Major Viking site discovery described as ‘mind-blowing’
Rural Irish village site of Vikings settlement is confirmed
Published Monday, October 10, 2011, 7:29 AM
Updated Monday, October 10, 2011, 9:35 AM
Louth County Museum curator Brian Walsh holds a replica of a silver brooch found on the site
Photo by Irish Independent
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ballyhip | Oct 12, 2011, 12:11 PM EDT
Hey, I've got a great idea! Let's tear up the land then build a municipal building on it.
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Towngate | Oct 12, 2011, 05:49 AM EDT
jacers! Brilliant! - me life on yeh!
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tankcommander | Oct 11, 2011, 10:09 PM EDT
great find.establishes further the link between vikings and celts.
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jacersagain | Oct 11, 2011, 04:59 PM EDT
The astounding thing about this discovery is that there are no minerals found. The Russians dug 500 feet under their soil, found copper wires and claimed that their ancient ancestors had the telephone before anyone else. Firing back, and not to be outdone, America dug 1000 feet deep, found silica and claimed their older ancestors already had advanced high tech digital telephones. The Irish dug 1500 deep, found nothing and concluded their ancestors were already using wireless technology.
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cailinahaon | Oct 11, 2011, 08:32 AM EDT
Brilliant news for the my wee county. Keep us updated. I hope this gives a boost to tourisim in the area.
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CitizenWhy | Oct 10, 2011, 04:10 PM EDT
Bring on those Scandinavian tourists!
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KerryLKing | Oct 10, 2011, 01:25 PM EDT
This is great news. Hopefully we'll hear more of it. After having visited Ireland so many times, I imagine that there are so many more sites to be found there. Just from what I've seen driving around all of Ireland....this report doesn't surprise me at all.....it's such a wonderful, historic land!!!
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ellenred | Oct 10, 2011, 01:18 PM EDT
This is an amazing discovery. I can't wait to hear more details.
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citizen69 | Oct 10, 2011, 12:08 PM EDT
excellent, let's hope there are lots of exciting finds just waiting to be discovered.
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Nearly Normal | Oct 10, 2011, 12:07 PM EDT
Wow, what an event for this little village. My cousins live near there and have taken me to the pub there for dinner when I visit Ireland. I do hope this gives the area a boost in the economy. I hope I can visit the digs when I go back next year.
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joan1954 | Oct 10, 2011, 11:31 AM EDT
Brilliant news and a great boost for Ireland in an era of uncertainty.
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Murph46 | Oct 10, 2011, 11:10 AM EDT
Awesome -Keep up on reporting of findings at site!
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mcdolan | Oct 10, 2011, 09:36 AM EDT
Wonderful news - keep us updated, please.
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Chieftain | Oct 10, 2011, 08:43 AM EDT
Brilliant find!
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