Shield (3487)

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Designed by Jack Morrow of Belfast 1872-1926. Inscription - An sean tsiopa gaodalac - translated 'The old Irish Shop' - Gaodalac is an old form of the Gaelic word for Gaelic/Irish. A fine example of beaten copper work with 12 bosses round the rim and 1 major boss in the centre. Jack Morrow was represented in the National Gallery in Dublin. There were five Morrow brothers and all of them were artistic. Courtesy of Ballycastle Museum.