Category: Irish treasures
Amazing artifacts from Ireland
Spanish Armada Cannons found in Co. Sligo
Very interesting news from Co. Sligo where archaeologists working for the National Monuments Service have uncovered artefacts relating to a…
St. Conall Cael’s Bell returns to Co. Donegal
Exciting news from Donegal, where the County Museum have just announced that St. Conall Cael’s Bell is returning to the…
Archaeologists discover evidence of prehistoric gold trade route between Britain and Ireland
Archaeologists at the University of Southampton have found evidence of an ancient gold trade route between south-west Britain and Ireland….
Treasures from the Bog: An Iron Age Leather Arm-Ring from Co. Offaly
This distinctive leather arm-ring was found on an Iron Age bog body from Co. Offaly. It represents a very unusual…
The Gleninsheen Gold Collar, a Bronze Age Treasure
Nearly three thousand years old, the Gleninsheen collar represents one of the great treasures of the Irish Bronze Age. Fashioned…
Relic of the True Cross, Waterford City
This relic of the True Cross is associated with Christchurch Cathedral in Waterford city. It consists of a silver, double-armed…
Split down the middle: parti-coloured clothes in 14th century Ireland
In the imaginative and engaging Charter Roll room of the Medieval Waterford Museum, I discovered something that I’d never seen before:…
Beer Money: 13th century tokens from Winetavern Street, Dublin
These distinctive pewter tokens were found by Brendán O’Riordáin during his archaeological excavations at Winetavern Street in Dublin. As its name…
The Domhnach Airgid, an Early Irish Book Shrine
The Domhnach Airgid (silver church) is an ornate shrine, fashioned out of silver and bronze that was intended to hold…
Viking Age Ship Graffiti from Dublin
This piece of Viking Age ship graffiti was identified on a wooden plank that was recovered during an archaeological excavation…
