An ancient boat discovered in a riverbed north of Dublin may be the first Viking longship found in the country... nine metres (30 feet) wide by 16 metres long... "It is described as clinker built..." Archaeologists in the heritage ministry are carrying out an inventory of wrecks in the country's rivers, lakes and around the coastline. There are thought to be as many as 12,000. The high number of wrecks is a result of the country being an island that imported many of its needs for centuries...
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