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c. 1000BC: Trio of Bronze Age Irish gold 'Ring Money'1 - c. 1000BC: Trio of Bronze Age Irish gold 'Ring Money'
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Gold 'ring money' in the form of three plain rings, originating from Northern Ireland. Extremely scarce as a trio. Pre Christian Irelan...
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c. 1000BC: Bronze Age Irish Gold Ring Money from Co. Armagh2 - c. 1000BC: Bronze Age Irish Gold Ring Money from Co. Armagh
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Gold sheet over copper. Originating from County Armagh. With folded-over ends.
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c. 1000BC: Bronze Age Irish Gold Ring Money3 - c. 1000BC: Bronze Age Irish Gold Ring Money
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Gold sheet over copper. A good example from Northern Ireland
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c750-600BC: Late Bronze Age socketed bronze axe head4 - c750-600BC: Late Bronze Age socketed bronze axe head
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5 by 2 in. R. G. Widdowson Antiquities, North Yorkshire; Whence purchased by the present owner Extremely fine and rare Ewart Park Phase bronze axe
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1950-1: Codex Cenannensis: The Book of Kells5 - 1950-1: Codex Cenannensis: The Book of Kells
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16 by 12 in. Bern: Urs Graf, vellum stamped in gilt; boxes.Facsimile edition of the Book of Kells in two volumes, comprising of hundreds of plates
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1868: Facsimiles of the Miniatures and Ornaments of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts by J.O. Westwo6 - 1868: Facsimiles of the Miniatures and Ornaments of Anglo-Saxon and Irish Manuscripts by J.O. Westwo
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22 by 14 in. Quaritch London, 1868, folio, 156pp.One of an edition of 200, illustrated with 54 excellent chromolithographic plates. Presented in a
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1791: Francis Grose The Antiquities of Ireland  limited edition with colour plates7 - 1791: Francis Grose The Antiquities of Ireland limited edition with colour plates
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14 by 10 in. London. Hooper. 1791. Comprising of two volumes with a total of 266 very fine contemporarily hand coloured plates. Only a total of 25
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1791: Francis Grose The Antiquities of Ireland8 - 1791: Francis Grose The Antiquities of Ireland
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11 by 7.5 in. Quarter leather, marbled boards, gilt titles.Hooper, London, 1791. First Edition. Two volumes. A sought after publication. Illustrat
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1766: The History and Antiquities of the City of Dublin by Walter Harris9 - 1766: The History and Antiquities of the City of Dublin by Walter Harris
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8 by 5.5 in. Original calf, 509pp.The History and Antiquities of the City of Dublin. From the earliest accounts, Compiled from Authentick Memoirs,
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1566 (20 March) Important State letter issued by King Philip II of Spain to Cardinal Innocenzo del M10 - 1566 (20 March) Important State letter issued by King Philip II of Spain to Cardinal Innocenzo del M
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11.5 by 11.5 in. Single page manuscript. Important letter sent from Madrid signed “Yo El Rey” by the King. Also signed by Gonzalo Peres the King’s
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1950: Siege of Clonmel Commemoration Tercentenary Souvenir Record11 - 1950: Siege of Clonmel Commemoration Tercentenary Souvenir Record
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9.5 by 7.5 in. Siege of Clonmel Commemoration Tercentenary Souvenir Record 1650-1950 edited by P. O'Connell and W. C. Darmody. 100pp with fo...
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1657: Composite Atlas Orbis Novi et Antiqvi Delineatio12 - 1657: Composite Atlas Orbis Novi et Antiqvi Delineatio
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16 by 12 in. Folio, contemporary pigskin over boards, marked G.M.F. to spine. Collection of bound 16th Century maps. Manuscript title Orbis Novi e
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1610: John Speed map of the province of Connaught13 - 1610: John Speed map of the province of Connaught
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15 by 20 in. Intaglio, handcoloured, framed. Attractive map of Connaught with inset town plan of Galway. “Performet by John Speede and are to be s
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1662: Johannis Blaeu. Atlas Hibernia14 - 1662: Johannis Blaeu. Atlas Hibernia
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21 by 13 in. Half leather, marbled boards 47pp. Containing six scarce maps with contemporary hand colouring. Five double page maps of Ireland, Mou
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17th Century: Map of Ireland by William Hole15 - 17th Century: Map of Ireland by William Hole
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11 by 14 in. Engraving, hand coloured, framed. Nice early map of Ireland oriented with West at the top. Titled "Hiberniae Ireland Anglis Y...
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1691 (8 March) Williamite Wars bounty document to officer for 'good service in Ireland'16 - 1691 (8 March) Williamite Wars bounty document to officer for 'good service in Ireland'
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15 by 9.5 in. Single sheet, manuscript. A rare Williamite Wars period discharge and bounty document presenting the sum of £200 to Captain J...
