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The Magi Cope - back

A 15th century priest

Waterford Glass Lidded Urn

This flint glass urn is cut with swags, diamonds, blazes and flat slices and was made in Waterford about 1790.

The Magi Cope - front

A 15th century priest

Sword of Thomas Francis Meagher

This is a U.S. army dress sword, made by Tiffany

The Waterford Gold Ring Brooch

This brooch is decorated with finely corded rims soldered to the outer and inner edges; on it are set four simple tubular collets filled with two blue and two green glass stones, almost certainly thought by the wearer and perhaps by the jeweller to be precious stones. Between the collets is filigree scroll-work applied in relief, formed by thin metal walls inset with a corded wire. The curling ends and significant points of the scroll-work are set with tiny balls of gold.

The Great Charter Roll

Dated to 1372, this extraordinary, 4-metre long illustrated roll, medieval Ireland

The Waterford Kite Brooch

Made of a hollow cast silver box and decorated with sumptuous gold filigree, impressed gold foil, amethyst-coloured cabochon glass studs and niello, it was made to close a cloak and had a long pin on the back; the hinge and short section of the pin remain.

Cross Shrine & Reliquary

Strong tradition holds that this reliquary houses a piece of the True Cross. The shrine is inscribed in Latin

Foghlaimaíonn Ó Cearúlláin an cláirseach

Thug Máire Bean Mhic Dhiarmada Rua cabhair do Ó Cearúlláin nuair a d’éirigh se dall. Chuir sí ar fáil ceachtanna cláirsigh, treoraí agus capall dó chun taisteal agus ceol a sheinm.

Courtesy Leabhar Breac, Indreabhán, Conamara

O Carolan bas-relief

This memorial to O Carolan was presented to St Patrick's Cathedral in Dublin by a Lady Morgan. It is in the north aisle of the church. It depicts a seated O Carolan playing the harp.

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