Discovery of woman and children at least 1,000 years old 'very significant'

An archaeologist has described the discovery of the remains of one woman and two children at least 1,000 years old at a dig in the Burren as “very exciting and significant”.

Dr Michelle Comber, director of the Caherconnell Archaeological School, said there was “an air of excitement” on the penultimate day of the eight-week dig when the remains were discovered.

She said the remains are of a 45-year-old-plus woman, a child aged between 1 and 2, and a baby.