- The Little Museum of Dublin launches major partnership with the Military Archives
- Objects from the Brother Allen Collection are going on display starting 26th March
- Highlights are including Michael Collins’s leather holster and Grace Gifford’s chapel drawing
- Visitors are viewing personal items that reveal lives from Ireland’s revolutionary period
- Daryl Hendley Rooney is confirming the artefacts offer an intimate insight
The Little Museum of Dublin is launching a major partnership with the Military Archives that is bringing rarely seen artefacts into public view for the next five years starting 26th March. Objects from the Brother Allen Collection are going on display including Michael Collins’s leather holster and a drawing of the chapel in Kilmainham Gaol by Grace Gifford. Visitors are viewing personal items that reveal the lives of those involved in Ireland’s revolutionary period.
Highlights are including a handwritten letter from Patrick Pearse dated 22nd April 1916, a dispatch from Seán MacDiarmada from the General Post Office on the first day of the Easter Rising, a macramé bag made by Peadar Kearney and pink felt infant shoes crafted by Kathleen Clarke. A silk thread scapular worn by Countess Markievicz and a Bamba cigarette from William Pearse are also featuring in the exhibition.
Daryl Hendley Rooney is confirming the artefacts offer an intimate insight into Ireland’s struggle for independence while Commandant Daniel Ayiotis is noting the collaboration shares significant collection items in a museum setting.
Daryl Hendley Rooney shared “We are deeply honoured to share these remarkable artefacts with the public.”
Daniel Ayiotis shared “As both the director of the Military Archives and a born and bred Dubliner, I’m excited and proud that we have partnered with the Little Museum of Dublin.”
