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An Ireland souvenir hat seen in Cork airport, with Viking horns.

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A traffic light box outside Four Couts in Dublin painted with a scene entitled 'The Viking Holiday' by Hugh Madden, as part of the Dublin Canvas Project.

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A 'Viking' style Irish horned hat from Landsdowne Kid's Hats, seen in Dublin airport. One of the few examples of appropriation of Viking and Norse culture at a national level.

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A children's book in Gaeilge about the Vikings.

The blurb translates to: "Cormac and Brídín are delighted to be stopping at Granny and Grandad's house again. They're looking forward to another boisterous historical adventure through the magic…

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These tablets would have been used for tablet or card weaving. This is a technique for making narrow decorative bands of the sort that would have decorated the hems of Vikings' clothes.

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This mould was almost certainly used to make the star-shaped kite brooch that is displayed beside it. Both were found on the same site.

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This display shows pieces of amber and beads made from amber that were found in Fishamble Street, Dublin

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These carved bone pieces were found in Winetavern Street and Fishamble Street, Dublin.

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These two whalebone bats were found in the High Street, Dublin, while the pin was found on Fishamble Street.

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An iron stirrup and a silvered spur. The museum information board notes that the Vikings probably introduced spurs and stirrups to Ireland, and that this pair are among the earliest known from Ireland.

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A chisel, a punch and two iron files are evidence of everyday activities in Dublin in the Viking Age. These were all found in Fishamble Street.
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