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Scottish vessel to support the Sea Stallion

Seatrek Training from Ardrishaig, Argyll, in Scotland will facilitate a support vessel for the Sea Stallion at the…

Ballyholme

In 1903 a grave containing a pair of bronze brooches, a bowl, fragment of chain and some textile were discovered at…

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Woodstown

In 2003 archaeological investigations along the route of a proposed road near Waterford city uncovered a large…

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Wexford

The town of Wexford, on Ireland’s south-east coast also owes its origins to the Vikings. Wexford is a distinctively…

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Waterford

The Viking town of Waterford appears to have been founded around 914AD when it is recorded in the Fragmentary…

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Rathlin Island

Rathlin Island is the site of the first recorded Viking attack on Ireland in 795 AD. A number of Viking graves,…

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Larne

In 1840 a male skeleton and a number of artefacts were discovered by workmen constructing a railway line along the…

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From horse cart to formula 1

Forget about aloof scientists in tall ivory towers. When the Sea Stallion’s endeavour and research is communicated,…

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Safety first

The Sea Stallion follows in the wake of the Vikings, but when it comes to safety, the Viking Ship Museum does not…

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No Sea Stallion under the influence

While rumours of drunkenness have pushed the alcohol policy of warships in the Danish navy into a heated public…