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.
signet ring / Captain John McCafferty, 1866
Signet ring, presented to Captain John McCafferty, the Invincible leader, by the Detroit Fenians, 1866. Gold closing daguerrotype or tinted photograph of the Fenian leader. Inscribed on top 'Erin I Love Thee and Thy Patriots'. Inscribed underneath 'Presented to Captain John McCafferty I.R.B. by...
book / Pacata Hibernia, 1633
Book, Pacata Hibernia: Ireland appeased and reduced or, an historie of the late Warres of Ireland, especially within the Province of Mounster, under the Government of Sir George Carew, knight, then Lord President of the Province and afterwards Lord Carrer of Clopton, and Earle of Totnes, etc....
bond / Fenian, $5
Fenian Bond, for five dollars. Numbered 217 and 2751.
reproduction / Sheares Brother, execution, 1798
Photographic copy, in negative, of the execution order of John and Henry Sheares, 1798 (HH:L.1365a)
legal document / Sheares Brother, execution, 1798
County of the City of Dublin (Illegible) Stamp of the Clerk of The Crown By the Rt. Honble and Honble the Commissioners of Cyer (illegible) and Terminer (illegible) for the County of the City of Dublin at a Commission of Cyer (illegible) and Terminer (illegible) held...
pocket book / Robert Emmet
Wallet or pocket book, originally of red leather with green leather lining and silver clasp engraved with names 'Robert Emmet, 1800'. Found containing a lock of dark hair (presumed to be that of Anne Devlin - L.1425b) and a label with the name Robert Emmet in ink. Stated to have belonged to Robert...
seal impression / Robert Emmet
Seal matrix with wax seal impressions, stated to have belonged to Robert Emmet.
flag / Dillon Regiment
Flag of the Dillon Regiment, an Irish Regiment in the 18th century French Army, during the Wars of the Austrian Succession 1740 to 1748. The Dillon Regiment was connected to Co.Clare, Ireland. Fragments remain of the flag, red/wine in colour, mounted on backing cloth. Top-left corner is a square...
painting / Dillon Regiment Flag
(Painting of the) Flag of the Dillon Regiment, an Irish Regiment in the 18th century French Army, during the Wars of the Austrian Succession 1740 to 1748. The Dillon Regiment was connected to Co.Clare, Ireland. Fragments remain of the flag, red/wine in colour, mounted on backing cloth. Top-left...
instruction / The Volunteers Companion, copy
"The Volunteers Companion"; containing the description of a firelock position of a Soldier under arms. Directions for the manner Exercise, etc. also the manner of drawing up a regiment to receive the reviewing General; with particular rules for marching and manoeuvring; to which are added the late...
side saddle /
Saddle, side, brown leather, complete with harness. Hand grip on left hand side. Pouch on right side of saddle.
hip flask / Ernest Shackleton
Hip flask, silver flask with a brown leather covering on the upper half. The initials 'E.H.S' engraved on the front (Ernest Henry Shackleton). Shackleton, Sir Ernest Henry (1874-1922), Irish-born polar explorer. A junior officer on Scott's first polar expedition of 1900 - 1904, Shackleton...
photograph / Shackleton, 1918
Photograph mounted in a green case. Ernest Shackleton, publicity photograph, c. 1918.
photograph / Shackleton, 1918
Photograph of Ernest Shackleton in military officer's uniform, c.1918. Signed by Shackleton.
service tunic / South Irish Horse, trooper
Service tunic, trooper's, of the South Irish Horse, 1914-1922. Belonging to Private John Honner. With wound stripe on left sleeve. The regiment was one of several Irish Regiments in the British Army disbanded in 1922.
greatcoat / Michael Collins
Michael Collins' greatcoat. Worn at the time of his death as result of ambush near Bandon, County Cork, 22nd August, 1922. There are the remains of dried mud on the bottom flap of the coat. Some evidence of blood under the collar on the right hand side. The coat and cap came from President...
riding uniform / Monteith, Casement's Brigade
Riding uniform jacket belonging to Captain Monteith as Officer of Casement's Brigade.
braces / Liam Lynch, 1923
Civilian clothing of Liam Lynch, worn at the time of his death. Short brown jacket, green breeches, waistcoat, shirt and collar. Blood stained at the rear left of the waistcoat. Worn by Lynch on the occasion of his death in action at Crohane, Newcastle, Clonmel, April 10th 1923. Prout was...
jacket / Helena Mary Hoyne, Cumann na mBan
Cumann na mBan uniform. Jacket, skirt and Sam Browne belt worn by Miss H.M. Hoyne (Helena Mary Hoyne, or Nellie Hoyne) Hoyne, of 69 South Circular Road, Portobello, Dublin, later in U.S.A. Nellie was imprisoned in Kilmainham Jail after the Rising. Belt later than 1916. Add to this green collar...