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ZooMS Confirms Bear and Wild Boar at Ferriter’s Cove

8/23/2026

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  • Irish archaeologists led by Dr. Martin Moucheron reidentified Ferriter's Cove bone fragments as bear and wild boar.
  • The team used ZooMS protein analysis at the CNRS laboratory in Lille, France, to determine species.
  • The findings discard the “Kerry Cow” claim that cattle existed in Ireland and Britain before 4000 BC.
  • Material stored at University College Cork was examined by Drs. Benjamin Gearey, Barra Ó Donnabháin, Margaret McCarthy and Kate Kanne.