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Fanny Power
Fanny Power
Fanny (Frances) Power was the daughter of David and Elizabeth Power from Loughrea in county Galway. She married Richard Trent in 1732. This tune was composed before their marriage because in the second verse Carolan hopes to dance at their wedding.
Courtesy of Dearbhail Finnegan
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To CM on her prison birthday
To CM on her prison birthday
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Bronze Age food vessel, Keenoge, Co Meath. qtvr
Bronze Age food vessel, Keenoge, Co Meath. qtvr
Miniatur bowl type food vessel found during the excavation of an Early Bronze Age cemetery near Duleek, Co Meath. It is one of 9 complete decorated vessels found at this site almost exactly 75 years ago. Over 300 bowl food vessels are know to have been found in Ireland, usually accompanying cist or pit burials. The vessel has a tripartite body which provides for 3 distinct areas for decoration. This vessel which is decorated with comb impressions, chevrons and horizontal lines amongst other motifs, was found to have accompanied the remains of a child lying on its right side within the cist. The cist was a simple small rectangular structure consisting of 2 long stone slabs and 2 short ones. A cruciform pattern on the base of the vessel is similar to those found on Early Bronze Age period gold sun discs. Other discoveries at this cemetery site included much larger cordon and encrusted urns, a bronze razor and flint artifacts
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The Dodo, an extinct bird. qtvr
The Dodo, an extinct bird. qtvr
This Dodo is amongst a very small number that survive in museum collections. Dodos were unique to the island of Mauritius and had become extinct by the late 17th century. This example was acquired by the Royal Irish Academy following an excavation in 1865 in a marshy area of Mauritius which led to the recovery of a small number of Dodo skeletons.
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Durrow Crozier Fragment. qtvr
Durrow Crozier Fragment. qtvr
This crosier is dated art historically to the ninth century and was substantially redecorated, probably, during the early twelfth century. This crosier is not complete, as the ferrule, or foot, and most of the crook, or head, no longer survive.What remains of the crosier is in two sections, one of which is illustrated here. It consists of a section of the wooden core, which is encased by the top knop of the crosier, a collar in false openwork, and the beginning of the crook.
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Decorated flint macehead, Knowth, Co Meath. qtvr
Decorated flint macehead, Knowth, Co Meath. qtvr
Simple but superbly designed flint macehead, perforated for hafting but almost certainly intended for ceremonial purposes. Itis a most remarkably skilled and accomplished product of Neolithic period craftsmanship. It was found during archaeological excavations at the great megalithic tomb and passage grave of Knowth in the Boyne Vally, Co Meath. The ornament is carved in relief on all six surfaces making it an ideal subject for 3D imaging. On one surface there is a c-shaped scroll which is suggestive of human eyes with the shaft hole possibly representing an open mouth. The macehead dates from before the introduction of metal as a raw material in Ireland and therefore it is remarkable that only stone tools could have been used in its production. No comparabl object has ever been found in Ireland - it is one of the finest objections in the prehistoric period collections of the National Museum of Ireland
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Viking Lead Weight, 2. qtvr
Viking Lead Weight, 2. qtvr
The function of the weights was to measure silver, in a period when silver bullion, (a precursor of formal coinage) was becoming the main medium of economic exchange. Silver, whether in the form of coins, ingots or cut fragments of other objects, was weighed against such lead weights in simple balance scales.
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Knockast Ring Brooch. qtvr
Knockast Ring Brooch. qtvr
Bronze and silver penannular brooch dating to the tenth century approx., found during the archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age burial mound in 1932. The brooch, dating as it does to medieval times, is much later in date than most of the other discoveries from the site. It probably slipped into the area of the burial cairn from an upper level as a result of disturbance to the site. The use of silver as a decorative feature became common after the arrival of the Vikings in Ireland. The flattened terminals on this brooch type provided fields for decorative detail, in this case taking the form of silver interlace.
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Killua Bell Shrine Crest. qtvr
Killua Bell Shrine Crest. qtvr
This bell shrine crest has a hollow d-shaped body which would originally have accommodated the curved bell handle within it. It has two loops on its upper surface, presumably designed for the suspension of the shrine on a strap or straps.
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