Eagle-eyed boy finds 5,000-year-old arrowhead on Cork beach

The artefact found by the seven-year-old beachcomber is likely older than the Giza Pyramids in Egypt.

Darragh Kenny, 7, found a 5,000-year-old arrowhead on Dunworley Beach in West Cork at the weekend. Picture: Jill Cotter

A young Cork boy with a sharp eye has unearthed an archaeological treasure while digging on his favourite beach.

Darragh Kenny, 7, from Passage West has been credited with discovering a near-5,000-year-old Neolithic or Stone Age flint arrowhead on a small West Cork beach.