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1699 (12 December) Portsmouth Garrison letter relating to troop behaviour17 - 1699 (12 December) Portsmouth Garrison letter relating to troop behaviour
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11 by 6.5 in. Two page manuscript letter to Henry Sidney, Earl of Romney about the threatening behaviour of John Larkin, a gunner, against Daniel
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17th Century: Mortuary sword with 'Entoledo' blade18 - 17th Century: Mortuary sword with 'Entoledo' blade
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Mortuary hilted broad sword with wooden grip. 83cm blade with triple central fuller and incised on both sides 'Entoledo'.
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1925 (4 June) Irish Freemasonry bicentenary commemorative medal19 - 1925 (4 June) Irish Freemasonry bicentenary commemorative medal
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Hallmarked silver. 1725-1925 medal celebrating the bicentenary of Freemasonry in Ireland. Obverse with the armorial crest of the Grand Lodge of F
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1738: Scarce example of dated Youghal delft20 - 1738: Scarce example of dated Youghal delft
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An extremely scarce Youghal delft plate. Decorated with the initials of a person "M.H" and the year 1738 within three concentric circ...
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1714: Herman Moll map of Ireland21 - 1714: Herman Moll map of Ireland
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40.5 by 24.4 in. Detailed and large map of Ireland by cartographer, engraver, and publisher Herman Moll. Titled "A New Map of Ireland Divid...
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18th Century: Seacharts of Kinsale and Cork by Grenville Collins and Lindsay22 - 18th Century: Seacharts of Kinsale and Cork by Grenville Collins and Lindsay
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19 by 24 in. Chart of Kinsale Harbour by Captain Grenville Collins. Also with 1759 chart of Cork harbour by Reverend Lindsay published by Mount an
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1754: French titled Map of Ireland by J. Gibson23 - 1754: French titled Map of Ireland by J. Gibson
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19 by 21 in. Engraved, hand coloured, framed. Map of Ireland by J. Gibson, Clerkenwell, titled "2e. Carte d'Irlande 1754". Also wi...
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1771: Andrews' plan of the City of Dublin24 - 1771: Andrews' plan of the City of Dublin
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8.5 by 12 in. Engraving, hand coloured, framed. An excellent Georgian plan of the city of Dublin with numbered references to various locations thr
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1751: Dublin Joint Hospital Scheme lottery tickets25 - 1751: Dublin Joint Hospital Scheme lottery tickets
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7.5 by 6.5 in. Three extremely scarce one tenth tickets for the 18th Century, Dublin Joint Hospital Scheme lottery run by Bartholomew Mosse, found
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18th-19th Century: Collection of Irish leases and marriage settlement documents26 - 18th-19th Century: Collection of Irish leases and marriage settlement documents
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Including County Meath marriage settlements from 1734 and 1786. 1815 County Kildare lease between Patrick Dunne of Corbally and Robert Johnson of
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18th Century: Georgian Society Records of Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin27 - 18th Century: Georgian Society Records of Domestic Architecture and Decoration in Dublin
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Volume 1 to 5. Volume 1 (Facsimile reprint of the 1909 edition by Irish University Press -1969). Volume 2 (1910). Limited Edition of 400 Copies.
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1780 (29 January) America. West Point Garrison note relating to General Knox28 - 1780 (29 January) America. West Point Garrison note relating to General Knox
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3 by 7.5 in. Single page manuscript note stating “Received. West Point 29th January a bundle of clothing for general Nox, and two shirts for Capta
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19th Century: 1782 Club buttons29 - 19th Century: 1782 Club buttons
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3 large and 1 small 1782 Club gilt buttons decorated with shamrocks. The club was founded in 1844 to celebrate the memory of legislative Irish in
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1788 pattern British cavalry sword30 - 1788 pattern British cavalry sword
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1788 pattern light cavalry trooper’s sword. Straight 90cm blade with narrow back fuller. Stirrup hilt with ribbed leather grip. Complete with lea
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1793 (13 February) French Revolution volunteer commission document31 - 1793 (13 February) French Revolution volunteer commission document
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13.5 by 9 in. In the name of Citizen Paul Guichard To hold the rank of Lieutenant in the Militia Battalion of the Somme With signatures and origin
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1794-7: French Revolutionary Wars engravings including Captain Faulknor storming Fort Royal Martiniq32 - 1794-7: French Revolutionary Wars engravings including Captain Faulknor storming Fort Royal Martiniq
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25 by 30 in. Framed, coloured engravings. Two large engravings of Captain Faulknor of HMS Zebra storming Fort Royal Martinique as part of a force
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1791 (October 19) Henry Grattan handwritten and signed letter33 - 1791 (October 19) Henry Grattan handwritten and signed letter
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9 by 7.5 in. 3pp, manuscript. Letter in Grattan's hand sent from 9 Lukesmith Square. Written in the third person and signed numerous times a...
