Irish art

art museum in Dublin

sculpture motif

thumb|upright=1.2|Cumdach for the Stowe Missal, 11th century thumb|upright=1.0|The Soiscél Molaisse, 11th century A ' (, in Irish "cover") or book shrine' is an elaborate ornamented metal reliquary box or case used to hold Early Medieval Irish manuscripts or relics. They are typically later than the book they contain, often by several centuries. In most surviving examples, the book comes from the peak age of Irish monasticism before 800, and the extant cumdachs date from after 1000, although it is clear the form dates from considerably earlier. The majority are of Irish origin, with most survi

crescent-moon shaped late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age necklace or collar

high cross from the 10th century

early Iron Age carved stone head from Ireland

artwork by Jerome Connor