The Shrine of St. Manchán, of Manghan, c. 1130

There is not a lot of surviving sources to show early Irish costume. One item used is the Shrine of St. Manchán, of Manghan, c. 1130, Boher church, Co. Offaly, Ireland


Detail of the figures on bottom right of St. Manchán's shrine
Detail of the figures on the bottom left of St. Manchán's shrine includes a figure with a small axe.
This is the source Ian Heath uses for an Irish Axeman in Armies of the Dark Ages 600-1066 & another Irish Axeman in Armies of Feudal Europe 1066-1300
Also of interest is The Breac Moedhóc, a bronze Irish house-shrine from the 11th or 12th century

MIRROR SITES
Shrine of St. Manchán, of Manghan, c. 1130, Boher church, Co. Offaly, Ireland
The Breac Maedhóc, a bronze Irish house-shrine from the 11th or 12th century

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Irish Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers