Cludach leabhair, cross carved on wooden cover

Irish Museums, National Museum of Ireland, Dublin

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Cross carved on a wooden cover

Cludach leabhair

This cover bearing the coat of arms of the Fitzgerald Earls of Desmond is decorated with the figure of a mounted knight as well as a group of men engaged in a sword dance. Records such as these are further evidence of the popularity of music and dance.

Whalebone
X4588

16th Century

Donabate, Co, Dublin

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Cross carved on a wooden cover

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Source:  Dublin, Ireland