The Bronze Age in Ireland

The work offers a systematic archaeological survey of the Bronze Age in Ireland, outlining chronology, a transitional copper phase, and the development of metalwork from celts and halberds to rapiers, daggers, swords, shields, and trumpets. It treats gold artifacts such as lunulæ and gorgets, torcs, pottery types, and agricultural tools, with typologies, casting moulds, ornamentation, distribution maps, and argued connections to continental and Aegean influences including proposed migration routes. The account assembles regional find-lists, illustrative plates, and comparative analyses to trace technological evolution and decorative motifs across the period.