Mediterranean link to north Kerry’s archaeological finds

NEW light has been throw on the archaeological importance of the north Kerry area following last year’s discovery of a brooch in a turf fire.

Prior to the find, most of the attention from tourist- driven archaeology focused on west and south Kerry.

However, the chance discovery of a seventh-century brooch with the Greek symbol for Christ, in the remnants of a turf fire in a range near Ballylongford last year, was one of a number of finds that has switched attention to the north Kerry area of the Shannon estuary.