Social:List of hoards in Ireland

The list of hoards in Ireland comprises the significant archaeological hoards of coins, jewellery, metal objects, scrap metal and other valuable items that have been discovered on the island of Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland). It includes both hoards that were buried with the intention of retrieval at a later date (personal hoards, founder's hoards, merchant's hoards, and hoards of loot), and also hoards of votive offerings which were not intended to be recovered at a later date, but excludes grave goods and single items found in isolation. The list is subdivided into sections according to archaeological and historical periods.

Neolithic hoards

The table below lists hoards that are dated to the Neolithic period, approximately 4500 to 2500 BC.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Malone Hoard			Antrim Danesfort House, Malone Road, Belfast County Antrim [ ⚑ ] 54.571°N 5.945°W / 54.571; -5.945 (Malone Hoard)	1869–1918	Ulster Museum, Belfast	19 polished porcellanite axes

Bronze Age hoards

The table below list hoards that are associated with the Irish Copper and Bronze Ages, approximately 2500 BC to 700 BC.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Ballinesker Hoard		-9250 8th century BC	Wexford Ballinesker County Wexford [ ⚑ ] 52.396°N 6.359°W / 52.396; -6.359 (Ballinesker Hoard)	1990	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	2 gold dress fasteners 1 gold bracelet 2 gold disks 3 gold boxes
Ballytegan Hoard		0000	Laois Ballytegan County Laois [ ⚑ ] 53.056°N 7.307°W / 53.056; -7.307 (Ballytegan Hoard)	1967	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	2 bronze axeheads, 1 bronze bracelet, and a number of bronze rings and pins
Coggalbeg Hoard		-7950 24th to 19th century BC	Roscommon Coggalbeg County Roscommon [ ⚑ ] 53.726°N 8.152°W / 53.726; -8.152 (Coggalbeg Hoard)	1945	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	1 gold lunula 2 gold discs
Derrinboy Hoard		-8700 14th to 13th century BC	Offaly Derrinboy County Offaly [ ⚑ ] 53.155°N 7.718°W / 53.155; -7.718 (Derrinboy Hoard)	1957 or 1958	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	1 gold necklet 2 gold armlets 2 gold rings
Dowris Hoard		-9250 9th to 7th century BC	Offaly Whigsborough, near Birr County Offaly [ ⚑ ] 53.167°N 7.869°W / 53.167; -7.869 (Dowris Hoard)	1825 or 1833	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin British Museum, London	5 swords 44 spearheads 43 axes 26 horns 44 crotals 3 bronze buckets 1 cauldron
Kilmoyly Hoard		-9200 9th to 8th century BC	Kerry Kilmoyly North County Kerry [ ⚑ ] 52.370°N 9.771°W / 52.370; -9.771 (Kilmoyly Hoard)	1940	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	3 gold bracelets 1 gold dress-fastener
Mooghaun North Hoard		Late Bronze Age	near Mooghaun Fort, County Clare	1854	Mostly lost; 29 pieces in National Museum of Ireland and British Museum	Probably over 200 gold objects, mostly plain bar bracelets, with torcs, collars and ingots

Iron Age hoards

The table below list hoards that are associated with the Irish Iron Age, approximately 700 BC to 400 AD.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Broighter Hoard		0000 1st century BC	Londonderry near Limavady County Londonderry [ ⚑ ] 55.073°N 6.984°W / 55.073; -6.984 (Broighter Hoard)	1896	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	1 gold model ship 1 gold model cauldron 2 gold neck chains 2 twisted gold torc necklets 1 hollow gold torc or collar
Dooyork Hoard		0000 3rd century BC to 2nd century AD	Mayo Dooyork County Mayo [ ⚑ ] 54.106°N 9.933°W / 54.106; -9.933 (Dooyork Hoard)	2001	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	4 gold torcs 3 bronze bracelets 7 amber beads

Roman hoards

The table below list hoards of Roman coins and silverware found in Ireland. There are very few Roman hoards in Ireland as it was never part of the Roman Empire, and those hoards that have been found are thought to have been looted from Britain by Irish raiders.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Balline Hoard		0390 late 4th century	Limerick Balline County Limerick [ ⚑ ] 52.399°N 8.455°W / 52.399; -8.455 (Balline Hoard)	1940	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	4 silver ingots and 3 pieces of silver plate
Coleraine Hoard		0420 early 5th century	Londonderry Ballinrees County Londonderry [ ⚑ ] 55.108°N 6.762°W / 55.108; -6.762 (Coleraine Hoard)	1854	British Museum, London Ulster Museum, Belfast	1,701 silver Roman coins, a silver bowl, and 6 kg of silver ingots and hacksilver

Early Medieval hoards

The table below lists hoards that are associated with the early medieval period, from the introduction of Christianity until the start of Anglo-Norman settlement, approximately 400 AD to 1100 AD.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Ardagh Hoard		0900 early 10th century	Limerick Ardagh Fort County Limerick [ ⚑ ] 52.495°N 9.062°W / 52.495; -9.062 (Ardagh Hoard)	1868	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	1 silver chalice 1 bronze chalice 4 silver-gilt brooches.
Derrynaflan Hoard		0900 early 10th century	Tipperary near Killenaule County Tipperary [ ⚑ ] 52.567°N 7.669°W / 52.567; -7.669 (Derrynaflan Hoard)	1980	National Museum of Ireland, Dublin	A set of liturgical vessels, comprising a silver chalice, a silver paten, a stand for the paten, a liturgical strainer, and a bronze basin.

Viking hoards

The table below lists hoards that are associated with the Viking culture in Ireland.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Mullaghboden Hoard		0847 mid 9th century	Kildare Mullaghboden County Kildare [ ⚑ ] 53.140°N 6.658°W / 53.140; -6.658 (Mullaghboden Hoard)	1871		11 Carolingian coins

Medieval hoards

The table below lists hoards that date to the late medieval period, from 1066 to about 1500.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Armagh City Hoard		1390 late 14th century	Armagh near Armagh County Armagh [ ⚑ ] 54.349°N 6.6546°W / 54.349; -6.6546	1998	Ulster Museum	35 silver coins worth £1,800

Post-Medieval hoards

The table below lists hoards that date to 1536 or later, following the reconquest of Ireland by Henry VIII of England. Most of these hoards date to the Elizabethan era (1558–1603), during which time the Nine Years' War (1594–1603) caused considerable instability throughout Ireland, but especially in Ulster.

Hoard	Image	Date	Place of discovery	Year of discovery	Current Location	Contents
Armagh Castle Street Hoard		1594 late 16th century	Armagh Castle Street, Armagh County Armagh [ ⚑ ] 54.347°N 6.656°W / 54.347; -6.656 (Armagh Castle Street Hoard)	1976	Ulster Museum, Belfast	135 Irish groats
Carrick-on-Suir Hoard		1694 late 17th century	Tipperary 76 Main Street, Carrick-on-Suir County Tipperary [ ⚑ ] 52.3458°N 7.4125°W / 52.3458; -7.4125 (Carrick-on-Suir Hoard)	2013		81 gold guineas and half guineas dating from the reigns of Charles II, James II, William and Mary, and William III

See also

• List of hoards in Great Britain
• List of hoards in the Channel Islands
• List of hoards in the Isle of Man
• List of metal detecting finds

References

• Edwards, Nancy (2006). The Archaeology of Early Medieval Ireland. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-22000-2.