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.
postcard photograph / Mary Smyth
Postcard photograph, of possibly Miss Mary Smyth of Clonakilty, Co. Cork, who paid Michael Fleming two visits while in Leweds Prison. Part of a collection of material relating to the Fleming family, the father Michael Fleming and his sons Patrick, Thomas and Joseph Fleming, Irish Volunteers of...
letter / Lewes Prison, 1917
Letter from Lewes Prison, 14 June 1917, informing recipient that his father is still here at present, and in good health, but letters suspended. From the Governor of Lewes Prison. Part of a collection of material relating to the Fleming family, the father Michael Fleming and his sons Patrick,...
letter / Lewes Jail, 1917
Letter of Thomas Ashe to Miss M. Adrien, no sender's address, but written from Lewes Jail (Miss Adrien's information), dated February 12, 1917. Sent to Miss Adrien at the time by Miss Nora Ashe, sister of Thomas Ashe. Personal references and oblique references to situation. Written on both sides of...
envelope / Fleming Family
Envelope, on the back is written 'Stations Princetown & Belvertown'(?), with a listing of names; Warders Geraghty Slowman Chapman Newman Webb Robins Elliot Nash Birch Jackson Stone Gooding Gunning Gallop Illoff'. This appears to be partially copied from the prison notice (2004.23), the back of...
prison notice / Dartmoor and Lewes Prison Warders, 1916 - 1917
Prison notice, 'Dietary for Prisoners in Local Prisons. Prisoners sentenced to hard labour and offenders of the third division. Outlining meals for the week. On the back is written the names of prison warders from Dartmoor and Lewes Prisons 'Slowman, Chapman, Newman Webb Robins Elliot Nash Birch...
prison cap / Michael Fleming, Galway, 1916
Prison cap, number q214, which belonged to Michael Fleming, worn by him in Lewes Prison. Michael Fleming was interned in Lewes, Dartmoor, Pentonville and Frongoch Internment Camp, 1916 to 1917. Part of a collection of material relating to the Fleming family, the father Michael Fleming and his sons...
autograph / Sinn Fein, autograph
List of circa 26 signatures, unknown origin. Includes Eamon de Valera, Sean McGarry, Sean Milroy, Phil Monaghan, Frank Fahy, Joseph McGuinness, James N.Dolan, D. Hayes. Possible links are the German Plot 1918 (Fahy, McGuinness, McGarry, Milroy), the Lincoln Jail escape February 1919 (de Valera,...