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ETHICS OF BOXING AND MANLY SPORT.
A very interesting Irish weapon, specimens of which are found in great abundance all over the country, in stone and bronze, is commonly called a "celt," or "palstave." This weapon was obviously a battle-axe,—though it is not easy to find
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| BRONZE BATTLE-AXES, CALLED "CELTS.". | |
the manner of fastening the handle to those without eyes,—while again, others have a straight socket, as if they had been used as spear-heads. These latter (Nos. 13, 14, and 15, p. 182) are probably Tuatha dé Danann weapons, while the others (Nos. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, and 16, pp. 180, 181, and 183) are of Firbolg origin.
