Cave art discovery suggests the first humans in Ireland arrived from Wales
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Cave art discovery suggests the first humans in Ireland arrived from Wales

4 Sep 2026 · Originally published 4 Sep 2026 8/10 Original headline: Cave art discovery suggests first humans in Ireland came from Wales
Researchers have identified 15,000-year-old cave art in south-west Ireland, pushing back the known date of human arrival in the country by 5,000 years. The findings suggest that early hunter-gatherers crossed a land bridge from modern-day Pembrokeshire during the last Ice Age, following herds of large herbivores across the frozen plateau. This discovery provides a new link between the two nations' prehistoric pasts.
Source: BBC Northern Ireland Pembrokeshire
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