Chapter 10
Bronze-age ornamentation in Ireland; Discussion of the ornamentation at New Grange; M. Dechelette's views as to its origin compared with those of the author.
INDEX, 105
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
Fig. Page 1. Copper Halbert, Birr find, 7 2. Copper celts, Birr find, 8 3. Copper knife and awls found at Knocknague, 9 4. Copper celts, 10 5. Copper celts from Cappeen, Co. Cork, 11 6. Stone mould for casting celts, 12 7. Halbert blades, 13 8. Halbert blades, 14 9. Halbert blades, 15 10. Halbert blades, 16 11. Halberts from North Germany and Sweden, 18 12. Halberts from South and East Spain, 19 13. Rock markings, Maritime Alps, 20 14. Stone pick from the Bann, 21 15. Deer-horn pick, 21 16. Ornamented bronze celts, 24 Plate I, Irish bronze celts in the order of their development, 24 17. Ornamented bronze celts, 25 18. Ornamented bronze celts, 26 19. Winged celt, 27 20. Winged celt, 27 21. Palstave with double loops, 27 22. Bronze anvil, 28 23. Bronze hammers, 28 24. Dagger and spear-heads, 29 25. Spear-heads, 30 26. Spear-heads, 31 27. Rapier and spear-head, 31 28. Leaf-shaped spear-heads, 32 29. Ornamented socket of spear-head, 32 30. Leaf-shaped spear-heads found at the Ford, Belturbet, 33 31. Spear-heads with loops joining the blade, 34 32. Spear-heads, 34 33. Ornamental spear-heads, with openings in the blade, 35 34. Portion of spear-head, with studs at the base of the wings, 35 35. Spear-heads with openings in the blades, 36 36. Spear-heads with ornamental loops in the blades, 37 37. Spear-head found at Tempo, Co. Fermanagh, 37 38. Half of mould for casting a socketed spear-head, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim, 38 39. Half of mould for casting a spear-head and dagger, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim, 39 40. Mould for casting a spear-head and knife, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim, 40 41. Moulds for casting primitive spear-heads found in Co. Tyrone, 41 42. Moulds for casting primitive spear-heads found in Co. Tyrone, 42 43. Half of mould for casting spear-head and dagger, Killymeddy, Co. Antrim, 43 44. Bronze spear-ferules, 44 45. Bronze spear-ferule with La Tene ornament, 44 46. Gold lunula found at Trenta, Carrigans, Co. Donegal, 47 47. Gold lunula found in Co. Galway, 48 48. Gold lunula, 49 49. Gold lunula found at Killarney, 50 50. Oak case for lunula found at Newtown, Co. Cavan, 51 51. Gold lunula found at Valognes, Manche, 51 52. Gold lunula found in Co. Londonderry, 52 53. Gold lunula found at Athlone, 54 54. Map showing the distribution of gold lunulae in Ireland and Europe, 55 55. Stone celt, bronze dagger with gold band, and urn, found in Topped Mountain Cairn, Co. Fermanagh, 56 56. Dagger and rapier blades, 57 57. Dagger with horn handle found at Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, 59 58. Rapier found in Upper Lough Erne, 59 59. Rapier found at Lissane, Co. Derry, 59 60. Rapiers and daggers found in Ireland, 61 61. Gold gorget found in Ireland, formerly in the possession of the Earl of Charleville, 62 Plate II, Irish gold gorgets, 62 Plate III, gold sun-disks, 64 Plate IV, portion of the great Clare find, 66 62. Gold fibulae and other objects found together at Coachford, Co. Cork, 67 Plate V, gold fibulae, 68 63. Sixteenth-century bronze casting from Benin, showing Europeans holding manillas, 68 64. Sixteenth-century bronze casting from Benin, showing natives holding manillas, 69 Plate VI, gold ring-money, 70 65. Leaf-shaped bronze swords found with a spear-head at Tempo, Co. Fermanagh, 72 66. Bronze chapes, 73 67. Winged chapes, 73 68. Bronze shield found at Lough Gur, Co. Limerick, 74 69. Alder-wood shield found in Co. Leitrim, 75 70. Front and back of leather shield, found at Clonbrin, Co. Longford, 76 Plate VII, gold torcs from Tara and elsewhere, 78 Plate VIII, gold torcs, 78 Plate IX, gold torcs from Clonmacnois and Broighter, 80 71. Two late Bronze-Age finds, 83 72. Late Bronze-Age horse-hair fabrics from Armoy, Co. Antrim, 84 73. Bronze implements, Co. Tipperary, 85 74. Bronze implements found at Kilfeakle, Co. Tipperary, 86 Plate X, bronze trumpets, 88 75. Mould for casting a sickle, found at Killymeddy, Co. Antrim, 89 76. Bronze sickles, 90 77. Bronze sickles, 91 78. Bronze disk, 92 79. Bronze button, 92 80. Incense cup, 94 81. Cinerary urn, 94 82. Food-vessel with cover, Danesfort, Co. Kilkenny, 95 83. Cinerary urn, Carballybeg, Co. Waterford, 96 Plate XI, food-vessels in the order of their development, 96 84. Model of cinerary urn from Greenhills, Co. Dublin, 97 85. Cinerary urn, Cookstown, Co. Tyrone, 98
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THE BRONZE AGE IN IRELAND