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.
journal / The Catholic Bulletin, March 1917
Journal, The Catholic Bulletin, March 1917. Part of a series of numbers of The Catholic Bulletin, published by J.J. O'Kelly in Dublin, relating to the 1916 Rising : July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec. 1917: Jan., Mar., May, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec. 1918: Jan., Feb., July, Aug., Dec. 1919: Feb.
journal / The Catholic Bulletin, May 1917
Journal, The Catholic Bulletin, May 1917. Partial. Part of a series of numbers of The Catholic Bulletin, published by J.J. O'Kelly in Dublin, relating to the 1916 Rising : July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec. 1917: Jan., Mar., May, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec. 1918: Jan., Feb., July, Aug., Dec. 1919: Feb.
journal / The Catholic Bulletin, September 1917
Journal, The Catholic Bulletin, September 1917. Part of a series of numbers of The Catholic Bulletin, published by J.J. O'Kelly in Dublin, relating to the 1916 Rising : July, Aug., Sept., Oct., Dec. 1917: Jan., Mar., May, Sept., Oct., Nov., Dec. 1918: Jan., Feb., July, Aug., Dec. 1919: Feb.
photograph / de Valera, Collins etc, 1921
Photograph of group, Eamon de Valera, Michael Collins, and others c.1921. Apparently at a football or hurling match or sports meeting.
propaganda / The Army of the South, 1922
Handbill - 'The Army of the South', c. 1922. Reads ' The Army of the South is United under Liam Lynch in Defence of The Republic. Men of Dublin Where Do You Stand? With the English Allies Or with a United South of Ireland?' Anti-treaty propaganda.
War of Independence Service Medal, General / Joe Bennett
The War of Independence Service Medal, or Old IRA Medal. Bronze on an orange and black ribbon with bars. On the obverse is an armed Volunteer standing to attention, "Éire" and the crests of the four Irish provinces at each corner. "Cogadh na Saoirse" (War of Independence) in Irish script. Laurel...
photograph / Irish troops, World War I
A set of four photographs of British Army troops, probably Irish, leaving for World War I on transport ships, circa 1916.
/ Dáil Eireann delegates, 1921
Page from "L'Illustration", 24 December 1921. Photograph of Dáil Éireann delegates. Cathal Brugha, Arthur Griffith, Eamon de Valera, Count Plunkett, Eoin MacNeill, William Cosgrave, Michael Collins, Laurence Ginnell and Ernest Blythe.
photograph / Eamon de Valera, surrender 1916
Photograph of Eamon de Valera, surrendered to the British, in barracks, 1916. Three British soldiers pictured.
photograph / War of Independence, 1919-1921
Photograph of a wall with the inscription "RIP + killed by military Stafford Regt". Inscription on the back of the photograph tells that this is the exact spot where J. Burke fell, and the writing on the wall was made by people dipping their hands into his blood. It also states that it is now...
political cartoon / Parnell and the National League, 1889
Political cartoon, from the Weekly Freeman (date etc details not present). Parnell depicted with tools, leading the National League towards the Tenants' Defence League. 3 August 1889. Unsigned. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.10 -...
political cartoon / Death of Parnell, 1891
Political cartoon, from the Weekly Freeman (date etc details not present). The Death of Parnell, his body draped in a green flag with 'Independence' held by the female figure of Erin, shown in mourning. An angel stands on the other side, with a sash with 'Immortal' across her chest. 1891....
political cartoon / Irish House of Commons, 1888
Political cartoon, from the Weekly Freeman (date etc details not present). Female figure of Erin depicted cleaning the mace of the Irish House of Commons, at the Speaker's Chair. Male figure standing to the back, reading an issue of the Weekly Freeman. 10 November 1888. Unsigned....
political cartoon / Over the Garden Wall, 1888
Political cartoon, from the Weekly Freeman, titled 'Over the Garden Wall', 29 December 1888. Depicting William Gladstone as the Grand Old Gardiner talking to John Bull, at a garden wall titled the 'Irish Question'. From a speech at Limehouse, 16 December 1888. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of...
commemorative badge / 1798 Commemoration
Pin badge, metal, commemorating the centenary of 1798 uprising. Read 'Who fears to speak of '98 1798-1898 God Save Ireland'. With the American and Irish Republic (Maid-of-Erin harp on green background) flags, crossed.
commemorative badge / 1798 Commemoration
Pin badge, metal, commemorating the centenary of 1798 uprising. Read 'Who fears to speak of '98 1798-1898'. With the French and Irish Republic (Maid-of-Erin harp on green background) flags, crossed.
portrait / Charles Gavan Duffy, 1848
Print of a portrait picture of Charles Gavan Duffy (Cathal MacGabhann O Dubhthaigh), 1848. HH:1941.19.1 - 28. Collection of papers and pictures relating to 1798, 1848, the Fenians and the 1798 Centenary. HH:1941.19.16 - print of a picture of Charles Gavan Duffy (Cathal MacGabhann O Dubhthaigh),...
portrait / Thomas Davis
Print of a portrait drawing of Thomas Davis (Daimhineach) O Raghallaigh, 1848. HH:1941.19.1 - 28. Collection of papers and pictures relating to 1798, 1848, the Fenians and the 1798 Centenary. HH:1941.19.17 - print of a picture of Thomas Davis (Daimhineach) O Raghallaigh, 1848.
portrait / J.D. Frazer
Print of a portrait drawing of J.D. Frazer, 1848. HH:1941.19.1 - 28. Collection of papers and pictures relating to 1798, 1848, the Fenians and the 1798 Centenary. HH:1941.19.19 - print of a picture of J.D. Frazer, 1848.