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The nobleman's crest on the skewer depicts a unicorn, a mythological creature long associated with Scotland and Scottish heraldry. For example a quick search shows Innes-Ker the family of the Dukes of Roxburghe with a similar crest. perhaps some further evidence for Scottish rather than Irish proven...

Ben, The crest is for a branch of the Power or De la Poer family principally located in County Waterford in the South East of Ireland. Depictions of this crest adorn Curraghmore, seat of the Marquess of Waterford (De la Poer-Beresford), as well as the gate piers at the entrance to Faithlegg House ne...

Martin, Your ladle is indeed for ecclesiastical use and is properly called a scruple spoon. During Roman Catholic celebration of the Mass, at the Offertory the celebrant prepares the wine to be offered by decanting into the chalice an appropriate quantity from a cruet of wine. To this added a tiny a...

Bibi
It looks like an early eighteenth century Galway ring by the maker Mark Fallon.
John

The relative crispness of the JK mark compared to the others suggests that it was struck at a different time, ie later. It was not unusual when a silversmith handled another smith's article for repair or remodelling, that he impressed his own mark thereon, usually overstriking the original maker's m...

The silver purity is 92.5%, the sterling standard, denoted by the crowned harp punch. If you look up the date letter O you will note that in the style present on your fork, it is for 1834. Hope that helps!
John

I am coming rather late to this topic discussion but I can shed light on the mark on the Alsona Miagh chalice. It is in the form of opposed Cs and not CS. It is marked once on the polygonal stem of the chalice immediately below the knop. It does not credibly form part of any decoration scheme and at...

Gentlemen, Thanks for those helpful points and comments. It may be of interest to note in reference to the description of Goble senior as a "jeweller", that the term is still understood in Cork as a goldsmith with the specific capability of undetaking the fine work associated with that par...

Karl, I concur with the view that the spoon is far more likely to have been made by Robert Goble the younger c.1720s. I say Robert Goble the younger because I have not seen evidence to assert that he is a son of the elder. He may in fact be a nephew, or even a cousin. Any thoughts on this point by a...