Nick Maxwell By Joseph E.A. Connell Jr On 2 April 1925 the Dublin Metropolitan Police (DMP) merged with An Garda Síochána (originally the Civic Guard) under a new act. The DMP was established under the Dublin Police Act (1836) as an unarmed, uniformed force of 1,000 day and night constables, along the lines of the London Metropolitan … Read more
By Patricia Fallon Within the Kells Urban District Council collection is a Free Milk Scheme register dating from March 1935, detailing the administration of a milk grant. It lists the families in the area that were eligible for the scheme and the quantity of milk they received per week. The register is a record of … Read more
By Anna Rose Garvey In this issue, we take a closer look at two films from a collection available on the IFI Archive Player that brings us through a key period in Irish history. These two clips were filmed as newsreels in the early twentieth century by British Pathé and the Topical Film Company. Held … Read more
By Lar Joye In this issue I will talk not about artefacts but about replicas. Most museum collections have gaps and omissions that reflect their own institutional history. In 2002, the design team of the Soldiers & Chiefs exhibition in Collins Barracks faced a number of challenges with regard to the military history collections in … Read more
By Fiona Fitzsimons The Anglo-Norman invasion introduced novel social and cultural practices into Ireland, including heraldry. In eleventh-century Europe, coats of arms developed out of military practice. Knights had to be able to distinguish friend from foe on the battlefield and in tournaments. The use of armorial bearings signalled the bearer’s status and nobility. Heraldic … Read more