Meteorite that fell in County Limerick

Watercolour of a meteorite, by Etheldred Benett (1775-1845), that fell in County Limerick in September 1813. Benett's caption reads: aeSketch of a Meteoric Stone which fell on the estate of the late Reverend Mr Blakeney near Patricks Well in the County of Limerick in September 1813, and which was presented to the University of Oxford by the Reverend John Griffiths of Bishopstrow, Wiltshire in May 1825 - weight 19 pounds. The streaked and dotted part is the fracture.n Watercolour

1813 1825 Benett Blakeney Caption Dotted Griffiths Limerick Meteoric Meteorite Patricks Pounds Reverend Streaked

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