Vatican has no record of having mythical crown of Brian Boru in its possession

The crown, which belonged to Ireland’s most well-known High King, was said to have been given to the Vatican by his son Donnchad, as a gift to the Pope. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

The Irish Embassy to the Holy See investigated whether the Vatican possessed the mythical crown of Brian Boru, after multiple questions from a Clare TD.

Fianna Fáil's Cathal Crowe had previously called on the government to work with the Vatican to have the crown returned to Ireland, despite doubts from historians about its existence.