An 8th/9thC Carolingian cross brooch w/ an Arabic inscription, found Ballycottin, Ireland: http://voxhiberionacum.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/cork-carolingian-connections/ …pic.twitter.com/CMLhPMWHbb
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@traceofwaste Not according to post! Brooch said to be from Ballycottin bog, w/ Ballycotton modern town with Ballycottin townland(?!) :)
@caitlinrgreen aha, so it does! Was unaware of alternate spelling of townland.
Fascinating finds though :)
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