Cormac Bourke
Biographic Data
| ID | 4452583 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cormac Bourke |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cormac |
| FAMILY NAME | Bourke |
| SIGNATURE | BOURKE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ulster Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
St Brigid's shoe
This paper provides for the first time a description and interpretation of the metal shoe commonly referred to as the shrine of St Brigid's shoe. Associated with Loughrea, Co. Galway, the shoe was acquired by George Petrie before 1845 and is now held as part of the Royal Irish Academy collection by the National Museum of Ireland. Four key findings are presented. First, that the date inscribed on the shoe, ostensibly 1410, is in fact 1710 and refe…
St Brigid’s shoe
This paper provides for the first time a description and interpretation of the metal shoe commonly referred to as the shrine of St Brigid’s shoe. Associated with Loughrea, Co. Galway, the shoe was acquired by George Petrie before 1845 and is now held as part of the Royal Irish Academy collection by the National Museum of Ireland. Four key findings are presented. First, that the date inscribed on the shoe, ostensibly 1410, is in fact 1710 and refe…
The relinquished cloak in Buile Shuibhne
A previously unrecognised motif, that of ‘the relinquished cloak’, is identified in Buile Shuibhne and compared with instances in a twelfth-century English source and in the Old and New Testaments
The Prosperous, Co. Kildare, Crozier
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature - Volume 117C, 2017
Virginia Glenn Romanesque & Gothic, Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland
George Henderson and Isabel Henderson The Art of the Picts, Sculpture and Metalwork in Early Medieval Scotland
Five insular enamelled ornaments
Discusses a proto-zoomorphic pin of 1st-2nd century AD date from North Uist and four mounts of 8th or 9th century date from Freswick, St Andrews, Aberdour and Cramond in eastern Scotland. AR
An Insular Brooch-Fragment from Norway
A silver-gilt ornament of Insular origin from a Viking age burial in Norway is here identified for the first time as the pin-head of a ring brooch of pseudo-penannular form. The decoration and typology of the pin-head are discussed in relation to Insular metalwork, and its iconography is considered in the context of Early Christian art. The pin-head and an associated ringed pin are dated to the eighth or ninth century
The hand-bells of the early Scottish church
An Insular Brooch-Fragment from Norway
A silver-gilt ornament of Insular origin from a Viking age burial in Norway is here identified for the first time as the pin-head of a ring brooch of pseudo-penannular form. The decoration and typology of the pin-head are discussed in relation to Insular metalwork, and its iconography is considered in the context of Early Christian art. The pin-head and an associated ringed pin are dated to the eighth or ninth century
The hand-bells of the early Scottish church
The hand-bells of the early Scottish church
An Insular Brooch-Fragment from Norway
A silver-gilt ornament of Insular origin from a Viking age burial in Norway is here identified for the first time as the pin-head of a ring brooch of pseudo-penannular form. The decoration and typology of the pin-head are discussed in relation to Insular metalwork, and its iconography is considered in the context of Early Christian art. The pin-head and an associated ringed pin are dated to the eighth or ninth century
Five insular enamelled ornaments
Discusses a proto-zoomorphic pin of 1st-2nd century AD date from North Uist and four mounts of 8th or 9th century date from Freswick, St Andrews, Aberdour and Cramond in eastern Scotland. AR
George Henderson and Isabel Henderson The Art of the Picts, Sculpture and Metalwork in Early Medieval Scotland
Virginia Glenn Romanesque & Gothic, Decorative Metalwork and Ivory Carvings in the Museum of Scotland
The Prosperous, Co. Kildare, Crozier
Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy: Archaeology, Culture, History, Literature - Volume 117C, 2017
The relinquished cloak in Buile Shuibhne
A previously unrecognised motif, that of ‘the relinquished cloak’, is identified in Buile Shuibhne and compared with instances in a twelfth-century English source and in the Old and New Testaments
St Brigid's shoe
This paper provides for the first time a description and interpretation of the metal shoe commonly referred to as the shrine of St Brigid's shoe. Associated with Loughrea, Co. Galway, the shoe was acquired by George Petrie before 1845 and is now held as part of the Royal Irish Academy collection by the National Museum of Ireland. Four key findings are presented. First, that the date inscribed on the shoe, ostensibly 1410, is in fact 1710 and refe…
St Brigid’s shoe
This paper provides for the first time a description and interpretation of the metal shoe commonly referred to as the shrine of St Brigid’s shoe. Associated with Loughrea, Co. Galway, the shoe was acquired by George Petrie before 1845 and is now held as part of the Royal Irish Academy collection by the National Museum of Ireland. Four key findings are presented. First, that the date inscribed on the shoe, ostensibly 1410, is in fact 1710 and refe…
Art (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Historical Studies of British Isles (5 works) · History (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (3 works) · Scottish History and National Identity (3 works) · Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies (2 works) · Ancient history (2 works) · Geology (2 works)