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Burial sites dating back more than one thousand years have been discovered during excavations for a new hotel in Dublin city centre.

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Excavations uncover remains of 18th century fort on Cork's Spike Island
Excavations uncover remains of 18th century fort on Cork's Spike Island
Major excavations on Spike Island have uncovered a tunnel and a previously unknown crafted spiral staircase which are believed to have been part of a fort built there in the 1790s.

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