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title: The Tara Brooch
author: Annie Gormlie
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13459/the-tara-brooch/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Tara Brooch

_Authored by Annie Gormlie_

## Image File

[![The Tara Brooch](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13459.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13459.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Tara](https://www.worldhistory.org/Tara_(Goddess)/) Brooch is a [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/) penannular brooch discovered not at [Tara](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Tara/) but on a beach near Bettystown in County Meath, [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/). Made in the 8th century CE from gilded [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) with glass, [amber](https://www.worldhistory.org/Amber/) and enamel inlay. 8.9 centimetres (3.5 in) in diameter. (National Museum of Ireland, Dublin)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Gormlie, A. (2021, February 19). The Tara Brooch. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13459/the-tara-brooch/>
### Chicago
Gormlie, Annie. "The Tara Brooch." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 19, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13459/the-tara-brooch/>.
### MLA
Gormlie, Annie. "The Tara Brooch." *World History Encyclopedia*, 19 Feb 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13459/the-tara-brooch/>.

## License & Copyright

[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/16437735@N02/14508020208/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/16437735@N02/14508020208/) by [**Annie Gormlie**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/16437735@N02/14508020208/). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 19 February 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, adapt, and build upon your work non-commercially, and although their new works must also acknowledge you and be non-commercial, they don’t have to license their derivative works on the same terms. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.