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Title: Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Transactions Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and transactions Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and papers
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Publisher: Dublin, Ireland : The Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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Fig. 1. Scoop found at Glasnevin. (i) which was discovered in the grounds of the Training College, Marl-borough Hall. No other antiquities wrere found in the grave,which was one of several similar disinterred in the same spot. Un-fortunately none contained any objects which could assist in datingthe interments, but from the form of their rough stone linings it isprobable they may be provisionally assigned to some period ap-proaching the 10th century, a.d. The remaining portion of the hollowed end of the scoop wasfilled with a bright red substance which came out as a solid core.This was analysed by Professor Werner of Trinity College, Dublin,and found to contain—(1) sulphate of calcium (i.e., practically,plaster of Paris), (2) Fe203 (i.e., Venetian-red, probably obtained 174 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND
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Fig. 2. A. and B. (!) Fig. 6. A. and B. (() MISCELLANEA 175 by heating iron pyrites), and (3) glue or resin, probably animalglue ; the last formed the greater part of the mass. There are several similar scoops in the Academys collection.One (Fig. 2a) was found in a crannog, either that of Ballinderry or■Strokestown. Mr. W. F. Wakeman in his printed catalogue ofmuseum labels, described it as shaped like a marrow-spoon, orsmall dagger. Another (Fig. 2b) was found in street excavationsin Dublin. Both of these are made from the bones of sheep, andare here illustrated natural size. In the collection are also variousbones cut in a similar manner to the scoops, which may be regardedas earlier forms of implements of like use. Two of these are illus-trated natural size (Fig. 3). One (Fig. 3a) is described by Wake-man as A very elegant dagger, javelin, small spear or dart point.It is stated to have been found at Garristown, but Wakeman saysit came from Lagore Crannog. The other (Fig. 3b), Wak

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