11th-12th century Irish depicted on Shrines

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Shrine of St. Manchán, of Manghan, c. 1130, Boher church, Co. Offaly, Ireland
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Detail of the figures on bottom right of St. Manchán's shrine
Detail of the figures on the bottom left of St. Manchán's shrine includes a figure with a small axe.
This is the source Ian Heath uses for an Irish Axeman

Also of interest is The Breac Moedhóc, a bronze Irish house-shrine from the 11th or 12th century

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Shrine of St. Manchán, of Manghan, c. 1130, Boher church, Co. Offaly, Ireland
The Breac Maedhóc, a bronze Irish house-shrine from the 11th or 12th century

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