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Cappagh, County Kerry, holds a vanished cist where a yew-wood sword model and mug fragment emerged in 1958. A ditch cut later exposed empty stone slabs, suggesting a grave that kept no bones and now leaves no visible mark. The absence is not a failure of evidence but a reminder that some chambers give up their objects and withhold their people.

A model in yew wood of a Hallstatt-type sword and part of a wooden mug were discovered at this location in 1958 (NMI 1958:94). A grave-like structure formed of stone slabs was subsequently discovered in an adjoining field when a ditch was being dug (NMI). It contained no bones, and no apparent trace remains of it. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1463. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 1 August 2013

A cist tomb, likely dating to the Early Iron Age, associated with La Tène cultural influence. Its significance lies in the discovery of a Hallstatt-type yew wood sword model, indicating early Celtic metalworking and artistic traditions in the region.

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