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Stampaí
Stampa a Dhearadh
Músaeim
Oideachais
Comhpháirtithe
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Eolas Fúinn
Réada
Stampaí
Stampa a Dhearadh
Músaeim
Oideachais
Comhpháirtithe
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Eolas Fúinn
Réada
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Stampa a Dhearadh
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Roscrea Brooch
Late-Ninth Century
Where was the brooch found?
Boyle, Co. Rommon
Roscrea, Co. Roscommon
Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
What characteristic of the brooch would suggest that this brooch is not 100% Irish?
The amber
The gold
The silver
What does the this tell us about Viking invasions?
That they were catastrophic and triggered 'nationalist' response
That the vikings invented violent raiding
That they were traumatic but did not deter trade or cultural intergration