It is believed a Catholic merchant must have been saving and storing the coins over several decades in around the time of Oliver Cromwell's campaign in Ireland and the penal laws.
The Carrick-on-Suir guineas - a collection of 81 coins dug up from the grounds of a derelict pub - have gone on show in the National Museum.
Five builders are now awaiting a reward for handing over a 17th century gold coin hoard to the state
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