Mrs. Mary Lare purchased the $10 Republic of Ireland Bond Certificate seen here on 21st January 1920. The certificate was sold as part of the first Dáil loan, which was designed to fund the foundation of the…
Category: Objects
Ulster Special Constabulary Identification Card Issued to Joseph Martin
The identification card seen here is for Joseph Martin, a member of the Ulster Special Constabulary. Martin was a Class C Special constable in West Belfast. The C Specials were a part-time, volunteer, constable group…
Cathal Brugha Memorial Card
The memorial card seen here is for Cathal Brugha who was a leading Irish Revolutionary and politician in Dáil Éireann. Brugha was second in command of the garrison at the South Dublin Union during the Easter Rising. Brugha was badly wounded during the fighting…
1916 Easter Rising Medal
The 1916 Easter Rising Medal was awarded in 1941 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Easter Rising. The medal was awarded to three different groups. The first and largest group was persons in possession of military service certificates for service rendered during Easter Week, 1916…
Memorial Program and Memorial Card from the Funeral of British Intelligence Officers Assassinated on Bloody Sunday, 21 November 1920
The funeral program seen here is for the memorial service held at Westminster Abbey for nine of the fourteen British intelligence officers assassinated by the IRA in Dublin on 21 November, 1920…
Pearse Memorial Fund Badge
This Pearse Memorial Fund badge is a small paper badge wrapped around a straight pin. It features images of William Pearse on the left and Patrick Pearse on the right…
Irish Volunteer Harp Badge
The Irish Volunteers utilized the harp as one of the symbols for their organization because of its ties to Gaelic Ireland. Volunteers often wore harp pins on their jackets when in civilian attire, or wore a harp badge on their caps when…
Dublin Brigade, Irish Volunteers Cap Badge
This example of a Dublin Brigade Irish Volunteers cap badge is cast in bronze, and features two lugs on the back for the badge to be attached to a cap or hat. Professor Eoin MacNeill, the Chairman of the National Executi…