The device was made safe by the Army.
Gardaí on Tuesday seized ammunition and a suspect device in Galway.
As part of an intelligence-led operation, Gardaí from Gort and Loughrea conducted a search of lands at Castledaly, Galway on Tuesday morning.
At approximately 2pm Gardaí found two boxes of ammunition and a suspect device during the search operation.
The Army Explosives Ordnance Disposal Unit attended the scene and made safe the suspect device.
All of the seized items will undergo a technical examination.
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