The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland has been solved 250 years after it sank.
The skeletal remains of the large vessel on Streedagh Strand in Co Sligo, known locally as the Butter Boat, become visible at low tide as the sands shift.
It is a well-known landmark and a popular tourist attraction but its origin was not known.
It had been thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada in the 16th century but, thanks to new archaeological and archival research by Ireland’s National Monuments Service, that theory was ruled out and the true identity of the ship has been uncovered.
The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland has been solved 250 years after it sank.
The skeletal remains of the large vessel on Streedagh Strand in Co Sligo, known locally as the Butter Boat, become visible at low tide as the sands shift.
It is a well-known landmark and a popular tourist attraction but its origin was not known.
It had been thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada in the 16th century but, thanks to new archaeological and archival research by Ireland’s National Monuments Service, that theory was ruled out and the true identity of the ship has been uncovered.
The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland has been solved 250 years after it sank.
The skeletal remains of the large vessel on Streedagh Strand in Co Sligo, known locally as the Butter Boat, become visible at low tide as the sands shift.
It is a well-known landmark and a popular tourist attraction but its origin was not known.
It had been thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada in the 16th century but, thanks to new archaeological and archival research by Ireland’s National Monuments Service, that theory was ruled out and the true identity of the ship has been uncovered.
Mystery of ‘Butter Boat’ shipwreck solved 250 years after sinking
PA
16 December 2020, 9:45 pm
The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland has been solved 250 years after it sank.
The skeletal remains of the large vessel on Streedagh Strand in Co Sligo, known locally as the Butter Boat, become visible at low tide as the sands shift.
It is a well-known landmark and a popular tourist attraction but its origin was not known.
It had been thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada in the 16th century but, thanks to new archaeological and archival research by Ireland’s National Monuments Service, that theory was ruled out and the true identity of the ship has been uncovered.
The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland has been solved 250 years after it sank.
The skeletal remains of the large vessel on Streedagh Strand in Co Sligo, known locally as the Butter Boat, become visible at low tide as the sands shift.
It is a well-known landmark and a popular tourist attraction but its origin was not known.
It had been thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada in the 16th century but, thanks to new archaeological and archival research by Ireland’s National Monuments Service, that theory was ruled out and the true identity of the ship has been uncovered.