A beautifully decorated doorway.

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This is a view from the second floor of the Museum; the building interior is lovely.

The Battle of Clontarf on Good Friday on 23 April 1014 is believed to be the decisive battle when the Irish beat the Vikings and the Vikings left Ireland.  The date of the battle is definitely known.  However, the reports of 6,000 enemy troups being killed is unsubstantiated.  The key is that the Vikings were driven out of Ireland.  The boat shown is a typical boat of Viking design.

These gold torcs were dated 1200-1000 B.C.  Torcs or bracelets often refer to Celtic gods and/or were supposedly worn by Celtic gods.

These hollow gold beads were found in Ireland in 1834.  The beads were found when men were tilling near the Shannon River.  The graduated sizes suggest a massive necklace.

This is a dress fastner made of gold.  It dates between 800-700 B.C.

This male body was also found in a peat bog but it isn't nearly as preserved.  It dates back from between 450-300 B.C.  Again, it is a male figure and the remains are bones and a bit of woolen material.

The remains of Clonycavan Bog Man dates to between 392-201 B.C.  The remains were found in a peat bog.  The lower portion of the body was destroyed but the upper portion, including internal organs, were intact.  The individual would have been about 5'7" tall.  He had a very distinctive hairstyle - the hair on the top of his head grew long and was worn in a pony tail while the sides were cut very short.  If you look at the remains, you can clearly see his face and hair.  Pretty amazing find!

The National Museum of Archeology is beatiful albeit a bit difficult to photograph.