School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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- Archaeological 55.Found:- Flint Javelin Head.
Discoverer: Eaton Thompson.
Time: May 1933.
Place: Glenall Bog. Camross.
Dimensions of Javelin:- 3¾" L.
Width of the blade above the tang 1⅛".Note:-
The little weapon consists of a beautifully flanked pointed blade with a short tang for hafting in a wooden shaft, the whole measuring about 3¾" in length with a maximum width of the blade above the tang of about 1⅛".This has been forwarded to the Museum through Miss Roc Librarian Portlaoighise.