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Tributes paid to the Abbey of St Augustine of Lisgoole consisted of “yearlie twenty fower methers of butter and fiftie methers of barlie” (Lowry-Corry, 1938, 224) and several larger methers have been found filled with bog butter. The larger two handled versions were used for food storage. In the Catalogue of The Royal Irish Academy, it is stated that “there is in that Collection, thirteen two-handled and thirteen four handled methers, in three of which latter the handles are prolonged into feet”. The National Museum of Ireland holds a collection of 124 methers and others can be found in a number of private collections and museums. The examples of the Mether held here in the Hunt Museum are all wooden versions. Later versions were made in ceramic or precious metals and were decorated with celtic designs. The earliest wooden methers in Ireland were typically made from crab apple, yew, alder, willow or sycamore. The contents were drunk from one of the four corners of the vessel and the etiquette was to drink moderately so as to ensure there was enough for everybody at the table. Mead, fermented from honey and herbs and believed to be the worlds oldest alcoholic drink, was served in the mether.Īs you will see from the photo above, two of our methers are of the 2 handled variety which is thought to be the earliest version with later examples having 4 handles making them easier to negotiate passing along the table and to reduce spillages. In Ireland the name “mether” is believed to be derived from the Irish word “Mehill” meaning “gathering”. In the Celtic tradition, it was used as a communal or friendship drinking vessel shared and passed along the banquet table. These ancient ceremonial drinking vessels are usually carved from a single block of wood with a separate disc-like base inserted in a groove or croze. This fine group is the Hunt Museum’s entire holding of methers and is representative of the range of forms and sizes found in Ireland.
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