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Disc-headed copper-alloy pin with silver inlay
Detail view of the Ardagh Chalice
A range of silver brooches made by Irish and Viking craftsmen. Ninth and tenth centuries.
Temporary Exhibition (Opened 8th December, 2021)
The Shrine of the Cathach-Objects associated with saints were revered in the medieval period. These objects — relics — were held in containers known as reliquaries.
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Find out moreThe archaeological collection is the primary repository of ancient Irish artefacts.
The collection is an indispensable source for researchers into the development of Irish civilization from prehistoric times until the end of the Middle Ages and beyond.
Core collections assembled in the late 18th and 19th centuries by the Royal Dublin Society and the Royal Irish Academy have expanded over the last 100 years to number in excess of two million objects.
This important Iron Age artefact is possibly linked to the Ulster Kings at Emain Macha.
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