Inspired by Italian-style architecture abroad, the king of Munster in Ireland commissioned this Romanesque church in the 12th century
Location Country: Ireland
This luxurious cross supposedly contained a fragment of the True Cross and was commissioned by the High King of Ireland
The Cross of Cong
Associated with the founder of Christianity in Ireland, this medieval bell and its ornate shrine is one of the treasures of medieval Ireland
Saint Patrick’s Bell and Shrine
Clonmacnoise, an important monastery that attracted religious pilgrims and royal patronage, is considered a quintessential example of the early Irish church
Clonmacnoise
This quintessential medieval castle features a dry moat, defensive towers, and murder holes
Cahir Castle, Ireland
Intricate metalwork dons this medieval Irish chalice made for performing the eucharist
The Ardagh Chalice
Originally painted, monumental crosses in Ireland like this one are the largest freestanding sculpture from the Middle Ages
Muiredach Cross
Newgrange is part of an area that contains one of the largest collections of neolithic and megalithic art and culture in the world
Newgrange, a prehistoric tomb in Ireland
This thin crescent-shaped piece of gold, along with two discs, indicates Ireland's early sophisticated metal-working and how travel and trade were prevalent even in the Bronze Age
Golden lunula and two gold discs (Coggalbeg ...
This dramatic island off the coast of Ireland was once a place for monks to remove themselves from the world
Skellig Michael
Snakes, peacocks, lions, hares, mice, and more — in the Book of Kells.
The Book of Kells
Book bindings made in Egypt and Syria during the reign of the Mamluk Sultanate represent the pinnacle of Islamic book design.
Mamluk bindings
This is Europe's largest and most important concentration of prehistoric megalithic art.
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