The mystery of a shipwreck off the coast of Ireland has finally been solved 250 years after it sank. The skeletal remains of the large vessel known as the 'Butter Boat' become visible as low tides shift.
The County Sligo landmark and a popular tourist attraction has drawn curiosity for years - but it's true origin was never fully known.
It had been thought to be part of the fabled Spanish Armada in the 16th century. But, thanks to new archaeological and archival research by Ireland's National Monuments Service, that theory was ruled out and the tragic identity of the ship has now been uncovered.
Samples from timbers off the shipwreck place the construction of the vessel firmly in the first half of the 18th century, some time after 1712.
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