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An Irish man discovered three ancient logboats in the River Boyne while flying his drone during the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2021. 

An Irish man discovered three ancient logboats in the River Boyne while flying his drone during the Covid-19 pandemic in April 2021. 

The boats, known as logboats or dugout boats, were found at a "hotspot" near the Lifford Bridge.

Comments An Irish man has now discovered three ancient logboat in the River Boyne while flying his drone. Anthony Murphy, a journalist and photographer who lives in Drogheda, County Louth has been regularly updating his blog Mystical Ireland about uncovering these pieces of history. Updated Timeline of Events 27 April 2021 During the original discovery, Anthony flew his drone over the River Boyne where the sighting of a bottle-nosed dolphin called Kevin had become a talking point in the area. After examining his ariel photos he noticed an unusual shape in the river and returned to the...

LMFM By Simon Doyle It comes as the another ancient vessel was found earlier this week. A second log boat has been discovered in the River Boyne.  It comes as local citizen archaeologist Anthony Murphy came across the first of the boats in Drogheda earlier this week.  Now another has been identified after a further inspection of the site by an expert in Irish log boats,  Dr. Niall Gregory.  It was determined that the second boat was a new find, however the first discovered on Monday was already reported last year.  EXPERT VIEW ON BOYNE LOGBOATS I was...