3 Nov: Feast St Corcu Nutan of Daire na Flann/ #Derrynaflan, Co. #Tipperary. Associated with the Derrynaflan hoard, in @nmireland.bsky.social! 5 liturgical vessels; chalice, paten, hoop, strainer, bronze basin inverted over others. Chalice is 8/9th C. Discovered 17 Feb 1980. 📷©my photos #medievalsky
November 3, 2026 at 6:05 AM
3 Nov: Feast St Corcu Nutan of Daire na Flann/ #Derrynaflan, Co. #Tipperary. Associated with the Derrynaflan hoard, in @nmireland.bsky.social! 5 liturgical vessels; chalice, paten, hoop, strainer, bronze basin inverted over others. Chalice is 8/9th C. Discovered 17 Feb 1980. 📷©my photos #medievalsky
6 Oct: Feast of St Fer Dá Crích of Doire na Flann/Doire Eidnech/ #Derrynaflan #Tipperary. "venerable" MartG. The Derrynaflan hoard in @nmireland.bsky.social. 5 liturgical vessels; chalice, paten, hoop, strainer, bronze basin inverted over others. 8/9th C. Discovered 17 Feb 1980! 📷mine #medievalsky
October 6, 2026 at 7:07 AM
6 Oct: Feast of St Fer Dá Crích of Doire na Flann/Doire Eidnech/ #Derrynaflan #Tipperary. "venerable" MartG. The Derrynaflan hoard in @nmireland.bsky.social. 5 liturgical vessels; chalice, paten, hoop, strainer, bronze basin inverted over others. 8/9th C. Discovered 17 Feb 1980! 📷mine #medievalsky
[11] The Derrynaflan Chalice & Paten (c8-9th C AD) were discovered in County Tipperary & are considered one of the most exquisite Gaelic medieval ecclesiastical sets to have been found. To compare & contrast with the Ardagh Hoard is fascinating.
June 8, 2026 at 10:45 PM
[11] The Derrynaflan Chalice & Paten (c8-9th C AD) were discovered in County Tipperary & are considered one of the most exquisite Gaelic medieval ecclesiastical sets to have been found. To compare & contrast with the Ardagh Hoard is fascinating.
#Otd 1980: Derrynaflan Hoard of 5 liturgical vessels discovered near Killenaule, #Tipperary (surrounded by bogland, site of an early Irish abbey)! 8th & 9th C. Chalice, paten, hoop, strainer & basin inverted over others! Probably hidden 10-12th C from Vikings etc! Now @nmireland.bsky.social 📷mine
February 17, 2025 at 6:33 AM
#Otd 1980: Derrynaflan Hoard of 5 liturgical vessels discovered near Killenaule, #Tipperary (surrounded by bogland, site of an early Irish abbey)! 8th & 9th C. Chalice, paten, hoop, strainer & basin inverted over others! Probably hidden 10-12th C from Vikings etc! Now @nmireland.bsky.social 📷mine
23 Dec: Elevation of Corco Nutan. Probably Corco Nutan of Daire na Flann/ #Derrynaflan, Co. #Tipperary feast 3 Nov (Dr Elva Johnston). 📷Derrynaflan Hoard @nmireland.bsky.social. 5 liturgical vessels; chalice, paten, hoop, strainer, bronze basin. Chalice 8/9th C. Discovered 17 Feb 1980. 📷x4 my photos
December 23, 2024 at 7:10 AM
23 Dec: Elevation of Corco Nutan. Probably Corco Nutan of Daire na Flann/ #Derrynaflan, Co. #Tipperary feast 3 Nov (Dr Elva Johnston). 📷Derrynaflan Hoard @nmireland.bsky.social. 5 liturgical vessels; chalice, paten, hoop, strainer, bronze basin. Chalice 8/9th C. Discovered 17 Feb 1980. 📷x4 my photos
Apr 14: Feast of bishop Tassach or Assicus who was believed to have given St Patrick the last rites. Considered to be Gaulish he was also celebrated as Patrick's metalworker. (St Patrick's Bell & the Derrynaflan paten from NMI, images from @elvabjohnston.bsky.social )
April 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Apr 14: Feast of bishop Tassach or Assicus who was believed to have given St Patrick the last rites. Considered to be Gaulish he was also celebrated as Patrick's metalworker. (St Patrick's Bell & the Derrynaflan paten from NMI, images from @elvabjohnston.bsky.social )
For more on the Derrynaflan liturgical vessels, and the Irish legal frameworks on treasure-trove, plus a pic of the platen itself (less sumptuous than the headlined chalice):
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derryna...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derryna...
Derrynaflan Chalice - Wikipedia
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October 18, 2024 at 5:00 PM
For more on the Derrynaflan liturgical vessels, and the Irish legal frameworks on treasure-trove, plus a pic of the platen itself (less sumptuous than the headlined chalice):
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derryna...
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derryna...
