early 10th century Shrine of Saint Lachtin's Arm, while the human heads recall those on the 12th century Lismore Crozier. Early records claim that the front of the shrine once contained a cross "enriched with...precious stones". Providence The bell-shrine is said to have been made for the Glenkeen Monastery, founded by Saint Cuileáin in the 7th century AD. Cuileáin came from a powerful dynasty in mediaeval Ireland as his brother Cormac was Bishop of Cashel nearby. The bell-shrine was revered for centuries by the local population and is said to have been discovered inside a tree at Kilcuilawn near Glankeen in the early nineteenth century. It was purchased by the Anglo Irish antiquary T. L. Cooke, who in turn sold it to the British Museum in 1854. References Sources External links The Bells of the Irish Saints, 2021 video lecture by Cormac Bourke Archaeology of Ireland Bell-shrines Medieval European objects in the British Museum