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.
pamphlet / Erskine Childers
Pamphlet outlining in his own words. Childer's statement at his trial. Cover has a photograph of Childer's facing front, with "Erskine Childers" beneath.
pamphlet / The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin
Pamphlet. 'The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin', by Gnathaí Gan Iarraidh. Second edition. Published by Maunsel & Company Ltd., Dublin. One shilling.
pamphlet / The Ethics of Sinn Fein
Pamphlet. 'The Ethics of Sinn Fein'. Leaflet no. 6.
souvenir programme / Irish Republican Prisoners' Dependents' Fund Fete, 1921
Pamphlet/Souvenir Programme from the Irish Republican Prisoners' Dependents' Fund Fete. Front cover shows a front view of Eamon De Valera and reads "Fete in aid of Irish Republican Prisoners' Dependents' Fund. September 29th - October 9th, 1921. Souvenir Programme. Price Sixpence. O'Loughlin,...
book / Henry Grattan, 1922
Pamphlet. 'Henry Grattan', by P.S. O'Hegarty. Series E - No. 6. Cumann Léigheachraí and Phobhail, 1922. Price 2d. 16 pgs.
pamphlet / Co-Operation
Pamphlet. 'Co-Operation' by Rev. M. O'Flanagan. Series B - No. 9. Cumann Léigheachraí and Phobhail, 1922. Price 2d. 16 pgs.
book / Wolfe Tone Annual, 1933
Pamphlet. 'The Wolfe Tone Annual', 1933. Dublin. Containing various articles. Published for the Committee of Wolfe Tone Week by Brian O'Higgins, 68 Upper O'Connell St., Dublin. Price 6d.
book / Wolfe Tone Annual, 1939
Pamphlet. 'The Wolfe Tone Annual', 1939. Published by Brian O'Higgins, 38 Upper O'Connell Street, Dublin. Price 6d. With articles by various authors. Cover states - 'The story of Young Ireland and the years before 1848. Emancipation, Repeal of the Union, The Nation, The Massacre of 1847,...
pamphlet / I Accuse
Pamphlet relating to Roger Casement and the Casement Diaries. 'I Accuse - one of the most celebrated scandals of the century. A monster fraud which deceived two continents', by Herbert O. Mackey.
photograph / Laurence Ginnell
Studio portrait photograph of Laurence Ginnell, signed by him on the back in Irish and English. 3/4 face, head and shoulders. Mounted framed photograph, 5.5 inches by 3 7/8 inches.
money box / Sinn Féin, c.1910
Sinn Féin Bank Money Bank, about 1910, with a plate reading 'SINN FÉIN' BANK 62 on one side, handle, slot for coins, hole for notes and a keyhole at bottom.
book / Douglas Hyde
Douglas Hyde's bible. Given to him by his grandmother, Christmas 1876. New and Old testaments in Irish (Bedall and O'Donnell) in one 1852 brown leather covered volume. Inscriptions in front pages, and manuscript notes by De hIde throughout.
photograph / Eamon de Valera, c.1917
Photograph of Eamon de Valera seated in the centre of a group of 17 men, c.1917.
photograph / Eamon de Valera
Photograph of Eamon de Valera in civilian clothing, playing chess with a man in a (probably) Irish Volunteer uniform. Man in civilian clothes looks on. Date unknown, probably 1916 and following, no later than 1922.
engraving / Carolan, The Celebrated Irish Bard
Framed engraving from a painting. "Carolan, the celebrated Irish Bard". From the engraving by J. Rogers. In frame with black and gilt glass. Frame is black with a gilded outer and inner border. With handwritten note on the back "From Rev. Canon Carolan, P.P., Mellifont, to the National Museum,...
box / Executive Council
Matrix; Seal of the Executive Council, Saorstat Eireann. Steel. State seal in red leather presentation box. Decorated with Celtic design all around in relief, in the centre is an Irish harp with the word 'Saorstat' to its left and 'Eireann' to its right. Around top is 'An Ard-Comhairle', around...
seal-matrix / Executive Council
Counterpart; Seal of the Executive Council, Saorstat Eireann. Copper. State seal in red leather presentation box. Decorated with Celtic design all around in relief, in the centre is an Irish harp with the word 'Saorstat' to its left and 'Eireann' to its right. Around top is 'An Ard-Comhairle',...
print / Dr George Petrie
Print photograph from the Weekly Freeman. Death mask of Dr George Petrie, Irish archaeologist. HH:1940.44.1-41. Collection of pictures etc. taken of Irish History 1798 - 1905. HH:1940.44.29 - Picture from the Weekly Freeman - Dr G. Petrie.
document / Dean Jonathan Swift, 1719
Photographic copy of a legal document, in Irish, relating to Dean Jonathan Swift. Dated December 1719.