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notice / 1916 Rising

Official communique issued from Dublin Castle, 29th April, 1916. 'The Sinn Fein rebels in the Capel St., Great Britain St. and Lower Gardiner St. are completely surounded by a cordon of Troops which is gradually closing on the centre. The Troops assisted by Artillery are gradually overcoming...

 

newsheet / Dublin Castle, 1798

Dublin Castle Government issued war bulletin, 29 May 1798. Printed by Grierson and announcing the Kildare surrender to Lake.

 

photograph / Dublin Castle, Christmas 1916

Photograph, modern print, of recuperating soldiers dining in St. Patrick’s Hall, Dublin Castle, Christmas 1916. Nursing staff visible in background.

 

prison autograph album / Dublin Castle, 1916

Autograph album kept by a member of Cumann na mBan in the immediate aftermath of the 1916 Rising, and signed by wounded insurgent prisoners detained in Dublin Castle. Among the signatories are Cathal Brugha and Noel Lemass.

 

rifle / Dublin Castle, 1916 Rising

A Lee Enfield Rifle used by a member of a British Army regiment during the attack on Dublin Castle, Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. Note how the barrel of the rifle was shattered by an Irish Volunteer's bullet. Short Magazine Lee Enfield Rifle Mark III. Adopted by the British Army in 1907. It was...

 

resource / Provision for Holding Petty Sessions when Court Houses are Not Available, 1921

Photocopy of Circular to Magistrates at Petty Sessions, Restoration of Order in Ireland Act 1920, Provision for Holding Petty Sessions when Court Houses are Not Available. Issued from Dublin Castle, April 1921. Signed James McMahon.

 

photograph / Lord Wimbourne, August 1916

(Cashman 282) 1916 Rising. Photograph. Ireland's New Viceroy, Lord Wimbourne, inspects a Guard of Honour at Dublin Castle after his arrival in Ireland, August 1916.

 

photograph / Dick McKee & Peadar Clancy

Photograph of Dick McKee & Peadar Clancy. 23" x 19.5" in brown mottled frame with gilt edge. Marked underneath 'Dick McKee, Peadar Clancy Executed Dublin Castle 1920'. Composite photograph.

 

death certificate / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Death certificate of Charles D'Arcy (Darcy). Certified cause of death recorded as 'Gun shot wound no medical attendant'. Other details state he was the son of a labourer, his mother was Elizabeth D'Arcy, and the place of his death as brought into the Castle grounds. The certificate is dated 10...

 

letter / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Charles D'Arcy (Darcy) . Department of Defence letter, dated 29 August 1941, to his mother Elizabeth. Asks if she was nearest surviving relative in connection with posthumous award of service medal.

 

letter / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Department of Defence letter of 1st September 1923, concerning the application of Charles D'Arcy's (Darcy) mother Elizabeth for the pension. The letter states that her case will be put before the Pensions Board once it is established, and asks for the particulars of the circumstances of her son's...

 

letter / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Draft reply of Elizabeth D'Arcy (Darcy) to the Dept. of Defence's request for the particulars of the death of her son, Charles D'Arcy, to support her application for the pension. Gives particulars of Charles D'Arcy's service and death as; Charles was under the command of Sean Connolly in the City...

 

letter / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Department of Defence letter of 12th September 1923. Advising that the application of Charles D'Arcy's (Darcy) mother would be placed before the Pensions Board. Signed A. Rasdale

 

letter / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Department of Defence Pension Form of 13th May 1924, advising Charles D'Arcy's (Darcy) mother Elizabeth of the award of a gratuity of £150 in one sum to her.

 

photograph / Royal Irish Constabulary, Withdrawal, 1922

(Cashman 159) Royal Irish Constabulary. Photograph of the Royal Irish Constabulary - a semi-military force under British Rule - are here shown evacuating their quarters in Dublin Castle, February 1922 to give place to the Gárda Siochána.

 

political cartoon / Back! Away With Them, 1888

Political Cartoon, supplement to the United Ireland, 1 September 1888. Titled 'Back! Away With Them, or the Last Eviction in Ireland'. Depicting a group of Irish men using a battering ram titled 'General Election' to enter Dublin Castle. By J.D. Reigh.

 

photograph / British withdrawal, Dublin Castle, 1922

(Cashman 161) British withdrawal. Photograph of the passing of the Old Regime. Changing of of the British Guard for the last time in Dublin Castle, 1922.

 

photograph / Gárda Siochána, Dublin Castle, 1922

(Cashman 163) British withdrawal. Photograph of the first squad of Gárda Siochána led by Chief Commissioner Michael Staines and General Richard Mulcahy, marching into Dublin Castle, May 4th, 1922.

 

1916 Medal / Charles D'Arcy

Charles D'Arcy's (Darcy) 1916 Service Medal. In presentation case, the recipient's name and '22' engraved on reverse, with compliments card. Charles was a member of the Irish Citizen Army and was killed on Tuesday 25 April at City Hall, aged 15. Given to the National Museum by 15 year old Charles'...

 

card / Charles D'Arcy, 1916

Memoriam card of Charles D'Arcy (Darcy) of 4 Murphy's Cottages, Dublin. 'Killed in action Easter Week 1916, aged 15 years'. Charles was a member of the Irish Citizen Army and was killed on Tuesday 25 April at City Hall. Given to the National Museum by 15 year old Charles' mother, Elizabeth Darcy.