The Tara Brooch

Mark Cartwright
by Annie Gormlie
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The Tara Brooch is a Celtic penannular brooch discovered not at Tara but on a beach near Bettystown in County Meath, Ireland. Made in the 8th century CE from gilded silver with glass, amber and enamel inlay. 8.9 centimetres (3.5 in) in diameter. (National Museum of Ireland, Dublin)

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Gormlie, A. (2021, February 19). The Tara Brooch. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13459/the-tara-brooch/

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Gormlie, Annie. "The Tara Brooch." World History Encyclopedia, February 19, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13459/the-tara-brooch/.

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Gormlie, Annie. "The Tara Brooch." World History Encyclopedia, 19 Feb 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13459/the-tara-brooch/.

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