Hi Thomas,
I got some piccies of that Claymore but Unfortunatly they arent any good. The Lighting is pretty bad and There was to many prople around to spend Time getting good pics. LOL the curators dont like my photo expiditions. So Unfortunatly the photos dont show you much more detail then you already have in the pencil sketches.
http://homepage.eircom.net/~jimflan/100TRDSC.zip
Ill try again next time I visit.
Ciaran
| Ciaran Flanagan wrote: |
| Hi Thomas,
I got some piccies of that Claymore but Unfortunatly they arent any good. The Lighting is pretty bad and There was to many prople around to spend Time getting good pics. LOL the curators dont like my photo expiditions. So Unfortunatly the photos dont show you much more detail then you already have in the pencil sketches. http://homepage.eircom.net/~jimflan/100TRDSC.zip Ill try again next time I visit. Ciaran |
Hi Ciaran
Thank you very much for your effort , it's appreciated !
Every little bit helps in the study of these wonderful pieces, so don't sell your effort short !
Again I thank you !
Slàinte, Mac
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That's a claymore I've never seen the likes of. When is it dated to?
Brian M
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| That's a claymore I've never seen the likes of. When is it dated to? Brian M |
Hi Brian
It's dated to the sixteenth century ..... the double pommel is unique , but there are claymores depicted on tomb slabs (Kiels, Kilmoruy, and Kilmichael) that have some similar features !
Mac
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Pic on right : Oronsay tomb slab, dated 1539. ( pic: John Wallace, "Scottish swords & Dirks")
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Pic : top left, and above : * The Antiquaries Journal (London), July-October 1944 (Vol. XXXIV, Nos. 3,4)
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I just noticed the Scottish single-hander in the background, not unlike the one Albion has planned.
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| I just noticed the Scottish single-hander in the background, not unlike the one Albion has planned. |
The exhibit has 3 or four of these downturned lobed qullion swords on display.
Ciaran
One of those claymores, in Dublin, is pictured in this photo ! Mac
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* The Antiquaries Journal (London), July-October 1944 (Vol. XXXIV, Nos. 3,4)
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* The Antiquaries Journal (London), July-October 1944 (Vol. XXXIV, Nos. 3,4)
Irish finds that feature the classic Scot guards / langets !
*Pic's: Sixteenth Century Irish Swords in the National Museum of Ireland , by G.A Hayes-McCoy , Dublin, 1959
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Left : Limerick , Right : River Bann
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Left : River Barrow at Kilberry , Right : Lough Gara, Co. Sligo
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Sword found near Ballylin, Offaly
*Pic's: Sixteenth Century Irish Swords in the National Museum of Ireland , by G.A Hayes-McCoy , Dublin, 1959
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Left : River Lee , Right : River Bann
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Left : Limerick , Right : River Bann
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Left : River Barrow at Kilberry , Right : Lough Gara, Co. Sligo
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Sword found near Ballylin, Offaly
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