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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 Spike Island, Cork, Co. Cork, Ireland

 

prison key / Spike Island Prison

Iron door key of Spike Island Prison. Probably War of Independence period.
 

letter / Patrick White, 1921

Spike Island, 1921 - letter from Rev. J. Callanan c.c. on 1 June, 1921 to Mr. A. White advising him of the execution of his brother, Patrick, the previous night. Accompanying this is a short biographical note by donor, a nephew, on Patrick White's life.

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