This is an undated boat in the main lake of Lough Corrib. It is partially buried, and the section that is visible is heavily scoured on both sides, leaving it very exposed and easy to photograph remotely.

Core samples taken near Clydagh indicated a drying event to 18ft below present levels, and recorded history tells of the Corrib river running dry at least twice (and many objects being recovered) in the 12th century. Obviously if the the river ran dry then Lough Corrib must have been substantially lower as well. It is possible that relics were exposed, or were just below the surface of the lake, and were scavenged. This boat would have been somewhere near the limit of salvageability, and the large peices of oak that would have been the upstanding sides would have been easily removed. The hull would have been either too wet, too heavy, or both. Possibly the lake refilled before the job was finished. We'll have a better idea when the UAU eventually dive the vessel.