Historic window frame stolen from ruin

Gardaí and the National Monuments Service are investigating the theft of a carved stone window frame from a medieval ruin on Church Island on Garadice Lake, Co Leitrim.

The lake is on the Shannon Erne Waterway, a popular route with pleasure boats.

Local Fine Gael councillor John McCartin, who is a frequent visitor to the island, said that the window was a priceless artefact before it was taken, but was “little more than architectural salvage” to whoever had removed it.