Eighteenth-Century Items in Irish Museums

Detail from "The Dublin Volunteers on College Green", 1779

Dear Reader,

As many of you are aware, I am traveling for archival research this summer, in order to write my dissertation. Along the way, I've seen a few items which might interest you all. These are some of the interesting eighteenth-century military items in Dublin. The artwork is from the National Gallery of Ireland, while the material items come from the National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks.

Detail from, "Mrs Congreve with her Children," 1782

Majority of "Captain William Congreve..." 1782

Detail from, "Captain William Congreve..." 1782

Detail from, "The Dublin Volunteers on College Green", 1779

Detail from, "A view of Dublin from Chapelizod," 1796
(Shows the still extant but badly dilapidated "Magazine Fort")

Detail from, "Captain William Congreve," 1782

Detail from, "A view of Dublin from Chapelizod," 1796

Officer's Coat, 101st Regiment of Foot, 1780s

Officer's Coat, 101st Regiment of Foot, 1780s

Coat of the Dublin Volunteers, 1770s

Officer's Coat of the Armagh Militia, 1798

Flag of the Dillon Regiment carried at Fontenoy, 1745

Flag of the Dillon Regiment carried at Fontenoy, 1745

French Ship's Boat lost in Ireland, 18th century

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Alex Burns