Maritime Heritage and famous sailors
Bored schoolboy finds 4,000 year old boat
Schoolboy Cathal gets a hands-on history lesson A bored schoolboy who abandoned his homework to go paddling in a lake uncovered an ancient boat that could be more than 4,000 years old. The 17ft longboat was lodged in the mud in the lake at the back of 12-year-old Cathal McDonagh's home in Lisacul, Castlerea, Co [...]