The space rock landed in a field in 1902, but was lifted to London - now it's back and on display.
According to Dr Mike Simms from the Ulster Museum, it had travelled a long way to get there.
"They heard various strange noises and some of them likened it to a train running off the track or a boiler exploding in the nearby mill or a swarm of bees," he said.Dr Mike Simms from the Ulster Museum said the meteorite travelled a long way to get there. Amid some controversy, it was taken to London by Sir Lazarus Fletcher from the Natural History Museum.
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