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 / The O'Rahilly
Photograph of The O'Rahilly, with the text 'shot in action, G.P.O. area, 28th April, 1916'. Photograph by Lafayette, printed by O'Loughlin, Murphy & Boland, Dublin.
photograph / G.P.O. Garrison, 1941
Photograph. The General Post Office Garrison of the 1916 Rising. Commemorative photograph taken in 1941. Presented to an Taoiseach Charles J. Haughey T.D., by Vivian Murray, Chairman of An Post, in the G.P.O on the 75th Anniversary of the 1916 Rising., Easter Sunday 1991. Reproduced from a...
photograph / British soldiers, O'Connell Street, 1919-1921
(Cashman 124) War of Independence. Photograph of an armoured car, keeping the crowd on the move in O'Connell Street near the GPO, while a raid for arms was taking place in the vicinity. Note soldiers with bayonets and steel helmets.
painting / Declaration of the Republic, 1949
Painting, colour, of scene outside General Post Office, O’Connell Street, Dublin. The march, drive and fly past to mark the 1949 Declaration of the Republic. By Maurice Logan, who painted it for a calandar for the Army Canteen board.
souvenir / G.P.O., 1916
A stone fragment of the British Royal Arms from the General Post Office, Dublin, 1916. Described by the donor Mr. E.F.N. Taylor - "When the front block of the G.P.O. was being reconstructed, it was found possible to preserve the greater portion of the original external walls, including the portico...
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...
requisition order / Hotel Metropole, 1916
Requisition receipt signed by Liam Ua Teannáim (Liam Tannam) 'on behalf of the Irish Republic', for twelve mattresses and twelve pillows from the Hotel Metropole. These items were for use by wounded insurgents at the General Post Office during Easter week 1916.
photograph / Irish Republic Flag, GPO, 1916
Photograph of Irish Republic Flag over GPO, 1916. 6.5 x 8.5 ins. Taken from the Metropole Hotel, showing the flag on the corner of the building with Nelson's Pillar in the background.
souvenir / G.P.O., 1916
A portion of the glass roof of the General Post Office, recovered from the debris after the destruction of the building at the end of Easter week, 1916.
souvenir / GPO, 1916
Portion of the roof of the General Post Office. A small strip of metal, distorted and bent from the heat of the fire of the burning building at the end of Easter week, 1916.
fragment / General Post Office, 1916
Fragments of flag found in the ruins of the General Post Office about Monday, May 1st, 1916. It consists of two scraps of bunting material; one, leaf-shaped, white, c.4" x 2"; the other in shape of two leaves joined together along side, c.4" x 3", more than half the material being green and the...
photograph / Irish Rebellion, 1916
Postcard photograph - Irish Rebellion, May 1916 series. The General Post Office, Dublin. (Rebel Headquarters), interior, destroyed. Printed by The Daily Sketch for Easons, Dublin.
souvenir / G.P.O., 1916
Mechanism of a telephone generator, metal frame with bell, wire coils and cog wheels, removed from the General Post Office, Dublin, after Easter week, 1916. Received by Edward Mulcahy at the time as a souvenir.
photograph / General Post Office, 1916
Photograph of the ruins of the General Post Office, interior wall, in 1916. By Independent Newspapers Ltd.
hat / James Connolly, 1916
A bullet-pierced hat stated to have fallen from James Connolly's head when he was being carried on a stretcher to the Dublin Castle Hospital. It was picked up by one of the ambulance men who were carrying him. Connolly had a corresponding gash in the side of his head. Brown felt material with a...
photograph / General Post Office, 1916
Photograph of the ruins of the General Post Office, taken from viewing platform at the top of Nelson's Pillar, 28 June 1916.
banner / Irish Republic, GPO, 1916
The Irish Republic flag which flew over the GPO in 1916. Green poplin cloth with the letters IRISH REPUBLIC painted in white and gold (vertical) on both sides. A large segment torn off one side leaving the lettering incomplete. This flag flew from the Princes Street corner of the GPO from Easter...
photograph / GPO, 1916
Photograph of ruins of the General Post Office, 1916. "Daily Mail" photograph 5.9" by 4", taken from O'Connell Street, looking west.
souvenir / General Post Office, 1916
4 oz. weight, ex General Post Office, 1916. Bronze, recovered from the debris after the Rising.