Ardagh Chalice

It is thought that man had established himself in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC. The arrival of the Celts around 400 BC brought about the division of the county into petty kingdoms or tuath. Christianity came to Limerick in the 5th Century, and resulted in the establishment of important monasteries in Limerick, at Ardpatrick, Mungret and Kileedy. From this golden age in Ireland of learning and art (5th - 9th Centuries) comes one of Ireland's greatest artefacts, The Ardagh Chalice, a masterpiece of metalwork, which ...

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Celtic art is art associated with various peoples known as Celts speaking the Celtic languages in Europe from pre-history through to the medieval period and beyond, as well as art of ancient peoples whose language is unknown but where cultural and stylistic similarities lead archaeologists to consider it probable that they were predecessors of those known to speak Celtic languages, and Celtic revival art from the 18th century to the modern era which began as a conscious effort by Modern Celt ...

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County Limerick(Contae Luimnigh in Irish) is a county in the province of Munster, located in the mid-west of Ireland with County Clare to the north, County Cork to the south, County Kerry to the west and County Tipperary to the east. The River Shannon flows through the city of Limerick and into the Atlantic Ocean at the north of the county. Below the city, the waterway is known as the Shannon Estuary. Because the estuary is shallow, the county's most important port i ...

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Celtic art in the Middle Ages was practiced by the Celtic speaking people of Ireland and Britain in the 800 year period from the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, to the establishment of Romanesque art in the 12th century. Celtic art is one of the major art periods in Medieval art. Celtic art - Ireland. In Ireland an unbroken Celtic heritage existed from before and throughout the Roman era of Britain, which had never reached the island, and thus the 5th to 7th centuries were mainly a ...

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List of mythical objects - Swords. Hrunting, the magical sword of Beowulf (Anglo-Saxon verse) Kusanagi-no-tsurugi (Japanese:草薙の剣) (also Ame no Murakamo no Tsurugi 天叢雲剣 or Tsumugari no Tachi 都牟刈の太刀), the sword of the Japanese god Susanoo (Japanese mythology) Shamshir-e Zomorrodnegar (Persian: شمشیر زمردنگار) "The emerald-studded Sword" in the Persian mythical story Amir Arsalan. The hideous horned demon called Fulad ...

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Migration Period art - Polychrome style. See also: Visigothic art During the 2nd century the Goths of southern Russia discovered a new found taste for gold figurines and objects inlaid with precious stones. This style was borrowed from Scythians and the Sarmatians, had some Roman influences, and was also popular with the Huns. Perhaps the most famous examples are found in the 4th century Pietrossa Treasure (Petrossa) in Romania, which includes a great gold eagle brooch (picture). The eagle motif der ...

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Celtic art in the Middle Ages was practiced by the Celtic speaking people of Ireland and Britain in the 800 year period from the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, to the establishment of Romanesque art in the 12th century. Celtic art is one of the major art periods in Medieval art. Celtic art - Ireland. In Ireland an unbroken Celtic heritage existed from before and throughout the Roman era of Britain, which had never reached the island, and thus the 5th to 7th centuries were mainly a ...

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Irish art - Celtic art. Main article: Celtic art In Ireland an unbroken Celtic heritage existed from before and through the Roman period in Britain, which had never reached the island, and thus the 5th to 7th centuries were mainly a continuation of the late Iron Age La Tene traditions, with only some minor Roman influences. In the 7th and 8th centuries Irish art mixed with Germanic traditions through Irish missionary contacts with the Anglo-Saxons, creating what is called the Hiberno-Sa ...

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The ancient peoples now called "Celts" spoke a group of languages that had a common origin in the Indo-European language known as Common Celtic or Proto-Celtic. This shared linguistic origin was once widely accepted by scholars to indicate peoples with a common genetic origin in central Europe, who had spread their culture by emigration and invasion. Archaeologists identified various cultural traits of these peoples, including styles of art, and traced the culture to the earlier Hallstatt culture and La Tène culture. More recent studies hav ...

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Irish art - Modernism. Mainie Jellett The White Stag group The Exhibition of Living Art Louis le Brocquy Patrick Scott John Kingerlee Irish art - Abstact Expressionism. Charles Brady Tony O'Malley Nano Reid Irish art - The Northern Artists. William Scott Neil Shawcross Colin Middleton Irish art - Politics. Robert Ballagh Willie ...