Thinking of something suitably grand from Tipperary to equal Rachael Blackmore’s achievements-of course there is only one - the Derrynaflan paten - now there’s a Tipperary Plate worthy of Rachael and her early medieval relations. We could throw in an ould Cup as well…@NMIreland
May 13, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Thinking of something suitably grand from Tipperary to equal Rachael Blackmore’s achievements-of course there is only one - the Derrynaflan paten - now there’s a Tipperary Plate worthy of Rachael and her early medieval relations. We could throw in an ould Cup as well…@NMIreland
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The first ever history of the Dr. Harty Cup, which has been contested annually since 1918, will be launched on Wednesday December 10th at 8pm in the Derrynaflan Theatre in the Hor
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Derrynaflan, county Tipperary
June 27, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Derrynaflan, county Tipperary
Poulnabrone Dolmen: Another likey "of the sorrowing/sorrows" rather than the assigned "of the quernstone". One quernstone somehow associated with a place of death/massacre I could accept but not two, sorrow(ing) wins out IMHO. #Derrynaflan #Derrynabrone #speirgorm
November 17, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Poulnabrone Dolmen: Another likey "of the sorrowing/sorrows" rather than the assigned "of the quernstone". One quernstone somehow associated with a place of death/massacre I could accept but not two, sorrow(ing) wins out IMHO. #Derrynaflan #Derrynabrone #speirgorm
Blood Yellow. Flann as blood rather than name Flann may be better fit for Derrynaflan (site of the unearthed hoard) so Bloody Wood rather than Wood of the (two) Flans, considering likely massacre that led to the hoarding. Also next bog-island along is Derrynabrone (Wood of the Sorrows). #speirgorm
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Blood Yellow. Flann as blood rather than name Flann may be better fit for Derrynaflan (site of the unearthed hoard) so Bloody Wood rather than Wood of the (two) Flans, considering likely massacre that led to the hoarding. Also next bog-island along is Derrynabrone (Wood of the Sorrows). #speirgorm
... so can make differentiating between "na" as indicating single feminine genitive or a plural genitive as in Doire na Flainne v Doire na bhFlann is the case of Derrynaflan above. Same with Derrynabrone, but brón is masculine so would have to be plural unless of course brón has shifted gender.(4/4)
September 9, 2025 at 1:23 PM
... so can make differentiating between "na" as indicating single feminine genitive or a plural genitive as in Doire na Flainne v Doire na bhFlann is the case of Derrynaflan above. Same with Derrynabrone, but brón is masculine so would have to be plural unless of course brón has shifted gender.(4/4)
Making an entry in @logainm.bsky.social 's Meitheal for Derrynabrone, a companion bog island to Derrynaflan (of the chalice fame), I noticed the Irish assigned to Derrynaflan is Doire na bhFlann, Wood of the Flanns (the Christian name). It could also be Wood of the Blood (flann f. blood) (1/)
September 9, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Making an entry in @logainm.bsky.social 's Meitheal for Derrynabrone, a companion bog island to Derrynaflan (of the chalice fame), I noticed the Irish assigned to Derrynaflan is Doire na bhFlann, Wood of the Flanns (the Christian name). It could also be Wood of the Blood (flann f. blood) (1/)
Derrynaflan & a lot of this obliterated bogland is in the parish of Killenaule, it was home to the last native Irish speakers in the parish, surviving into the early 1900s. Probably dirt poor, remnants of the mud walls of their cabins could still be seen along the toghers when I was a lad #speirgorm
A new walk around the old Littleton Bord na Móna bog workings along the bog-railway trackway. Returning to nature, I'm old enough to remember the bog before it was destroyed when Derrynaflan was known as the Gobán Saor's island, a real island in sea of bogland tipperary.com/listings/lit...
June 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Derrynaflan & a lot of this obliterated bogland is in the parish of Killenaule, it was home to the last native Irish speakers in the parish, surviving into the early 1900s. Probably dirt poor, remnants of the mud walls of their cabins could still be seen along the toghers when I was a lad #speirgorm
A new walk around the old Littleton Bord na Móna bog workings along the bog-railway trackway. Returning to nature, I'm old enough to remember the bog before it was destroyed when Derrynaflan was known as the Gobán Saor's island, a real island in sea of bogland tipperary.com/listings/lit...
June 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A new walk around the old Littleton Bord na Móna bog workings along the bog-railway trackway. Returning to nature, I'm old enough to remember the bog before it was destroyed when Derrynaflan was known as the Gobán Saor's island, a real island in sea of bogland tipperary.com/listings/lit...
[February 17th, 1980] The Derrynaflan Chalice was discovered at the ancient monastic site of Derrynaflan in County Tipperary, Ireland, marking a significant archaeological find as it is considered one of the most important examples of early medieval Irish metalwork.
#history #1980s
#history #1980s
April 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Metalwork for a Monday: today, December 23, is the feast of the unusually named Corconutan of Derrynaflan, the site in Co. Tipperary where the famous Derrynaflan hoard was found in 1980, including the 9th-century Derrynaflan Chalice, now on display @nmireland.bsky.social
December 23, 2024 at 8:59 AM
Metalwork for a Monday: today, December 23, is the feast of the unusually named Corconutan of Derrynaflan, the site in Co. Tipperary where the famous Derrynaflan hoard was found in 1980, including the 9th-century Derrynaflan Chalice, now on display @nmireland.bsky.social
Detail of the eighth-century Derrynaflan paten - a complex object made of more than 300 separate pieces. This beautiful object can be viewed at @nmireland.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Detail of the eighth-century Derrynaflan paten - a complex object made of more than 300 separate pieces. This beautiful object can be viewed at @nmireland.bsky.social
Some metalwork for the morning - I never grow tired of visiting @nmireland.bsky.social. Here is a detail from the ninth-century Derrynaflan chalice. The ecclesiastical site in Co. Tipperary was known as a centre of learning
November 22, 2024 at 8:42 AM
Some metalwork for the morning - I never grow tired of visiting @nmireland.bsky.social. Here is a detail from the ninth-century Derrynaflan chalice. The ecclesiastical site in Co. Tipperary was known as a centre of learning
Mind you, I went to see the Derrynaflan Chalice in COrk Museum in the 80s, back when security probably consisted of one ageing guy who, thankfully, wasn't working in Russborough House.
May 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Mind you, I went to see the Derrynaflan Chalice in COrk Museum in the 80s, back when security probably consisted of one ageing guy who, thankfully, wasn't working in Russborough House.