Skulls the best medicine for Irish exports in past

SIR Humphrey Gilbert was the Pol Pot of his generation when it came to amassing Irish skulls, many of which ended up being used as medicine by the English aristocracy.

The bloodthirsty soldier slaughtered thousands when he arrived here in 1566 as a prelude to the Plantation.

His party piece was to sever the heads of those he captured and place them in long rows, like a wall, leading to his tent.