Claddagh ring blog

Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

Gundestrup Cauldron

This is one of the most celebrated sections of the Gundestrup Cauldron.  A Celtic deity sits cross-legged, wearing antlers and a torc.  He holds a second torc in his right...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON

INNER PLATE OF THE GUNDESTRUP CAULDRON Silver, first century bc Attempts have been made to interpret this scene by comparing it to an episode from the Irish epic, ('the Cattle Raid...

THE WITHAM SHIELD

THE WITHAM SHIELD Lincolnshire, bronze, third/second century bc In 1826, this spectacular item was dredged up from the river Witham in Lincolnshire.  It had probably been placed in the water...

THE WITHAM SHIELD

THE WITHAM SHIELD Lincolnshire, bronze, third/second century bc In 1826, this spectacular item was dredged up from the river Witham in Lincolnshire.  It had probably been placed in the water...

Claddagh Ring History

The Claddagh Ring The Mantle, No. 13 (1970), pp 9—13 by Father George Quinn, Moycullen Introduction The Claddagh Ring is so called because it originated in the Claddagh, Galway, and was constantly used in this...

Claddagh Ring History

The Claddagh Ring The Mantle, No. 13 (1970), pp 9—13 by Father George Quinn, Moycullen Introduction The Claddagh Ring is so called because it originated in the Claddagh, Galway, and was constantly used in this...