Scanned drawing of stone axe/adze (ISAP 04228) from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1941:1081), from Lough Gur Co. Limerick. Description- Flaking from sides, narrow. Junction with edge, but damaged on left, also junction with butt. Edge is chipped along its length, sharp. Chi

axe/adze | Shale

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Photograph of reflected light thin section of stone axe (ISAP 04352), Patrickswell, Co. Limerick, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1929:1127). Description- Sides: Rounded. Junctions sides with edge damaged. Edge: Worn and blunted. Heavily chipped over entire length. Blade

Axe | Gabbro

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Scanned drawing of stone axe (ISAP 00522) from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1915:25), from Drumakeely Co. Antrim. Description- Pecked, ground and polished. Sides relatively broad, rounded. Junctions with edge, sharp on left face 1, rounded on right face 1. Edge sharp with

axe | Gabbro*Porphyry?

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Photograph of polarised thin section of stone axe (ISAP 10841), Aghadowey, Co. Derry, from the Ulster Museum (UM 1955:197). Description- Sides: both rounded broad, right slightly flattened, left side splays more markedly within 1.5 cm of edge, junctions of sides and edge damaged,

Axe | Porcellanite

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Scanned drawing of stone axe (ISAP 04212) from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1915:45), from Lough Gur 34 Co. Limerick. Description- Sides flattened esp right side 1. Evidence of junctions with edge, none with butt. Edge heavily chipped and flaked along length - obscuring ed

axe | Tuff?

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Photograph of cross polarised thin section of stone axe (ISAP 10838), Fishloughan, Co. Derry, from the Ulster Museum (UM 1955:252). Description- Sides: Rounded. Junction of sides with edge clear. Edge: Minor chipping over entire length, concentrated in the centre. Still sharp. Sl

Axe | Gabbro

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