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A ship's nail (or clinker nail) from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E43: 1286
Pair of silvered spurs from Fishamble Street. Spurs were probably introduced to Ireland by the Vikings, and the examples from Dublin are the earliest…
Bronze coated iron spur from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E141: 10011
Two files from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 1555; E172: 16001
Small hammerhead for metalworking from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 6515
Iron key from Fishamble Street, Dublin. E172: 1856
Iron barrel padlock key from High Street, Dublin. E71: 9786
Finds from Fishamble Street, Dublin. Two iron buckles. E172: 1538; E172: 11740
Iron knives from Christchurch Place and High Street, Dublin. E71: 9406; E122: 1890
Find from Winetavern Street, Dublin. Iron Key with attached cord. E81: 1815
Gold arm and finger rings.
A human skull that has suffered sword or axe cuts, and an iron slave collar. Both were found in Dublin.
A carved wooden plank from Christchurch Place in Dublin
A carved wooden bench or chair end.
A possible carved wooden chair back.
A carved wooden box.
A handle carved with a zoomorphic design.
Two iron saw blades (13-14) and an Iron draw-knife blade (15).
These keys and locks show that Vikings locked things away too.
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.
