PLACE REPRESENTED: Ireland

ITEM: Key Hook

NOTES: A key chain with, perhaps, the most famous of Irish catholic blessings or prayers (which was originally written in Gaelic). It is attributed to Saint Patrick and is often recited at weddings, funerals and christenings, sometimes even sung, as the hymn ‘St Patricks Breastplate’. Johnny Lydon (of Sex Pistols fame) also lifted parts of it for his Public Image Limited song “Rise” (1986)

YEAR (APPROXIMATE): 1970s

MADE FROM: wood , tile .

MADE IN: unknown

MANUFACTURER: unknown

DIMENSIONS: 14cm x 20cm