Irish jewelry is renowned the world over - in fact, we’ve been making it since about 2000BC! There’s even been some artefacts found from earlier times like the Gleninsheen Collar, which is thought to have been made around 700BC! Read on to find out more about Irish jewelry… The Celts arrived in Ireland around 500BC and were excellent jewelry makers. They used gold, bronze and silver to create wonderful pieces like bangles, collars, torques and brooches. Between about 2000BC and 500AD Celtic jewelry became extremely popular due to its distinctive style and was traded across …
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Ever wondered why the Irish flag is green, white and orange? The national flag of the Republic of Ireland or the “tricolour” as it’s more commonly known, depicts our long and eventful history. The rectangular flag has three equal vertical stripes: green, white and orange, each signifying a part of our history. But why these colours? The green colour on the flag is always positioned next to the hoist. It represents the Irish Catholic nationalists, as the colour green has long been associated with Ireland. The orange colour on the …
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