The Milesians page from Art O'Murnaghan's illuminated manuscript Leabhar na hAiséirighe (The Book of Resurrection) was commissioned in 1924 by the Irish Republican Memorial Committee (IRMC) to honour the leaders of the Easter Rising. The page is one of twenty-six vellum sheets fi
Memorials | Curated Collection--Leaders of the Rising | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916
The Closure Notice was placed on the gates of the museum on Kildare Street during Easter Week 1916. When the fighting began in Dublin, Mr. Nichols, the Museum’s senior curator, was out at lunch. Another officer, curator Liam Gógan, took immediate action and closed the Museum, po
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising | Paramilitary forces--Irish Volunteers
Satirical postcard, the cover title of which shows images of a box of eggs with words 'guaranteed rotten Easter eggs' printed on it ; dynamite with a caption 'Jellygoodnite' ; a bottle of whiskey with the words 'Fine young Irish spirit bottled 1916 by the Republic House' ; a tin
Political parties--Ireland--Sinn Fein | Curated Collection--Communicating the Rising | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916
A copy of the 1916 Proclamation, with the signatures of the printers Michael J. Molloy, Liam Ó Briain and Christopher Brady. This copy was owned by Dr. Kathleen Lynn, and on the back are the names of eleven of the women imprisoned in Mountjoy Gaol after the Rising, signed on 19th
Pearse, Patrick Henry (1879–1916) | Plunkett, Joseph Mary (1887–1916) | Connolly, James (1868–1916)
General orders for the Irish Volunteers, issued by Patrick Pearse. The orders are accompanied a letter to company captains, requesting that they bring their company into conformity with the scheme. Donated by the family of Michael William O'Reilly, a captain in F Company and
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Paramilitary forces--Irish Volunteers | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Oct. 31 2015
Ticket stub for Lecture on 'Nationality', by Patrick Pearse. Handwritten on the reverse: '"They have conceived of nationality as though it were a material thing whereas it is spiritual" P.H. Pearse at Waterford Feb. 10th 1916' Donated by the family of Kieran Corbett, who at
Pearse, Patrick Henry (1879–1916) | Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Oct. 31 2015
Receipt for ten shillings issued to Captain McGuirk for affiliation to G Company, 1st Battalion. Signed by Michael Collins. The receipt belongs to the family of William Perry. Perry may have been the quartermaster of 1st Battalion. He lived on Usher's Island. He was interned i
Ireland--History--Easter Rising, 1916 | Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Oct. 31 2015 | Revolutionaries
An invitation to the ceremonial opening of the Garden of Rememberance, April 11th, 1966. Addressed to Patrick Nevin, who fought at the Four Courts during the 1916 Rising and was later interned at Frongoch. Donated by Nevin's great grand daughter.
Curated Collection--Dublin Collection Day Dec. 09 2015 | Nationalism | Revolutionaries