Key Highlights
- In an October statement, Queen's University Belfast (QUB) said that its archaeologists conducted a two-week excavation to uncover Derrygonnelly Castle in Fermanagh.
- Nearly 250 schoolchildren — some from a girls Lego construction team — and 35 adult volunteers helped search for the once-magnificent structure that has eluded archaeologists so far.
- WARRIORS FOUND STACKED IN ANCIENT WELL REVEAL VIOLENT TALE OF BATTLEFIELD DEFEAT: ARCHAEOLOGISTS Built in the 17th century, Derrygonnelly Castle was abandoned by the 1800s.
- QUB professor Eileen Murphy told Fox News Digital the structure "was erased from the landscape" and largely forgotten.
- During the dig, students found numerous artifacts from the 19th century, including clay pipe fragments, a possible half-penny from the Glorious Revolution and a 17th-century ditch built to protect the castle while it was being built.
