National Museums NI

“This is part of the culture of Ireland”

Pete Baker on March 30, 2012, 7:00 pm

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Even though a group of 4 gold torcs were discovered near Stirling in 2009, they’re not that common. According to the BBC report, Dr Greer Ramsey from Armagh County Museum told Belfast coroner, John Leckey, that “10 torcs have been discovered in Ireland and 38 in Britain”. ANYhoo… the coroner has ruled that a [IIRC] 47 37 inch long flange-twisted gold torc, found in a bog in County Fermanagh, is an item of treasure. And, as we know, “strange things happen in the bog“. From the BBC report It …

“Working with collections and individuals all over the UK…”

Pete Baker on March 26, 2012, 6:42 pm

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As the BBC notes, 1,600 oil paintings from National Museums Northern Ireland have been digitally photographed and added to the online project to create a complete catalogue of all oil paintings in the UK national collection. From the BBC report Paintings by artists such as Bacon, Gainsborough, Gertler, Lavery, Lessore, Lorenzo Lippi, Lowry and Turner are among the paintings. This rich and varied collection is the first Irish collection to join the site and will be joined by 1,200 other paintings …