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"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