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 / Father Albert, Jervis Street Hospital, 1922
(Cashman 84) Civil War. Photograph of Father Albert speaking to ambulance man outside Jervis Street Hospital during Civil War in Dublin. 1922.
newspaper cutting / Joe Bennett
Newspaper obituary for Joe Bennett of Kerry, who participated in the Irish Civil War. Found stored with EW.Temp.182, The War of Independence Service Medal.
revolver holster / Liam Mellows
Revolver holster used by Liam Mellows. Note attaached when received written by Mrs M. Woods reads 'This was one of Liam Mellows' holsters'. Brown leather holster, brass buckles, with belt straps. No maker's mark.
prison art / Kilmainham, 1923
Drawing of cell door with a quotation from Pearse all within a border of lock and chain. Quote 'Beware of the Risen People, Ye that have Harried and Held, ye that have Bullied and Bribed'. Water-coloured. Probably dates from the April 1923 concert period in Kilmainham. Unsigned. Originally from...
notice / Cathal Brugha, funeral, 1922
Note, typescript, from Mrs Cathal Brugha, the Publicity Department at 23 Suffolk Street, dated 9th July 1922. Requesting that no members of the Free State Government attend Brugha’s funeral, in protest against the Civil War.
document / Nicholas Moroney, 3rd Tipperary Brigade
Wallet, in brown leather; containing various documents and personal belongings. Property of Nicholas Moroney, of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade, 7th Battalion. Contains lists including lists of raids, injuries and deaths during the War of Independence and Civil War, lists of election results in 1932,...
newspaper / Nicholas Moroney, 3rd Tipperary Brigade
Battalion listing of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade. Various letters, notes and newspaper articles. Property of Nicholas Moroney, of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade, 7th Battalion. Contains lists including lists of raids, injuries and deaths during the War of Independence and Civil War, lists of election...
neck tie / Nicholas Moroney, 3rd Tipperary Brigade
Red neck tie with gold dotted design. Property of Nicholas Moroney, of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade, 7th Battalion.
photograph / Republican Forces, Dublin, 1922
(Cashman 91) Civil War. Photograph of Republicans leaving Ballast Office, Dublin during Civil War, 1922.
photograph / Irish Republican Army, Clonakilty, Co. Cork, c. 1919-1922
Photograph. Group of I.R.A. drawn up in formation under arms. No identifaction. No date, but refers to period 1920-22. Found among the papers of Dr. J.G. Cullinane, Clonakilty, Co. Cork. Probably shows a local formation. 2 inches by 2 inches.
drawing / Liam Mellows
Liam Mellows. Drawing by Seán O'Sullivan, R.H.A., in charcoal. Details derived from photographs of the person represented. 19 inches by 14.5 inches.
sketch / Thomas Kent, Cork Military Detention Barracks, 1916
Sketch of Thomas Kent's Cell. Sketch made by Matthew Barry in 1922. It shows the remains of the prison cell in which Thomas Kent was up to the moment of his execution. The sketch was made after the attempted blowing up of Cork Military Detention barracks in August 1922.
Patrick's Day card / Newbridge Jail, 1923
Newbridge Jail 1923. Manuscript St. Patrick's Day card sent by donor's great uncle to his parents.
handbill / Heads Up!, 6 March 1922
Leaflet or handbill, ‘Heads Up!’ no. 30. 6 March 1922. ‘A Party Manouvre’. Re upcoming election and voting rights. Anti-Treaty leaflet.
handbill / Men in Green! Cathal Brugha is Dead. Do You Stand for That?, 1922
Leaflet or handbill, ‘Men in Green! Cathal Brugha is Dead. Do You Stand for That? How do you like Shooting, Raiding, and Arresting the Soldiers of the I.R.A. at the bidding of Macready and Winston Churchill?’. Anti-Treaty leaflet.
propaganda sheet / Destruction of Four Courts
Handbill issued by the Free State (Provisional Government) on the destruction of the Four Courts, 30 June 1922.
photograph / 'Mutineer', Four Courts, 1922
Photograph of the I.R.A.'s armoured car 'Mutineer' at the Four Courts. A Rolls Royce armoured car with a group of men in civilian clothes. Probably taken before the battle at the Four Courts, 1922.
plaque / RIC Station, Moville
Royal Irish Constabulary Station Plaque removed from Moville RIC Barracks on 7 Februaury 1922. Painted - black, green, yellow and white - cast iron on a wooden diamond shaped frame (11.5 x 21.5 inches). "Royal Irish Constabulary" engraved.
light signal pistol / Drangan Barracks, 1920
Very light signal pistol by Webley and Scott, which was taken at the capture of the Drangan R.I.C. Barracks, Co. Tipperary early in 1920 and subsequently presented by the Officers of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade to Mrs Joseph Delany. Her house was very frequently used by Southern Officers during the...