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.
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temperance medal / Theobald Mathew to Dr. John Miley, c. 1840.
Temperance Medal, gold. Presented by Reverend Theobald Mathew to Reverend Dr. John Miley, c. 1840. Above a farm scene illustrating peace and plenty. Below a barrel of whiskey and a skeleton serving out drink. Below 'I. PARKES' , the maker. Reverse shows clasped hands and a ribbon above a harp...
1916 50th Anniversary Medal / Robert de Coeur
Medal, bronze, awarded to captain Robert de Coeur for participation in 1916 Rising. 1916 Survivors medal.
War of Independence Service Medal, General /
War of Independence, or 'Black and Tan' medal, bronze, with symbolic coloured ribbon. No Combat bar present.
halfpenny token / Brian Boru, 1795
Halfpenny token, 1795, depicting Brian Boru, King of Munster.