Claddagh ring blog

THE TARA BROOCH

THE TARA BROOCH

Bettystown, Co.Meath, gilt bronze, eight century Despite its name, this celebrated item of jewellery was not discovered at Tara.  It was actually found in a wooden box on the beach...

THE TARA BROOCH

Bettystown, Co.Meath, gilt bronze, eight century Despite its name, this celebrated item of jewellery was not discovered at Tara.  It was actually found in a wooden box on the beach...

BRONZE HARNESS MOUNTS

  Polden Hills, Somerset, first century AD Horses played a major part in early Celtic society, so it is not surprising that archaelogists have unearthed a wide variety of objects...

BRONZE HARNESS MOUNTS

  Polden Hills, Somerset, first century AD Horses played a major part in early Celtic society, so it is not surprising that archaelogists have unearthed a wide variety of objects...

Book of Durrow

The Durrow Gospels constitute one of the earliest masterpieces of Insular book production.  A later inscription in the volume suggests that it was based on a manuscript once owned by...

Book of Durrow

The Durrow Gospels constitute one of the earliest masterpieces of Insular book production.  A later inscription in the volume suggests that it was based on a manuscript once owned by...

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH Northamptonshire, bronze, late first century bc The Celts acquired their taste for richly designed mirrors from the classical world, where they were prized, in particular, by the...

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH

MIRROR FROM DESBOROUGH Northamptonshire, bronze, late first century bc The Celts acquired their taste for richly designed mirrors from the classical world, where they were prized, in particular, by the...

Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...