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Photos from the archives: policing in Ireland

From the crowds gathered along O’Connell Street to RIC officers in the park – take a look through the photographic archives of the Garda Museum.
8.45am, 5 May 2012
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THE ROYAL IRISH Constabulary, founded in 1867, was disbanded in 1922 following the War of Independence, paving the way for the creation of a police force which would become An Garda Síochána.

The Civic Guard was established in the RIC’s wake, which was later renamed An Garda Síochána. A separate Dublin force, established in 1836, merged with the national organisation in 1925.

The Garda Museum has compiled a range of documents, photographs and artefacts for its exhibitions on the history of policing in Ireland, including the following images:

(All images published here courtesy of the Garda Press Office)

Photos from the archives: policing in Ireland
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  • Garda Archives

    Gen Eoin O'Duffy Commissioner of Civic Guard, Dublin (on left) with Col Rhinelander Walder (former NYC police commissioner), Col Doughlas McKay (Honorary Life President, International Police Conference), Scotland Yard police commissioner Gen William Horwood and GP Wang (Chief Inspector, province of Kiangsu, China)

  • Garda Archives

    DMP Constable in Dublin city centre, 1910.

  • Garda Archives

    Kiltakee Castle arms dump, Dublin 1931.

  • Garda Archives

    The funeral of Kevin O'Higgins, founder of An Garda Síochána, passing the crowds on O'Connell Street, Dublin, July 1927. The day of the funeral was one of national mourning.

  • Garda Archives

    Unidentified RIC officer with rifle.

  • Garda Archives

    Dublin Metropolitan Police Sergeant William Cunningham and colleagues, date unknown.

  • Garda Archives

    RIC member at the Phoenix Park in Dublin.

  • Garda Archives

    Outside the St John's Road Technical Bureau, 1939.

  • Garda Archives

    The date, location and subject of this photograph are unknown, according to the Garda Museum.

  • Garda Archives

    No details are available on who these portrait subjects were, or when the photo was taken.

  • Garda Archives

    Gardaí on duty at the St John's Road Technical Bureau in Dublin, 1939.
  • Gen Eoin O'Duffy Commissioner of Civic Guard, Dublin (on left) with Col Rhinelander Walder (former NYC police commissioner), Col Doughlas McKay (Honorary Life President, International Police Conference), Scotland Yard police commissioner Gen William Horwood and GP Wang (Chief Inspector, province of Kiangsu, China)
  • DMP Constable in Dublin city centre, 1910.
  • Kiltakee Castle arms dump, Dublin 1931.
  • The funeral of Kevin O'Higgins, founder of An Garda Síochána, passing the crowds on O'Connell Street, Dublin, July 1927. The day of the funeral was one of national mourning.
  • Unidentified RIC officer with rifle.
  • Dublin Metropolitan Police Sergeant William Cunningham and colleagues, date unknown.
  • RIC member at the Phoenix Park in Dublin.
  • Outside the St John's Road Technical Bureau, 1939.
  • The date, location and subject of this photograph are unknown, according to the Garda Museum.
  • No details are available on who these portrait subjects were, or when the photo was taken.
  • Gardaí on duty at the St John's Road Technical Bureau in Dublin, 1939.

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