Conall

 

C661-1
$79.00

 

Foster brother of the Ulster hero Cuchulainn. They swore as children that if either was killed the other would avenge him. When Queen Madb of Connacht invaded Ulster, Cuchulainn faced her army single-handed but he was doomed because he had offended the war goddess Morrigan. After Cuchulainn was killed and his head and sword hand cut off, the warriors of Ulster were stirred by Conall to wreak bloody revenge. He caught up with Mabh's army and slew those that had killed his foster brother. Later, he went on to ravish the whole of Ireland as he punished Mabh's allies, one by one.

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Book of Kells

Illuminated gospel book in Latin (preserved in the Trinity College Library, Dublin) that is a masterpiece of the ornate Hiberno-Saxon manuscript art. It was begun in the late 8th century at the Irish monastery on the Scottish island of Iona, and after a Viking raid the book was taken to the monastery of Kells in County Meath, where it was completed in the early 9th century.

Gold-plated case, Diam: 1.25ins.(33mm)
Japanese quartz movement, dustproof construction
stainless steel back, 3 year battery, leather
and embroidered fabric band.