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Clogher, Co. Tyrone Multivallate plural 1 1 1
Cush, Co. Limerick Non-circular 1 3 8 Plural Pendant,
head-ring
Dalkey Island, Other 1 10 4 Fragments 3 rings
Co. Dublin
Deer Park Farms, Raised 1 62 89 23 4 rings
Co. Antrim
Dooey, Co. Donegal Other Plural c.100 Plural Plural 2 rings
Dowdstown 2, Non-circular 1 11 1 Fragments 1
Co. Meath
Feltrim Hill,
Cashel 71+ 10 17 1 ring
Co. Dublin
Feerwore,
Co. Galway
Univallate Plural 1 1 4 rings,
earrings?
Garranes, Co. Cork Multivallate 1 3 12 Ring?
Garryduff, Co. Cork Univallate 35+ 29 2 2
pendants
, plural
rings
Knowth, Co. Meath Raised 3 223 89 84 9 5 rings
Lagore, Co. Meath Crannog 10 221 161 116 3 6 rings,
1
pendant
Lough Faughan,
Co. Down
Crannog 1 Plural 8 2 Ring &
pendant
Moynagh Lough, Crannog 2 23 plural 22 2 rings
Co. Meath
Owenbristy,
Co. Galway
Cemetery/
settlement
1 2 4 2 2 Torc
Parknahown,
Co. Laois
Rathtinaun,
Co. Sligo
Raystown,
Co. Meath
Roestown 2,
Co. Meath
Uisneach,
Co. Westmeath
Cemetery/
settlement
2 16+ 16+ Fragments 1 Necklace
fragment
?
Crannog 2 26+ 9+ 5+ Rings
Non-circular 29 8 4 2 Ring
Non-circular 67+ 14+ 7 1
Other 2 14 4 1 1 ring
Table 7.2: sites with multiple ornament types and quantities
Brooches
Brooches are frequently the most decorative of early medieval ornaments; they are also the
most commonly depicted in texts and images. Several different types occur, with different
chronological spreads. Zoomorphic penannular brooches are generally dated from the fifth to
seventh centuries A.D., and the later annular/pseudo-penannular types to the eighth and
ninth centuries; bossed penannular and ‘thistle’ brooches are both found mainly in the
ninth/tenth century period, while kite brooches occur from this point in time through to the
twelfth century. Disc brooches are extremely rare, at least until tenth/eleventh-century
Hiberno-Scandinavian Dublin. Some types may overlap in reports with ringed-pins, notably
the eighth/ninth-century ‘brooch pin’ (Youngs 1989, 214); some call these ring brooches
(Laing 2006, 154; Fanning 1994, 5), but this term may cause confusion with the later
medieval ring brooches (see Deevy 1998).
Brooches of different materials are known, ranging from just two gold examples to the more
common use of silver or copper alloy, with also some iron and (later) pewter examples. While
some of these brooches are further ornamented with gilding or tinning, enamel, glass or
amber studs, others are relatively plain, although cast or incised ornament may add to the
decorative effect.
A difficulty in discussing the use and distribution of brooches is that significant numbers in
collections derive from old/stray finds, and are therefore lacking in context. Many of the most
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