Colm Doyle, who found the coin, believes it should be on display in nearby Ross Castle to showcase the area’s rich history
A sixteenth century coin with the imprint of Henry VIII found lying in the mud on Inisfallen Island, Killarney may have been thrown into the lake for luck over 400 years ago.The silver groat is believed to be one of only two such coins found in Kerry so far.
Kerry County Museum curator Helen O’Carroll says it is hard to tell how the Inisfallen coin got onto the monastic island - the island monastic school was renowned and it is where Brian Ború studied. It’s also where the Annals of Inisfallen, one of the major sources of Irish history now in the Bodleian library in Oxford, were largely composed.
Colm Doyle, of Killarney, believes it should be on display in nearby Ross Castle to showcase the rich history of the area.
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