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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Hurling ball made from matted cow hair with a plaited horsehair covering radio carbon dated to the late fifteenth century. This hurling ball was found in a bog near Sneem, Co Kerry in the mid 1980s. It had been at a depth of about three feet in undisturbed bog and was found
A Sense of Place | Sports | Games
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