Heritage Trail Stop 2: Museum as Museum

Straight type shaving razor of Daniel O'Connell. With monogram on handle. HH:1998.111

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Chess set used by Daniel O'Connell Richard Lalor Shield while imprisoned in Richmond in 1844 HH:1940.25

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The pencil that Daniel O'Connell made his last note in Parliament with HH:1948.34

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print, showing in colour the procession proceeding to Daniel O'Connell's house in Merrion Square entitled "The Triumphal Procession of O'Connell and Fellow Martyrs & On their Liberation form the Richmond Bridewell Government State Prison, after 3 Months "Captivity", 7th September 1844. Sketched by W.H. Holbrooke HH:1945.76

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Commemorative jug, Staffordshire ware, 'DANL O CONNELL, Esq., M.P. FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARE', 1828 HH:1938.26

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Commemorative jug, Staffordshire ware, 'DANL O CONNELL, Esq., M.P. FOR THE COUNTY OF CLARE', 1828 HH:1938.26

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Freedom Casket given to Charles Stewart Parnell, wood and silver. Freedom of Limerick. HH:1930.48

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Walking stick, previously owned by Charles Stewart Parnell, carved with 19th century Nationalist motifs and names. HH:1976.1

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Memorial card for Charles Stewart Parnell HH:1941.62

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Photograph of Parnell lying in state HH:1941.82.1

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Charles Stewart Parnell Memorial Badge HH:1963.1

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Christmas card, memorial, 1882 HH:1941.55.1

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Travel Permit Card belonging to Jim Larkin HH:2013. 74.4

National Museum of Ireland

Travel Permit Card belonging to Jim Larkin HH:2013. 74.4

National Museum of Ireland

Badge belonging to Jim Larkin's son when in office as Lord Mayor HH:2013.74.8

Pipe belonging to Irish Trade Unionist Jim Larkin HH:2013. 74.1

National Museum of Ireland

The National Museum of Ireland, Decorative Arts and History, Collins Barracks opened as a Museum in 1997. The exhibition galleries focus on modern history, from the 1650s onwards.

In addition to history and military history, the exhibitions show decorative arts material such as silver, ceramics and glass as well as clothing, jewellery and furniture.

When researching this stop, we got to see the objects pictured below, which relate to Daniel O’Connell, Charles Stewart Parnell and Jim Larkin that are in the Museum’s stores.

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