Conway Mill Trust

A crannog was an island fortress situated in an isolated lough created with a ring of stakes in water and filled in with earth and stone.  It was used as a defensible bunker to hide prisoners or treasure.

Stone of the Kings or Stone of Destiny is located at Tara in Co Meath.  It was used as the inauguration mound at the Hill of Tara which served as the coronation stone for the High Kings of Ireland.

St. Patrick’s Bell is located in the National Museum in Dublin.  This Bell was mentioned in the Book of Cuanic in 552 AD.  It is part of a collection of relics of Patrick removed from his tomb 60 years after his death by Colmcille.  It is a simple design hammered into shape with a small handle at the top with rivets.  It was originally forged from iron but is now coated in bronze to shield it from human eyes for which it would be too holy.