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csziggy

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Fri Mar 6, 2015, 12:59 PM Mar 2015

Manannán Mac Lir - the Celtic Sea God has been found!

The statue made by a Game of Thrones designer that had been part of a sculpture trail in Ireland was stolen by religious fanatics some time back. The damaged statue was found a couple of weeks ago!

Manannán Mac Lir: Games of Thrones sculptor's statue found

23 February 2015 Last updated at 18:36 GMT

A 6 ft sculpture of a Celtic sea god that was stolen from Binevenagh mountain, near Limavady, in County Londonderry has been recovered by soldiers on a training exercise.

Manannán Mac Lir, which is made out of fibre glass and stainless steel, was stolen last month.

BBC News NI's Keiron Tourish reports.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-31595806


No more to the printed story but there is a video at the link.
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