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These
‘Coumanare Arrows’ are examples of the many pointed
pieces of timber found embedded in peat in an area extending
over several acres south-east of Connor Hill. They may have
formed some form of deer trap, and a Later Bronze Age date
has been given for the peat in which they were found.
A mythological explanation is that they were arrows used in
the battle between the champions of Ulster and Munster, the
name of the area meaning ‘The Hollow of the Slaughter’
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Bronze
Age Rock Art from Lougher.
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Stone
maul or hammer found at the early copper mine on Ross Island,
Killarney. © NMI |
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Base-looped, socketed bronze spearhead, c. 1200 BC. Found
in a bog near Annascaul.
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Stone maul or hammer found at the early copper mine on Ross
Island, Killarney. On loan from the National Museum of Ireland.
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Socketed bronze axe
head, c. 1600-1200 BC. Found in Ballybowler townland. ©
NMI |
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Stone mauls or hammers
found at the early copper mine on Ross Island, Killarney.
© NMI |
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Copper ore
from the Ross Island mine, Killarney. Copper was mined and
processed at this site from 2400 – 1900 BC, supplying
the first copper and bronze metal used in Ireland.
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