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Dundrum 52°33' N, 8°2' W
County Tipperary, Ireland
Fall 1865, August 12, 19:00 hrs
Stone. Chondrite. Ordinary (H5)
Synonym(s): Tipperary Ordinary (H5) Synonym(s): Tipperary
Approx. recovered weight: 2.2 kg
A stone of 41b 14.5oz (2.2kg) was seen to fall, after detonations
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A single 2.2kg stone was seen to fall after detonations.
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The Dundrum (H5) meteorite fell in Munster, Ireland, on the 12th August, 1865.
The meteorite was observed falling in Clonoulty, about 5 km north of Dundrum Village.
A total mass of 2.27 kg was recovered.
The Meteorite is currently stored at the Natural History Museum in London.

52° 33'N, 8° 2'W



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