page_title: Blessington
hierarchical_section_title: Blessington
caption_attribution_description: English: Photograph of a gold lunula found in Blessington, Co. Wicklow, Ireland and currently in the collection of the British Museum (Catalogue reference WG.31). The lunula is estimated to date from 2400 BCE to 2000 BCE (Copper Age/Bronze Age)
context_page_description: Blessington, historically known as Ballycomeen, is a town on the River Liffey in Wicklow, Ireland, near the border with Kildare. It is around 25 km south-west of Dublin, and is situated on the N81 road, which connects Dublin to Tullow.
context_section_description: Blessington, historically known as Ballycomeen (Irish: Baile Coimín, meaning "town of Comyn", from the Irish surname Ó Coimín), is a town on the River Liffey in Wicklow, Ireland, near the border with Kildare. It is around 25 km south-west of Dublin, and is situated on the N81 road, which connects Dublin to Tullow.
caption: Gold lunula (2400 BCE - 2000 BCE) found in Blessington and now in the British Museum[2]
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