Child’s dancing costume in green fabric, embroidered with Celtic motif, with crochet collar and cuffs. Cape lined with orange fabric and white belt complete the colours of Ireland as seen on the national flag. Dancers traditionally wore their 'Sunday best' but this develope
A Sense of Identity | Manners and customs | Dance
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This brooch was found not in Tara but near the seashore at Bettystown, Co. Meath, in 1850. Its provenance was attributed to Tara, the hill of the ancient High Kings of Ireland to the west, by a dealer in order to increase its value. It is 18cm long (7 inches) made of cast a
A Sense of Identity | Handicraft | Design
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"Statuette of 'Hibernia' or 'Erin' in porcelain, Belleek pottery, Co. Fermanagh, c.1872. In a general sense Hibernia symbolises Ireland emerging from her past to assert national identity and self-determination, but the figure also represents the dawning of the new pottery
A Sense of Identity | Handicraft | Ceramics
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This photograph shows Claire Kennedy in a Celtic Revival costume made and worn in the 1920s. The full costume is composed of full length dress, sash-belt, veil, head-band and 'brat' or mantle. Clare Kennedy was married to the Attorney General, Hugh Kennedy, a senior officia
A Sense of Identity | Headbands | Manners and customs
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This sash style belt and head-band are parts of a Celtic Revival costume made and worn in the 1920s. The full costume is composed of a full length dress, sash-belt, veil, head-band and 'brat' or mantle. The ensemble was worn by Clare Kennedy, wife of the Attorney General, H
A Sense of Identity | Manners and customs | Clothing and dress
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Commemorative medal marking the death of Daniel O'Connell. This is one of a variety of objects used to mark the death of Daniel O'Connell and celebrates his campaign for religious freedom for the majority Roman Catholic population in Ireland. One side shows a portrait of O'
A Sense of Freedom | O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847 | Politicans
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White jug, with printed image commemorating Daniel O'Connell's election as M.P. for Co. Clare in the By-Election of 1828 for the parliament based at Westminster in London. One side features a bust of Daniel O'Connell and the legend "DANL O CONNELL, Esq., M.P. FOR THE COUNTY
A Sense of Freedom | O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847 | Politicians
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This straw nest is typical of a style seen in many rural houses up to the 20th century. It is 45cm (18 inches) high and would have housed a single laying hen. It was a safe night-time home for the valuable hen and a convenient place for the housewife to collect eggs. With m
A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Animals
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Hand made chair with wood frame and seat made from twisted reed rope.
A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Handicraft
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This Aran jumper was given to the National Museum by Ruairí Ó Síocháin, the son of entrepreneur Pádraig Ó Síocháin. Through his company, Galway Bay Products, he gave the knitters a ready outlet for their product in the 1950s and 1960s and built up a customer base in Europe
A Sense of Place | Manners and customs | Handicraft
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