Irish Times showing an unusual rectangular object sunken into the riverbed. According to
Irish Central , the size and shape of the object has led archaeologists to tentatively identify it as a logboat, a type of simple, but sturdy, watercraft made from hollowed-out tree trunks.
The Long History of Logboats in Ireland
Logboats, also known as dugout boats, were made by hand, with axes that were used to chop out their interiors. In an article published in
, Dr. Stephen Davis, a professor from the University College Dublin School of Archaeology and expert on the subject, explained that logboats have “an immensely long history of use in Ireland, with examples known from the Neolithic [all] the way up to medieval times.”
Man Looking for Kevin the Dolphin Accidentally Finds Centuries-Old Logboat
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May 1, 2021 at 5:00 am
Hoping to find a local dolphin named Kevin, a citizen archaeologist ended up finding a medieval logboat sunk in the shallow water of an Irish river. The man, Anthony Murphy, found the vessel while flying his drone over the River Boyne. “I was actually looking for Kevin the dolphin that has been in the river in the past couple of weeks,” he told The Irish Times. Not a bad consolation prize.
It’s not Murphy’s first archaeological rodeo. In 2018, during a historic drought in Britain that exposed a number of historical sites, Murphy flew a drone near the famous Neolithic site of Newgrange and found a new henge. “What the f is that?” he said at the time.
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image captionThe origins of the vessel, known locally as the butter boat, were previously a mystery
A shipwrecked vessel off the Irish coast that becomes visible at low tide has been identified as a boat that sailed from Whitby 250 years ago.
The skeletal remains of the vessel on Streedagh Strand in County Sligo can be seen as the tide goes out.
It is a tourist attraction, known locally as the butter boat, but its origins were previously a mystery.
Research has now identified it as the Greyhound, a coastal trading ship out of North Yorkshire.
Mystery of Butter Boat shipwreck that left 20 dead finally solved after 250 years
The boat sank on the night of December 12, 1770 – since then its origin has been shrouded in mystery – it was initially thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada, but this has been ruled out
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Irish Butter Boat shipwreck mystery which tragically left 20 dead finally solved after 250 years
The County Sligo landmark and a popular tourist attraction has drawn curiosity for years - but it s true origin was never fully known
National Monuments Service archaeologist Fionnbarr Moore works at the wreck site
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