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 art / Tintown, 1923
Republican Prisoner's Work, Tintown Internment Camp, 1923. White metal brooch ornamented in the Celtic manner except for letter K on front, with legend "1923 Tintown" picked out on the back, 2 inches by 11.5 inches overall.
prison art / Newbridge, 1923
A medal made by George Plunkett in Newbridge Prison Camp, 1923. Silver. On obverse: cross with symbols of the Four Evangelists and decoration in Celtic design; reverse: inscription - do Éibhlin NicGiolla Pádraig ó dhuine i mbraighdeanas i gCampa i nDroichead Nuadh MCMXXIII. On edge, inscription -...
autograph album / Harepark, 1924 - 1925
Prison autograph book, containing autographs of various republican prisoners in Hare Park Internment Camp, 1924 - 1925. belonging to Nicholas Moroney of the 3rd Tipperary Brigade. In red leather; stamped on front cover with "Autographs" and "M" in gold. Date in front "19.1.'24".
photograph / The Mountjoy Heroes
Postcard photograph of 'The Mountjoy Heroes', Seated left to right are J.B. O'Driscoll, A. McCabe and M. Hegarty. Standing left to right are T. Toomey, C.P. Lucy and J. Gannon. Undated.
prison art / Gormanstown Camp, 1923
Teaspoon, worked on as prisoner art, Gormanstown Camp, 1923. With letter from donor, Mrs C.J. Scarfe-Cody, whose sister Mollie Barry was married to Charles Harvey who incised the spoon when a Prisoner during the 1921 turmoil. He died at sea on the way home to Boston and was buried there. Address...
letter / NDU Internment Camp, 1923
Letter from North Dublin Union Internment Camp 24 October 1923 from 'Vera Flynn' (Miss Peg Walshe) to donor's sister, Majorie, referring to the hunger strike beginning at noon that day, releases, and the death of Noel Lemass.
letter / Patrick White, 1921
Spike Island, 1921 - letter from Rev. J. Callanan c.c. on 1 June, 1921 to Mr. A. White advising him of the execution of his brother, Patrick, the previous night. Accompanying this is a short biographical note by donor, a nephew, on Patrick White's life.