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1798: 'The United Irish Patriots of 1798' print34 - 1798: 'The United Irish Patriots of 1798' print
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19 by 24 in. Lithograph, framed. Large print depicting the leaders of the United Irishmen including Wolfe Tone, Emmet, Sheares, Russell, Naper Tan
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18th-20th Century: Collection of letters with signatures of Irish historical figures including35 - 18th-20th Century: Collection of letters with signatures of Irish historical figures including
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Mixed lot of letters handwritten and signed by well known Irish historical figures including Aubrey Thomas de Vere, Dudley Fitzgerald de-Ros, Col
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1826: Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone36 - 1826: Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone
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9 by 6 in. Quarter leather with marbled boards, gilt titled spine, 2 volumes. Life of Theobald Wolfe Tone, Founder of the United Irish Society, a
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circa 1820: Cork Hedge School manuscript book of stories transcribed by Uilliam Ó hAodha37 - circa 1820: Cork Hedge School manuscript book of stories transcribed by Uilliam Ó hAodha
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7 by 6 in. An excellent 324pp manuscript book in the Irish language with stories and notes likely to have been transcribed by Uilliam Ó hAo...
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19th Century: Cork City Dinner Service hand painted plate38 - 19th Century: Cork City Dinner Service hand painted plate
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An interesting plate from a large dinner service set commissioned for the Lord Mayor of Cork’s Old Mansion House (now the Mercy Hospital) which w
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1806 ( 7 May) Court of the Exchequer Ireland Decree of Judgement39 - 1806 ( 7 May) Court of the Exchequer Ireland Decree of Judgement
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26 by 27 in. Court of the Exchequer Ireland Exemplification or Decree of Judgement in the case of plaintiffs Robert Marth & William Burke ag...
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1810 : Map of County Down by James Williamson40 - 1810 : Map of County Down by James Williamson
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50 by 43 in. Large map titled "A Map of the County of Down, taken from Actual Survey Completed in the Year 1810 / by James Williamson"...
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1818: History of the City of Dublin, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time41 - 1818: History of the City of Dublin, from the Earliest Accounts to the Present Time
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Ex-libris St Augustine Monastery Abbey, Ramsgate, with bookplate and library stamp to each volume Full calf, T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1818
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19th Century: Irish alphabetic and religious sampler42 - 19th Century: Irish alphabetic and religious sampler
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15 by 10 in. An attractive Irish thread cross-stich on linen sampler by "Margaret Adams, 18 Belfast Street", with a verse of the hymn ...
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19th Century (Irish School) views of Collon Village Co. Louth43 - 19th Century (Irish School) views of Collon Village Co. Louth
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5.5 by 8.25 in. 1817 three views (2 watercolour, 1 pencil) of Collon Church and Village framed uniformly. Collon church was designed by the Revd D
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19th-20th Century: Large collection of deeds, indentures and receipts including Barracks plans44 - 19th-20th Century: Large collection of deeds, indentures and receipts including Barracks plans
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A large box of documents relating to a Dublin solicitors practice and covering a large range of different legal issues. Including documents lette
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19th-20th Century: Another collection of deeds, indentures and reciepts45 - 19th-20th Century: Another collection of deeds, indentures and reciepts
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Metal deed box with the name of Mrs. Hercules MacDonnell full of documents and correspondence relating to the same Dublin solicitor. Including ma
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1820-1840: British nobility commemorative medals including George Leveson-Gower46 - 1820-1840: British nobility commemorative medals including George Leveson-Gower
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Three attractively framed commemorative medals. Two produced in memory of George Leveson-Gower, 1st Duke of Sutherland, a controversial figure du
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1821: George IV - Grand Installation of The Knights of Saint Patrick medal47 - 1821: George IV - Grand Installation of The Knights of Saint Patrick medal
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1.5 by 1.5 in. Medal struck to commemorate the 1821 Grand Installation of The Knights of Saint Patrick by George IV on his visit to Ireland. Obver
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1825: Calendar of prisoners at Carlow Gaol48 - 1825: Calendar of prisoners at Carlow Gaol
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18.5 by 22 in. Single page manuscript. Calendar of prisoners in the custody of the High Sheriff of Carlow in July 1825. Includes information such
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1835 (7 December) Major General Richard Delafield handwritten and signed letter49 - 1835 (7 December) Major General Richard Delafield handwritten and signed letter
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9.5 by 7.5 in. Single page manuscript. Letter written and signed by Richard Delafield who served as superintendent of the US Military Academy, was
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1830: Alphonse de Lamartine portrait medallion from the library of Richard Robert Madden50 - 1830: Alphonse de Lamartine portrait medallion from the library of Richard Robert Madden
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5.5 by 5.25 in. Portrait medallion of Alphonse de Lamartine, the French poet and statesman, produced in 1830 by David d’Angers at the time that de
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