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.
badge / Dublin Council of Trade Unions
DCTU - Dublin Council of Trade Unions - centenary badges, one of two. Two enamelled staybrite badges in presentation cases. The plough over Dublin Castle within a band bearing the legend 'Dublin Council of Trade Unions'. On scrolls, above, '1886-1986'; below, 'Heroic Dublin'. Field on one blue, on...
photograph / Dublin Trades Council, 1890
Dublin Trades Council, c. 1890. Large sepia photograph of including E.L. Richardson & Simmons 1st and 2nd from left, front row.
pamphlet / Planning for a New Order in Ireland
Pamphlet. 'Planning for a New Order in Ireland'. Two Lectures: 'Cultural Aims' by Revd. E.J. Coyne, S.J. and 'Economic Aims' by Thomas Johnson. Published by the Dublin District Council of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, Liberty Hall, Dublin, 1943. Price 3d.
photograph / Dublin Trades Union Executive Committee
Photograph of the Dublin Trades Union Executive Committee, 1946-47. Standing - J. Moran, J.T. Mangan, D. Hanley, Councillor F. Foley, P. Coates (Trustee), R. Smith, Councillor Jim Larkin, Miss L. Caffrey. Seated - W. Carpenter, J. Lynch (Trustee), T. Waldron (Secretary), E.J. Tucker (President),...
pipe / Jim Larkin
Wooden pipe belonging to Jim Larkin. Peterson Delux stamped into wood. Sterling silver band with hallmarks and ‘Peterson Dublin’ stamps.
medal / Jim Larkin / Dublin Council
Medal, Dublin Council. Of Jim Larkin. Metal and enamel disc with ‘Dublin’ and the arms of the city of Dublin, with a celtic knot design around the edge. On a green textile ribbon, with a metal bar with ‘Council’, with an ornamental harp above.
spectacles / Jim Larkin
Parts of two partial pairs of spectacles belonging to Jim Larkin. Two glass lens and partial frames. No maker’s marks.
photograph / Jim Larkin
Photograph, black and white, of Jim Larking in later years, with pipe. Side profile to the left. Probably 1940s.
passport / Jim Larkin
Travel permit card of James (Jim) Larkin. For travel between Ireland and the United Kingdom only. Stamped 21 December 1945, 1946 and renewed to 1951. Listing his address as Ballsbridge, Dublin. Numerous travel stamps contained.
legal document / Jim Larkin
Court document, detailing the arrest of Jim Larkin in Queens, New York on 22 June 1917. Signed by Patrick Fitzgibbons and Thomas J. Doyle of the New York City police and magistrate courts.
legal document / Jim Larkin
Court document, detailing the charges against Jim Larkin at his arraignment in Queens, New York on 23 June 1917, and advising him of his rights. Charged with ‘disorderly conduct leading to a breach of the peace’.
membership card / Jim Larkin
Workers Union of Ireland membership card. Branch No. 2. Of Peter Larkin, no 5634. Joined 30 May 1924. With payments listed.
medal / Jim Larkin / Dublin Corporation
Medal, of Jim Larkin. Gilt metal with blue enamel, with the arms of the City of Dublin in the centre. ‘Dublin Corporation Member 1930’ around top. The back inscribed ‘Presented to James Larkin / Elected Councillor in the First Election of the City Council / By Alderman Alfred Byrne / First Lord...
contribution card / Amalgamated Union of Cabinet Makers
Members' contribtion card of the Dublin Branch of the Amalgamated Union of Cabinet Makers, 1916. Unused.
handbill / Music and Athletic Carnival, 1915
Trade Union Music and Athletic Carnival, 1915. 4pp. programme for the event in Croyden Park 12 and 13 June 1915.
leaflet / 'Lousers', 1926
'Lousers'. Anti-Government, pro-Labour 1920's election handbill. Protesting the statement about the unemployed made by government TD Professor Michael Tierney, and advocating vote for Labour candidate William Norton in the Dublin County by-election of 1926.
flag / The Plough and the Stars
Flag of the Irish Citizen Army, 1914. 'The Starry Plough' or 'The Plough and the Stars'. Made in the first part of 1914. Stated by Sean O'Casey to have been made by the Dun Emer Guild The Irish Citizen Army flag was flown over the Imperial Hotel during the 1916 Rising. It was taken as a souvenir,...
leaflet / Socialist Labour Candidate, 1911
Socialist Labour Candidate, 1911. Handbill supporting John McManus, Trinity Ward, in the Municiple Elections election of Aldermen. Announcing Helena Moloney, Richard O'Carroll, William O'Brien, Peadar Ó Maicin, James Connolly etc. as speakers at a meeting on 8 January.
election handbill / Put him in to get him out, 1920
Stockport Election, 1920. "Put him in to get him out" handbill advertising a meeting supporting William O'Brien.