Griffin Murray selects a zoomorphic penannular brooch from the collection of the Kerry County Museum
Stories surrounding the discovery of artefacts are often as interesting and exciting as the objects themselves. Such was the case when Mrs Sheila Edgeworth was clearing out the ashes from her turf-burning Stanley range one morning in 2009. It was while performing this routine domestic chore that she noticed something stuck in the grating of the range. She retrieved what appeared to be an unusual object; not realizing at the time that what she held in her hand was a bronze brooch approximately 1,400 years old. The brooch had been burnt in the fire the night before, but miraculously had managed to survive its ordeal relatively intact.
Stephanie McBride talks to Mike Bunn about the craft of old school photography and his plans to establish an academy for photographers
Losing faith in the early success of her work led Miseon Lee on a journey of self-discovery, both in artistic terms and geographically, writes James Hanley