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 / Ballykinlar Camp, 1921
Prison Art. Sketch, coloured, drawn in Ballykinlar Prison Camp, 1921. Depicting a young man in uniform. No artist name, but probably by Maurice MacGonigal, an internee.
 
prison art / Ballykinlar, 1920/21
Ring made from a penny by J. O'Connor of Killarney, in Ballykinlar Prison Camp. Undecorated brass ring.
 
leaflet / Ballykinlar, 1921
Printed record of spiritual exercises of Lough Derg as performed in Ballykinlar Camp, 1921. Leaflet of eight pages and front cover, worn and cut at edges, giving list of prisoners' names by counties and excercises. At least 4 pages missing. 4.5 inches by 3 inches.
 
photograph / Ballykinlar Internment Camp
Photograph. The altar of the chapel at Ballykinlar Internment Camp. 5 by 3 inches.
 
photograph / Ballykinlar Camp
Photograph, 5 inches by 3 inches. Ballykinlar Camp. General view. EW.1576 to EW.1579 taken by a photographer who brought camera into camp without knowledge of British authorities. This was arranged by J. McGrath, who also had a typeriter smuggled in at the same time.
 
prison autograph album / Ballykinlar, 1921
Autograph album from Ballykinlar Internment Camp, 1921. Containing autographs, sketches etc. by Republican prisoners.
 
internment order / Thomas O'Dwyer, 1920
Ballykinlar internment order 4 December 1920, served on Thomas O'Dwyer. Mounted, glazed and framed.
 
parole application / Thomas O'Dwyer, 1921
Ballykinlar parole application form dated 2 December 1921, made out for Thomas O'Dwyer asking for release between 2 and 12 December 1921. Mounted, glazed and framed.
 
internment order / Peadar O Cearnaigh, Ballykinlar, 1920
Internment order, 1920, committing (Peter) Peadar Kearney of 3 Richmond Parade, Dublin, to Ballykinlar Internment Camp. Dated 10 December 1920.
 
prison token / Ballykinlar Camp 2, 1921
Five Ballykinlar prison tokens. Cardboard with linen face, circular -- values: 3d; 6d; 1/- (two varieties, one printed on obverse in red and green, other in black and green); 5/-. Printed by O'Loughlin, Murphy and Boland, Dublin. All bearing on the obverse 'Campa a dó' (Camp 2).
 
photograph / Ballykinlar Internment Camp, 1920-1921
Photograph of prisoners in Ballykinlar. Group of prisoners, Ballykinlar Internment Camp, No. 1, 1920-1921, Hut 16 - "C" Company. Following names printed below - First Row (top) - Edward Travers, James McArdle, Wm. Kelly, Michael Kenny. Second Row - P. Kavanagh, Art O'Donnell, T. Harmon, J....
 
prison autograph album / Ballykinlar Camp, 1921
Autograph book, belonging to P.S. O'Ceannáin, Ballykinlar Internment Camp, Co. Down, 1921. Hut 24, Camp 2.
 
map / Ballykinlar Internment Camp, 1920-1921
Map of Ballykinlar Internment Camp, made between 1920 and 1921. Hand drawn and coloured, showing position of huts and recreation field in Camp 2.
 
photograph / Ballykinlar No.1 Internment Camp, 1920-21
Box file of material relating to Sean Lemass. Including photocopies of letters and photographs, newspaper clippings, ‘Time’ magazine of July 12 1963 featuring Seán Lemass on the cover, two memorial cards, and a copy of a photograph of Ballykinlar No.1 Internment Camp, Irish Republican Prisoners,...
 
photograph / Ballykinlar Camp No. 1, 1921
Photograph taken in Ballykinlar Camp No. 1, 1921. Showing the huts and the spot where Joseph Tormey and Patrick Sloane were shot on 17 January 1921. West Black, Camp No. 1. Photograph taken by Thomas F. Fitzpatrick.
 
photograph / Ballykinlar Camp, 1921
Photograph, view of a hut in Ballykinlar Internment Camp. Showing the place where Joseph Tormey and Patrick Sloane were shot by a camp guard on 17 January 1921. 5 by 3 inches.
 
theatre programme / Ballykinlar, 1921
Programme of dramatic entertainment given by prisoners in Ballykinlar Camp. On Nov. 12th and 13th 1921. White paper, 12.8 inches by 7.9 inches. Sent to Mr J.B. MacCarthy by Mr. Tadhg Barry, of Cork, who was shortly afterwards shot by a sentry at the camp.
 
prisoner list / Ballykinlar, 1921
Card from prison chapel, Ballykinlar, 1921, with names of deceased prisoners.
 
sketch / Ballykinlar Camp No. 1, 1921
Ballykinlar. Sketch by Wheatley. Watercolour sketch by Tom Wheatley, Dublin of the corner of Ballykinlar Camp No. 1 where Messrs. Tormey & Sloan, Internees were shot by a sentry. In January 1921 James Sloan and James Tormey of Westmeath, were killed at Ballykinlar for standing too close to the wire.