Gardaí are thanking the public for their assistance, following the discovery of a hand grenade in Newmarket on Fergus.
The vintage device was found in a stone wall yesterday afternoon, while a family was clearing the backyard of a cottage they had purchased on the main street in the village.
At around half past five, EOD personnel carried out a visual inspection of the device in situ, before it was moved to a corner of the property – buried – and covered with sandbags in preparation for the controlled explosion.
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It’s believed the hand grenade had been on the property for some time and could date back to the War of independence.
Sergeant Triona Brooks is Clare’s Crime Prevention Officer.
