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1/29/2007
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Irish River Find May Be First Discovery Of Viking Ship
Author: Andrew Bushe, AFP Source: Yahoo
Title: IRISH RIVER FIND MAY BE FIRST DISCOVERY OF VIKING SHIP
An ancient boat discovered in a riverbed north of Dublin may be the first Viking longship found in the country, Environment and Heritage Minister Dick Roche said.
The wreck in the River Boyne, close to the northeastern port of Drogheda, was described by Roche as potentially an "enormously exciting discovery".
The vessel, nine metres (30 feet) wide by 16 metres long, was discovered accidentally during dredging operations last November but the find was not made public until now.
Between 795, when they first raided Rathlin Island off Northern Ireland, and 1169 when the Normans invaded from Wales, Vikings established themselves in Ireland.
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