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Location: National Museum of 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

by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker

Saint Patrick's Bell and Shrine; bell: 8th–9th century C.E., iron; shrine: c. 1100 C.E., copper-alloy box, silver gilt, gold, silver, gilt-copper, rock crystal, colored stones, 26.7 x 15.5 cm (National Museum of Ireland, Dublin) — 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

by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker

Intricate metalwork dons this medieval Irish chalice made for performing the eucharist

The Ardagh Chalice

by Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker