Divers search Gougane Barra lake for missing altar stone

Divers have taken to the lake at an ancient church in west Cork in the search for an altar stone which was recently noticed missing.

Divers search for the missing pilgrim altar at the iconic church of Gougane Barra, West Cork. #stolen pic.twitter.com/vVuZd1G9OM

— Seán Mac an tSíthigh (@Buailtin) June 7, 2015

The Southern Star newspaper reports locals noticed the stone was missing from the old church on the island of St Finbarr in Gougane Barra in recent weeks.

A spokesman said today divers had not located the altar stone in the lake, and were satisfied it's not in the water.