State Heraldic Museum, Heraldic museum in Kildare Street, Dublin, Ireland.
The State Heraldic Museum occupied the former Coffee Room of the Kildare Street Club, part of the building used by the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland at 2 Kildare Street, Dublin. Its displays gathered corporate and civic arms, heraldic banners of the Chiefs of the Name, and the arms of Ireland once hung in the Houses of Parliament in College Green.
The museum was founded in 1909 and operated actively in Dublin until 2007. During its existence it held significant pieces including the arms of Ireland from the Houses of Parliament in College Green.
The museum displayed objects like Daniel O'Connell's funeral hatchment and the Irish Lord Chancellor's purse, showing how heraldry connected to Irish ceremonies and official traditions. These pieces revealed the role that coats of arms played in state rituals and national identity.
The museum is no longer accessible at its original location, as the collections have been integrated into other institutions. Information about the objects can now be found on the National Library of Ireland's website.
The museum occupied the former Coffee Room of the Kildare Street Club, sharing the building with the Office of the Chief Herald of Ireland. Its exhibits included a police notice about the 1907 theft of the Irish crown jewels and the funeral hatchment carried on Daniel O'Connell's hearse.
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