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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.


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Showing results from Long Kesh, Lisburn, Co.Antrim, Ireland

 

prison art / Long Kesh, 1972

Handkerchief, drawing, Prisoner Art, Long Kesh 1972, with inscription "Henry Hughes, Internee, Long Kesh 1972" and "Oglaigh na hEireann".

 

prison art / Long Kesh, 1972

Handkerchief, drawing, Prisoner Art, Long Kesh 1972, map of Ireland with tricolours and celtic cross. With inscription "To Pat, from Seamus, In Proud and Loving Memory of Ireland's Patriot Dead 1916-1972 Long Kesh" and "Eire Nua". Framed and glazed.

 

prison art / Republican prisoner art / craft, 1980s

Republican prisoner art / craft, 1980s. Tooled leather pocket book with Celtic designs, including a Tara brooch on the back, and the script "Pádraig" on front. On the side is the script "Portlaoise 1983". Red leather with brown inside. A piece of paper inside reads "C. Mac Curtáin. Le bailiú ag...

 

prison art / Republican prisoner art / craft, 1970s

Republican prisoner art / craft, 1970s. Tooled leather pocket book with Celtic designs and the script "Padraig" & "Magilligan P.O.W. Camp 1977" on front. Piece of paper inside reads 'Liam Coyle, Derry, now in America'. Brown leather with red inside. Made by Liam Coyle of Derry in (interned in...