The Irish Times

When the Revenue Commissioners stumbled on a significant "find" in Galway several years ago, it was not a raft of offshore accounts. In fact, it resembled no more than rubble on a building site, until archaeologists confirmed that it was the medieval hall once owned by the Red Earl, Richard de Burgo. The discovery of Galway's oldest building occurred during extension work to the Revenue's own Customs House branch, and so the construction project was suspended.