An Army bomb squad was called to Ennis Garda station this afternoon after a vintage grenade was handed in this morning.
A man dropped the viable grenade into the front office of the station after he discovered it at the rear of property he had been working at.
The grenade, believed to date back to the War of Independence, was taken to a safe area at the rear of the station while the bomb squad was alerted.
An Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team from Cork arrived at the scene at 1.50pm and identified the grenade as viable and to be War of Independence era.
A Defence Forces spokesman confirmed that the grenade was removed to a nearby quarry where it was disposed of by controlled explosion.
The spokesman also advised that members of the public come across any item that they suspect could contain explosive material they should “not attempt to move it”.
“Record the location of the item and contact the local GardaÃ, who will in turn request an Army Bomb Disposal Teams as required,” the spokesman said.