Pieces of a medieval board game and 1,000-year-old combs are
among rare artefacts uncovered during an archaeological dig that
is set to rewrite the history books. Experts have hailed the
finds in Co Fermanagh as internationally significant, claiming
they shed new light on life in medieval Ireland and its
connection with the wider world. Iron, bronze and bone ornaments
have been discovered at the crannog just outside Enniskillen,
along with the chess-like pieces believed to have been part of
the game. Parts of log boats, leather shoes, knives, decorated
dress pins, wooden vessels and a bowl with a cross carved on its
base have also been unearthed during the six-month dig. fine-
tooth comb: The objects found indicate that people were very
sophisticated in their tastes, say experts The style and design
of the antler and bone combs suggest influences from northern
Europe and indicate that the Fermanagh settlement had
international links 1,000 years ago. The Drumclay Crannog, which
is an artificial island built in