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Iron Axe-Head from River Shannon on display in the National Museum of Ireland
Iron axe head with wooden handle from the River Shannon. Viking Age. 1986: 109
Reconstruction of the Annaholty Bog Shoe by John Nicholl
Reconstruction of an eleventh-century leather shoeby experimental archaeologist John Nicholl. The original wasfound in Annaholty Bog on the border of Co. Limerick and Co. Tipperary, and probably dates to the eleventh or twelfth century. It is of a…
Images of the eleventh- or twelfth-century Annaholty Bog Shoe
Images of a leather shoe found in Annaholty Bog on the border of Co. Limerick Co. Tipperary and dating to the eleventh or twelfth century. It is a well preserved example of a shoe type found in urban centres in Ireland and across Europe during the…
Article about the Ballynolan Thistle Brooch
Article by Colm Moriarty in the blog 'Irish Archaeology' about the Ballynolan Thistle Brooch in the collections of the MAA in Cambridge.
St Mary's Cathedral, possible site of the Norse thingmote in Limerick
St Mary's Cathedral was founded in 1168, but is the likely site of the thongmote in the Viking settlement on King's Island in Limerick.
View of King's Island in Limerick (north end)
A view of the north end of King's Island, St John's Castle and Thomond Bridge in Limerick. This was the site of the Viking settlement in Limerick.
Viking axe-head in the Hunt Museum
An iron axe-head, ninth or tenth century, from the Hunt Museum Collections.
HCA 638
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-638.aspx
HCA 638
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-638.aspx
Ringed pins in the Hunt Museum
A selection of ringed pins of the ninth, tenth and eleventh century held in the Hunt Museum Collections.
Viking bone ice-skate in the Hunt Museum
A worked bone ice skate, possibly ninth or tenth century, held in the Hunt Museum collections.
HCA 684
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-684.aspx
HCA 684
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-684.aspx
Viking hammer pin in the Hunt Museum
An iron hammer pin, Viking, possibly ninth or tenth century.
HCA 639
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-639.aspx
HCA 639
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-639.aspx
Viking bone comb in the Hunt Museum
Single-edged, decorated bone comb from the Viking Age. Held in the Hunt Museum Collections.
HCA 592
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-592.aspx
HCA 592
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-592.aspx
Silver neck ring in the Hunt Museum
Viking silver neck ring described as having woven strands and knobbed terminals. Dating to the tenth or eleventh centuries. Held in the Hunt Museum Collections.
HCA 452
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-452.aspx
HCA 452
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-452.aspx
Viking whistle in the Hunt Museum
A bone whistle with three perforations, listed as possibly ninth or tenth century.
HCA 683
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-683.aspx
HCA 683
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-683.aspx
Viking-Age Knife Handle in the Hunt Museum
A decorated bone knife-handle from the ninth or tenth century, possibly Viking.
HCA 636
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-636.aspx
HCA 636
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-636.aspx
Viking sword in the Hunt Museum
An iron Viking sword with a short blade and a T-shape hilt, 9th or 10th century.
HCA 637
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-637.aspx
HCA 637
http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/collection-items/hca-637.aspx
Map of Viking Limerick
An outline of the Viking Age settlement(s) at Limerick