Farmer finds prehistoric gold artefacts in Donegal


A farmer from County Donegal has discovered gold artefacts believed to be thousands of years old.

Norman Witherow uncovered the gold objects on Saturday when he was digging a drain in a field near Convoy.

The artefacts remained in his kitchen and car boot until Tuesday when his friend, who is a jeweller, told him that it needed to be reported.

Initial observations by staff from the National Museum of Ireland date the gold from the bronze age or earlier.

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