Amergin's Blog (1)

The other day I was looking at a picture of the Tara brooch. It really is simply magnificent- craftsmanship unsought and unattained today (you can find a picture of it quite easily through google or wikipedia). The story goes it was found in a small wooden box on a beach in county Meath (a likely story). Silver, gold, enamel and amber draped in filigree in a synthesis of styles not seen in Ireland since Rome drove all of the 'Celtic' brethren of the Irish into slavery or military conscription, o… Continue