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.
photograph / Howth gun running, 1914
Howth gun running, 1914. Photograph, enlarged copy of original. Four members of crew shown on board the "Asgard" at sea. The yacht 'Asgard' has just taken the guns, and ammunition aboard - the tug has taken her in tow - some of the crew resting in the cockpit before completing the final storage....
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914. Photograph, original, View of Eastbourne. Negative and print. View of Eastbourne. From Collection of eighteen negatives, and prints of sixteen of them, of photographs taken by Donor during the voyage of the yacht "Asgard" from Hamburg to Howth, 1914, in Hamburg and at...
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914 Photograph, original, Two ladies and man in rowboat off shore -? S. ENG. COWES. F Negative, Print, Enlargement. (Two ladies and man in rowboat off shore -? S. ENG. COWES. From Collection of eighteen negatives, and prints of sixteen of them, of photographs taken by Donor...
uniform / Irish Volunteer, Jacob's Biscuit Factory, 1916
Irish Volunteer tunic, 1914. Coat, greyish green cloth. Buttoned down the front with five large brass buttons each bearing the Brian Boru harp. Four pockets, the upper two patch pockets with flap buttoned over with small brass buttons similar to the large buttons down the front. Shoulder straps....
photograph / Irish Volunteers, 1915
Armed Irish Volunteer Squad 1915. Mounted photograph showing 12 uniformed men armed with lee Enfield rifles. Headed "Special Section A Co. 4th Batt. Dublin Brigade Winners of trophy at St. Enda's, Rathfarnham 5th Sept. 1915". Names beneath - Back - Sean Treacy, Paudge Ó Broin, Gabriel Murray, Brian...
photograph / Irish Volunteers, 1915
Armed Irish Volunteer Squad 1915. Mounted photograph showing 12 uniformed men armed with lee Enfield rifles. 'Special Section A Co. 4th Battalion, Dublin Brigade. Winners of trophy at St. Enda's, Rathfarnham 5 September 1915. The names of the men are inscribed on another version of this photograph...
musical instrument / Michael Mallin, 1916
Michael Mallin's concert flute. With a silver plate attached, bearing the inscription 'By Capt. G. Hewson. Presented to Band 18th R.I. Rifles, taken at Liberty Hall, Dublin. Rebellion, 1916'. This flute formed part of the contents of a house which were purchased by Mr Rupert Coffey in about 1939....
photograph / Ballykissane Pier, 1916
Photograph of the car which went into the sea off Ballykissane Pier on Good Friday, 1916, leading to the deaths of Con Keating, Daniel Sheehan and Charlie Monahan. Photograph supplied to Bureau of Military History by the man who owned the car which was engaged on Volunteer activities connected with...
bayonet / Volunteer Council competition, 1914
A home-made weapon, similar to a bayonet, made by the donor James Gough in December 1914. The Volunteer Council in Dublin organised a competition scheme and issued orders that those Volunteers who could do so were to make weapons for self-defence. The donor writes that this weapon "could be used on...
ammunition / Howth rifle, c.1916
One round of Mauser ammunition for a Howth rifle. Cordite removed. 7.5 x 1.3cm diam
photograph / Tom Devenish, Irish National Volunteers, 1914
Photograph of an officer in the uniform of the Irish National Volunteers, 1914. Written in pencil on back 'Tom Devenish, Captain, John Redmond's Volunteers, 1914. Mt. Ambrose'.
photograph / Howth gun-running, July 1914
Armed Volunteers marching in from Howth pier. Photograph of the Howth gun-running, July 1914. Written in pencil on back is "Howth July 26, 1914. Leaving the pier".
photograph / Howth gun-running, July 1914
Corps of cyclists leaving pier, passing the Tea Rooms on the street. Photograph of the Howth gun-running, July 1914. Written in pencil on back: "July 26, 1914. Cycle Corps armed leaving Howth. Rifles slung on bicycles."
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914. Photograph, original, view of Howth harbour from the entrance, possibly taken as yacht entered harbour. Negative, Print, Enlargement, view of Howth harbour from the entrance. (Taken as yacht entered harbour?) From Collection of eighteen negatives, and prints of sixteen of...
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914. Photograph, enlarged copy of original, view of Howth harbour from the entrance, possibly taken as yacht entered harbour. Negative, Print, Enlargement, view of Howth harbour from the entrance. (Taken as yacht entered harbour?) From Collection of eighteen negatives, and...
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914. Photograph, original, From deck of yacht. Alongside pier above yacht. Negative, print, enlargement. From deck of yacht. Alongside pier above yacht. Figures, probably volunteers, but some local boatmen, on pier above yacht. Figure on deck of yacht in foreground. From...
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914. Photograph, enlarged copy of original, From deck of yacht. Alongside pier above yacht. Negative, print, enlargement. From deck of yacht. Alongside pier above yacht. Figures, probably volunteers, but some local boatmen, on pier above yacht. Figure on deck of yacht in...
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914. Photograph, original, From deck of yacht. Alongside pier above yacht. Group of Fianna Eireann with rifles in middle distance on pier. Group of Volunteers with rifles to right. Erskine Childers in foreground. Negative, print, enlargement. From deck of yacht. Alongside pier...
photograph / Howth Gun Running, 1914
Howth Gun Running, 1914. Photograph, enlarged copy of original. From deck of yacht. Alongside pier above yacht. Group of Fianna Eireann with rifles in middle distance on pier. Group of Volunteers with rifles to right. Erskine Childers in foreground. Negative, print, enlargement. From deck of...