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Ardagh Chalice, large, two-handled silver cup, decorated with gold, gilt bronze, and enamel, one of the best-known examples of Irish ecclesiastical metalwork.It was discovered in 1868, together with a small bronze cup and four brooches, in a potato field in Ardagh, County Limerick, Ire.

The Ardagh Chalice NMI 1874:99. Date: 8th century AD. The Ardagh Chalice is one of the greatest treasures of the early Irish Church. It is part of a hoard of objects found in the 19th century by a young man digging for potatoes near Ardagh, Co. Limerick.

History of the Ardagh Chalice. These items, along with the prized chalice became collectively known as the “Ardagh Hoard”. The cross gives us a vague idea of the time of burial thanks to an engraving with the numbers 727, which are believed to have indicated the year 1727.

The Sam Maguire Cup and the Ardagh Chalice Sep 17 by pilgrimagemedievalireland Today is the All Ireland Senior Football championship where Mayo will play against Dublin for the title of All Ireland Champions and trophy know as the Sam Maguire.

A history of Ireland in 100 objects Ardagh Chalice, eighth century. Sat, Sep 10, 2011, 01:00. Fintan O'Toole It was found in 1868, under a stone slab in Reerasta, near Ardagh, Co Limerick, with a.

Product Code: D10 The stunning Pewter Replica Ardagh Chalice. The original Ardagh Chalice is comprised of many different metals, pewter being one of them. It was found in September 1868, by two young men - Jim Quin and Paddy Flanagan - who were digging a potato field in Reerasta, Co. Limerick. An iconic symbol in Irish.

The Ardagh Chalice was discovered in 1868, in a field near the village of Ardagh, County Limerick, by two boys, Paddy Flanagan and Jim Quin. Inside the chalice was a smaller bronze ministerial cup and four brooches. Its discovery helped to fuel the Celtic Arts Revival movement in Victorian England.

This Irish love of complexity is everywhere on the Ardagh chalice. Numbers play a large part in the design: the Apostles are echoed in the twelve studs and twelve panels of the band at the top. What is extraordinary, though, is the number of pieces that make up the chalice: more than 350. The skill and complexity lavished on objects such as.

FIG. 66. The Ardagh Chalice. (From Miss Stokes's Early Christian Art in Ireland). Underneath the ornamental band near the top, and extending all round the circumference there is an inscription giving the names of the twelve Apostles: but the letters are too delicate to be shown in this illustration.

Much, however, as we should like to linger, we have space to glance at only three more typical specimens, viz., the Ardagh Chalice, the Tara Brooch, and the Cross of Cong. The gem of the whole collection, and in many respects one of the most beautiful and noteworthy objects in Europe, is the Ardagh Chalice.

Ardagh Chalice: Ardagh Chalice. In September 1868, a young man named Quin was digging potatoes at the south-western side of a Rath (fort) called Reerasta, beside the village of Ardagh and near the Carrickerry road. When he reached the bank close to a thorn bush he found the surface soft, and driving his spade down between the roots of the thorn.