{"product_id":"tandragee-idol-pin","title":"Tandragee Idol Pin","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTandragee Idol\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Tandragee Idol is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003esilly lil guy - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand he \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003emight\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e be a man with a silver arm, or a man who cut someones’ brains out and made a missile with them - or he might be the basis for the Northern Irish Mr. Tayto?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003ePin Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e3d Pin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e‘Antique-gold’ finish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e30mm Tall\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e20m Wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eTwo Pins on Back, with black rubber clutches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e‘\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.deadly.ie\"\u003eDeadly.ie\u003c\/a\u003e’ Embossing on Back\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe Story Behind the Pin\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eThe Tandragee Idol sculpture was discovered sometime in the 1830s. It spent an unknown period of time in an old ladies’ rockery before ending up in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Co. Armagh. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis Sandstone and Granite sculpture from (probably) the Iron Age is pretty mysterious - so mysterious in fact, that we can’t actually tell what he’s all about. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome believe it to be a depiction of the First Chieftain of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tuatha_D%C3%A9_Danann\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTuatha Dé Danann\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Nuada Airgetlám\/Airgedlámh. Nuada, famously had their arm lobbed off by the Fir Bolg and lost the throne - only to have it replaced with a brand new silver arm (hence his surname). This ‘holding his arm in place’ pose could suggest that it’s the big man himself -  but well, we don’t really know. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt could also be Conall Cearnach - who tied one of his arms to his side to give his one-armed opponents a fighting chance. He allegedly killed the Leinster King, Meas Geaghra with this self-imposed impediment, then mixed his dead foes brains with lime to form - and I quote - a ‘brain ball’, which he presented to King Choncobhar Mac Nassa in Co. Armagh. (The ball was later nicked, fired back at King Conchobhar and ultimately killed him. What a gift!).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/20562648\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRichard Warner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e found another one of this style of carvings in 2003 and John O’Neill wrote in Archeology Ireland that these pieces make more sense when viewed together. They’re all holding something and when compared to other stone carvings of the period, it’s more than likely a libation; they’re pouring on out for their god. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat about Mr Tayto? Well, it probably isn’t any connection really - but Tandragee is the home to Northern Irish Tayto. I just find it strange that their mascot is a giant-headed, smiling beady-eyed man, is all.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"is-empty is-editor-empty\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003eMore reading:\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-rte-list=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"is-empty is-editor-empty\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/historyshorts.blogspot.com\/2024\/11\/meeting-tandragee-idol.html\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeeting the Tandragee Idol\u003c\/em\u003e, HistoryShorts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"is-empty is-editor-empty\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/27391007\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tandragee Idol, What’s She Holding? \u003c\/em\u003eArchaeology Ireland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Deadly.ie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407146705233,"sku":"Tandragee","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1033\/1501\/3969\/files\/Tandragee.webp?v=1774792423","url":"https:\/\/deadly.ie\/products\/tandragee-idol-pin","provider":"Deadly.ie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}