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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.
political cartoon / Catching Recruits
Cartoon postcard, one of a series called The Republican Postcards 1906 - "Catching Recruits". Relates to forced enlistment of a drummer boy in Limerick, by S. (or J) M. (Jack Morrow), 1906. Depicts Recruitment Officer blowing a whistle whilst holding down a small boy with his right foot. Reads...
figure / Jim Larkin
Bronze figure of Jim Larkin, moustached, with arms stretching upwards and a scroll in the right hand. Set on a base with a plaque on the front with the text "Jim Larkin 1876-1947". Stamp of RT crowned on bottom, and maker's inscription "Rick Lewis". Numbered -751.
document / Maguire, Spain, 18th c.
Legal document relating to Dr Alexandro Hugo Maguire, dated 1790. Written by notary(?) describing changes in the order of the executors of Maguire's will, due to the death of Alexo McNamara (first executor), c. 1788. Others mentioned are Domingo Thomas Terry (?) (second executor). Miguel Langton...
document / Maguire, Spain, 18th c.
Historical documents of the Maguire Family, Spain, 18th century. Family tree of Rodrigo Maguire married Cathalina Drummond: note one son Alexander Captain Regt of Savoy: another son won the cross of Maria Theresa 1765.
document / Maguire, Spain, 18th c.
Historical documents of the Maguire Family, Spain, 18th century. Includes two museum made notes, and one newspaper cutting on the O'Neill and Maguire Families.
Fenian bond / $10, 1866
Fenian bond for $10. Bond of the Irish Rebublic for ten dollars, issued by Cornelius Herlihy, Portland, USA, January 15th 1866, and signed by John O'Mahony. Engraved protraits of Lord Edward Fitzgerald and Wolfe Tone. This is two different bonds joined together, numbers 1139 and 1136.
Fenian bond / Fenian, $20
Fenian bond, for $20. Signed by Michael Scanlon. Also a signature of John Bruen present. Numbered 2494 and 1494. Date possibly March or May, the year not clearly completed beyond 186.., though a faint mark would suggest 1867.
Fenian bond / $50, 1867
Banknote, 'Republic of Ireland'. Fifty Dollars, No.1156 in red to the left and No. 1256 in red to the right. Payable to John Brien, signed Michael Scanlan. Dated May 15th, 1867.
Fenian bond / $5, 1866
Fenian bond, for $5. Signed by John O'Mahony. Numbered 2932 and 69. Dated March 17th 1866.
letter / Peter Tone
Handwritten note in ink, signed Peter Tone (father of Theobald Wolfe Tone), directed to John Sweetman. Was contained in Theobald Wolfe Tone's pocket book. 'Dear Sir, The enclosed has been ordered by my son to be delivered to you in rememberance of him and am your most obedient servant, Peter Tone'.
ticket / National Land League Convention, 1881
Admission ticket to the National Land League Convention, 1881. Made out to Miss Margaret Walsh Part of a set of papers relating the Irish Land League.
print / Land League
A small print, with a poem laid out alphbetically on the topic of the Land League. Part of a set of papers relating the Irish Land League.
print / Henry Joy McCracken
Print from the Weekly Freeman, 1913. Henry Joy McCracken. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.14 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - Henry Joy McCracken.
print / Thomas Russell
Print from the Weekly Freeman. Thomas Russell. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.15 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - Thomas Russell.
print / William James McNeven
Print from the Weekly Freeman, 1913. William James McNeven. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.17 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - W.J. McNeven.
print / Colonel Aylmer
Print from the Weekly Freeman, c. 1898. Colonel Aylmer. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.18 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - Colonel Aylmer.
print / Archibald Hamilton Rowan
Print from the Weekly Freeman, c. 1898. Archibald Hamilton Rowan. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.19 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - Hamilton Rowan.
print / Bartholomew Teeling
Print from the Weekly Freeman, c. 1898. Bartolemew Teeling. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.20 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - B. Teeling.
print / James Napper Tandy
Print from the Weekly Freeman, 1913. James Napper Tandy. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.21 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - J.N. Tandy.