Storm reveals 1,000-year-old murder in Sligo

Recent storms have revealed a gruesome surprise in Sligo — the body of a teenager thought to have met a violent death 1,000 years ago.

Storm reveals 1,000-year-old murder in Sligo

When a 215-year-old beech tree was ripped up during high winds in Collooney recently, the top half of a young man’s skeleton was found tangled in its roots. The lower half remained in the ground.

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