Archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old idol in Roscommon bog

Wood Specialist, Cathy Moore inspecting the Gortnacrannagh Idol. Only a dozen such idols have been found in Ireland and at more than two and a half metres, the Gortnacrannagh Idol is the largest to date.

Irish archaeologists have unearthed a 1,600-year-old wooden pagan idol from a bog in Co Roscommon.

The artefact was retrieved from a bog in Gortnacrannagh, around six kilometres from the prehistoric royal site of Rathcroghan.