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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.
processional sash / O'Connell Centenary, 1875
Sash, green poplin, woven in gold with design of shamrocks and the Irish harp. Made for the centenary of the birth of Daniel O'Connell, 1875.
medal / Daniel O'Connell
One of a collection of five medals relating to or commemorating Daniel O'Connell. Bronze coloured metal, obverse depicts front right facing bust of O'Connell, with 'D O'Connell' around top. On green ribbon with brass coloured bar, possibly made around the birth centenary in 1875, or Home Rule...
medal / Daniel O'Connell
One of a collection of five medals relating to or commemorating Daniel O'Connell. Obverse depicts front facing bust of O'Connell, with 'Dan O'Connell' around top.
medal / Daniel O'Connell
One of a collection of five medals relating to or commemorating Daniel O'Connell. Silver medal, hallmarked, with the obverse depicting a bust of O'Connell to left. Around, DANIEL O'CONNELL BORN AUGT 6th 1775 DIED MAY 15th 1847.
medal / Daniel O'Connell
One of a collection of five medals relating to or commemorating Daniel O'Connell. Bronze. Medal, bronze, by Isaac Parkes. Commemorating the election of Daniel O'Connell and E.S. Ruthven (Edward Southwell Ruthven) as M.P.s for the City of Dublin in 1832. Obverse depicts a bust of O'Connell facing...
plaque / Daniel O'Connell
Lid of Box. Turned Wood. In the centre head of Daniel O'Connel to right surrounded by border of engine turned and geometric ornament. Circa 1875.
engraving / Daniel O'Connell
Print of Daniel O'Connell, depicted c.1820s, but probably commemorating his death in 1847, as indicated by the funeral scene below.
/ Daniel O'Connell
Two sweetmeats bearing the portrait of Daniel O'Connell; printed in red ink. Both mounted in frame.
/ Daniel O'Connell
Miniature portrait of Daniel O'Connell. Black hair, natural coloured features, green clothes against grey background. Glazed and mounted in frame. No attribution except to RIA collection. No other information about it located. On exhibition in 1964.
/ Daniel O'Connell, 1875
Poplin sash, green, with a gold fringe, worn by a member of the Dublin Coalporters during the O'Connell commemoration marches during the Centenary, 1875.
belt / Daniel O'Connell, 1860-1875
Green poplin belt/sash, with gold fringe and braiding. A printed picture on paper of Daniel O'Connell, with celtic decoration, attached to the sash with braid. Printed by Forster & Co, Crow Street, Dublin. Register entry states circa 1860. Or possibly made for the 1875 Centenary celebrations.
embroidered picture / Daniel O'Connell, 1860.
Daniel O'Connell, embroidered portrait, about 1860. Canvas panel, 11 inches square, with embroidery 10 inches square in coloured wool and worked in petit-point on canvas, consists of circular portrait, the corners being filled in with yellow arabesques against a red background. the portrait shows...
commemorative handkerchief / Daniel O'Connell, 1875
Daniel O'Connell Centenary handkerchief, 1875. Commemorative handkerchief, portion, framed. With portrait of Daniel O'Connell in the centre, within a frame of celtic decoration, with the Round Tower above. On each side is printed 'Remember the 6th of August 1875'. Underneath 'O'Connell's Centenary...
electrotype / Daniel O'Connell
Electrotype of Daniel O'Connell medal. Elliptical 2 x 1.6 inches. Showing bust in high relief and signed GEOGHEGAN.
commemorative plaque / Daniel O'Connell
Plaque, cast iron, with the image of Daniel O’Connell, head and shoulders. A break at the top edge indicates an attachment was previously at this point.
/ Daniel O'Connell, 1844
Admittance ticket to view the dinner given to Daniel O'Connell, Covent Garden Theatre, London, March 12th 1844. Ladies' Ticket. Printed, seat number filled in by hand.
illustration / Unveiling of O'Connell Monument
Unveiling of O'Connell Monument. 19 August, 1882. One of a set of fourteen Irish political cartoons, December 1881, February, June, August and October 1882 and February, March, August, September, October, November, December 1883. Given away as supplements with the "Weekly Freeman". Printed in...
rosette / Daniel O'Connell Centenary, 1875
Daniel O'Connell Centenary rosette and medal. Rosette: 4 inches in diameter in green silk in seven frilled circles with a gilt circular button in the centre out of which hangs two metal thread tassells. The medal is suspended from a black pin by 1.5 x 4 inches plain green silk ribbon. White metal...
medal / Daniel O'Connell Centenary, 1875
Daniel O'Connell Centenary rosette and medal. Rosette: 4 inches in diameter in green silk in seven frilled circles with a gilt circular button in the centre out of which hangs two metal thread tassells. The medal is suspended from a black pin by 1.5 x 4 inches plain green silk ribbon. White metal...