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.
War of Independence Service Medal, General / Bob Foley
War of Independence, or Tan War, medal and ribbon which belonged to Bob Foley.
photograph / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of young man in Fianna Eireann uniform. Postcard size shown seated to left 1/2 length, by Soloman, Belfast. Likely to be Bulmer Hobson's Fianna Eireann from 1902 ff, in Belfast.
photograph / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of youth in Fianna uniform almost full length. Brick wall background. Likely to be Bulmer Hobson's Fianna Eireann from 1902 ff, in Belfast.
photograph / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of youth in Fianna uniform. Postcard size. 1/2 length. (no. 68858 on back). Likely to be Bulmer Hobson's Fianna Eireann from 1902 ff, in Belfast.
photograph / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of youth in Fianna uniform. Postcard 1/2 length front face no. 71701 on back. Likely to be Bulmer Hobson's Fianna Eireann from 1902 ff, in Belfast.
photograph / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of youth in Fianna uniform. Postcard size, right leg resting on studio table. 'Thompson Belfast' stamp on back. Likely to be Bulmer Hobson's Fianna Eireann from 1902 ff, in Belfast.
photograph / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of youth in Fianna uniform. Postcard size, right leg resting on studio table. 'Thompson's Studios' printed on back. Likely to be Bulmer Hobson's Fianna Eireann from 1902 ff, in Belfast.
photograph / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of youth in Fianna uniform. Postcard size, left leg resting on studio table. '335' on back. Likely to be Bulmer Hobson's Fianna Eireann from 1902 ff, in Belfast.
photograph / Joe McKelvey, Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of Joe McKelvey. Postcard size with seven others, probably Belfast Fianna Eireann Officers.
photograph / Joe McKelvey / Fianna Eireann, Belfast
Photograph of Joe McKelvey. Mounted studio type showing him with seven others, probably Belfast Fianna Eireann officers.
prison camp publication / Barbed Wire, August 1921
Copy of banned "Barbed Wire" dated August 1921 No.1 Vol. 1 "Printed and Published at the Ballykinlar Press for the Proprietors."
photograph / Confederates Hurling Club
A photograph of Cumann Na bPáirtidhthe or Confederates Hurling Club. The club was really a screen for an I.R.B. circle. Meetings were held at 11 Lower Dominick St. and at the Celtic Literary Rooms in Lower Abbey St. (32?) Included in this photograph are George Clancy, Thomas Shine Cuffe, Séan T. Ó...
badge / 1916 souvenir
1916 Rising souvenir badge, c.1917. Circular celluloid pin badge embodying photographs of seven signatories of the Proclamation, 3cm. diam.
mobilisation order / Easter Sunday Manouevres, 1916
Official mobilisation order for Easter Sunday Manoeuvres, 21 April 1916, signed by Captain Thomas Weafer. Issued to E Company, 2nd Battalion, Irish Volunteers.
cap / Sean Duffy, Irish Volunteer
Seán M. Ua Dubhthaigh's (O'Duffy) Irish Volunteer uniform comprising peaked cap, pants and fully buttoned tunic. Worn by donor St. Patrick's Day 1916, during Easter Rising, in Staffordshire, Frongoch, at Thomas Ashe's funeral, and by donor at the 1941 and 1916 commemorative functions.
form / John McAnerney
War of Independence pension form dated 17 February 1937. Service Certificate no. 34S.P.25258 in name of John McAnerney. Irish Volunteer member, originally from Clones, Co. Mongahan.
Travelling trunk / F.J. Bigger
Metal trunk which belonged to F.J. Bigger, and containing a collection of items belonging to Roger Casement from Bigger's house outside Belfast. 12 by 10 inches, light brown outside, blue inside.
photograph / Irish National Volunteers, 1914-15
Photograph of the Irish National Volunteers, 1st and 2nd Battalions, Signalling Corps. Circa 1914-15.
box / Roger Casement
Syringe which belonged to Roger Casement. Glass in red cardboard box with his name in pencil at its base.