BBC

Beginner's luck for 10-year-old metal detectorist

Fionntan Hughes found the basket hilt sword with his brand new metal detector A schoolboy who got a metal detector for his 10th birthday struck lucky the first day he used it by finding a sword ...
Irish Central

Northern Irish 10-year-old discovers ancient broadsword using his new metal detector

Using his birthday present for the first time, Fionntan Hughes, was "quite excited" having unearthed real-life treasure. A ten-year-old Northern Irish boy discovered real treasure using the metal ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Using a Metal Detector, 10-Year-Old Boy Finds Centuries-Old Sword in Northern Ireland

Ten-year-old Fionntan Hughes found the sword on his first day using a new metal detector. Brian Quinn / Clonoe Gallery In July, ten-year-old Fionntan Hughes got a metal detector for his birthday. The ...
BBC

Beginner's luck for 10-year-old metal detectorist

A schoolboy who got a metal detector for his 10th birthday struck lucky the first day he used it by finding a sword thought to be about 300 years old. Fionntan Hughes, from Derrylaughan in County ...