The Lake Dwellings of Ireland: Or ancient lacustrine habitations of Erin, commonly called crannogs.Wood-Martin, W. G. (William Gregory)
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The Lake Dwellings of Ireland: Or ancient lacustrine habitations of Erin, commonly called crannogs.
Wood-Martin, W. G. (William Gregory)
Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings -- Ireland
Bones of deer and other animals found in connexion with Irish crannogs
frequently bear marks of a saw, and No. 11, from Lagore, represents an
instrument of this class, measuring six inches in length. It was, no
doubt, secured by rivets to a back or handle of wood, but the rivets
no longer remain. Saws of this kind, some larger, some smaller, have
constantly accompanied crannog implements of iron. No. 12, also from
Lagore, is, seemingly, a ladle or miniature frying-pan, scarcely eight
inches in length.
In the Museum of the Royal Irish Academy there is a beautiful thin
saucer-shaped vessel, hammered out of a single piece of bronze that has
been cleaned to show the rich red golden colour of the metal.
[Illustration: Fig. 55.--Saucer-shaped Vessel of Bronze from
Cloonfinlough. About one-fifth real size.]
It is 7¾ inches in diameter, the rim pierced with two small holes
as if for suspending it, and decorated externally with a number of
indentations.[108] The crannog of Lisnacroghera furnished a vessel of
fairly graceful form, composed of extremely thin bronze; but it is
unprovided with either handles or holes for suspension.
[Illustration: Fig. 56.--Bronze Vessel from Lisnacroghera. Slightly
over six inches in diameter.]
[Illustration: Fig. 57.--Bronze Vessel and Iron Ladle from Lagore.]
[Illustration: Fig. 58.--Iron Vessel from Lagore. One-tenth the real
size.]
A bowl or vessel of bronze measuring 5¼ inches in diameter and three
inches in height, together with an iron ladle, were amongst the
numerous objects procured at Lagore,[109] also another vessel 9⅞ inches
in diameter, formed of thin iron.
[Illustration: Fig. 59.--Grain-rubber. About one-tenth the real size.]
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