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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.
marching drum / I.T.G.W.U., 1913
Marching drum of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union No. 3 Branch Drum and Fife Band. Large drum painted with 'Winner of All Ireland Junior Championships 1913-14'' 'I.T.W.U', and image of James Larkin, head and shoulders portrait.
postcard photograph / Jim Larkin / 1913 Lockout
Two notes by James Connolly; 'Why I admire Jim Larkin', signed and with a photograph of Connolly, and 'What I think of the Citizen Army', signed April 20/16. With a postcard photograph of Jim Larkin, signed by him, being arrested during the 1913 Lockout.
subscriber certificate / Jim Larkin Memorial Fund
Workers’ Union of Ireland issue of Jim Larkin Memorial Fund subscriber’s certificate. Blank example. Signed by John Smithers T.C. and Jim Larkin T.D. (son of James Larkin). With a photograph of Larkin with dates of birth and death (1876 to 1947), and the image of Larkin being arrested during the...
document / Address of the Dublin Trades Political Union to Daniel O'Connell, 1831
Address with signatures below. Framed document titled: "The Address of the Dublin Trades Political Union to Daniel O'Connell. Esq. MP" At the bottom: "Read and Presented by Marcus Costello Esq Barrister of Law President of the Trades Political Union the 18th day of October 1831." With twenty six...
badge / I.T.W.U., 1913
ITWU badge 1913. Badge in the shape of a hand, partially painted red. Pin on the back. Irish Transport and General Workers Union. Manufacturer inscription P. QUINN MADE IN IRELAND. BELFAST.
badge / NIPSA
Trade Union Badge, c.1980. NIPSA (North Ireland Public Servants Alliance). Metal, with red enamel, with 'NIPSA'.
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...
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.