* Astronomy

The mountains of Mourne may be fabled in song but now they have a new focus as scientists believe they were the source for most of Irelands prehistoric gold.
Ireland has a very high level of prehistoric gold objects especially from the early Bronze Age (2400-1800BC) when large quantities of it was used by skilled craftsmen.
They turned out beautiful objects such as the gold collars or lunula similar to the one which turned up recently following a robbery in Co Roscommon.

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