor : John Mitchel's History of Ireland with autographs and details of about 50 of the Republican prisoners (each signing on the page approximating to their convict no.) including de Valera, MacNeill, Cosgrave, Colm O Gaora, Brian Molloy, Fionan Lynch, Peadar Clancy, Frank Fahy et al.
automatic pistol / 1916 Rising
Webley & Scott pistol captured in 1916 by Major William Sherlock Lennon, 6th Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers from a member of the Republican forces. Serial number 115969, 6.35 mm automatic.
truncheon / Royal Irish Constabulary
Royal Irish Constabulary baton or truncheon. Overall length 16 ins. 4 ins. ribbed at end for handgrip widening to a smooth rounded top.
lid / General Post Office, 1916
Metal top or lid of a glass inkwell, ex General Post Office, 1916. Brass lid stamped OS crowned. The glass fragments now in crystals, having been fused in the fire.