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 / 1916 Rising, aftermath
Set of four photographs, Dublin, 1916 Rising to War of Independence; an open armoured car with four British troop with machine gun, Red Cross ambulance with medics, the surrender of rebels from a building, and the scene outside Kilmainham (some duplicates).
album / Mountjoy Jail, 1917
Autograph book. Owned by Fionnán Lynch, Capt. F. Co., Batt. I, Dublin, 1916. Signatures collected in Mountjoy Jail in 1917. As noted in the book, Lynch was imprisoned in Richmond Barracks, Kilmainham, Mountjoy, Portland, Lewes and Pentonville in 1916, and in Caherciveen Barracks, Cork Detention...
letter / Lewes Jail, 1917
Letter of Thomas Ashe to Miss M. Adrien, no sender's address, but written from Lewes Jail (Miss Adrien's information), dated February 12, 1917. Sent to Miss Adrien at the time by Miss Nora Ashe, sister of Thomas Ashe. Personal references and oblique references to situation. Written on both sides of...
souvenir / Key of Heaven, 1916
Prayer book, ex GPO 1916. Printed prayer book, with title, "Key of Heaven", in gilt letters. On fly leaf is written ink: "This prayer book was found by Lieut. T.D. Thomas, 22nd Welsh Regt./attached to 12th Inishkilling Fusrs./in the G.P.O. Sackville Street (O'Connell St.) Dublin, after the rebels...
photograph / Durham Prison, 1918
Photograph taken in Durham Prison, England, August 1918. Irish Republicans imprisoned under the excuse of a 'German Plot'. Showing nearest the camera from the left: Dan McCarthy of Dublin; Eamon O'Dwyer of Cashel, Co. Tipperary; Frank McGrath of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary. Nearest the camera from...
photograph / Durham Prison, August 1918
Photograph in sepia, taken in Durham Prison, England, August 1918. Irish Republicans were imprisoned under the excuse of a 'German Plot'. Pictured outside seated by prison wall: Mick Spillane of Killarney; Frank Bulfin of King's County; Eamon Bulfin of King's County; Dan McCarthy of Dublin,...
photograph / Imperial Hotel, 1916
Photograph of remains of Imperial Hotel, O'Connell Street, Dublin, 1916. 10 x 8 ins. 'Central News' photograph taken from top of Nelson Pillar.
last letter / Eamon de Valera, 1916
Eamon de Valera last letter, 1916. Contemporary manuscript copy of letter written by Eamon De Valera on 9 May 1916 (incorrectly dated to 4 May on this, and other known contemporary copies) to Michael Ryan at Cashel.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of Clanwilliam House, Northumberland Road and Mount Street Bridge. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of an armoured vehicle, which was made in Dublin, on Burgh Quay. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of gunfire damage to the City Rates Office, Dublin. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of the remaining wall of the Hotel Metropole ruins. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, Dublin destruction 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of the remaining wall of the Hotel Metropole a few days later when its ruined walls had fallen. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, Dublin destruction 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of the remaining facade of the Y.M.C.A. on O'Connell Street / Sackville Street. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of the interior ruins of the General Post Office after the Rising. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of a ruined building on Eden Quay or O'Connell Street / Sackville Street. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of ruined buildings on Moore Street and Henry Street. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of M. Fallon's furniture warehouse in 6 Upper Liffey Street, which was taken by the rebels and barricaded with the new furniture. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.
photograph / Smith Album, Dublin destruction 1916
A mounted print, snapshot size, of the ruins of Eden Quay, taken from O'Connell Bridge. 1916 photograph album, with photographs showing various scenes of destruction and activity in the immediate aftermath of the Rising.