Public invited to drink in remarkable story of Bronze Age 'face' teacup found in Cork

Ceramic cup made up to 3,800 years ago was found by archaeologists doing pre-construction excavations along the route of the N8/N73 Mitchelstown Relief Road in 2004

The Mitchelstown Face Cup was made during the Bronze Age, between 3,800 and 3,600 years ago.

People can now come face-to-face with their own 3D copies of one of Ireland’s most remarkable and mysterious archaeological finds — a near 4,000-year-old teacup with a big personality — thanks a new online resource.

To mark Culture Night on Friday, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) has published a free story map resource which tells the fascinating story of the unique Mitchelstown Face Cup — a prehistoric teacup in the shape of a human face — whose discovery in north Cork over two decades ago sent shockwaves through the archaeological world.