A farmer in Ireland discovered an ancient tomb. About informs Agriculture portal.
Villager Declan Ford was landscaping his estate near Sligo when he made the discovery. While digging a small channel near the driveway, he noticed a stone slab and what appeared to be an underground cavity. The farmer sent photos of the find to his brother Michel, a former professional archaeologist, and advised him to contact local archaeologist Angela Wallace. Angela confirmed the archaeological nature of the find and recommended contacting the National Museum and the National Monuments Service. Local police then visited the burial site to make sure the body did not belong to the victim of a recent crime.
Eventually, archaeologists began excavating the tomb, which was covered with stone slabs. Radiocarbon dating of man in the early Middle Ages, 5th-6th centuries. proved to be centuries old. Probably, especially revered in Ireland, St. He was a contemporary of Patrick. “The man lived in Ireland at a time of great social change. This discovery is significant in the context of early churches, burial mounds and early medieval settlements in the Killala Bay area, which are detailed in the biographies of St.
According to Farmer Declan, this land has belonged to his family for at least three generations, and his ancestors had never encountered ancient tombs before.