Boat finds in Lough Corrib

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The 2014 boat finds in Lough Corrib (lake) in Connemara , County Galway , Ireland concern boats that, according to a C14 analysis, were dated 2500 BC. Date to the 12th century BC. The boats in Lough Corrib were discovered by Trevor Northage, along with artifacts from the Vikings , and underwater archaeologists carried out some dives. There are still no plans to lift the boats.

The 4,500 year old “Annaghkeen dugout canoe” was covered in mud. A mixture of organic sediments and lake water had supported the conservation process, so that the seats in the boat were also preserved. The approximately 12.0 meter long dugout canoe is related to the Lurgan Canoe (County Galway) found in 1901 and the approximately 5.0 m long section of the "Carrowneden" found in 1996 in Mannin Lake (lake) near Ballyhaunis, County Mayo -Boots". It was made from a very large oak trunk. The fact that all three boats were found within a circle of about 30 miles shows that boats of this type were common in the Early Bronze Age.

An 11th or 12th century boat found near Carrowmoreknock may have been participating in a Viking raid when it sank. It is even believed that the crew were Irish. The objects found include battle axes. The Viking three battle axes are at the center of the National Museum of Ireland's exhibition to mark the 1,000th anniversary of the Battle of Clontarf and the death of Brian Boru . The other weapons, including bronze lance tips and a rare wooden spear, have been brought to the National Museum for conservation.

Dugout canoes have been found in great numbers in north-western Europe. Two dugout canoes were found at Arklow in County Wicklow about 50 years apart. Dugouts were in use from the Mesolithic to the late Middle Ages because they are relatively robust.

Replica

The Iron Age wooden boat found in Lough Corrib was rebuilt and tested in 2019.

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  1. ↑ The 14.0 m long and more than one meter wide boat is the largest intact dugout canoe found in Ireland. In 1996, the stern of a comparable ship was found in the town of Carrowneden, 20 km away . Radiocarbon dates show that both were built at the transition from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age . The Lurgan Canoe is 3940 years old, the Carrowneden boat 3890 years old.

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Coordinates: 53 ° 26 '43.6 "  N , 9 ° 12' 1.8"  W.