Category: Irish treasures
Amazing artifacts from Ireland
The Moylough Belt Shrine
Dating from the 8th century AD, the Moylough belt shrine is one of the great treasures of early Ireland. Fashioned…
The Lisdrumturk Cauldron
Discovered in 1854, by turf-cutters digging in a Co. Monaghan bog, the Lisdrumturk Cauldron is an exceptional example of Late Bronze Age…
Roman coins from Newgrange
Constructed in the Neolithic, the great passage tomb at Newgrange appears to have remained a place of spiritual importance long…
The Ballynolan Thistle Brooch
The Ballynolan thistle brooch was found near Pallaskenry, Co. Limerick in 1836. It was discovered by John Kennedy as he…
The Waterford Knife
The rare and unusual Waterford knife was discovered during an archaeological excavation in the south eastern Irish city. It consists…
The Derreen bucket
The elaborate, stave-built Derreen bucket was discovered in a peat bog in Kilmurry parish, Co. Clare in 1938. It formed…
A Viking Age toy boat from Dublin
This image shows a wooden replica of an ocean-going Viking longboat that was discovered during the National Museum of Ireland’s…
The Keshcarrigan bowl
This beautiful bronze bowl was discovered in 1854 in a river flowing into Lough Scur, which lies just north of…
The Knowth macehead
This stunning flint macehead was found deep within the darkest recesses of the great Neolithic passage tomb at Knowth, Co….
Stolen treasure: The Coggalbeg Hoard
The remarkable tale of the Coggalbeg hoard. This story begins in March 1945 when a Roscommon farmer, Mr Hubert Lannon,…
