A twelfth century hauberk from Ireland

The Epoch Times has a story in its online edition which ties in very nicely with my recent post Arms and armour videos VI: A Twelfth Century Knight

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The article reports on the remarkable discovery of a complete twelfth century mail hauberk in Longford which had survived because it had been preserved by the peat in which it was discovered. Although it might pre-date the Normans in Ireland it seems likely that it dates from the years after 1172 when they arrived in Longford. It is now in the care of the National Museum of Ireland.

The illustrated article can be read at 800-year-old medieval chain mail vest from Norman period discovered in Longford Ireland