Dublin Military History

Enamel badge featuring the crest of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Adapted in 1907 it features Irish elk and an eagle preying on a serpent.

Edwardian era silver medal awarded to Martin J. Kearney for proficiency in Irish.

Edwardian era Royal Dublin Fusiliers sweetheart broach incorporating the Regimental motto “Spectamur Agendo”.

@brianymoran Most likely culprit ok

@DublinMilitary Spanish Influezna ?

WW1 Victory medal to 547042 Sapper WJ Shorten 1st Tank Bde Signal Company. His family lived at Ontario Terrace, Dublin which is mentioned several times in James Joyce’s Ulysses. Prior to WW1 he worked as a sorter in the GPO. He died in February 1919 from “acute infection”.

Silver War Badge to Sergeant Walter Henry Woodroffe, 3rd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He never served overseas so this is his full medal entitlement. He died in 1925 from Locomotor Ataxia and General Paralysis, historical medical terms often used to describe neurosyphilis.

Fianna Eireann service certificate awarded to James Carroll. James later served as a TD and Lord Mayor of Dublin.

A recent acquisition, an Irish silver medal for singing by Hopkins and Hopkins, Sackville (now O’Connell) Street in Dublin, won by Peggie O’Connor for singing in 1915. A year later their premises was destroyed in the 1916 Rising.

@CaptainFalke Very nice badge, thank you for sharing.

WW1 era Irish War Hospital Supply Depot badge. The depot was located at 40 Merrion Square, Dublin. During the 1916 Rising it was turned into a casualty clearing station.

Membership badge of the Loyal Dublin Volunteers, WW1 era.

Cumann na mBan membership badge. The original owner was from Dublin.

Medal presented to a trooper from the 6th Cavalry Reserve in 1915. This unit was formed in Dublin in August 1914 and troopers from units attached to it were among the first military casualties of the 1916 Rising when they were fired on from the GPO on Easter Monday.

Irish National Volunteers membership badge.

Great history evening tonight in The Oval Bar in the centre of Dublin. It was a privilege to present a 1916 themed display in the1916 Corner of an iconic Dublin bar on the eve of the 110th anniversary of the outbreak of the 1916 Rising.

@ciarannbrennann There are a few copies available on ABE Books from various sellers, just had a look there and cheapest one at the moment is £20.

@DublinMilitary This was my grandfathers uncle. He recalls John McCann’s father being a messenger for De Valera during 1916. Is there anywhere this publication can be read?

War by the Irish by John McCann was published in 1946 and each chapter has an account of a military action during the 1916 Rising or War of Independence. This first edition is signed and dedicated to a senior Fianna Eireann officer by the author while he was Lord Mayor of Dublin.

Edward VII sixpence coin made into a keepsake memento, the name “Mollie” has been engraved into the front. The items original owner and its significance are unfortunately lost to history.

Militia Long Service and Good Conduct medal awarded to Gunner J. Doyle of the Dublin City Royal Garrison Artillery. This is one of only 7 such medals awarded to the Dublin City RGA.

View of the military exhibition held in the RDS Showgrounds in Dublin in August/September 1945. The image is from a postcard sent on the first day of the exhibition which has a cancellation mark created especially for the event.

Poster advertising a military tattoo and exhibition that was held in the RDS Showgrounds in Ballsbridge, Dublin in 1945.