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Meehan, "Book satchels in medieval Scotland and Ireland" in: A.

Greek stélé (stones used for commemorative purposes or as territorial markers) found in Egypt bearing a dedication of a site to the god Shebah, dated 93 BC.ī.Stauette of Pallas Athéné, Greek goddess.Pallaya, a stringed musical instrument, probably once part of collection of explorer Captain James Cook (1728-79) from his voyages in the South Seas.Coptic textiles from the 3rd - 8th centuries.Cast of the upper half of the skulls of Hester Johnson (Swift’s "Stella", 1681-1728) and Jonathan Swift.Objects associated with other eminent Irish figures include: Medieval bronze bell, possibly associated with Abbey of Dough Mór, Co.Insular gilt bronze cross mount (8th century), (MS OBJ/1998/16).Bronze die (East Anglia, late 7th or early 8th century), used for impressing silver or gold foil, (MS OBJ/1998/15).Three pre-10th-century brooches (MS OBJ/ND/1-3).Kerry and Fortwilliam, barony of Clanmaurice (MS OBJ/ND/26-27). Two Ogham stones, probably dating to the 5th or 6th centuries, from Inishvickillaune, Co.TipperaryĪncient Irish, classical and other antiquities include: Armagh and was subsequently in the possession of the Otway-Ruthven family of Co. Castle Otway harp (17th century), was owned and played by Patrick Quin (c.1745-1812), Co.The Brian Boru or College harp, the oldest surviving Irish harp, mistakenly associated with Brian Boru (d.1014) but probably dating from the later Middle Ages is on permanent display in the Long Room.The 15th-century leather satchel associated with the the Book of Armagh (written 807) (see Meehan in Crone, below).

The 12th-century shrine of the Book of Dimma (see Mullarkey below).Some of the most significant items housed in the Library relate to the manuscript collections: Salt-glazed tile from the medieval All Hallows monastery, subsequently the site for Trinity College Dublin.Dublin University Officer Training Corps paraphernalia, including a rifle, swords, swagger stick, drum, banners, and commemorative silver cups.Medals (approximately 200 medals, many awarded for academic achievements).

#Thelibrarian artefacts portable#

Portable writing desk of Robert Emmet (1778-1803).Some of the holdings relate directly to the history of the university and its graduates: There remains a collection of over 600 objects still housed in Manuscripts & Archives. In 1894 the Board of Trinity College Dublin agreed to transfer many of their historical objects, which had been used as teaching tools in Trinity College, to the Museum of Science and Art. Until the establishment of the Museum of Science and Art, Dublin (later the National Museum of Ireland), by Act of Parliament in 1877, institutions such as Trinity College Dublin, the Royal Dublin Society and the Royal Irish Academy acted as repositories for museum materials.