Traditional Crafts Of Ireland
Transcript of Traditional Crafts Of Ireland
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20092009
IRISH ART
Textiles
Traditional Shawl and Bainin Petticoat Crios
Aran jersey ‘gansey’
Cable zigzag diamond trinity
Cable(variant) double zigzag tree of life basket
Irish moss link link honeycomb
Limerick
Needle-run
Lace
Crochet
Stonework
Granite Wall
Co.Dublin
Fedin Wall
Aran Island
Moher flags and
Bank
Water-rolled stones
Co.Kerry
THE STONE AGE: 7000 – 2000 BCTHE STONE AGE: 7000 – 2000 BC
Poulnabrone Portal Dolmen Poulnabrone Portal Dolmen Burren, Co. ClareBurren, Co. Clare Creevykeel Court Tomb/Cairn
Co. Leitrim
Newgrange Passage Grave 3200 BC
THE STONE AGE: 7000 – 2000 BC
Winter Solstice 19th to the 23rd of December.
The Triskele
THE BRONZE AGE: 2000 – 500 BCTHE BRONZE AGE: 2000 – 500 BC
Gold Fibula Gold Fibula Glenisheen Glenisheen GorgetGorget
THE IRON AGE: 500 B.C. – A.D. 400THE IRON AGE: 500 B.C. – A.D. 400
Castlestrange StoneCastlestrange StoneTuroe StoneTuroe Stone
The Broighter HoardThe Broighter Hoard
THE CHRISTIAN CELTIC PERIOD 5TH – 6TH CENTURY
BEE HIVE HUT
Skellig MichaelSkellig Michael
GALLARUS ORATORY CARNDONAGH CROSS
Development of High Cross
HIGH CHRISTIAN PERIOD: 7HIGH CHRISTIAN PERIOD: 7THTH & 8 & 8THTH CENTURIESCENTURIES
SOUTH CROSS AHENNY NORTH CROSS AHENNY
Cross of Moone 1000 AD
MANUSCRIPTSMANUSCRIPTS
BOOK OF
DURROW
COPTIC INFLUENCE
EVANGELIST’S SYMBOL CARPET PAGECARPET PAGE
Initial Page
Ardagh Chalice
8th Century
Connections High Cross/ Metalwork/Manuscripts
TARA BROOCHTARA BROOCH
VIKING INVASIONS 9VIKING INVASIONS 9THTH & 10 & 10THTH CENTURIESCENTURIES
CLONMACNOISE
GLENDALOUGH
CLONMACNOISE CROSSMonasterboice -Muiredach's Cross
BOOK OF KELLSBOOK OF KELLS
Chi-Rho Page (Christ’s Monogram)
(The Goldsmith)Portrait of St. John
MEDIEVAL PERIOD 11MEDIEVAL PERIOD 11THTH & & 12TH12TH
Rock of Cashel 12th Century
The cross of CongThe cross of Cong
European system of Church and state law arrived with Cistercians and other European monks
Decline of Celtic Church and Arts
ANGLO NORMAN PERIOD 1169 - ANGLO NORMAN PERIOD 1169 - 16001600
Romanesque/Gothic
1717thth and 18 and 18thth Centuries Centuries
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
First Large scale Classical Building
Customs House
Neo-Classical Style
Georgian Ireland Georgian Ireland 1714 to 18301714 to 1830
Thatching
The hearth
Hurls
Currachs
Currach
Styles
Bodhran
Lambeg
Uilleann pipeshttp://www.youtube.com/Taramusicdotcom
Harps
Waterford Crystal
Sign Writing
'The Lakeside Cottages' by Paul Henry'The Lakeside Cottages' by Paul Henry (1876 - 1958)(1876 - 1958)
Jack Butler YeatsJack Butler Yeats
(29 August 1871, London – 28 March 1957, Dublin)(29 August 1871, London – 28 March 1957, Dublin)
Wickerwork
Traditional craft
In
School
Plaited rush and straw work
Festival Straw work
CailleachaA universal celebration of harvest
St Brigid’s doll
St Brigid’s Cross