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ANCIENT WEAPONS USED IN IRELAND.
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The axes Nos. 11 and 12 (page 181), represent the weapon called a "palstave," by British antiquarians, and a paalstab, by German writers; but this is certainly wrong, as the name implies a pointed instrument, and not an axe. The old Norse pálstafir was a harpoon.
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| BRONZE BATTLE-AXES, CALLED "CELTS." | ||
Figures 8 to 16 embrace all the forms of battle-axe used in ancient Ireland, except the spardha which was a spear and axe combined, and closely resembled the piked axe of the last two centuries.
The royal seal on page 184 (No. 17) is interest-
