School: Árd Aitinn
- Location:
- Ardattin, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Muireadhaigh
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- Found 1935 and still preserved on land of Mr Joseph Rothwell, Woodlands, Ardatten, Tallow.
(diagram with measurements).
A piece of bog oak shaped like a large pig trough or flat bottomed boat was found in 1935 on this farm. It was about four feet under the surface and buried in turf. The timber is in a very good state of preservation and each piece is about four inches thick. The trough is about six feet long and one and a half feet wide and is open at both ends. There is a large piece of(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Joseph Rothwell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Woodlands, Co. Carlow
