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Why Irish artefacts are being kept by British Museums?

Over 13,000 artefacts in the British Museum originated in Ireland but just 194 of them are actual...

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07.40 25 Mar 2026


Why Irish artefacts are being kept by British Museums?


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Over 13,000 artefacts in the British Museum originated in Ireland but just 194 of them are actually on display in Britain. 

The question, according to Cathal Crowe, Fianna Fail TD for Clare, is if the British Museum won’t display Irish artefacts, why don’t they return them? Cathal discussed further with Anton.


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