Mary Cahill, Assistant Keeper of the National Museum of Ireland, Attributes Exceptional Importance to the Recent Discovery of Three Gold Ribbon Torcs at Dooyork on the Shores of Blacksod Bay in County Mayo
The discovery of a gold ribbon torc at Dooyork, near Geesala, County Mayo, was reported to the National Museum of Ireland in late November 2001. The report came from Mr Tim Keane, a jeweller in Cork City, who had identified it when it was shown to him by one of the finders. His first impression was confirmed by Professor Peter Woodman, Department of Archaeology, University College, Cork, who advised him to contact the National Museum
The National Library of Ireland recently acquired an album of thirty-six watercolours and prints made by James Cavanah Murphy in Portugal between 1789 and 1790. Michael McCarthy recalls the career and travels of this unusual draughtsman
The Smurfit Art Collection spans three continents and contains some of the best 20th-century Irish art. Ciaran MacGonical reviews a new catalogue of the collection