A windswept barley field just south of Dundalk seems an unlikely spot for Ireland's capital

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-15430864

The UK mainland's first fully intact Viking boat burial site has been uncovered in the north-west Highlands, archaeologists have said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-15333852

A relic believed to be from the cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified has been stolen from Holycross Abbey in Thurles.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/1012/holycross.html