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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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prison art / Knutsford Jail, 1916

Drawings of prison cell, Knutsford Jail. Made by F. Byrne. Two pen sketches on one sheet - done on prison paper - framed. 1916.

 

prison art / 'The Cell at Knutsford, Where in Dwelt E 2/45', 1916

Pen-and-ink sketch of "The Cell at Knutsford, Where in Dwelt E 2/45". Drawn by T. MacCartaigh, E 2/41, June, 1916. In black frame.

 

prison autograph album / Knutford & Frongoch, 1916

Autograph album of Miss N. MacGeehin, of 4 Adelphi Terrace, Salford (?). Knutford Prison and Frongoch, 1916. Also contains sigatures dated 1917.

 

prison food / Knutsford Gaol, 1916

Piece of prison bread distributed in Knutsford Gaol to Irish prisoners after the 1916 Rising. Saved by T. Coleman. Piece of wheaten bread, dried. 'Knutsford 1916' written on one side.

 

internment order / Patrick J. Doyle, Frongoch, 1916

Internment order, served on the lender Dr Patrick J. Doyle while a prisoner in Knutsford Prison prior to his removal to Frongoch, 1916.

 

list / Easter Week lists, 1916

Booklet found with the autograph book of Michael Donnolly, 9517 Hut 15, Tintown Camp No. 2, Curragh Camp, Co. Kildare, dated 25/11/23. Booklet, c.38 pages, contains information on the Sinn Fein leaders of Easter Week 1916 - Casement, O'Neill, The O'Rahilly, Plunkett, MacDonagh, Connolly, Clarke,...