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Ireland is an island country located in the North Atlantic, bounded by the North Channel, the Irish Sea, and St. George's Channel. It is known as Eire in the Gaelic language, which comes from the old Irish Eriu, the name of a daughter of...

Perhaps the most mysterious of all gold ornaments of the Later Bronze Age are the hollow gold balls found at Tumna, Co. Roscommon in Ireland in 1843 CE. Eleven balls are said to have been found when a group of men were tilling land near Tumna...

The Ardagh Chalice, one of the finest examples of Irish metalwork from the Middle Ages, was found in 1868 CE as part of a hoard at an Irish ringfort in Reerasta, near Ardagh, Co. Limerick. While the chalice is the only ecclesiastical artefact...

The Derrynaflan Hoard is a collection of Irish altar vessels dating between the 8th and 9th centuries CE. Discovered on the island of Derrynaflan, in the townland of Lurgoe, Co. Tipperary in 1980 CE, the pieces are now on display at the National...

This bell is reputed to have belonged to St. Patrick. Two sheets of iron were riveted together and a coat of bronze was added to them. The bell is one of the principal relics of Ireland. From Armagh, Co. Armagh, Ireland. 6th to 8th centuries...

This stone mould was used for making flat and flanged axes; it was found at Crannong, Loughscur, Co. Leitrim, Ireland. The bronze axe was found at Lisboy, Co. Meath, Ireland. Both date back to 2500-1700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology...

This carved stone head (with 3 faces) was found at Corleck Hill, Co. Cavan, Ireland and dates back to the 1st to 2nd centuries CE. National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.

This gold dress fastener dates back to the Late Bronze Age and was found in Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland. Circa 800-700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

This gold collection which dates back to the Late Bronze Age was found near New Ross, Co. Waterford, Ireland. Circa 800-700 BCE. (National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology, Dublin, Republic of Ireland)

The Domhnach Airgid (silver church) was a shrine given by Saint Patrick to Saint Macartan, founder of a church at Clogher, Co. Tyrone. When opened in the 19th century, it contained part of an ancient manuscript of the Gospels. The older part...