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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 Curragh Training Camp, The Curragh

 

ammunition pouch / de Courcy Wheeler, 1915

Ammunition pouch issued to Major de Courcy Wheeler at the Curragh, 1915. With the revolver registered as EW.1738. Brown leather pouch with brass stud.

 

prisoner list / Curragh Camp, 1923

Pack of playing cards, ex Curragh Internment Camp, 1923. Names of prisoners inscribed on the separate cards in the deck. Pack manufactured by The New York Consolidated Card Company, Long Island, New York, U.S.A.

 

internment order / Curragh, c.1923

Curragh Internment Camp, 1923. Pencil-written order (General Order No. 14 - 12/5/1923) signed O. Traynor O/C. Camp and addressed to All Hut Leaders - re Sunday Morning Parades. Oscar Traynor. Name of Internment Camp not mentioned.

 

photograph / Curragh Internment Camp, 1922

(Cashman 166) Photograph of the release of Republican prisoners from the Curragh Internment Camp, 1922.

 

note / Curragh Internment Camp, 1923

Curragh Internment Camp. Note signed O.T. (Oscar Traynor, Camp O.C.) Dated 20/10/1923 addressed to P.C. and on official Internment Camp paper - re fact that none of patients in Camp hospital are expected to take part in hunger strike.

 

internment order / james Miller, Curragh, 1921

Detention order served on James Miller, Montrath for internment at Curragh, 11 April 1921. Printed form.

 

photograph / British withdrawal, 1922

(Cashman 139) British withdrawal. Photograph of the taking-over of the Curragh Camp by Colonel O'Connell (on left) May 16, 1922.

 

photograph / British Withdrawal, Curragh Camp, 1922

(Cashman 140) British Withdrawal. Photograph of Colonel O'Connell as he hoists the Irish flag on the Water Tower of the Curragh Camp after the taking-over ceremony, 16 May 1922.

 

photograph / Free State Officers, Curragh Camp, 1922

(Cashman 141) British Withdrawal. Photograph of a group Free State Officers saluting the Irish Flag after being hoisted on the Water Tower, Curragh Camp.

 

photograph / British withdrawal, 1922

(Cashman 142) British withdrawal. Photograph of a company of Free State soldiers passing through the Curragh on their way to the Camp after the taking-over ceremony, May 1922.

 

photograph / Keane Barracks, Curragh, 1922

Irish Army Group at the Curragh Camp,1922. C.O. and Staff, Keane Barracks, Curragh Camp, October 1922. Mounted full-plate photograph of, in two rows including Dr. Dodd, Commandant McGuire, Captain P. Garrett, Commanding Officer T.P.Waters, Lieutenent Commander MacFionn, Lieutenent Hoey,...

 

parole request / Ballykinlar Interment Camp, 1921

Printed form of application for parole from Ballykinlar Interment Camp used at Curragh Camp 1921. Filled in in pencil by donor Liam O Briain, 28 August 1921, and asks release on parole from 28 August to 2 September 1921. In middle of text, the word "Ballykinlar" is crossed out and "Curragh",...

 

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,...