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April 3, 1870
The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger
New Orleans, Orleans County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
A child in Ireland finds a metal relic near Drogheda, sold cheaply by an old woman to a dealer, who resells it; it is later identified as the valuable Tara brooch and purchased by the Royal Irish Academy for 300 pounds.
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A Curious Relic.—A child, while playing near Drogheda, Ireland, found a curious piece of metal, which she gave to an old woman, who took it to a dealer in old iron and got a shilling for it. The dealer in his turn sold it for two pounds ten shillings, and it has finally been purchased for the Royal Irish Academy in Dublin for three hundred pounds. It proved to be the celebrated "Tara brooch," one of the most remarkable pieces of goldsmith's work known to exist. It is formed of white bronze—this probably saved it from the melting pot; to which countless treasures of gold and silver have been consigned—the surface overlaid with gold filigree work of surprising intricacy and marvelous delicacy of execution.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Tara Brooch
Ireland
Relic Discovery
Goldsmith Work
Drogheda
Where did it happen?
Near Drogheda, Ireland; Dublin
Story Details
Location
Near Drogheda, Ireland; Dublin
Story Details
A child finds a metal piece while playing near Drogheda, gives it to an old woman who sells it for a shilling to a dealer; the dealer sells it for two pounds ten shillings, and it is purchased by the Royal Irish Academy for three hundred pounds as the Tara brooch, a remarkable goldsmith's work of white bronze overlaid with gold filigree.