Reference code
IE CA CP/3/16/32/36
Title
Block upon which Robert Emmet was beheaded
Date(s)
- c.1935 (Creation)
Level of description
Part
Extent and medium
Black and white print
Name of creator
(24 November 1900-26 July 1970)
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Scope and content
A photographic print of the block reputed to have been used in the beheading of Robert Emmet. The artifact is now held in the Pearse Museum, The Hermitage in Rathfarnham, Dublin. The photograph is credited to Thomas F. Geoghegan.