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Irish art - The Irish Impressionists. Henry Jones Thaddeus Roderic O'Conor Irish art - The Irish Landscape. Paul Henry Irish art - The Academy. Sarah Purser John Lavery William Orpen Irish art - Jack Yeats. Jack Yeats Irish art - Social Realism. Sean Keating Irish art - The Stainglass movement. See also:

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In the 3rd century the Roman Empire almost collapsed and its army was becoming increasingly Germanic in make-up, so that in the 4th century when Huns pushed nomadic German tribes westward, they spilled across the Empire's borders and began to settle there. The Visigoths settled in Italy and then Spain, in the north the Franks settled in to Gaul and western Germany, and in the 5th century Scandinavians such as the Angles, Saxons and Jutes invaded Britain. By the close of the 6th century the Western Roman Empire was almost completely replaced with smaller less poli ...

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Since the Romantic era, there has been a substantial revival of interest in all things Celtic, including the visual arts. Many painters, calligraphers, and other artists have worked with the themes drawn from ancient or medieval Celtic art, or else inspired by Celtic literary themes. Some of this work has remained very close to the style of La Tène or illuminated manuscript originals, but much of it has a distinctly new feel. Modern Celtic-themed art can be seen today in a wide range of lo ...

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List of mythical objects - Relics. The Ark of the Covenant, a container said to house the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments The Relics of Jesus ...

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County Limerick is the green heartland of Munster and its Irish name Luimneach (the flat area) certainly makes sense when compared with the rest of the province. Especially in the east, the land consist mostly of a fertile limestone plain, which is ringed by mountains on its borders; The Slieve Felims, The Galtees (Na Gaibhlte) and the Ballyhouras. However it would be wrong to say that the county is a monotonous plain, for the county is dotted with hills and ridges. This eastern part of the county is the heartland of the Golden ...

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Since the Romantic era, there has been a substantial revival of interest in all things Celtic, including the visual arts. Many painters, calligraphers, and other artists have worked with the themes drawn from ancient or medieval Celtic art, or else inspired by Celtic literary themes. Some of this work has remained very close to the style of La Tène or illuminated manuscript originals, but much of it has a distinctly new feel. Modern Celtic-themed art can be seen today in a wide range of lo ...

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County Limerick - Rail. Limerick has three operational railway lines passing through it, the Ballybrophy line leading to North Tipperary through Nenagh and Roscrea the Ennis line through County Clare (only that station is currently operation) the Limerick Junction line which is the busiest line, connecting Limerick to the Cork-Dublin line. In addition, a line exists to Foynes but the last revenue service was in 2000. County Limerick - Bus. The county's regional/national bus ...

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Limerick is widely regarded to be the Irish home of Rugby which is very popular in the county, but is mostly focused around Limerick city, which boasts many of Ireland's most celebrated All-Ireland League teams; Garryowen, Shannon, Old Crescent, Young Munster are among the most prominant. Limerick's Thomond Park is the home of the Munster Rugby team, who enjoy enthusiastic and often fanatical support throughout the county. In the county, however, it is undoubtedly the GAA which has the upper hand. Hurling in particular is strong in ea ...

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List of mythical objects - Airborne. The Flying Throne of Kai Kavus was an eagle-propelled craft built by the Persian king Kai Kavus, used for flying the king all the way to China The Flying Carpet or the "Prince Housain's carpet", the magic carpet from Tangu in Persia that acted as a magic carpet. The Pushpa Vimana a flight in which Ayya Vaikundar went to Vaikundam according to Akilattirattu Ammanai the source of Ayyavazhi mythology and the holy book of Ayyavazhi religion. The Vitthakalai a gold-decorated vahana (vehi ...

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List of mythical objects - Headgear. The Helmet of Rostam, upon which was fixed the head of the white giant Dive-e Sepid, from the Persian epic Shahnama The Helmet of Hades, created by the Cyclopes for Hades. It made the wearer invisible. List of mythical objects - Shields. The Aegis, Athena's shield, also used by Perseus (Greek mythology) The Shield of Darkness, used by Höðr to protect himself from Vali the Ave ...

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