Raghnall Ó Floinn
Raghnall Ó Floinn, FSA (died 10 December 2024) was an Irish art historian who was the director of the National Museum of Ireland.[1] He joined its staff in 1976 and served as its director from 2013 to 2018.[2][3]
Life and career
[edit]Ó Floinn studied at University College Dublin, attaining a Master of Arts in Celtic Archaeology in 1976, and joined the NMI that year as Assistant Keeper in the Irish Antiquities Division.[4] He published a wide variety of books and papers on bog bodies, the archeology of the early Irish church, and insular art (particularly metalwork). He co-authored an overview of the museum's collection with his predecessor as NMI director, Pat Wallace.[5]
He also acted as chairman of the Council of National Cultural Institutions,[6] and a vice-chairman of the Society for Medieval Archaeology, London.[4]
Ó Floinn died on 10 December 2024.[3]
Selected publications
[edit]Books
[edit]- "Viking Graves and Grave-Goods in Ireland (Medieval Dublin Excavations 1962-81, Series B)" (2015). ISBN 978-0-9017-7799-7
- "Irish Shrines and Reliquaries of the Middle Ages (Irish treasures)" (2014). ISBN 978-0-9461-7240-5
- "Franciscan Faith: Sacred Art in Ireland, AD 1600-1750" (2011). ISBN 978-1-9055-6958-8
- "Treasures of the National Museum of Ireland: Irish Antiquities" (2002). Co-author with Patrick Wallace. ISBN 978-0-7171-2829-7
Monographs
[edit]- "The 'Shannon' shrine: a suggested provenance" (2015)
- "An Anglo-Saxon Disc-Brooch From Sjerring, Jutland" (2013)
- "Ireland and Scandinavia in the Early Viking Age" (1998)
- "A Fragmentary House-Shaped Shrine from Clonard, Co. Meath". The Journal of Irish Archaeology, volume 5. 1989/1990
- "In Ireland and Insular Art A.D. 500–1200". Proceedings of a Conference at University College Cork, 31 October–3 November 1985. Royal Irish Academy
References
[edit]- ^ "Raghnall Ó Floinn BA, MA (NUI 1974, 1976), FSA". Royal Irish Academy. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "The National Museum of Ireland and the making of a National Collection". Mayo Historical & Archaeological Society. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2021
- ^ a b "Raghnall Ó Floinn". National Museum of Ireland. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ a b "Tuesday, Feb. 2: Dr. Raghnall O'floinn On The National Museum Of Ireland". Charitable Irish Society. 2016. Retrieved 14 August 2021
- ^ Ó'Floinn, Raghnall; Wallace, Pat (2002). p. 4.
- ^ "Raghnall Ó Floinn. National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
Bibliography
[edit]- Ó Floinn, Raghnall; Wallace, Patrick (eds). Treasures of the National Museum of Ireland: Irish Antiquities. National Museum of Ireland, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7171-2829-7
External links
[edit]- The National Museum of Ireland - cultural tourism for all - video interview with Ó Floinn
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