"Arney Sword, Late Bronze Age"
Date
800-600 BC
Place
[Arney, Co. Fermanagh]
Caption
This Gundlingen sword was found by Ambrose Owens in 1965 when he was fishing beside some old stepping stones on the River Arney and, unaware of its significance, it was left in an old barn at his family farm for more than 50 years. It was recently rediscovered by his brother, Maurice and identified as a rare Bronze Age artefact.
Credit
Kindly donated by Mr Maurice Owens
Object number
FCM_2017_046