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.
letter / Burrows Sisters, Nursing Service, WWI
Letter addressed from the Officers Hospital Highgate, Millfield Lane, Highgate, N6 London. Dated 2 October. Addressed to Dear 'Nursey', from Edward H. Foster. Two pages front only. Thanking her for her kindness, and giving his regards to a Captain Gordon. In envelope addressed to Miss Burrows,...
letter / Burrows Sisters, Nursing Service, WWI
Letter addressed to Dear Madam, from Private G.A. West, no. 114260, on 11 August 1916. Thanking her for the recently received parcel. Part of a collection relating to the Burrowes Sisters of Co. Cavan, Anna and Rosamund, nurses in the service during the period, serving in Northern France at the...
1914-15 Star / D. Duff, South Irish Horse, WWI
Medal, 1914-1915 Star, engraved 1290 PTE D. DUFF on back. Awarded to Private D. Duff, army no.1290, South Irish Horse, British Army, World War I.
British War Medal / D. Duff, South Irish Horse, WWI
Medal, British War Medal, 1914-1918 “Georgivs V Britt Omn: Rex Et Ind: Imp. Awarded to Private D. Duff, army no.1290, South Irish Horse, British Army, World War I.
Victory Medal / D. Duff, South Irish Horse, WWI
Victory Medal, 1914-1919 ‘The Great War for Civilisation’. Awarded to Private D. Duff, army no. 1290, South Irish Horse, British Army, World War I.
photograph / Bernard Reid, WWI
Photograph of Bernard Reid in uniform. Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 1914 to 1916. Bernard Reid, the second son of Michael and Sarah Reid, was born in Dublin on December 1st 1886. He grew up in 11/12 Chatam Street in Dublin living over the family butchers business. McDonagh and Company were the biggest...
letter / Bernard Reid, WWI
Copy letter of Condolence from 2nd Lieutenant P.J.O’Connor M.C. dated 29.06.16. Bernard Reid, the second son of Michael and Sarah Reid, was born in Dublin on December 1st 1886. He grew up in 11/12 Chatam Street in Dublin living over the family butchers business. McDonagh and Company were the...
1914-15 Star / Bernard Reid, 1914-15 Star
One of Three War Medals and citation. 1914 -15 Star. Awarded posthumously to Bernard Reid. Bernard Reid, the second son of Michael and Sarah Reid, was born in Dublin on December 1st 1886. He grew up in 11/12 Chatam Street in Dublin living over the family butchers business. McDonagh and Company...
British War Medal / Bernard Reid, British War Medal
One of Three War Medals and citation. British War Medal. Awarded posthumously to Bernard Reid. Bernard Reid, the second son of Michael and Sarah Reid, was born in Dublin on December 1st 1886. He grew up in 11/12 Chatam Street in Dublin living over the family butchers business. McDonagh and...
Victory Medal / Bernard Reid, Victory Medal
One of Three War Medals and citation. Victory Medal. Awarded posthumously to Bernard Reid. Bernard Reid, the second son of Michael and Sarah Reid, was born in Dublin on December 1st 1886. He grew up in 11/12 Chatam Street in Dublin living over the family butchers business. McDonagh and Company...
commemorative plaque / Bernard Reid, WWI
Bronze Memorial Plaque inscribed with name. Widow's Penny. Bernard Reid, the second son of Michael and Sarah Reid, was born in Dublin on December 1st 1886. He grew up in 11/12 Chatam Street in Dublin living over the family butchers business. McDonagh and Company were the biggest butchers in...
certificate / Bernard Reid, WWI / Gallant Conduct, 1916
Framed certificate referring to ‘gallant conduct and devotion to duty on many occasions notably 13th and 14th June (1916) signed by Major General Hickie. Frame topped by cap badge. Bernard Reid, the second son of Michael and Sarah Reid, was born in Dublin on December 1st 1886. He grew up in 11/12...
British War Medal / Muriel E. O’Sullivan, Voluntary Aid Detachment, WWI
The British War Medal 1914-20. Awarded to M. E. O’Sullivan (Muriel) who was Capt O’Sullivan’s sister who served in the VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment). Stamped 'M E O’Sullivan VAD'. In addition is a smaller medal issued by the St Johns Ambulance Association and engraved at the rear 204848 Muriel...
Victory Medal / Muriel E. O’Sullivan, Voluntary Aid Detachment, WWI
The Victory Medal. Awarded to M. E. O’Sullivan (Muriel), who was Capt O’Sullivan’s sister who served in the VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment). Stamped 'M E O’Sullivan VAD'. In addition is a smaller medal issued by the St Johns Ambulance Association and engraved at the rear 204848 Muriel E O’Sullivan...
1914-15 Star / Muriel E. O’Sullivan, Voluntary Aid Detachment, WWI
Medal, the 1914-1915 Star. Awarded to M. E. O’Sullivan (Muriel), who was Capt O’Sullivan’s sister who served in the VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment). In addition is a smaller medal issued by the St Johns Ambulance Association and engraved at the rear 204848 Muriel E O’Sullivan together with a small...
commemorative medal / Muriel E. O’Sullivan, Voluntary Aid Detachment, WWI
Commemorative medal, awarded to M. E. O’Sullivan (Muriel), who was Capt O’Sullivan’s sister who served in the VAD (Voluntary Aid Detachment). Issued by the St Johns Ambulance Association and engraved at the rear 204848 Muriel E O’Sullivan together with a small bar bearing the date 1917. Items of...
hat / Newfoundland Regiment, WWI
Newfoundland Regiment cap. Canadian Regiment, Commonwealth Forces, World War I. Green khaki cap with brown leather band across cloth peak, with metal cap badge of the Newfoundland Regiment, with stag depicted. Maker's stamp inside - S. Schmeiders & Sons, 1918. Size 6 7/8.
book / King Albert's Book, 1914
Copy of King Albert's Book. A Tribute to the Belgian King and People from Representative Men and Women tThroughout the World. Published by the Daily Telegraph in conjunction with The Daily Sketch and Glasgow Herald and Hodder and Stoughton. Sold for the benefit of the Daily Telegraph Belgian Fund....
stripe / Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers
(One of) Pair of Sergeants chevrons, or stripes, brown lace on Khaki backing - Sergeant George Watson, Royal Dublin Fusiliers.