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A whalebone plaque, possibly for smoothing linen. Discovered in excavations at Cherrywood, Co. Dublin, and dating to the ninth or tenth century. Similar plaques have been discovered elsewhere in the Viking World and are associated with high-status…

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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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