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8 National Museum of Ireland – Archaeology First floor VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
Temporary exhibition
space is located in the Practical Information
gallery of the second Kildare St.
floor. Past exhibitions Map E4.
have included Viking Tel 677 7444.
Ships and Finds from ∑ museum.ie
Irish Wetlands. Open 10am–5pm Tue–Sat,
2–5pm Sun.
Closed Good Fri & 25 Dec. ^
7 ground floor only. 8 - =
Transport
£ DART to Pearse Station,
LUAS Green Line to St Stephen’s
Green. @ 10, 11, 13 and many
other routes.
Wooden Object
The Viking exhibition houses
many items, including
Ground coins, pottery and swords,
floor Cross of Cong uncovered in the 1970s
Some 75 cm (30 in) from the Viking settlement
in height, this discovered beside the Liffey
processional cross at Wood Quay (see p82).
shows a high level of
craftsmanship. Dating
from 1122, its gilt-
bronze plating is
adorned with silver
wire, crystals and
enamelled studs.
St Patrick’s Bell,
made of bronze-
coated iron, is
housed in a beautiful
12th-century shrine.
Crucifixion Plaque
This plaque is one of the earliest
. Tara Brooch depictions of the crucifixion
Found at Bettystown, County Meath, this ornate brooch dates found in Ireland. Dating from
from the 8th century AD. It is decorated on the front and rear the late 7th century, it may
with a filigree of gold wire entwined around settings of have been decoration for a
amber and enamel. manuscript cover.
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