bell
- Museum number
- 1889,0902.22
- Description
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Iron bell of Conall Cael, Abbot of Inishkeel; pyramidal; traces of bronze sheeting; T-shaped bronze mount at top on one side (22A).
- Production date
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7thC-9thC (bell)
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10thC(late)-11thC (shrine)
- Dimensions
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Height: 175 millimetres
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Width: 130 millimetres
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Depth: 95 millimetres
- Curator's comments
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Pers. comm. Niamh Whitfield on pronunciation (logged in object file):
"Conall Caol is pronounced ‘Conall' to rhyme with ‘funnel'; and ‘Caol' to rhyme with ‘quail' (the bird)".
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Attached to 1889,0902.22.a
- Location
- On display (G41/dc15)
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2015 19 Jun- 13 Jul, Ireland, Letterkenny, Donegal Museum, St. Conall Cael Bellshrine.
2011 23 June-9 Oct, London, BM, 'Treasures of Heaven'
2011 13 Feb-8 May, Baltimore, Walters Museum of Art, 'Treasures of Heaven'
2010-2011 17 Oct-6 Jan, Ohio, Cleveland Museum of Art, 'Treasures of Heaven'
- Acquisition date
- 1889
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1889,0902.22
