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.
 
commemorative badge / 1913
Set of four circular white badges with the number 13 printed in black on a green shamrock. Possibly a commemorative issue.
 
promissory note / Limerick Strike, 1919
1919 Limerick Promissory Note. Promissory note, printed in black and green on light green paper, 5.5" by 3.2", Limerick Strike 1919. Note states: - General Strike/Against British Militarism/Limerick April 1919 No. 10. "The Workers of Limerick promise to pay the bearer 5/- Five Shillings 5/-. For...
 
brochure / Municiple Elections, 1913
Election, 1913. 4 page printed brochure by James Connolly soliciting support in Dock Ward in Municipal Elections.
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Food card, white, 1913 Lockout. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union Fund./Give Bearer...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Second issue food card, 1913 Lockout. Blue. Dublin Lockout food cards, 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Food card, white, 1913 Lockout. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union Fund./Give Bearer...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Second issue food card, 1913 Lockout. Blue. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Food card, white, 1913 Lockout. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union Fund./Give Bearer...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Second issue food card, 1913 Lockout. Blue. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Food card, white, 1913 Lockout. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union Fund./Give Bearer...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Second issue food card, 1913 Lockout. Blue. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Second issue food card, 1913 Lockout. Blue. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Food card, white, 1913 Lockout. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union Fund./Give Bearer...
 
food card / Dublin Lockout, 1913
Second issue food card, 1913 Lockout. Blue. Dublin Lockout food cards 1913. Envelope endorsed by William O'Brien ' Nineteen Thirteen Lockout./Dublin, August 1913/Food Cards/First and Second Issues/First for Union' and containing: (a) 5 cards (white) bearing the legend 'British Trade Union...
 
promissory note / Limerick Workers, 1919
Promissary note issued by the Limerick Workers during the General Strike, April 1919. For 10 shillings. No.10, signed by James M. Casey (Treasurer). Stamped 'Mechanics Institute Limerick', with shamrock.
 
banknote / Limerick Strike, 1919
A ten shilling note of the Limerick Strike, April 1919. General Strike against British Militarism. 'The Workers of Limerick promise to bear the bearer...'. The Limerick Trades and Labour Council. Signed by John Cronin and James Casey.
 
booklet / P.T. Daly's Libel Action
Political pamphlet, "P.T. Daly's Libel Action". A report of the legal proceedings against 'The Voice of Labour' and the Irish Transport and General Workers Union, and appendix of documents including a facsimile of the Sligo letter of nomination, a facsimile of the faked Sligo books, reports on and...
 
pin badge / Big Bill Hayward / Jim Larkin
Big Bill Hayward, head and shoulders, also standing beside Jim Larkin. Two postcard photographs mounted together on piece of pink paper with legend 'Photographs of James Connolly and Larkin found by Gerald at Liberty Hall, Dublin ? Thursday ? Friday Easter Week 1916' written below. (This is an...
 
propaganda / Man's Inhumanity to Man, 1913
Printed version of "Man's Inhumanity to Man, of the D.M.P. Assassins". Workers' propaganda, period of the 1913 Strike. By W. Travers, 18 Nicholas Street, Dublin. Two pages.