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is a meseum intitiled to get 19th 20th century household items that have been found

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  • 03-01-2014 5:47pm
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    randomperson12
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    just wondering


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    Aelfric
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    Well, technically, the National Monuments Act, 1930 (as amended) only regards pre-1700 as of archaeological importance. That said, it pretty much depends on the circumstances of the finding of your objects. If they are unusual enough, the Museum of Country Life might be interested, or a local/regional museum.

    Does this answer your question?


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    randomperson12
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    thanks because i like collecting those kind and finding them kind of items


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    slowburner
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    Just to add to Aelfric's comment.
    It is very important to bear in mind that it is illegal to dig for the purpose of finding archaeological objects.
    This includes objects later than 1700 and indeed objects right up to the present day.
    If you were to dig for objects that you believe come from the modern period, you could well be destroying information about earlier periods.
    It happens quite often that objects found by chance in the course of legitimate digging (such as farming activities) are mistakenly identified by the finder.
    Even though an object might appear to you to date from the 19th or 20th centuries, there is always the possibility that the object is older than you think and you should seek further advice.


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    DeepSleeper
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    Aelfric wrote: »
    Well, technically, the National Monuments Act, 1930 (as amended) only regards pre-1700 as of archaeological importance. That said, it pretty much depends on the circumstances of the finding of your objects. If they are unusual enough, the Museum of Country Life might be interested, or a local/regional museum.

    Does this answer your question?

    I don't think the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended) makes any reference to 1700 (or any other date) when it comes to archaeological objects (though 1700 is mentioned in the definition of a 'historic monument' in the 1987 amendment).

    In the 1930 Act, an 'archaeological object' is defined as follows:
    the expression “archaeological object” means any chattel whether in a manufactured or partly manufactured or an unmanufactured state which by reason of the archaeological interest attaching thereto or of its association with any Irish historical event or person has a value substantially greater than its intrinsic (including artistic) value, and the said expression includes ancient human and animal remains and does not include treasure trove in which the rights of the State have not been waived.

    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1930/en/act/pub/0002/index.html
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1954/en/act/pub/0037/index.html
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1987/en/act/pub/0017/index.html
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1994/en/act/pub/0017/index.html
    http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2004/en/act/pub/0022/index.html


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