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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.
page / Surrender, 1916
Page, titled 'To prevent further slaughter'. With photograph of Pearse's surrender to General Lowe, and reporductions of the surrender document brought to the Dublin garrisons by Elizabeth O'Farrell, and the letter from General Lowe to Pearse regarding his surrender. One of Eight pages from "The...
ammunition pouch / Patrick Pearse, Surrender, 1916
Patrick Pearse's ammunition pouch. Brown leather; strap and leather covered buckle in front, securing flap, and two straps at back. Pouch for pistol numbered EW.1731. With a contemporary manuscript note signed by Harry E. de Courcy Wheeler - "Pouch and ammunition for Pistol F.N. 54541 cal. 7.65,...
photograph / Surrender, 1916
Photograph. The surrender of Patrick Pearse to General Lowe, 1916. There are other copies of this in the Collection, but this is the clearest print.
photograph / Captain Harry de Courcy Wheeler, 1916
Photographs of five pages from field message book carried by Major (then captain) de Courcy Wheeler in Easter Week, 1916. They give the list written by him after the surrender of names and addresses of Irish Forces surrendering. There are 100 names.
letter / Surrender, Patrick H. Pearse, 1916
Letter from Brigadier General Lowe to Patrick Pearse at 2.6 p.m., 29th April 1916, from the Crown Hotel, Dublin, concerning surrender terms. Contemporary manuscript copy of.
photograph / Surrender of P.H. Pearse, Saturday, April 29th 1916
Postcard photograph of the Surrender of Patrick Pearse, Easter 1916. Elizabeth O'Farrell visible behind Pearse. titled Easter Week Insurrection, subtitled Surrender of P.H. Pearse, Saturday, April 29th 1916
photograph / Fr. Augustine
Photograph of Fr Augustine OSFC. Mounted 1/2 plate head and shoulders sepia photograph.
photograph / Eamon de Valera, surrender 1916
Photograph of Eamon de Valera, surrendered to the British, in barracks, 1916. Three British soldiers pictured.
automatic pistol / 1916 Rising
Webley & Scott pistol captured in 1916 by Major William Sherlock Lennon, 6th Batt. Royal Dublin Fusiliers from a member of the Republican forces. Serial number 115969, 6.35 mm automatic.
photograph / Boland's Mills Garrison, surrender
Photograph of the surrender of the Boland's Mills Garrison, marching down road with white flag leading. Eamon de Valera visible in forefront. 30 April 1916.
photograph / Boland's Mills garrison, surrender, 1916
Photograph of surrender of Boland's Mills garrison, 1916, with de Valera visible in the front.
letter / Patrick Pearse, 2 May 1916
Letter from General Maxwell to Patrick Pearse, acknowledging receipt of Pearse's letter from Kilmainham Prison, dated 2 May 1916, requesting that his statements regarding his financial affairs and unpublished poems, along with his personal possessions, are passed to his mother or sister.
surrender order / Surrender, 1916 Rising
The original of a draft of Patrick H. Pearse's order for the surrender of the Republican forces, dated 29th April, 1916, 4.45pm, to General Maxwell, offering an unconditional surrender. On embossed crown paper. Reads 'In order to prevent the further...
water bottle / Jacob's Factory Garrison, 1916
Metal water bottle, with green felt covering. Part of the equipment used by a member of the Jacob's Factory Garrison, 1916 Rising, and captured by the British Forces after the surrender.
surrender order / Enniscorthy Volunteers, 30 April 1916
The order to surrender given to the Enniscorthy Volunteers by Commandant General Patrick Pearse in Arbour Hill, on Sunday 30 April, 1916, the day after the official surrender. This copy was brought from Pearse to the garrison at Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, who had not yet surrendered to the British...
notice / Public Notice Arms and Ammunition, 1916 Rising
Public Notice Re: Arms and Ammunition. Signed General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, General Commander in Chief, The Forces in Ireland, Headquarters Irish Command, dated 2nd May 1916. Printed by Powell Press, 22 Parliament Street, Dublin.
/ Irish Citizen Army, 1916
Bugle won by the Irish Citizen Army in 1915 Drill Display. Bugle, brass, with bronze plating, and mounted in brass. British Army infantry pattern. Maker's name punched on front - 'GB/Butler/Haymarket/London/&/Dublin.' Applied above the maker's name is a silver shield with inscription - '1st...
automatic pistol / Patrick Pearse, 1916
Patrick Pearse's Browning Fabrique Nationale automatic pistol, calibre 7.65mm. Serial No. 54541. In holster. Entered with a contemporary manuscript note signed H.E. de Courcy Wheeler - 'F.N. 54541. 7.65mm cal. repeating pistol in leather case, pouch and ammunition belonging to General Pearse...
autograph / Thomas Clarke, Moore Street, 1916
Portion of a room wall from a house in Moore Street showing the signature - "Thos. J. Clarke, 6th Day I.R." (6th day of the Irish Republic) written with the left hand because the right was wounded. The house was Plunkett's. Glazed and framed 10.75" x 10.75".