Ireland's Apollo 17 goodwill moon rock display as gifted by the U.S. to the people of the country in 1973. (Image credit: National Museum of Ireland) ...

A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal ...

A PRICELESS piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a NASA mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show. Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the ...

Documents released from Ireland's National Archive have revealed that a priceless piece of Apollo mission moon rock donated by NASA spent years in a government basement before being lost in a fire ...

A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a Nasa mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show (Niall Carson/PA) (PA Archive) ...

Ireland’s piece of moon rock was given to President Éamon de Valera in April 1970 and went on display for a time in Áras an Uachtaráin. However, this was regarded as an unsuitable place for ...

Originally presented to Ireland's then-President Eamon de Valera by American ambassador J.G. Moore in 1970, the Apollo 11 goodwill moon rock laid in limbo until 1973, when it was learned that the ...

A piece of moon rock gifted to Ireland following NASA's historic Apollo 11 mission in 1969 was tragically destroyed in a fire, newly uncovered documents from Ireland's National Archives reveal.

A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a Nasa mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show. Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the ...

A priceless piece of Moon rock donated to Ireland following a Nasa mission was destroyed in a fire, newly released records show. Documents from the National Archives in Dublin detail the ...