Fig. a. Fig. b. Fig. c. Fig. d. Fig. e. Fig. f. Fig. g. Fig. h.
Fig. 133. Fig. 134. Fig. 135. Fig. 136. Fig. 137.
Plate XXV.
Articles of Wood.
Shears composed of iron, and doubtless used for all the purposes of modern scissors, are common in Irish crannogs. Some from Lagore are of graceful form, resembling articles of the same class found in Roman settlements: the one represented, [fig. 133], is of very large size, 8½ inches in length. Figs. [134] and [135] differ but little from [fig. 133], and they all resemble the implements commonly used for shearing sheep in the present day. Figs. [136] and [137] are small iron knives, with tangs for insertion into horn or wooden handles; at Lagore, where these articles were found, great numbers of blades, some not exceeding three inches in length, were discovered.