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.
 
prison autograph album / Paddy Cogger, Newbridge, 1923
Autograph album 1923 kept by Republican prisoner Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade, in Newbridge Detention Camp.
 
prison art / Republican, 1923
Blue and pink macramé bag, 1923. Made by Republican prisoner Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade, in Newbridge Detention Camp.
 
prison art / Republican, 1923
Pink macramé bag, 1923. Made by Republican prisoner Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade, in Newbridge Detention Camp.
 
prison art / Republican, 1923
Green macramé bag 1923 made by Republican prisoner Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade, in Newbridge Detention Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Macramé table centrepiece, 1923. Made by Republican prisoner Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade, in Newbridge Detention Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Watercolour sketch, 1923. 7.9 x 10.3 inches, depicting a cross between draped tricolours on a plinth inscribed to the memory of those dying 'Defending the Republic 1916-23'. Painted by Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade, in Newbridge Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Watercolour certificate, 1923. 9 x 6.9 inches, with legend 'Priosunach Cogad in Droichead Nua Condae Childers'. Painted by Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade in Newbridge Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Watercolour certificate, 1923. 8.9 x 6.9 inches, with legend 'Prisoner's of War Newbridge Camp Co. Kildare Football League'. Painted by Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade in Newbridge Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Watercolour certificate, 1923. 8.9 x 6.9 inches, with legend 'Prisoner's of War Newbridge Camp Co. Kildare'. Painted by Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade in Newbridge Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Watercolour certificate 1923. 9 x 6.9 inches, with legend (in pencil) 'Prisoner's of War Newbridge Det. Camp Co. Kildare Football League'. Painted by Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade in Newbridge Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Watercolour certificate, 1923. 10.3 x 7.9 inches, with legend 'Prisoner's of War Newbridge Camp Co. Kildare Final Football League Player'. Painted by Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade in Newbridge Camp.
 
prison art / Newbridge Camp, 1923
Watercolour certificate, 1923. 8.9 x 6.9 inches, with legend 'Prisoner's of War Newbridge Camp Co. Kildare'. Flags visible on both sections of the crossed staffs on which IRA crest is superimposed. Painted by Paddy Cogger, East Mayo Brigade in Newbridge Camp.
 
prison art / Maryboro Jail, 1922 / 1923
Carved bone cross, ex Maryboro Jail, 1922 / 1923. Celtic cross 9.8 x 5.8 cm. overall, carved by an injured prisoner, John Goodison, with a broken needle, and including the dedication "In Loving/Memory of/J. Parle/P. Hogan/J. Creane/Executed in/Wexford".
 
prison art / Newbridge Internment Camp, 1922
Opera House, Newbridge Internment Camp, poster, 12th November 1922. Poster designed and drawn by Eoin Ó Caoimh to announce a prison entertainment 12 November, 1922.
 
prison art / Maryborough Prison, 1922-23
Handkerchief, drawing, Prisoner Art, refers to Maryborough Prison 1922-1923, commemoration of Adct P. Hickey, 4th Company, 5th Batt., Dublin Brigade, 1922. With inscription "In loving memory of Adct P.Hickey, 4th Compy 5th Batt Dublin Brigade, killed in Maryborough Prison, Aug 29th 1922 aged 22...
 
autograph album / 1921-1923
Autograph Album 1921-1923, including, on 10 August 1921; Joe McGrath, Fionan O Loinsigh, Joe McDonagh, Piaras Beaslai, Alex McCabe, Sean Milroy, Eamonn de Valera, Erskine Childers, Michael Collins, Arthur Griffith, Desmond Fitzgerald, J.J. Walsh, references to Dublin Guards (in 1922) and to the...
 
Devotional Medal / Argenta, 1923
Devotional Medal from the prison ship the 'Argenta', 1923. To commemorate retreat made by Irish prisoners on the 'Argenta', 1923. Donor P. O'Donngaile took part. Aluminium. Disc with bored lug for suspension. Obverse - Figure of St. Patrick banishing serpents; in background round tower, hills...
 
prisoner list / Curragh Camp, 1923
Pack of playing cards, ex Curragh Internment Camp, 1923. Names of prisoners inscribed on the separate cards in the deck. Pack manufactured by The New York Consolidated Card Company, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.
 
prison autograph album / SS Argenta, 1922-1924
Autograph album from the prison ship the SS Argenta, 1922-1924 and Larne Camp, including Hugh Mc Kenna's "Argenta Days", a list of the prisoners and entries by many of them on the various pages.